I'm a sucker for a good cookbook, especially if it takes healthy ingredients and turns them into something that is also delicious.

This is a super fun cookbook! I really enjoyed this one!

Many thanks to the author, the publisher, and Netgalley for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

The WFPB Cookbook by Justin Weber is a good beginner's guide to eating a more plant-based diet. The beginning of the book offers some of the science behind how and why we need to eat differently and how to keep our bodies healthy with the foods we eat. The book included some new recipe ideas that I had not seen in plant-based book, however, the book was largely lacking in photographs of the food and was not aesthetically pleasing.

I totally forgot to actually review this book even though I have gone through it! My apologies.

Overall, I think this book is great for people just dabbling with a WFPB diet or are wanting to get fresh ideas if they're already on one. I appreciated the wide variety of recipes, and they were usually simple and had generally accessible ingredients. There wasn't anything that you at least couldn't get through Amazon which is always great for people who don't live near specialty stores. Also, the pictures were great! Cookbooks nowadays just can't get by without lots of photos. What's the point?

Thanks to NetGalley and Callisto Media/Rockridge Press for the digital galley of this book.

So. What the heck is WFPB, anyway? It stands for Whole Food, Plant Based diet, and it’s chocked full of “fresh produce, whole grains, and rich natural flavor” (publisher’s summary). I’m always looking for new ways to incorporate healthy cooking into my meal prep, and the older I get, the less meat I try to eat overall. I don’t think I’ll ever give it up completely, but I do enjoy trying to eat more plant based meals.

When author Justin Weber’s son was born, he wanted to not only be alive to enjoy his son’s growing up, but he wanted to be an active father. Weber weighed close to 400 pounds and was on the path to type 2 diabetes in his 30s. After losing weight, he realized that a whole food, plant based diet made him feel more healthy and whole.

You’ll find background info on this approach, not as a fad diet, but as a holistic approach to nutrition. The beginning has a handy table of plant-based swaps for animal proteins as well as sugars, salts and oils. There’s also a handy intro to plant based foods to help you familiarize yourself with your new pantry as well as tips to organize your kitchen. Finally, the fun part. There are 100 recipes that follow this, approach, and I love Weber’s, “keep it simple,” model. I meal prep everything, and cooking for one, I really do try to keep things as simple as possible, to avoid waste at buying ingredients I’ve never heard of only to use them in a single dish.

I’m bad a breakfast, but veggie breakfast hash sounds great for dinner to me. There are plenty of sandwiches and salads, perfect for easy, tasty, healthy lunches. I can’t wait to try the chickpea and avocado salad (two of my personal food staples). We are well into soup season, so I can’t wait to add the ones in here to my winter routine. As a rule, I’m pretty bad at making desserts, but all of these look super tasty, so I might have to give it a go.

Also, it was probably a mistake to read this cookbook on the tail-end of my Saturday work shift when lunch was hours ago and it’s still a couple of hours before I can leave and get dinner, oops! This one is out now if you’re looking for some new recipes to try and want to eat less meat and animal products.

If you've heard of the whole-food plant-based diet but not entirely sure about it, this is the ideal book for introducing the reader to a new lifestyle with easy and tasty recipes.

Great cookbook showing eating REAL whole foods even while a vegetarian! Great addition to any home cookbook collection.

The WFPB Cookbook is a cookbook of whole food plant based recipes. The WFPB starts starts by explaining what a whole food plant based diet is and the benefits of it. I found this very informative and useful for anyone that is just starting a whole food plant base diet or is interested in learning about it.

The next section describes the basics for setting up a WFPB kitchen. This section includes kitchen neccesities, grocery shopping, and cooking techniques.

The next section is the most important the recipes. There is a huge variety of recipes. They are all very flavorful and some are easy to make. I tried a few and enjoyed everything I made. I am not good at cooking so this is saying something. The recipes are also labeled with dietary restrictions which is important for me since I'm gluten free.

My favorite recipe I made was the Mint Brownie Date Bars. These tasted amazing and were very easy to make. The only thing was I needed to add more dates than the recipe said to get the right consistency.

I recommend this for anyone looking for whole food plant based recipes. I am excited to try out more of these recipes.

Thank you NetGalley and Callisto Media for The WFPB Cookbook.

This book is super informative! I love cookbooks that are not JUST lists of recipes. This book has a lot of useful information, especially for beginner cooks who might just be getting started in the kitchen. The recipes themselves also contain useful information on how to prep them. This is a well-rounded cookbook full of delicious ideas and tips.

