When Alicia Silverstone starred as Cher, the ditzy, matchmaking Valley girl with the gigantic heart in Clueless, one of her trademark lines was, “Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good.” With her new vegan cookbook, The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Losing Weight, Feeling Great and Saving the Planet (Rodale, 2009), she’s succeeded in drawing attention not just to our mouths, but also to our bodies, the planet and all sentient beings.