Discover the Benefits of Plant-Based Eating with Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health

Wendy Hood: This is a fantastic resource for anyone exploring a whole-food, plant-based way of living.

United States on Nov 17, 2023

CLS McGuire: So full of proven information you can't resist retaking control of your own health. Gives you all the information and tools you will ever need for optimum health.

United States on Sep 02, 2023

DB: Would like more on practical "how to's" on move to plant based diet, and what to eat/not eat, than so much on the rationale behind it.

United States on Apr 29, 2023

jack: Great book ... lots of recipes

United Kingdom on Apr 11, 2023

Diane M. Schuller: I've recently committed to being totally whole food, plant-based. In fact, one of the documentaries I watched that eventually led me to this point was "Forks over Knives."

I picked this book up to learn a bit more but also to help in the transition. It's easy to read and has what I was looking for.

The front half of the book is like a Coles Notes version of the information shared in the documentary. It's stated simply, to-the-point, and all of the information is science based. There are specific ideas for transitioning, for setting up the pantry and kitchen (in terms of what will be helpful in prepping meals), and for those who may wish to buy a few processed items there is important information on how to read labels.

The other half of the book are some starter recipes that include breakfast, appetizers, soups, salads & dressings, sauces, snacks, mains & sides, and desserts. These are all basic type recipes. For the foodie it's necessary to pump things up with some serious spice or herbs. But it's a solid starting point.

I'd recommend this book for anyone just beginning to either consider or embark upon a whole food plant-based lifestyle. It's a...

Canada on Jan 31, 2023

talangoperez: Excelente libro, muy buena información.

Mexico on Jul 11, 2022

Amazon Customer: I absolutely LOVE this book. I bought it after I watched the documentary two or three times, and seriously this documentary, book and the Forks Over Knives cookbook all changed my life completely.

I lost weight, my acid reflux and sinus issues disappeared completely, I lost weight, gained a ton of energy, don't have to sleep as much anymore, my acne went away, even my hair is shinier (seriously! haha).

I can't explain to everyone how much this docu and books have helped me turn my life around. I never imagine ever being able to feel so good on a daily basis as I feel now eating a whole foods, plant-based (and organic) diet. I eat as much food as I want, and still lost weight, I never count calories or anything crazy like that - who needs to when you feed your body actual FOOD (and not processed trash and processed animal products!).

It's so crazy, but yet so simple, the concept of healing your body through what you eat. But it actually works. I literally haven't been sick in almost a year now, and I used to get sick ALL the time. I haven't even had so much as a cold! When I start to feel a sore throat coming on, I make an extra smoothie for myself, eating as...

Canada on May 23, 2014

Sam Woodward: This book is a great accompaniment to  the DVD , which expands on the subject & doesn't waste too many pages in retreading the same ground. The sense I got from the documentary was that adopting a plant-based diet is important for optimizing health. The sense I got from this book is that adopting a plant-based diet is essential for sustaining the environment & preventing systemic cruelty towards animals. When I watched the DVD, I decided to become vegan for fairly selfish reasons but having read this book, I wanted to become one to benefit others too. And I'm certainly no hippie but it has made me rethink other ways in which we unknowingly harm our ecosystem.

Considering that  Forks Over Knives - The Cookbook  is available separately, I wasn't expecting so much of this book to be given over to recipes. At the time of writing, Amazon's sample above shows the contents page but doesn't quote any page numbers. My Kindle says that 29% of this book is given over to general info & the rest is given over to recipes, which are devoid of photographs. I haven't attempted to cook any because they contain American measurements & staples. Experienced cooks...

United Kingdom on Oct 25, 2013

Tiberius: Book and DVD. The DVD needs to be watched first as it truly is the heavy of the documentation for what the book briefly discussed. It all discusses the research done by the China Studies and the reworking and evaluation done by these two incredible doctors and their associated teams of people who truly believe by the research that the strict vegetarian diet does truly stop the cancer cell production and they prove it. What they say is that the farmer products of meat, dairy, eggs including grass fed meat are what turn on the cancer cell production. They demonstrate by their research studies that those foods have to be 5% or less to keep cancer cells turned off; the catch is their studies just said keep it out of the diet. They also advocated a wholesome diet of fresh veggies and fruit and staying away from the processed foods chemical diet. Real food and real cooking like people used to do back in the 70's and 80's before the days of packaged food existence is what they recommend. It is the alkaline diet we are talking about. I would add that health supplements, but not all supplements are healthy as per the type of chemicals and additives found in many. I have several I use but...

United States on Feb 21, 2012

NYVegan: The book "Forks Over Knives" does a wonderful job of performing two disparate tasks:
It provides concise explanations of why a whole-foods, plant-based diet is healthiest for people, the planet, and the animals, and
It offers a wide range of amazing recipes to help people get started.

The editor pairs these tasks to perform one goal: to help people live healthier lives through their food choices.

The book does this in three parts: (i) why a plant-based diet is best for your health, the planet, and the animals (37 pages); (ii) basic facts on plant-based foods (19 pages), and (iii) recipes (133 pages). While the bulk of the book is for recipes, there is a lot of powerful information in the first two parts that has appeal for anyone from the newcomer to the most informed, with topics as diverse as the environmental impact of food choices to nutrition labels. Even after having read literally dozens of books on plant-based foods and having finished Campbell's eCornell course in plant-based nutrition, I became more informed after reading the first two parts. The third part is filled with tempting recipes from some of the top plant-based chefs who refuse to compromise...

United States on Jul 08, 2011