Reviews (6)

Awesome
I kind of had my doubts about this book. My boyfriend and I have occasionally stopped by her show on PBS to mock her husband's guitar playing. Next time we might restrain ourselves - all the recipes we've tried from this book have been wonderful!
More please!
Ideal for anyone who wishes to obtain information on whole foods without arousing suspicion.

I really love this book!
Christina is so great at what she does when it comes to cooking with whole foods. Her recipes in this book are easy and you can find the ingredients in any Whole Foods market. She really explains why it's so important to eat the right foods and why organic cooking is so much healthier. This book is wonderful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cookery    2. Cookery (Natural foods)    3. Cooking    4. Cooking / Wine    5. Health & Healing - General    6. Natural foods    7. Reference    8. Specific Ingredients - Natural Foods    9. Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General   

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Use the philsophy of this book every day but most of the recipes only a few times a week.
I just discovered this book and was really excited to read it. I must say that overall I wasn't disappointed. Her explanations on how we impact our bodies and the earth by the choices we make in food and even in the products we use is truly convincing. Her enthusiasm for food is contageous. The fact that she discusses various eating plans and the philosophy behind each is really wonderful. The amount of good information presented is amazing. That said, I was a little confused about the recipes. I am of Italian heritage so I was raised on olive oil, beans, nuts, grains, etc and continue to make them my basic food choices. But just because nuts and good quality oils have health benefits doesn't mean you can use them with wild abandon. Some of the recipes in this book have way too much fat per serving. Unless you're extremely active I truly can't imagine using most of these recipes on a regular basis and being able to control your weight. For example, there is a recipe for "Massaged Greens". This veg side dish has 11 grams of fat per serving (and only 150 calories). As someone who eats alot of greens, I can say first hand that a drizzle of good quality oil is all that you really need to season greens, anything more and you drown out their flavor. The "Walnut Oatmeal Raisin Cookies" are 400 calories and 21 grams of fat per cookie! To be fair, not all of the recipes are high in fat but the majority are. The other odd thing about many of these recipes are the copius amounts of sodium. Soy sauce (shoyu) seems to be the culprit here. The "Soba Noodle Salad" and the "Soba Noodle Soup" have 3,130 mg and 3,390 mg of sodium per serving respectively. And the above mentioned"Massaged Greens": 960 mg. of sodium per serving. Alot of recipes have 600 mg or higher (although not all recipes are high in sodium). So, I was baffled that Dean Ornish would write the Forward. Unless he's loosened his militant stance on the "proper" way to eat for health, he seemed like the last person who would herald most of the recipes in this tome.So maybe one should use the philosophy of this book every single day but the recipes only a few times a week.
Green Living Awakening
Finally!"The Balanced Plate" is here.If you have read my other reviews you know how much I love "Living Cuisine" by Renee and I am not disappointed with "The Balanced Plate".
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Subjects:  1. Cookery (Natural foods)    2. Cooking    3. Cooking / Wine    4. Health & Healing - Allergy    5. Health & Healing - General    6. Cooking / Health & Healing / Allergy    7. Health & wholefood cookery   

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A simply outstanding reference for managing allergies while traveling or simply enjoying the convenience of dining out
Expertly co-authored by Kim Koeller, Let's Eat Out!: Your Passport To Living Gluten And Allergy Free is a simply outstanding reference for managing allergies while traveling or simply enjoying the convenience of dining out. Informed and informative, Let's Eat Out! offers readers an exclusive perspective on innovative strategies for pursuit of an allergen filled healthy yet satisfactory diet without the necessity to stay home and avoiding the social atmosphere of the restaurant. Let's Eat Out! is very strongly recommended to everybody with restrictive allergies wishing to engage in restaurant dining with family, friends, or business associates.
Great Tips & Ideas On Safely Eating Out With Gluten/Food Allergies!
This book has been very helpful as a mom of a 2 yr old food allergy child.When my daughter was diagnosed with a couple of severe food allergies and many sensitivies, we had not dined out for a while.This book has helped to truly understand what to look out for and how to manage the eating out process.It's easy to use and I was impressed by the tips and knowledge relating to dealing with the specific top 10 allergens when dining out.Not only does it deal with the 10 allergens but relates them to each of the 7 cuisines such as Indian, American Steak and Seafood, French, etc. giving helpful tips on how allergens may be "hidden" or used in preparation that you would never expect. The book helps you to identify these items and communicate effectively with the restaurant staff.In addition, there is also useful information on safely choosing snacks when you are out, travel, etc.The book has helped me gain confidence in dining out as a family again.The book is a great read for those with celiac, food allergies or even parents of children with food allergies!
the first of its kind
"Let's Eat Out!" will make you hungry and give you the power to protect yourself from food allergies at the same time. This series is an amazingly comprehensive guide that is sure to help thousands of people to feel more in control of their lives.
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Reviews (10)

Excellent
I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease about a year ago and all the cookbooks I've used so far haven't been very good.So, needless to say, I was skeptical of this book that was getting rave reviews.I must say, this is by far the best gluten-free cookbook I've used.I've baked pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, a pizza and a birthday cake and all were wonderful.I'm not sure what Annalise does differently, but the breads are fluffy and rise just like wheat-based breads.I highly recommend this book.

