7 GREAT PLANT-BASED/VEGAN SLOW COOKER COOKBOOKS

Have you ever considered reducing your red meat intake?  Research reveals that doing so may prolong your life.  

​A study from Harvard School of Public Health found an association with red meat consumption and increased risk of a shortened lifespan. Eating healthier protein sources such as fish, poultry, nuts, and legumes was associated with a lower risk of mortality. “We know processed red meat like hot dogs and salami are the worst,” says Larry Santora, MD, medical director of the Dick Butkus Center for Cardiovascular Wellness, Saint Joseph Hospital, Orange, California.  The cause is not clear, but it may be in the preparation, since charring meat increases toxins (nitrosamines) that can lead to cancer of the stomach, says Dr. Santora. Adopting a whole food plant-based diet is the one nutritional regimen that has been scientifically proven to prevent and even reverse chronic illness.  

In 2015, I started eating a plant-based diet and it improved my health dramatically.  Although I'm not currently eating a 'strictly' plant-based diet, the majority of the meals I consume are plant-based & I love to cook healthy, plant-based meals at home that I know my family will enjoy.  And to make it easier, I especially love using my slow cooker.  

Regardless of how full your daily schedule is, you can always enjoy healthy meals with the help of a slow cooker!  You will never get bored with them and all you have to do is throw together the ingredients in the pot, put it on the right settings and leave it alone while you go about your day.  Here are seven great plant-based/vegan slow cooker cookbooks you can use to get you started or keep you going on your plant-based/vegan journey.  You don’t have to waste endless hours in your kitchen, to enjoy wholesome meals.  Try one (or more) of these cookbooks and begin to feel relaxed and confident that you’re moving rapidly towards your best health and body ever!

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1.  Vegan Slow Cooker for Beginners will take the time and frustration out of cooking vegan meals at home. This cookbook offers healthy, simple vegan slow cooker recipes designed perfectly for the busy vegan. Vegan Slow Cookershows you how to use your slow cooker to make hearty vegan meals and save hours of time every day. With 150 easy and delicious vegan slow cooker recipes, Vegan Slow Cooker for Beginners is a comprehensive guide to creating nutritious and flavorful plant-based meals--with enough for leftovers. ​

3.  Whether you are looking for main dish recipes, easy breakfast ideas or the perfect vegan desserts, you will find all the best vegan slow cooker recipes in The Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook. Along with great vegan slow cooker recipes, you will also find some great slow cooker tips that you can use to make the most of your slow cooker, ensuring that your recipes turn out wonderfully when you make them

2.  The Vegan Slow Cooker Cookbook & Guide includes slow cooker recipes for soups, stews and chilis along with vegan recipes for breads, side dishes, snacks, appetizers and desserts to accompany those meals! Vegan cooking has never been so easy and delicious!

5.  If you have a small family or are looking for better-portioned vegan meals (that don’t force you to eat chili for a week straight!), Vegan Slow Cooking for Two or Just for You is the perfect resource for you. Featuring recipes geared specifically for use with a 1.5- to 2-quart slow cooker, you’ll find endless meal ideas that you can make with minimal effort and maximum taste. Just prep a few items the night before or morning of, and come home to a hot meal—or side, or dessert—the moment you walk in the door!

4.  Have you always wanted to start the vegan diet but you feel like you do not have the time and budget? Well, the Vegan Slow Cooker cookbook will help you get rid of those doubts and start the vegan diet now! All you need is a reliable slow cooker and you are set! This cookbook will help you realize that the vegan diet does not have to be expensive at all, especially if you are determined and resourceful.

7.  All the recipes in Slow Cooker 100% Vegan are just that...one hundred percent vegan and they use ingredients that are of the highest nutritional value. They are also easy to prepare, giving you all the inspiration you need to consistently make healthier meal choices with little effort while staying true to your very important lifestyle choice of the vegan way.

6. Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker   includes eleven recipe chapters, four of which focus on main courses. There are homey and comforting foods in the American and European style, such as a Rustic Pot Pie Topped with Chive Biscuits and a Ziti with Mushroom and Bell Pepper Ragu, and there are lots of East Asian, South and Southeast Asian, and Mexican/Latin dishes, too.

No matter which cookbook you decide to try, I'm excited for you to discover simple slow cooker recipes that will put your plant-based/vegan diet & lifestyle on autopilot!