Protest Kitchen, Carol J. Adams
Protest Kitchen, Carol J. Adams
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Protest Kitchen
Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time

Author: Carol J. Adams, Virginia Messina MPH, RD

Narrator: Wendy Rich Stetson

Unabridged: 4 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2018

Synopsis

Protest Kitchen is an empowering guide to the food and lifestyle choices anyone can make for positive change in the face of the profound challenges of our time.Our food choices have much more of an impact than most people imagine. They not only affect our personal health and the environment, but are also tied to issues of justice, misogyny, national security, and human rights. Protest Kitchen is the first book to explore the ways in which a more plant-based diet challenges regressive politics and fuels the resistance.A provocative and practical resource for hope and healing, Protest Kitchen features over fifty vegan recipes (with alternatives for “aspiring vegans”) along with practical daily actions such as:Substitute cow’s milk in your coffee and cereal for any of a variety of delicious non-dairy milks. This will help lower the release of methane gas that contributes to global warming.Use a smartphone app when buying chocolate to avoid supporting African farmers who use child-labor, even child slavery, to supply cacao beans to the food industry.Make your own cleaning supplies and wood polish; it’s frugal and avoids reliance on products that may be tested on animals.

About Carol J. Adams

Carol J. Adams is the author of several books, including the pioneering Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory, which the New York Times called a “vegan bible” and is now in a twenty-fifth anniversary edition. The book was named one of Ms. Readers’ 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time. She has also written pieces for the New York Times, Washington Post, Ms. magazine, and Christian Century.

About Virginia Messina MPH, RD

Virginia Messina is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in public health nutrition from the University of Michigan. The author or coauthor of numerous books, she is a longtime vegan who also writes about vegetarian and vegan diets for the public and health professionals. Her articles have appeared in Family Circle, Self, and the Encyclopedia Britannica, among other publications.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on December 21, 2018

recommended for: (almost) all human readers, adults and some older teens and even some younger teens, though see caveat at the bottom of this review I’m a huge fan of these two authors, as vegan & intersectional activists and as people. I’m so glad that this vegan book is not only vegan but also inte......more

Goodreads review by Peacegal on September 30, 2019

Chances are, you know someone whose awareness of justice and environmental issues has been piqued by the current political climate. Maybe s/he is a radical retiree who is finding their protest sea-legs again, or a young person who has begun taking stock of how the current way of doing things might j......more

Goodreads review by Barbette on August 06, 2018

I became a vegetarian again two years ago and I hadn't looked back. But Protest Kitchen is just the push I have been looking for to move toward veganism. Chapter by chapter, Adams and Messina present information that will make anyone interested in justice and humanity reconsider a diet of meat and a......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on April 09, 2020

I really enjoyed reading this book! I love eating food and resisting oppression 😜 The recipes are simple and tasty. And the info and practical daily actions are empowering! For long-time vegans, some of the info is old news, but I found lots of good info that I had forgotten or um, “forgotten” like......more

Goodreads review by Indu on October 08, 2024

Barely a cookbook but extremely based......more

Quotes

"Protest Kitchen unpacks the sordid truths associated with our current food system. With action steps and easy and delicious recipes, this book is much more than a cookbook. It will open your mind to how all forms of activism are connected to restructuring food culture.” David Carter, former NFL player and food justice activist

“A deeply insightful look at how our food choices can unintentionally support racism, sexism, environmental damage, and other social injustices. Dozens of delicious recipes make it easy to try meals with a lower injustice footprint.” David Robinson Simon, author of Meatonomics

“A welcome challenge to the world’s most ignored social justice space—our own kitchens. Adams and Messina arm hungry advocates with the knowledge needed to bring trips to the grocery store into line with their values, all while providing practical mouth-watering cuisine to fuel bodies and souls.” Chris Sosa, senior editor, AlterNet

“The authors clearly show how personal choices can empower all individuals and make enormous differences not only for the animals and people involved, but also for society as a whole.” Marc Bekoff, author of Canine Confidential

“This powerful book illustrates how we can resist oppression and create a more just and compassionate world through conscientious food choices.” Gene Baur, author of Living the Farm Sanctuary Life

“Connecting powerful narratives with creative recipes, this book is a much needed gem for those ready to protest [and cook] against injustices such as speciesism, environmental racism, and misogyny. The personal [palate] is political!” Dr. A. Breeze Harper, editor of Sistah Vegan

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