Meatless can be healthier

Manhattan chef uses his culinary talents to put excitement into vegetarian meals

November 01, 2006

"At one time, I was into corn beef and pastrami sandwiches. You have to hit bottom before you really starting thinking about the foods you eat," said Jeff Nathan, chef/owner of Abigael's on Broadway, a 375-seat kosher restaurant in the heart of Manhattan's Times Square area.

Author of "Jeff Nathan's Family Suppers: Bringing the Ones You Love to the Table," Nathan is the host of the long-running public television show, "New Jewish Cuisine," the only international kosher cooking series(...)

"Going meatless is healthier for you. Many meat substitutes are lower in calories and sodium and higher in protein than their real counterparts," he noted.

Source: Meatless can be healthier

Link: I DID IT. Thirty days as a vegan.
Link: Vegans not so way-out...


Other EVANA-articles about this topic:
USA: Activist doctor touts benefits of meatless diet (en)

Pamela Anderson: 'I owe my sexy looks to a vegetarian diet' (en)

World Vegetarian Day - and what a fantastic time to go vegetarian (en)

Meatless diet can ward off disease (en)