Good book, with a good message & overall good intentions.
However, how really sustainable is it? For the planet, it is, yes, but for the consumer and their pocket/wallet? Rice is a 'no' while spelt is a resounding 'yes' - but spelt is often 2-3-4 times more expensive than rice, yields less when prepared, and is not easily available not just worldwide but say big city v/s the country
I do applaud the intentions, but it's more to be lauded as 'a' possible way to go in the big scheme of things

Unfortunately this was a DNF for me - i found the introduction to be a bit rambling and could not engage with this.

The title is something I concern about. Saving the planet. I've been busy doing that by eating less meat, buying things in zero-waste shops, eating organic products, consume seasonal produces, etc.. Is this book something new for me? Probably, this book is good for someone who is just into living sustainably.

I had a technical glitch downloading this book and only managed to get 3% of it. I got the forewrod and a front listing of sections and recipe titles. I therefore couldn't try any. The Foreword didn't impress me, it was rambling discussion about confusion people feel baout recycling the right things, if their efforts at producing less waste have any effect etc. but none of it was backed up with research or science. It felt like the author was just discoursing in conversation and not really selling the premise of the book of "eat to save the planet."

I love food books and trying to do my bit for the planet, so this for me is a double whammy. I continue to try to be more sustainable in my lifestyle, and those habits have to be in place in every rea of life including the kitchen. Annie Bell helps you to make easy and simple changes that make a huge difference to your carbon footprint, and make you more mindful of what you eat and when.
I am lucky enough to have a small garden, even though I'm in an urban area, and one of my goals this year is to make use of it, growing my own produce. Let's see...
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me access an advance digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Eat to Save the Planet is an eco-friendly recipe book and 28 day plan based on the Planetary Health Diet, the groundbreaking global scientific study that tackles both our personal health and the health of the planet. Eat to Save the Planet demystifies that science, helping the reader introduce the approach in simple, achievable steps. It features recipes for everyone, whatever their dietary preference or persuasion. It features simple, tempting, eco-friendly, flexitarian recipes that support the environment and don't make you feel like you're missing out.

Written by award-winning food writer Annie Bell, the book is packed with a tonne of delicious and nutritious recipes based on the report’s recommendation of eating more fruits and vegetables, together with modest amounts of meat and dairy, plus whole grains, plant proteins and unsaturated plant oils. The 28 day meal-plan and accessible food shopping and storage tips that address food waste, will help the whole family adopt a healthy and genuinely sustainable approach to eating.

This is a thought-provoking book exploring food from a wholly different angle to other recipe books. We should all be thinking more about food waste and sustainability and in this reliable and superbly researched guide it couldn't be any easier to implement the easily understandable steps set out within these pages. I mean, what could be better than knowing you're eating healthily and contributing to saving our planet too, killing two birds with one stone? Highly recommended.

I found this book hard to engage with. The introduction was waffly and didn't make a lot of sense. The concept seems rather complicated and the recipes dull as there are no pictures.

Useful book to try to reduce our food waste! I eat plant based so some of the recipes were not for me. I would have liked some of the recipes to be illustrated, as I felt cookbooks are better enjoyed with a visual guide next to it.

I expected to really like this - it sounded like it was perfect for me. I'm a bit obsessed with trying not to waste food and to make the most of everything, so I was thinking it would be great. I ended up really disliking it because of the author's tone. I kept putting it down and not wanting to pick it back up. I found some of the writing here came across as really smug and preachy, not something I'm interested in, and not something that I think will persuade many people to eat a more planet friendly meal! The last straw for me was when she said that she could eat a spelt risotto rather than a rice one without feeling guilty - I think the idea that anyone should feel guilty about eating food is just wrong.

I'm so pleased this book exists! I've been waiting for an eco-friendly cookbook and this feels like a first step in making my cooking better for the environment (and for me!) There are some pieces of advice that feel like a stretch for me currently, but other tips that I can easily implement (wholegrain, wholegrain and more wholegrain!)

Fantastic to see that this is based on the Planetary Health Diet. It feels well researched and reliable.

It also offers a meal plan for those up for the challenge of transforming how they eat all week long!

Looking forward to cooking my way through some of these recipes in 2021.