The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes is a beautifully done book with loads of plant-based recipes to inspire and create a health plan to combat health challenges.
Even desserts. And the photos are beautiful. The whole feel feels very high quality and not a same ol same ol. I made two recipes in the dessert section since this is my challenging part regarding plant-based dessert options and it did not disappoint!

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher Union Square & Co. for the much-needed Plant Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes by Sharon Palmer.

This is a great plan for a plant-based diet for people with diabetes or a predisposition to diabetes. With great explanations as to how and why the plan is centered the way it is, it also includes some weekly meal plan samples and recipes to follow these. Creative and set to mimic a meat-inclusive diet, these recipes sound delicious and look it too from the included photographs.

Thank you NetGalley and Union Square & Co for the ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review.

The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes by Sharon Palmer is a wonderful guide to kickstart a plant-based diet.

I have been plant based for three years now, and at every chance I have to read a book to keep on improving my diet I jump at it! Therefore, the easy to follow recipes and the very eloquently explained theory in the introduction only made me want to purchase the book further.

All in all, The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes is a very complete cookbook the I will be sure to recommend!

I follow Sharon Palmer's Blog so I was excited to see that she has a cookbook coming out. I'm just sorry to be looking at it on my Kindle Paperwhite, since everything is in black and white!!! The recipes look absolutely delicious and easy. Palmer gives lots of sound nutritional advice and the recipes all come with a nutritional breakdown.
I haven't bought an actual cookbook in a long time, but this one will likely find it's way to my shelf.

I really loved this book. I'm currently in the process of converting our diets in part to help control my husband's diabetes. I found that this is being very successful for us. I did enjoy a few of the recipes in this book.

Diabetes runs in my family so I was definitely intrigued when I saw this cookbook. Honestly I don’t think you would miss the meat with most of these recipes. (I’m definitely on the doubting Thomas side of the “meatballs”)

I wish there were more pictures and some of the ingredients may not be easily accessible.

A vegan or 'plant-powered' diet has always seemed a little bit daunting, but I was drawn in by the reference to diabetes and anti-inflammatory strategies. Yes, the author is vegan, however there is understanding that people have different diet choices "pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan, or even a flexitarian or semi-vegetarian approach" and everyone can make small changes to benefit. The plan was not presented as a 'cure-all' and the added need for exercise/activity, consultation with your healthcare team and the use of supplements were all discussed.

There were several things that I liked: the explanations were backed up by references to current research (admittedly I haven't checked these); the information about diet and diabetes was presented factually and simply and finally the suggestion of compiling a health journal to track your progress seems a very useful way of holding yourself accountable.

The recipes are great as they don't contain many 'complicated' ingredients. As I now have a number of non-meat eating friends and relatives I know that there will be a number of things that I will want to try. It's worth pointing out that some of the recipes create a large number of portions and they can store for several days - this might be okay if you're cooking for a group, but slightly difficult if there are perhaps just 1 or 2 of you.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this booking exchange for an honest review.

I have been looking for a plant-based anti-diabetes book for a while. I found this book most informative and easy to follow. Now to put it into practice. Recommended.

We have a way to go until my house is ready to be plant powered, but this is a good place to begin making the switch. The science isn’t too science-y. As Goldilocks would say, “it’s just right!” It informed without overwhelming. The recipes were mostly accessible. There were a few unique options, but isn’t that the truth with every cookbook? I don’t think this is enough to provide a long-term collection of recipes, but it is an excellent starting point for vegans in training!

Thank you to Union Square & Co. and NetGalley for a review copy of The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes.

I will be trying a LOT of recipes from this cookbook! They are all plant-based vegan with an emphasis on the plants. The recipes are light on the highly-processed ingredients which is great! Some of the recipes I'll be trying include Spicy Garlic Edamame, Kimchi Noodle Skillet, Miso Green Beans & Tofu, Best Kale Caesar Salad, and Sriracha Tofu Breakfast Sandwich. Don't those all sound delicious?! The introductory pages contain a lot of research on plant-based diets and their power to prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes. There are also some menu planning pages to make it easier to get started with this way of eating. If you're at all interested in plant-based eating, check this book out.

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I wanted to love this book. My mom was recently diagnosed with diabetes and I've been trying to convince her to eat more plant-based meals. I will say that there seems to be good information here. However, the formatting makes it difficult to read and pay attention to. It reads more like a textbook than a cookbook, Spacing is everywhere, pictures are squished or drawn out, etc. There should be a picture for every recipe or every other. recipe and recipes shouldn't share a page. There were lines typed in a gray font that were difficult to read on my tablet.

If this book was reformatted, I'd love to give it another try.

Informative recipe book of plants powered to beat diabetes. Good recipes. I didn't like the layout. The recipes ere one after another and were not broken into new pages, but that might just be because of the digital version. Not organized well. And not enough photos, although the ones it did have were nice. But good recipes, good information, and a good recipe book to have on hand.

An informative cookbook about preventing and managing diabetes through a plant-based diet. I appreciated all the background and scientific information contained. The recipes are varied and appealing. I do wish there were more pictures, but overall, it's a solid and informative cookbook.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.

The Plant-Powered Plan to Beat Diabetes by Sharon Palmer has a good selection of recipes, well described and explained. I like how these recipes will support and even improve diabetes. Recommended.

Nice cookbook with relevant and tasty recipes! My only negative feedback is that for a cookbook, file organization is important. Recipes often start right after the one before, when having each one start on a new "page" would be easier to follow. I'd like to see a lot more photos of the recipes. The few that are in there are very small.

The content itself is great!

This was a really beautiful book of delicious vegan recipes. I would have loved it if every recipe had a photograph because I totally eat with my eyes, but that's just a me thing. It was very easy to read and perfectly laid out. Congratulations to the author!