I am so excited I could bust!
Friends, I am giving away two of my most beloved items. They are two books which I hold in the highest regard: Kindness to Animals and Caring for the Earth by Richard D. Stratton and Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman.
Kindness to Animals and Caring for the Earth is a collection of quotations and stories from LDS prophets and church leaders regarding our treatment of animals and our earth. Reading this book has given me so much hope and insight into my religion that I never had. Frankly, I think it's something every LDS member should own. That's why I'm giving it to you!
Eat to Live is a nutrition and diet book that focuses on nutrients per calorie and eating the most nutritionally dense foods. I have a confession: I haven't actually read this book. I have, however, heard so SO many good things about it that I want to give it away to you. Dr. Furhman is a member of the Board of Directors on the National Health Association and has changed the lives of many. And I want it to change yours! (Now I'll just have to get my hands on my own copy.)
However...there's a catch.
To get ahold of one of these books, I'm posing a challenge. I've seen the 30-day vegetarian challenge floating around the internet, and I think it's a great idea. So many people have told me that they would like to eat more vegetarian meals, so here's your chance!
But I'm not going to make you do it for 30 days. How does a week sound? So here's the rules:
1. If you eat meat, try going vegetarian for a week.
2. If you're already a vegetarian, choose something else to skip for a week. Examples: eggs, dairy, sugar, caffeine or simply include more vegetables every day.
3. If by chance there's any vegans who read my blog, try the suggestions above. But of course, the eggs or dairy rule wouldn't apply to you.
Now, this is all based on the honor system, folks! But I trust you. I'm really not a stickler with rules, I just want you to try to eat as healthy as you can for a week. Sound good?
In a week after the challenge starts, I'll post asking you how it went. The first person to report back with their results gets first pick of the two books. The second person will get the other book. What do you think?
If you need recipes to guide you, here are some fantastic blogs with some fabulous vegetarian dishes:
Of course, if you're struggling finding recipes that you like, let me know and I'll be happy to send you some of mine that you might enjoy.
I'll wait a few days before the official challenge will begin so everyone will have a chance to see this post and decide to join in the fun! I'm so excited to give these books away, and I want everyone to join!
Now who's in on this?
2 comments:
Whoo-hoo! Horray for going vegetarian! I'm about 80-20. 80% of the foods I eat are vegetarian and 20% are not. But all of the food I make is 100% vegetarian. You should have seen my dad's face when I informed him I don't cook meat anymore. . . hahaha!
Midge! I'm IN!!! I'm no vegetarian, but I'll be willing to try and skip chocolate for one week. I'm ADDICTED to it!!!(I think it must be genetic). I think both of those books sound very interesting.
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