BOOK REVIEW: Protest Kitchen
Protest Kitchen outlines exactly why the vegan life is our best way forward. It is the perfect book for those who are interested in veganism or just starting on the plant-based path.
MIDGE RAYMOND: Carol J. Adams, best known for her groundbreaking book The Sexual Politics of Meat, has teamed up with dietician Virginia Messina to create Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time, an inspiring guide for all who care about social justice, animal rights, and our planet. With more than 50 recipes (from sweets to snacks to meals), Protest Kitchen is the perfect book for those who are interested in veganism or just starting on the plant-based path. Yet it’s so much more than a cookbook; in eight short chapters filled with “daily actions” and recipes, Adams and Messina outline exactly why the vegan life is our best way forward—for the animals, for the planet, and for our health.
The authors do a wonderful job of connecting veganism to such important issues as human rights, animal protection, and climate change. It may be eye-opening to many readers to learn and that 80 percent of emissions from food production is from livestock, not transportation (which is why “eating local” doesn’t help the environment—but eating vegan does)… They paint a stark, vivid, and necessary portrait of those who work in the meat and dairy industries, highlighting why animal agriculture is cruel not only to the animals but also to workers, who are vulnerable to everything from injuries to sexual harassment to post-traumatic stress…
Yet despite the tough education this book offers to those who may be new to these issues, ultimately Protest Kitchen offers hope, inspiration, and a way to find peace… “Many people,” they write, “when they stop eating and using animals, report that they feel a sense of deep personal peace. Adopting a vegan diet brings your choices and actions in line with those same beliefs that underlie a commitment to resisting regressive politics: generosity, compassion, and a commitment to justice and fairness”… For any reader looking to be the change in the world, Protest Kitchen highlights… why we need to become plant-based if we hope to create real and lasting change. SOURCE…
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