Real Bread!
I have to share with everyone how WONDERFUL and EXCELLENT are the recipes from Annalise Roberts "Gluten-Free Baking Classics"!
Young cook falls in love!!
i am 18 and was diagnosed with celiacs 6 months ago.Since then i have tried tons of differnet recipes and flour mixes, and bought 11 gluten free cook books.This is my favorite one by far!!! the recipes are so simple and delicious!! i made pumpkin muffins the other day and they came out perfectly like regular muffins and stayed moist and soft for days. Thank you Annalise for this wonderful book!!!! i could throw out the rest of them and be compeletly satisfied living off her recipes. It is a deffinate must have!! ... Read more

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Reviews (9)

Quackery!!!
Do not buy this book! The author's views and opinions are ,in my opinion, nothing but quackery. In fact, after just briefly scanning the book section after section, the author comes across as very opinionated, arrogant and superior. I was expecting a book that was full of useful information that I could apply to my young family, but what I found was a book full of unnecessary judgements and guilt trips. I am very, very, very disappointed. This book offends me so much that I had to write this review. The author states to eat in moderation and not to get hung up on the guidelines of good nutrition (which I agree to some extent). But when did loading your plate up with extra fat, salt and sugar in order to make your food taste good became part of a healthy eating plan? Her thinking is completely backwards. She then goes on to discuss that a diet high in saturated fat is not directly related to heart disease and that heart disease is not the number one killer in America, so we should learn to loosen up with our dietary restrictions! Excuse me, but what planet does she live on? Any physician, researcher, nutritionist, etc. will tell you that a diet high in saturated fat is directly related to heart disease. I should know, I am a registered nurse and I care for patients with heart disease all of the time. Furthermore, in a society that is obsessed with gigantic food portions and unhealthy food choices, obesity is fast becoming a crucial health concern. In a way, her book encourages this thinking of unhealthy eating and may directly or indirectly promote obesity. Wow!!!!!! Finally, the author is especially harsh and conscending with people who actually want to make good, wholesome, healthy food from scratch. Her comments about not being a food snob truly infuriated me. Cooking with canned soup may be fine for some people, but for some this is not OK for obvious reasons (high sodium content, etc.) And when did hot dogs, ice cream and potato chips become classified as nutritious? I could go on and on, but I will refrain. This book utterly disgusts and sickens me! Please do yourself a favour and keep looking.

Learn to eat!
This is an excellent primer for parents (and maybe even just young singles or couples starting out on their own) who need help with basic feeding skills like cooking and grocery shopping. Excellent for parents of all cooking abilities
Ellyn Satter seems to direct this book at parents with minimal cooking experience or desire.This is probably justified based on her topic, but I am a happy and experienced home cook and I really enjoyed the book too.She explains useful tips for adapting foods for little eaters and how to round out meals with appealing vegetables and desserts.I love this book!A great companion to Child Of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense, because it provides lots of recipes to help apply the very sensible eating principles from Child Of Mine. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

When Michael Milken was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 1993, he wasted no time switching from his daily egg-and-bacon-sandwich breakfasts to a low-fat, vegetarian diet. He also founded CaP CURE, the Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate. Through research supported by CaP CURE, Milken learned that cutting down on fat was not enough--that soy protein could be an important missing ingredient in his diet. He duly incorporated all of the cancer-fighting ingredients into his diet, but he missed the joy of eating.Read more

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Good Stuff
The book presents recipes attractively.I've tried a few and they were easier and better than I expected, given the somewhat unusual ingredients for familiar foods.The book goes astray, to some degree, in my opinion, because it works too hard at recreating unhealthy high fat foods with low-fat, high-soy, equivalents.Better to just present vegetarian recipees that don't try to seem like something else.

a treat for the eyes
what i loved most about this book is the 'photojournalist' Great for those who are lactose intolerant
I purchased this book because it contained recipes like flan that didn't require any dairy products.It also provides some great tips for substituting out ingredients like cream and other milk products without sacrificing texture and taste.Read more

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The Natural Gourmet
As the sbtitle says, "delicious recipes for Healthy,BALANCED eating". Recpes are keyed to the Five Phase Theory of eating.

