The Pescetarian Plan: The Vegetarian + Seafood Way to Lose Weight and Love Your Food: A Cookbook

by Janis Jibrin, Sidra Forman

With more than 100 mouthwatering recipes, switching to a vegetable- and seafood-based diet has never been easier, healthier—or more delicious!
 
You can go vegetarian to slim down, help reduce your risk for cancer and cardiovascular disease, feel great, and probably live longer. Or you can eat fish to help protect your heart, quell appetite, stay sharp, be happier, and even have better skin. (You read that right!) Better yet, you can enjoy the best of both worlds with The Pescetarian Plan—a delicious, easy-to-follow, one-of-a-kind program for weight loss and optimal physical and mental well-being.
 
Inspired by the traditional Mediterranean way of eating (“pesce” is the Italian word for “fish”), veteran nutritionist Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D., offers step-by-step portion- and meal-planning instruction, including a wide variety of quick and easy breakfasts, lunches, and dinners to help you meet your weight-loss and health goals. She shares her deep knowledge of the science behind the healthiest diet on the planet, deftly explaining the amazing potential benefits of eating the pescetarian way—including whittling your waist, reducing chronic inflammation, preventing arterial plaque, and possibly warding off Alzheimer’s. She also breaks down the latest information about mercury, overfishing, and the environmental impact of your ingredient choices.
 
With Chef Sidra Forman’s expert guidance, you’ll become confident in the kitchen—fish and other types of seafood are much easier to prepare (and much harder to mess up!) than you may think. And the mouthwatering recipes and photos—including Broiled Trout with Preserved Lemon and Thyme, Grilled Shrimp with Peach BBQ Sauce, Roasted Chick Pea Snacks, Blueberries Baked with Sweet Cream, and Chocolate Cupcakes with Mint Icing—give you options the whole family will love.
 
Quite Possibly the Healthiest Eating Style on the Planet!
 
On the Pescetarian Diet you will:
• See inches around the waist disappear
• Feel more active and productive
• Fill your plate with the best, most nutritious food
• Stop counting calories—it’s all in the portions
• Go at your own pace: start slowly or dive right in
• Really enjoy your food and its many benefits

Advance praise for The Pescetarian Plan
 
“Great for your overall health, longevity, and waistline!”—Bob Greene, author of The Best Life Diet
 
“This life-changing diet will help improve your health and longevity. The easy-to-follow recipes and step-by-step instructions make adopting the plan simple and delicious. It is a must-read if you are committed to embracing a healthier lifestyle.”—Rebecca Reeves, Dr.P.H., former president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
 
“Better sex through diet? Yes! In addition to weight loss and brain and heart health, that’s one of the impressive benefits of this vegetarian-plus-seafood diet. Furthermore, it’s well-researched, approachable, sustainable, and delicious!”—Brandi Koskie, director of publishing at DietsInReview.com


From the Hardcover edition.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Health

593 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the idea of the Pescetarian diet, and will be attempting to eat like this for a while to see how I like it. Sadly, it will not be from many of these recipes.

[Cherie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Janis Jibrin's The Pescetarian Plan will having you thinking of a different way to eat better and still enjoy food. I haven't been a very healthy eater, despite giving up mammals in 1998 and all meats in 2005 until I added back in fish and seafood in August 2013. I was more carb-ivore than vegetarian and then pescetarian. But this book makes me excited to be a pescetarian. With Jibrin's dietitian background and scientific research to back up her claims, she has crafted a basic way for people to eat more healthy, whether their intentions are to lose weight or maintain weight or just feel better about themselves. The steps are clear and understandable, and I love that you don't have to do everything at once. It's an ongoing process. The book also comes with tons of recipes created by Sidra Forman that I'm eager to try out as well as a section on how to cook fish for the cooking challenged. Jibrin also wrote a section on fishing and its impact to the environment, so the reader can find the best fish for them and the Earth. I highly recommend The Pescetarian Plan by Janis Jibrin and will continue to use this book in the future.

[Peculiar · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is awesome the information , guidelines , meal plan and uncomplicated recipes. Love It and Highly Recommend.

[Rebekah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can see how this works as a weightloss "plan," but I was hoping for more seafood ideas. Not bad, but not amazing, either.

[Adrienna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I plan to try some of the recipes, and actually some seem interesting and worth trying... hope I don't be disappointed.

Also as a vegetarian, recommended to eat more fiber thru whole grains (and suggestions for gluten free); vegetables, fruits, dairy (But I'm lactose). eat less sugar, salt, refined grains and saturated fats. plant proteins also nuts and seeds.

usually pesci-tarians eat no red meat or poultry, eats fish. this is a way of life I wanted or geared to try for the long haul. I did like how she said pin this way of eating you can occasionally eat meats aside from fish but seemed adamant against chicken due to bacteria like salmonella. chicken is one of my favorites but get her point.

there are appendices to help on this journey, recipes, and purpose is to live longer, healthier life...as well as weight loss that I desperately seek. she does recommend 150 minutes per week to 250, which I need to build up again. about 30-50 minutes per 5 days a week. calories 1500-1800. at first I read not to worry about calorie count on diet, then gives such.

I received a copy from library, but hope to try some recipes from it and then purchase my own copy from Amazon.

leisure read 2016

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you cannot commit to vegetarian but like fish, this is the plan for you!

[Tina · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok but not as helpful as I had hoped. Too many words not enough pictures.

[Brittany Benton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overly wordy....overly long but still worth a read. Better for ideas, rather than a well-structured plan.....

[Annette McIntyre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full useful information and tasty recipes, this book is a handy reference for folks who want to avoid meat but want to include fish into their mainly vegetarian diets.