I'm a Vegetarian: Amazing Facts and Ideas for Healthy Vegetarians

Patricia Morley is professor emerita of English and Canadian Studies at
Concordia University and an avid outdoor recreationist. She is the
author of several books, including The Mountain Is Moving: Japanese
Women’s Lives, Kurlek and Margaret Laurence: T

This lively handbook is aimed at teens, preteens, and anyone interested
in a subject whose relevance to general health is steadily becoming
better known. Two pages are devoted to genetically modified foods,
beginning with the obvious query, “Why now?” Advantages and possible
dangers are covered briefly and clearly under headings such as
“Pros” and “Cons.”

An informative introduction points out that kids in their teens are the
fastest-growing group of vegetarians, and a million more join their
ranks every year: “Vegetarianism has gone mainstream.”

“Convincing Parents and Other Sticky Situations,” a longish
chapter, addresses problems such as worried parents, possible protein
deficiency, even options for using leather. The book includes several
dozen recipes, a list of organizations, a list of vegetarian cookbooks,
and an excellent glossary of terms (such as “macrobiotic diet,”
“legumes,” “genetic engineering,” and many others;
“protein,” for example, is defined as “a nutrient needed for
growth and repair of body tissues”).

I’m a Vegetarian is an excellent sourcebook for those who wish to be
informed on changing practices in the food industry. Highly recommended.