Brilliant book - recommend it to as many people as you can think of.
Veganuary is coming up so anyone who thinks cooking healthy home-made (and yes, vegan) meals takes too long can get this.
Some ingredients take a bit of getting used to and beginners should definitely start with the easy recipes, but other than that it is easy to follow, delicious, and most of all practical.
I like having meals ready and for one person it feels like a lot of work to cook every day so this is perfect!

My husband and I have been struggling to meal prep and cook at home, and this book was just what we needed! Although we are not vegan, we still found many of the recipes in this book to be very healthy, nutritious, and delicious. We would just grill some chicken to add on for our protein. This book is a great starting point for those struggling to meal prep and stick with it!

This is a phenomenal book for anyone interested in meal prep ideas for a healthy, plant-based diet! The recipes are relatively simple with basic ingredients. I especially look forward to making the Summer Veggie-Stuffed Potatoes, Creamy Avocado Tahini Zoodles and Savory Ris-Oat-O.

Thank you, Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley!

I loved this book. I find meal prep such a tiresome task but I loved the layout of the menus in this book. All the thinking is there for you so you're just left with the cooking. Some really nice vegan ideas that I hadn't seen before.

This is such a fun cookbook! When people starting changing their eating habits, some of the hardest things include:

1. Finding new recipes (specifically breakfasts, for some reason)
2. Shifting their meal planning to accommodate a whole new way of shopping and eating
3. Grocery shopping and learning what to buy

This guide to plant-based meal prep does most of the legwork, easing the transition for new vegetarians and vegans or simply making life easier for those of us who have been eating vegan for years.

Yack Attack breaks down exactly what equipment you will need with each menu, then simplifies the weekly prep by providing a step-by-step guide to completing each plan with maximum efficiency. It's honestly incredible. I've been scouring the internet for years for easy, delicious meal plan menus, but most are hidden behind subscription paywalls or feature recipes that are bland and lackluster. No lackluster here!

I want to work my way through every menu listed. Still, I'm particularly excited to try High Protein Meals for Two for the weeks my girlfriend and I can make it to the gym more than once, and Flavors of East Asia and Then Some featuring a one-pot dashi soba and a kimchi mac and cheese (what?!).

I really liked that this book had different recipes than I usually see. I also really liked the layout and how things were organized to really help plan a week's worth of meals. It was really easy to read and follow or mix and match

This is just what I would expect from Vegan Yack Attack's Jackie Sobon - the cookbook has beautiful pictures, the recipes are clear and easy to follow, and it is very well organized. Sample menu ideas, a kid-friendly section (that never happens), and desserts?! I've died and gone straight to heaven! I am a very visual person with food, so I was very happy to see a picture of the finished product is included with every recipe. I cannot wait for this to come out in print!

Let's start with the positives about this cookbook and there are many. First, it is very smartly organized, including a section that provides recipes according to a weekly meal plan so as to cut costs and eliminate waste. It also clearly labels which recipes require minimal time to fix, are appropriate for persons with lower cooking skill level, contain nuts, are gluten free, etc. So there is no need to search the list of ingredients of every recipe to make sure it does not contain a possible food allergen to which you or a family member may react. The book also contains sections that focus on a particular meal, such as breakfast. There is also an introductory section explaining for those who may have only recently adopted a plant-based diet what staples they should keep in their pantry and what basic equipment is ideal to have.

My criticism (which may not be a criticism at all for some readers, since obviously what strikes a person as appealing is a matter of taste) is that I simply did not find many of the recipes very appealing, and when photos did accompany a particular recipe, they did nothing to change this first impression. I say this not as a meat eater, but as someone who has eaten a plant-based diet for over 30 years. Certainly, they looked healthy, but they also looked boring and very often lacking in color (too many brown and green ingredients). And again, this is just my perspective. More concerning to me is that the book did not include nutritional information. Given that so many people worry about getting sufficient nutrients from a strictly plant-based diet, I think it is important to include this information, so as to debunk the myth that a plant-based diet cannot provide enough protein, etc. It would also be nice if it included caloric information, as many people who currently are rethinking their consumption of meat are doing so in order to lose weight and improve their health. And I know from experience that not all vegan options are necessarily lower in calories or even low in sodium.

