Healthy Eating Cookbooks

Heaven's Banquet : Vegetarian Cooking for Lifelong Health the Ayurveda Way
Miriam Kasin Hospodar

Ayurveda, a 3,000 year old Indian science ensuring the total health of mind, body, and spirit, is one of the fastest growing alternative health models today. Publications from Vegetarian Times and Prevention Magazine to Business Week herald the growth of interest in Ayurveda-- a $2 billion market-- and the Maharishi Ayur-Veda Institute is the preeminent marketer of Ayurvedic products in the U.S. and worldwide. Research shows that Ayurvedic practices strengthen the body, enhance the immune system, and perform a wide range of preventative functions. Miriam Hospodar's twenty-year culinary journey has culminated in a major work that is as inspiring as it is comprehensive. Heaven's Banquet offers an accessible, informed, and passionate approach to transforming your cooking, and your health, with Ayurvedic principles. The recipes come from all over the world --Europe and the Mediterranean; China, Japan, Southeast Asia; the Jewish and Middle Eastern culinary traditions; and the Americas. Hospodar has guidance for the "new vegetarian" and for those cooking on "terrible schedules." She offers options for sugar-free, salt-free, dairy-free, and wheat-free diets, and provides a full complement of recipes in every category-- from appetizers and finger foods through main courses and desserts. Heaven's Banquet is a cookbook with a philosophy, a voice, and a mission. It is a landmark work that will be a standard for years, even generations, to come.
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Zone Meals in Seconds : 150 Fast and Delicious Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
by Barry Sears

Stay happily in the Zone with these fresh, flavorful, and satisfying meals!
Millions of people worldwide have discovered the incredible weight-loss and health benefits of living in The Zone. Since Dr. Barry Sears first unveiled his dietary program of balanced protein, carbohydrate, and fat in 1995, his books have inspired men and women of all ages to transform themselves mentally and physically. Now, with Zone Meals in Seconds, it's easier than ever to stay in the Zone.
For almost fifteen years, Barry and Lynn Sears have maintained a completely Zone-friendly kitchen for themselves and their two daughters. In addition, as a working mother, Lynn has had to battle the vending machines and fast-food frenzies of the average workday. Zone Meals in Seconds combines Lynn's hard-won wisdom and valuable experience with Barry's Zone expertise and medical knowledge in this family-friendly book. From quick and easy breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes and snack tips, to mix-and-match lunches for kids, to tasty slow-cooker dishes you can throw together in the morning and enjoy when you come home at night, you'll find hundreds of convenient and delicious ways to experience the incredible health benefits of the Zone.
Packed with the latest Zone dietary guidelines, shopping advice, and -- most important -- 150 of the best Zone recipes yet, Zone Meals in Seconds will be a hit with hard-core Zone followers and newcomers alike.

The Weeknight Survival Cookbook : How to Make Healthy Meals in 10 Minutes
Dena Irwin

A must-have cookbook for busy families (and singles) This book is great has easy to prepare recipes which everyone will love. The book comes complete with staples and shopping list to organize your meals for the week.

A Cookbook for All Seasons: A Healthy Eating Plan for Life
Elson M Haas

Guidelines for maintaining healthy and nutritious eating habits in today's world of processed and instant food are offered in this book that features food sections, seasonal menu planning, and recipes.

Cooking the Whole Foods Way: Your Complete, Everyday Guide to Healthy, Delicious Eating With 500 Recipes, Menus, Techniques, Meal Planning, Buying Tips, Wit & Wisdom
Christina Pirello

Christina Pirello turned to a whole-foods diet after being diagnosed with terminal leukemia at age 26. To the shock of her doctors, and without any medical treatment, she went into complete remission. She was surprised herself, as she'd been a vegetarian for more than 10 years and wasn't convinced that cutting prepackaged foods, sugar, and dairy from her diet would make that much of a difference to her health.
Pirello says, "Macrobiotics is an understanding that that food is energy, that everything we eat becomes part of us and helps create who we become." With this philosophy in mind, she advises how to plan menus, shop for quality ingredients, and combine foods for optimum energy. She then jumps right into her collection of more than 500 recipes, among them Fresh Corn Chowder, Béchamel Sauce, and Chocolate Hazelnut Torte. They should appeal to entire families; beans, tofu, and sea vegetables do figure prominently in many dishes, but rarely have these much-maligned ingredients sounded so tantalizing. Pirello's sassiness, adventuring spirit, and lust for life are readily apparent in these recipes, and her book should certainly help make the transition to a whole-foods lifestyle a smooth one. --Erica Jorgensen

The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat
Loren Cordain

Healthy, delicious, and simple, the Paleo Diet is the diet you were designed to eat. If you want to lose weight–up to 75 pounds in six months–or if you want to attain optimal health, The Paleo Diet will do wonders for you. The world’s leading expert on Paleolithic (Stone Age) nutrition, Dr. Loren Cordain demonstrates how, by eating all the lean meats and fish, fresh fruits, and nonstarchy vegetables you want, you can lose weight and prevent and treat heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, Syndrome X, and many other illnesses. Over 100 delicious Paleo recipes provide enough flavor and variety to satisfy anyone, and the six weeks of Paleo meal plans get you started on a healthy and enjoyable new way of eating. Start reading and following The Paleo Diet today and eat your way to weight loss, weight control, increased energy, and lifelong health–while enjoying every delicious bite.