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I'd always get interrupted with a call, or we The hardest part was having to write the book in my littleĨ99-square-foot home with my two-year-old running around. What was the hardest part about writing the book? And you say you don't do caffeine or alcohol?Ħ. Substitutes, veggie burgers and veggie dogs and frozen lasagnas andĥ. Vegetarian, with all the different milk substitutes, cheese Morning burger, but for the most part, I try and keep it a wholeįood, nutrient-rich, plant-based diet. When I'm in a huge hurry, I'll grab a really clean Boca burger or Over the last 10, 20 years there's many more options out there-veggie dogs, veggie burgers, seitan, tempeh, Boca crumbles. have changed for the better in the last 20 years. It seems like vegetarian and vegan dishes in the U.S. I never-before writing this book-owned a teaspoon or a tablespoon.ģ.
I kind of go by taste as I'm going through So you're the kind of cook that doesn't use a recipe? You just throw things together?Įxactly.
There's a big difference between actually knowing how to cook andĢ. A lot of great chefs knowĮxactly how to make the food, but they have no idea how to write it. Is actually putting down in the right sequential order and then writingĭown the instructions. No, the first time was pretty much writing the book. Were you always the sort of person who jots down recipes? His book, part cookbook, part diet guide, part pep talk has just become a New York Times bestseller itself.īut believe it or not, he doesn't use recipes.ġ. Esselstyn's premise is based on decades of research done by his father, a heart surgeon. The results were impressive: Cholesterol levels and weight dropped across the board, for both men and women.
Then, when a fellow firefighter found out his cholesterol was dangerously high, Esselstyn challenged everyone in the firehouse to eat "plant strong" (all plants, no animal products, no added oils, and no processed foods) for a month. He's eating "plant strong"-and has been for more than a decade. The Engine 2 Dietīut he doesn't call it vegan. But Esselstyn is also the author of a vegan cookbook.
He's a former professional triathlete and current Austin firefighter.