I think that this cookbook may please many, especially given its utilitarian organization. But just not my cup of tea in terms of recipe offerings.

I would like to thank Net Galley, the publisher, and the author for the chance to review this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Although I am neither a full-time vegan nor a regular meal prepper, I enjoyed this book very much. I especially love the emphasis on cooking for one in the early part of the book. Solo eaters often eat randomly and without a lot of thought. This book is an excellent encouragement to eat food that is both healthy and tasty. The recipes look fantastic. I'm especially excited to try the zucchini noodles with tahini avocado sauce. The recipes are quick and easy but relatively interesting. I wish the book contained suggestions about how to reheat meals.

PLEASE NOTE. THIS IS NOT A REVIEW.

I apologise but I am unable to properly review this book as I could not download it. However, from the few pages I have managed to see on the Amazon website, it is definitely a book I will consider purchasing when it is released in the UK at the end of the month. I'm not a vegan but do try to eat more plant based meals and try to make things in advance as I'm a busy postgrad student. This book looks perfect for someone like me.

Please ignore the star rating. I was unable to post this without adding a star rating.

Vegan Yack Attack's Plant-Based Meal Prep is a tutorial and recipe guide for meal-prep based on a vegan diet. Due out 7th Jan 2020 from Quarto on their Fair Winds Press imprint, it's 176 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.

There have been a lot of times when I've come home from work and literally had no plan for dinner and a not-inspiring collection of ingredients and no idea what to cook for my family (we usually wind up with takeout food in those cases). I've been familiar for ages with the concept of once-a-month-cooking and meal planning and prep, but it always seemed to take a lot more organizational skills than I honestly have. I'm sort of an extreme case of course, but I wanted to read this book and see if I could get some tips I could use to be more food prep organized.

This book is certainly organized. The first ~7% of the page content covers the introduction, definitions and concepts involved in meal prep, along with lists of very basic kitchen utensils and storage items. There are also lists of staples with quantities to have on hand for maximum efficiency.

My main interest personally in food prep is to take care of my 5 day work-week lunchtimes. I work in a hospital lab and it's just so convenient to eat at the cafeteria which is generally full of high fat, calorie dense, carbohydrate laden food with almost zero plant based options. This book contains 6 sample weekly lunchtime meal prep menus for one which are -perfect- for my lunch-box problem.

The recipes are well illustrated and appealing. This is a huge bonus for me. Ingredient measurements are supplied in American and standard (metric) measurements. The nutritional information: fat, carbs, protein content are listed for the recipes as well as serving sizes. Extra tips or recipe alternatives are listed in sidebars with the recipes. The recipes themselves are fairly straightforward and are made with easily sourced ingredients. Many are very simple, none of them are overly complex.

This is a beautifully presented very well organized book. I would definitely recommend it to any of my friends who are looking to make their food prep even more efficient and vegan friendly. Once a week cooking can be made family friendly, and the authors have included mix-and-match recipes so that these meals can be incorporated into a family style meal environment. These would also work very well for singles or for one person (or whole family) following a plant based diet.

Five stars.

I think this is the second book I’ve read by the author. It’s full of good tips for those who are looking to eat more plant based options. It starts with tips on meal prep - what you can cook ahead, how to do that, how to store it. Etc. It then moves onto recipes that show you how to mix and match from the foods you prepped.

The recipe sections are:

- Mix and Match Menus

- Beautiful Breakfasts

- Bunches of Lunches

- Array of entrees

- Higher-Protein Meals

- Sheet Pan, Instant Pot, and Freezer Meals.

- Kid-Friendly Foods

The final section covers snacks and staples like sauces and seasoning mixes.

The last cookbook I reviewed was full of family friendly recipes to go more meatless. This one is full of meal prep ideas for me alone! My boys are not interested in going plant based, but this is a great compilation of relatively easy recipes that I could batch cook to have breakfasts and lunches on hand - my own home based meal service. I’m going to be the best fed teacher in the faculty room! Five stars for solo cooks... with some ideas here for couples and families.

This cookbook is probably more for the intermediate meal prepper but there are still some really simple recipes that don't have a lot of ingredients and can easily be made for days that are really busy or the reader is more on the go. There are options for the family but also some geared towards kids and quite a variety of options.

