I have always been a fan of Mark Bittman. His writing about cooking is very straight and clear, and there's no pretentious in his writing, whereas other cookbook authors there's this air of pretentious. I first read about his VB6 concept in Outside magazine and I thought that was a very neat "diet". I'm always trying to find how to better my nutrition and eat healthier, especially raising three kids and teaching them on how to eat healthy. I was intrigued with Vegan Before 6 and wonder if that is doable and will my kids enjoy. When I saw this cookbook, I knew I have to read it and check it out.