The Soy Zone: 101 Delicious and Easy-to-Prepare Recipes

by Barry Sears

As America is finding out, soy is the most complete and versatile protein in existence. It has no cholesterol or saturated fat but plenty of vitamins and fiber and offers amazing health benefits for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Based on the simple idea that food is your best medicine, The Soy Zone shows you how to maintain peak mental alertness, increase your energy, and reduce the likelihood of chronic disease -- all while losing excess body fat. Dr. Barry Sears brings all the life-enhancing benefits of the Zone to a mouthwatering collection of delicious soy-based Zone meals,

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking, Nonfiction, Self Help, Health

352 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 2000

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting to find out which foods are high in carbs that I always thought were "healthy." While I don't tend to follow diets to a T, this has a lot of really great guidelines for thinking about what you eat. I've definitely noticed the lack of energy swings with a more soy protein-focused diet. There are also great guidelines about which vitamins and nutrients vegetarians and vegans may be missing in their diets.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Came to understand the general ZONE diet as I read this. Soy is a good alternative in many cases.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book for what information was provided. I have been feeling like we need to change our eating and include more vegetables... but not necessarily go vegetarian. His writing style was repetitive, which was disappointing because I continued to want more information. But he has great calculations for getting your exact protein rations per day. From my own studies his science is sound and I've lived the diet and found it to be sound as well.

[Lesley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am a vegetarian and I enjoyed reading this book, but I think the author goes a little overboard at the amount of soy he recommends for a diet. I tried to follow this for about a week and it actually made me sick.

[Martha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Diet works, recipes are a little boring.

[Dee Vasquez]

Yuck!

[Dave Peticolas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Here Sears extolls the virtues of soy. Note that the Harvard Guide (Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy) isn't as positive about soy as Sears is.