This is a great book for new and long term vegans or those looking to eat more plant-based meals. Often times, meal-prepping can seem tricky, but this takes so much work out of the task. I tried the weekly meal plans and they were great. for keeping me on track with healthy and sustainable eating. I didn't have to stress about what I was going to take to lunch for work, or what I would eat once I got home. Another bonus is that the ingredients are very easy to find at local grocery stores which are always nice to see in any vegan cookbooks. I will definitely be incorporating these meals into my weeks. Highly recommend!

I find meal prepping hard with my busy life, being a mom and a wife. However, with this book, I find myself actually interested in meal prepping! Vegan Yack Attacks Plant Based Meal Prep takes all the guesswork out with all the tools needed to get started. With the grocery lists, meal plans and easily accessible ingredients I find this book very appealing.The meal prep portion of this book is spot on. The way this book is laid out makes meal prepping a breeze for even the beginner.

When browsing cookbooks, my first go to is color… Does the pictures look enticing enough to eat? Does this book give an array of colorful foods to keep you healthy? I have to say, this book hits that mark for me. With all the colorful pages, I find myself choosing this book over others. Especially with the actually pictures of the food you will make.

When Making my selection of cookbooks I find that most cookbooks lack the knowledge of how long the food you make, stays good. While I chose this book to review, I didn’t expect this book to be anything different. But, little to my surprise this book delivered on what I wasn't expecting. At the end of the direction, it offers storing instructions. I also find the nutritional analysis a HUGE plus as I often don’t purchase cookbooks without this information that I find vital for any cookbook.

My only con would be, even though the recipes are very appealing, most of them require a grain. I would’ve loved to have found a larger selection of grain- free recipes.

Over all, I give this cookbook 5 stars.★★★★★ One of the best ones I have found in a long time.

Thank you Quarto Publishing Group- Fair Winds Press for choosing me to review and the author, Jackie Sobon for creating it. It will surely be a staple in my home.

I was given a temporary eARC of this book via NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

As someone who has not done any meal prep before and would like to, I found this book to be very informative and easy to follow. There are lots of recipes that I would like to try and I found the instructions on how meal prepping work to be easy to follow.

As a vegetarian that can't have dairy I tend to have to look at the vegan options more and often there isn't much to choose from most places, so having meals ready will be a big help.

I would highly recommend this book even for people that don't do meal prep yet.

Love, love, love this book. It's not easy to come by a vegan cookbook for one let alone a vegan cookbook for one with meal prep! Amazing. I started doing meal prep a few months ago and would have loved to have this book on hand. The beginning of the book breaks down meal prep completely- step by step- from what to buy to what order to make things to how to make the delicious sounding recipes (and I love that the author took into consideration there will be left over ingredients that could be used in the following week's recipes). The book gives great suggestions for structure but also provides tips for making meals with others (families, friends) and mixing up the recipes. The pictures were beautiful. I can't wait to start my meal prep next week and try out some of the recipes! Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Fair Winds Press for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

A step-by-step guide to meal prep, vegan style. Many ideas in here, many delicious looking recipes, and I can't wait to give some of this a go, even though meal prep isn't really for me.

This book is filled with helpful advice on vegan meal prepping, especially for a beginner. There is a variety of options for each meal, including snacks, which is nice since you will be eating the same meal several times in one week. This means that from week to week, you will be varying your palette. The instructions provided are great, including step-by-step lists for "day zero" (prep day). There are recipes for just one person prepping for the entire week, prepping for a family, and even a few options for the kids. While it is laid out in menu style, you can tweak it to suit your needs, though that would require some finagling for the prep day instructions. Unfortunately, the mix-and-match section does not provide a weekly grocery list, which would have been helpful (for the premade menus).

My biggest complaint is that there are no reheating instructions. Is it best to reheat in the oven? What about microwave times? While it bothered me that there wasn't even a suggestion in the introduction, I didn't feel I could justify knocking down the rating.

I'd recommend this to anyone interested in getting started in beyond basic meal prep (chopping some veggies or prepping salad for the week). The recipes look tasty and well seasoned, and I think they would appeal to vegan and non-vegan alike.