The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Low-Fat Vegan Cooking ($18.95, 303 pp) brings low-fat, plant-based foods to your kitchen table. Written by Bo Rinaldi, a chef, entrepreneur and co-owner of the Blossoming Lotus restaurant in Portland, Oregon, this book not only provides over 200 recipes for any time of day (including snacks to fill those pesky between meal cravings), but an outline of vitamins, minerals, protein and good fats essential to optimal health.

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegan Slow Cooking ($16.95, 292 pp) by Beverly Lynn Bennett proves you don’t need to sacrifice taste for health. By adapting traditional slow cooking techniques to a vegan lifestyle, Bennett serves up over 200 plant-based recipes including “Jalapeno and Green Chilie Grits,” “Mama Mia Minestrone,” “Veggie Lasagna,” and “Ratatouille.”

Crazy Sexy Kitchen ($29.95, 286 pp) is the latest vegan cookbook by The New York Times Best-Selling author and “wellness warrior” Kris Car. Co-authored by Chef Chad Sarno, the 150 plant-empowered recipes are designed to ignite a “mouthwatering revolution” and promote a healthy lifestyle. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will never be the same after tasting these recipes: “Crazy Sexy Breakfast Tacos” “Warm Kale and Quinoa Salad,” and “Squash Pasta with Sage Pesto.”

Guy Gourmet: Great Chef’s Amazing Meals for a Lean and Healthy Body ($24.00, 320 pp) is the first cookbook from Men’s Health magazine. Written by Adina Steiman and Paul Kita, the book includes over 150 recipes from the country’s best chefs including Thomas Keller, Rick Bayless and Kenny Callaghan. Guy Gourmet is packed with nutritious dishes like “Grilled Fish Tacos with Chipotle Crema,” “Backyard Baby Back Ribs,” and “Crab Cakes.” It’s the perfect book for beginners and experts alike.

The Rawvolution Continues: The Living Foods Movement in 150 Natural and Delicious Recipes ($30.00, 272 pp) promotes a pure food diet. Written by world famous chefs Matt and Janabai Amsden, this colorful cookbook features 150 scrumptious recipes such as “Hungry-Man Avocado Cheese Scramble,” “Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ Pancakes,” and “Red Hot Chili Soup.” This book is perfect for vegetarians, vegans, raw foodies and everyone looking to improve their overall health.

New from InterHealth Nutraceuticals is Meratrim, a proprietary blend of two plant extracts: Sphaeranthus indicus flower heads and Garcinia mangostana fruit rind. Meratrim was shown in two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical studies to be safe and effective for weight management as well as waist size management, says the company.

Robinson Pharma Inc. now offers the Unique IS-2 Probiotic Softgel. The Unique IS-2 Bacillus coagulans strain has been studied in several human clinical trials and is now available in an easy-to-swallow, shelf-stable soft gel. It has demonstrated high resistance to extreme temperature and humidity, is resistant to gastric acids and can survive transit through the gastrointestinal tract.

New from innoVactiv are two versions of its dual-action carb blocker InSea2, which supports healthy blood sugar levels and proper weight management. With over 10% polyphenol and a standardized potency level, InSea2-10 offers carb control, especially for lowering post-meal blood sugar and insulin levels. A premium InSea2-20 is now available with over 20% polyphenol and guaranteed superior potency for α-amylase inhibition.

Bluebonnet Nutrition now offers a competitively priced and sustainably sourced line of kosher standardized herbs that are “as true to nature as possible.” Using sustainably wild-crafted or -harvested sources of herbs, extractions are water based and encapsulated in vegan capsules.