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PRAISE FOR VEGAN LUNCH BOX
“Jennifer McCann’s cookbook makes vegan cooking accessible and fun. It’s informative but not stuffy, detailed yet concise, and the recipes are creative without being difficult. There are so many delicious, well put to- gether options here, it’s not only perfect for kids but for anyone who ever eats lunch!” —Isa Chandra Moskowitz, author of VEGANOMICON
“Being a vegan kid just got a lot easier! The menus in Vegan LunchLunch BoxBox make it easy to plan a balanced and nutritious lunch for your kids (or your- self!). The variety alone makes it worth having.” —Erin Pavlina, author of RAISING VEGAN CHILDREN IN A NON-VEGAN WORLD
“Destined to become a classic, this is the book vegan parents have been waiting for. And who knew? A vegan mom started a blog describing the lunches she made for her son for one school year, and it won the 2006 Bloggie Award for “Best Food Blog” (NOT “best VEGETARIAN food blog,” but “Best Food Blog,” period!). It inspired, delighted, and motivated not only vegan parents, but omnivores bored with their own lackluster lunches. This book will continue delighting with recipes that are as innovative, kid- pleasing, and healthful as they are delicious.” —Bryanna Clark Grogan, author of NONNA’S ITALIAN KITCHEN 1600940729 text_rev.qxd 4/21/08 8:53 AM Page ii
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Vegan Lunch Box 150 Amazing, Animal-Free Lunches Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love!
Jennifer McCann
A Member of the Perseus Books Group 1600940729 text_rev.qxd 4/21/08 8:53 AM Page vi
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Copyright © 2008 by Jennifer McCann
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America.
Photographs © Greg McCann
Designed by Trish Wilkinson Set in 12 point Goudy by the Perseus Books Group
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McCann, Jennifer. Vegan lunch box : 150 amazing, animal-free lunches kids and grown-ups will love! / Jennifer McCann. — 1st Da Capo Press ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-60094-072-9 (alk. paper) 1. Vegan cookery. 2. Lunchbox cookery. I. Title. TX837.M463 2008 641.5'636—dc22 2008004700
First Da Capo Press edition 2008
Published by Da Capo Press A Member of the Perseus Books Group www.dacapopress.com
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“Give children a healthy dose of the truth, and I believe most of them will hop, skip, and jump over to the side of the angels and never look back.” Howard Lyman, NO MORE BULL! 1600940729 text_rev.qxd 4/21/08 8:53 AM Page viii
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