Cookbook cover for THE LOW-CARBON COOKBOOK & ACTION PLAN: Reduce Food Waste and Combat Climate Change with 140 Sustainable Plant-Based Recipes

THE LOW-CARBON COOKBOOK & ACTION PLAN: Reduce Food Waste and Combat Climate Change with 140 Sustainable Plant-Based Recipes

Alejandra Schrader

Alpha
June 8, 2021
$29.99/Hardcover
ISBN-13: 978-1615649891

About

Alejandra Schrader is a plant-based nutrition certified chef, food TV personality, entrepreneur, and activist based in Los Angeles. After the US economic crash in 2009, driven by her passion for food and financial need, she decided to apply to cook competitively on FOX’s popular show MasterChef (Season 2.) From over 30,000 applicants, she earned a spot as a top finalist and was later named a fan favorite of the show. Alejandra then pursued a culinary journey focused on food systems as they relate to a greener planet. Alejandra has been featured on all major US television networks in English and Spanish and has performed cooking segments on such national shows as The Talk, Access Hollywood Live, Cafe CNN, Home & Family, and Despierta America (Univision’s morning talk show). Alejandra has also made appearances on such national Canadian talk shows as The Marilyn Denis Show and The Social. Her interviews and recipes have been featured in such high-profile printed media as The New York Times and InTouch Weekly magazine. Alejandra is a Sisters on the Planet Ambassador for Oxfam America and she’s a founding member of the Chef’s Manifesto.

Eating ethically, lowering your carbon footprint, and decreasing greenhouse gases sound like great steps you can take to curtail climate change and its impacts. But is it really that easy? In The Low-Carbon Cookbook, renowned chef Alejandra Schrader offers science-backed information on how to make the most-climate friendly choices from examining the impact of the supply chain for the foods that end up on our plates to evaluating the carbon footprint of various plant-based options we have. If you’ve been looking for ways to help slow down climate change, you can start from your dining room table—and with The Low-Carbon Cookbook as your guide.