I tried 3 recipes and all were fantastic. I mean, they're not going to be decadent because that's not how the whole 30 works but I felt satisfied every time. This is a great go to for vegetarians on the diet or for some healthier variety in your regular menu

I am really impressed with this book. It's not just a cookbook, it's a guide to Plant Based Eating. It explains the plant based lifestyle and talks specifically about all of the ingredients, not just vegetables but grains, spices, and other products. There is a conversion chart for swaps, such as what to use instead of eggs and oils. There is a guide to your plant based kitchen that tells you not just what to buy, but also how to stock and store it, and what tools to have on hand. Cooking and chopping techniques are also included. The recipes include Breakfasts and Smoothies, Salads and Sandwiches, Soups and Stews, Mains, Snacks and Treats, and Staples. The Pina Colada Smoothie Bowl, Green Goddess Sandwich, and Morroccan inspired Chickpea Stew have caught my eye, as well as Creamy Mushroom Pizza, Lentil Sloppy Joes, and Tahini Ginger Cookies. Staples incude Mocha Walnut Cashew Butter and Creamy Mushroom Gravy. As I navigate a new way of eating, this is an extremely helpful resource.

My review is voluntary. I received a free digital copy of this book from Callisto Media and Netgalley, however, I will be buying a hard copy because this is a valuable resource that will help me as I learn more about this way of eating.

Great, easy recipes for those looking for healthier, plant based meals. Full of flavor and diverse recipes, I would recommend this to anyone looking to make changes in their diet.

Great idea, but the execution was not as good. Although the recipes were interesting, I wish there were more photographs to bring some excitement There are 100 recipes, which is a nice amount, though I would not gift this book as it does not show very well.

Whole food plant based recipe book seemed to be missing pictures. I love looking at recipe books but for me to really want a cookbook I’m going to need to see proof these dishes have been made.

What did I like? After realizing there were no pictures, I lost interest. A majority of Americans rarely eat more than ten different vegetables so the process of this book was to show meal based recipes plant based. Not being able to see the finished dishes is going to slow my need for these recipes. Some of the ingredients I have never tasted so how do we overcome these variables?

Would I buy or recommend? Makes it hard with no pictures. I just have a hard time cooking stuff that I never had before because let’s face it, if it doesn’t turn out edible it goes in the trash. Pictures at least give you an idea that it looks tasty.

I received a copy to read and voluntarily left an opinion.

**I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**

I love to eat fruits and veggies more than meat, so I'm always looking for new plant based recipes. While there were some interesting things to be found, there was nothing really new that I hadn't seen before.

Overall, I would say this book is a great guide for those just starting out with a plant based lifestyle.

The WFPB Cookbook is an introduction into a whole foods plant based diet. The information and recipes are sound. I like that there is nutritional information on every recipe but I would have really liked to have more pictures, eyes to the stomach and all that jazz. I will definitely be adding some of these into the cooking rotation.

I was provided with an electronic ARC through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I am always in search of vegetarian cook books so I am happy I found this one. The author made it clear that it was a lifestyle change and paved the way to do so. The recipes I tried were very good! I just wish for more uniqueness because I have encountered similar recipes before, but that might be a me issue. I am a lifelong vegetarian and cook a lot. It is the perfect book for someone starting out.

This is a great cookbook whether you are just starting to explore a WFPB diet, or have already been eating in that way. The frontmatter is a great intro for someone new, but it doesn’t take away from the number of recipes.

Everything I’ve made has been great, and there are a wide range of flavors represented to meet everyone’s taste.

The only two negatives for me were the lack of photos as well as a lack of weights for baking ingredients.

Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Because The WFPB (Whole Food Plant Based) Cookbook is this type and not a vegan cookbook the recipes do not include meat or cheese substitutes and are made with whole veggies, grains, and fruits. None of the recipes look overly complicated and each comes with tags on them. The tags this book uses are: 5 ingredients, gluten-free, no cook, nut-free, one pot, & quick. They also place the cook times at the top so that you know a head a of what you are looking at.
I biggest issue with the cookbook is that there is only one picture per chapter so you really don't get an idea of what the dish should look like. Now most of the dished are fairly easy to figure out like soup, salad, oatmeal, etc. but maybe it would be good to have a photo of something like Shakshuka or Deconstructed Kofta since those are a little different for a western cook.
Overall a good cookbook with several recipes that I would try.

Very nice book with lots of yummy recipes but no photos to show you how the food will looks like. There are some recipes I would make at home and they sound great! I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review