Engine 2 Diet

I recently purchased the Engine 2 Diet book after finding it used on Amazon.  I was sick with a nasty cold yesterday and spend most of the day in bed reading this little gem cover to cover.  The author, Rip Esselstyn, is  the picture of perfect health.  He follows a 100% low fat vegan diet, competes in triathlons, is a firefighter in Austin, and is pretty easy on the eyes to boot (hee-hee).  The book has some great stories about Rip helped many of his not-so-fit firefighter friends start following his healthy diet.  They were amazed when their cholesterol plummeted along with their weight after just a short time.  It is pretty inspirational AND the recipes look awesome: sweet potato-vegetable lasagna, an alfredo sauce made with tofu, cashews, and soymilk, kale "butter" made with walnuts, and lemon cornmeal pancakes just to name a few.  There is a super simple salad dressing recipe that is only balsamic vinegar, mustard (I'd use dijon), agave nectar and water.  I will be experimenting with several of these recipes and will be sure to report results asap.