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Change Your Food Change Your Life | 
 enlarge | Actor: Jill Ovnik
Studio: BYP Productions
Category: DVD
List Price: $22.95
Buy New: $19.61
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 75293
Format: Color, Digital Sound, Dts Surround Sound, Full Length, Full Screen, Ntsc
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DPR115D
UPC: 837101026611
EAN: 0837101026611
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Publication Date: February 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New but Not Shrink-wrapped
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NEW! Change Your Food; Change Your Life - Professional 80 Minute DVD - Beautifully produced and packaged - BEST MONEY YOU COULD EVER SPEND ON YOURSELF -- SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON MEDICAL COSTS. FEEL AND LOOK GREAT! Illustrates the health benefits of a plant-based diet that can help you regain lost energy, lose weight, and avoid cancer, heart disease, diabetes, etc. Packed with practical advice on how to change your life by changing the food you eat.
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 Very Informative! July 8, 2008
I borrowed this DVD from my library when I was transitioning from a vegetarian diet to a vegan one. I found this extremely helpful, especially with the grocery store suggestions and her tips for ordering out at restaurants. Most restaurants typically have only one vegetarian item on their menu (if at all) and this DVD made it easier for me to recognize items that can be made vegan with a little customization. The presentation at the beginning is very, very informative, but I agree with the other reviewers that it could be a little more sophisticated. I also love her meal planning tips/suggestions to make grocery shopping and cooking easier. If you've planned ahead and already thought out what you will prepare for every meal, it makes it much easier to stick with it. I'm glad that she had the idea to put together a presentation like this-- hopefully it will help convince more people to go vegan!
 I wanted to like this DVD. December 28, 2007
This DVD was something that I really wanted to like but just couldn't. The quality is poor and the material in it seems really dated. Save your money on this one.
Disappointed November 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I checked out this video from my local library after going vegan several weeks ago. While the intent of the DVD is good, it is poorly produced and seems more like a home video. I am glad I did not purchase it.
The first part of the DVD is a speech she gave regarding the problems of the SAD (Standard American Diet) and why vegan is better. She essentially rattles off statistics and flashes charts on an overhead projector. There could be much improvement here and the content seems too alarmist, which tends to scare people off. I actually felt sorry for the people in the audience and was often embarrassed for her.
The second portion of the DVD is video of her shopping at a local grocery store and natural food store. She walks around picking up processed food products and indicates which ones she likes. I would have preferred more focus on whole grains and vegetables, especially some of the ones most people don't know about or are afraid to try.
The third portion of the DVD is video of her ordering food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner at local restaurants. There was good content here and lots of ideas to share. I do think she should have mentioned how some seemingly vegan foods can have animal products. Did she ask the Italian restaurant if there pasta has eggs in it? Or if the oatmeal at the breakfast place is made with milk? These types of questions would have been helpful.
The final portion of the video is recipes. This was the best part of the DVD -- she give practical advice and easy preparation. This portion of the video should have been expanded.
I'm somewhat glad I watched the video, but overall I was disappointed. Jill is a charismatic woman with lots of vegan experience and great advice to share. I just think a more thought out, professionally produced video would have been worth the cost and effort.
 Everyone should see this, but has poor quality video May 9, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The intent and content of this video is outstanding. The person who speaks and teaches throughout is a formerly overweight woman who lost weight and improved her health by switching to a vegan diet. She admits once that she occassionally may slide, but is thankful there are not vegetarian police watching. Her slide presentation is full of very good content, but is just poorly done given that it's old transparencies on an overhead projector. I can imagine though with the same information done on Powerpoint it would be awesome. She has a section on the video where she takes us shopping. I think this section could've been expanded a great deal. She points out just a few items that are good transition foods like Boca burgers, but doesn't show the bulk sections, doesn't discuss grains or cooking methods, barely points out beans on the shelf. The final section is around some basic "cooking" demonstrations if you can call what she does cooking. She basically throws some stuff into a food processor for different recipes and bakes it or eats it fresh. Not too bad for working moms who are looking for quick meals for kids, but as someone who likes really cooking this video falls far short. She does provide some interesting looking dishes at the end without any recipes for them. Probably the part I found useful was when she goes to various restaurants and orders an insane amount of food off the menus just to demonstrate how you can make just about anything on a menu vegan, or at least vegetarian. With a little confidence and creativity she showed that asking them to leave out the butter, cheese, chicken, etc. can really work.
Wonderfully informative. February 12, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
My 9 and 6 y/o daughters and I watched Jill's DVD as soon as it arrived. We've been Vegan for a very short time and watching her DVD reinforced the reasons why. She provides a wealth of information, including the detriments of eating animal products and the overwhelming benefits of eating plant based foods only. I especially loved her trips to a grocery store and a natural foods store. She pointed out many items that we already use and some we hope to try. Her recommendations were very helpful. My daughters got a kick out of her trips to various restaurants. It made them very hungry!! And her outtakes were hilarious. It showed how very real and down-to-earth she is.
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