Vegan Yack Attack's Plant-Based Meal Prep: Weekly Meal Plans and Recipes to Streamline Your Vegan Lifestyle

. I have another book from this author but decided to purchase this for two main reasons: Simplicity and portable meals for myself during the day and the kids for lunch and it fit both requirements.Like many others, our days are busy with work, school, activities, fitting in a workout. My husband and I both have extensive travel too, so the last thing I want is beginning or ending a day with heavy meal prep; yet we still want to eat healthily and as plant based as possible. This book allows this with make ahead items such as smoothie jars and protein bowls that you can just pull out of the fridge when its time to eat. I also like the fact that this is adaptable from one person to a whole family and covers breakfast, lunch, entrees, higher protein meals, items that kids will like and meals you can freeze and eat., or have ready in an Instant pot type appliance.Another call out as I often see this as an ask of many cookbooks is the fact that the nutritional analysis is included so you see the calories, far, carbs, fiber, sugar and protein.There are a lot of really appealing recipes, I was impressed with breakfast options as I have been trying to get my kids to try new things that provide a better start to the day: the smoothie jars are perfect in this instance as you simply assemble the night before and blend day of use so it takes seconds in the morning. There are also waffles, chia cups, oatmeal, that can all be ready to go quickly at the start of a day.For lunch there are salads (innovative too) wraps, stews, pizzas that can all be alternated with the dinners which includes tacos, stir fry, Soba, lasagna, even a bouillabaisse -vegan style and much easier to prep. Ingredients are easily found in any grocery store, which also makes this book an advantage over some others.A highlight for me is the spinach onion sour cream dip - a secret guilty pleasure of mine is onion dip which is not good for you but this uses sunflower sour cream which can be made ahead, does not require soaking overnight and its quick to prepare. Same with the cashew ranch. There are also some great snacks: Chocolate Tahini "nice cream", seed clusters, even a vegan (peppery seitan ) jerky. And great sauces which can be made ahead to make prep on other dishes even faster.This book also contains weekly shopping guides, and suggested menus, so great for everyone but particularly those new to a plant based diet, looking for an easy guide to start. Nothing is overly complex and these recipes are attainable for all.Great book, now I am off to eat my spinach onion dip (with carrots of course)!!

Really well thought out book. I had received a preview copy from Netgalley, but I enjoyed the recipes enough that I decided to purchase a hardcover copy of this one.The recipes are different and original, but simple. The Dill Roasted Chickpeas with Potato Wedges was delicious. The shopping lists contained ingredients that were easily obtained at most local supermakets, even ones in smaller towns.Everything was organized and easy to understand. I only had one small criticism. I don't do complicated breakfasts. I make some overnight oats with some dried fruit, or some granola. A lot of people are the same about quick uncomplicated breakfasts. I wish she had separated the shopping list, with the breakfast ingredients in a separate category. It didn't affect my rating because it was small flaw in a really great cookbook.I did have to cut down the proportions because I am single person, but that was easy. Everything worked well, and tasted great. I was able to easily put away a week of meals without a lot of work.The cleanup was also easy. I didn't make a lot of mess in the kitchen.This one is a keeper.

If you're like me and don't mind eating the same thing all week long then this cookbook is perfect for you. I'm on week two so far and loving it. The Lemon Rosemary Chickpea Pasta Casserole..drool worthy! The layout is super easy, includes the grocery list and some basic prep instructions for each week. I do all my prep on Sundays so this is perfect, everything is in a container and ready to grab and go during the week. I've had a little trouble with some of the portions, not in a bad way just in the my sandwich is so stuffed I can't keep it together and how the heck am I supposed to fit my mouth around this? She also has a section in the back with meal plans for families or couples, they aren't broken out as much as the indivicual meal plans in the main part of the book though. I would most definitely recommend this book!

What a great book! I consider myself to be a very competent vegan cook, and I really enjoy cooking. Between work and other commitments, there are some weeks when I just can't find the time to cook, and for those weeks, this book will be a tremendous resource.Full menus, shopping lists, reheating needs, etc., are all thoughtfully laid out. The recipes themselves are great, too, whether you want to batch prep them or not, making this a great addition to any vegan cookbook collection.I tend to get stuck in a rut of freezing single-portion soups to bring to work for lunch on those busy weeks. While soup is great, it's nice to have something fresh or with a little more variety. The meals in this book go far beyond bowls and soups (the breakfast options alone are awesome), and I am really looking forward to prepping them!

Lots of good recipies