This Book has the Best Tasting Wheat-Free Pumpkin Pie Recipe
This is a great cookbook.The pumkin pie crust is wheat free and it tastes great.It's always a hit at the holidays, and the pumkin pie part of the recipe is dairy free, this recipe is so nutritious that you can eat it anytime.The entire book has some great solutions.And if you are in NYC you should try to take a class at Ann Marie's Cooking School.

Very useful
This is a great follow-up to The Book of Whole Meals, because the food gets more creative. The first part of the book explains how to balance meals using the Chinese 5-Element system, which really helps in overcoming cravings for junk foods. They also label the recipes so you can figure out how to fit them into the system. I have to admit I've mainly used the book for this purpose. For the recipes, I adjusted them to suit my own taste, and found them satisfying. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

The Sugar Busters! diet lets you eat just about anything except certain carbohydrates, including refined sugars, red and white potatoes, corn, white rice, highly processed grains, beets, and carrots. This cookbook offers a variety of Sugar Busters!- acceptable recipes, averaging about 40 percent "correct" carbohydrates, 30 percent protein, and 30 percent fat. These recipes won't keep you in the kitchen all day, though most aren't produced in a flash, either. Breakfasts are predominantly egg dishes. Lunches include Stir-Fried Ginger Chicken, Chesapeake Crab Cakes, Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Olive-Tomato Sauce, Fourth of July Macaroni Salad (colorful with red onions, tomatoes, green bell peppers, and onions), and Bayou Spicy Boiled Shrimp. Dinner entrées emphasize meat, fish, and poultry, with some regional and international dishes. The collection also includes separate recipe sections for vegetables, appetizers, salad dressings, sauces, and holiday dishes. Read more

Reviews (19)

Very Helpful
I was pleasantly surprised by this cookbook. The recipes are very easy to use and to shop for. The food taste very good. I had more energy and overall felt better. This cookbook is very helpful to me as a person with hypoglycemia.

Helpful Tool
The book is very helpful in putting together menus for people who have to watch their diet. It takes a lot of guesswork out of what to cook, and portions etc.

I FINALLY UNDERSTAND HOW MY BODY WORKS!
I am surprised at the negative comments by the 'vegetarians'. This book is for everyone and has recipes that will work for you! I have just begun ANOTHER weight loss mission and have already lost 10lbs! I don't feel hungry and now understand the foods that will make my body eat the fat instead of store it. I now look at all labels and will not buy anything that has 1 or more grams of sugar. Once I started looking at labels it was amazing to see just how much sugar I was eating without realizing. I am approaching 40 and my body was not responding to diets, exercise or anything. It is responding now. I am not a cook, but with this book, I am able to cook the recipes with ease and I like the meals! There are plenty of choices too. I hesitated before buying this book, but it was the best book purchase that I have ever made! Good luck to you too! I could hardly put this book down. Just like my new morning brew made from soy beans. Taste like coffee, sans the caffeine, and contains no tannic acids. I have no more heartburn and that is something to write about. Google it online under "s oyfee".
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Reviews (9)

Very helpful book!
As a busy mom of three, this book has been a lifesaver for me. The meals require very little preparation and few ingredients. It's wonderful to whip up a nice lunch for my husband on his day off, or a quick dinner on the table for my kids in less than 30 minutes. The best part is knowing the meal is healthy. No more fast food for us!

Weight Watchers Cook it Quick book
Speedy and tasty. I turn to this when I want a flavorful, healthy meal in a hurry

An explanation of portion size
For those of you whose major complaint about this book was its lack of portion size, allow me to explain: all the recipes say how many servings they yield. And all the recipes say how many Weight Watchers' points are in a serving. SO: Let's say you've just made a chili recipe, and followed it to the letter. Let's say the recipe serves four, and each serving is 3 points. DIVIDE THE FOOD INTO FOUR EQUAL PARTS. Then you'll know that each part is worth three points.
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Reviews (10)

The Glycemic Load Diet
I have done every diet in the market for several years, to no avail.Diets, do serve their purpose for a short while.This book explains more about the body and what it takes to make it work properly.Loosing weight comes naturally, if one wants to take the time to follow the advises of the book.Note, I wrote advises; as usual, it takes a person's determination as to what one wants to do about one's body and how it looks.But, if we think of health, before looks, then the battle is won.Looks comes with being healthy, and doing things the right way.There is so much properly explained in this book,it makes sense that is all!I sincerely recommend it for good reading and good sense.Take the time to do so, it really makes sense.
Poor GL Tables
The book provides some information regarding the GL approach to dieting but the values it publishes for Glycemic load are not supported by ANY OTHER SOURCE available to the average reader (i.e. the internet).As a result the reader is left wondering how to follow the plan when the numbers given in the book are not supported by other nutritional sources.Sadly, the only reference given for additional sources of GL values is the author's own website.

Excellent Book
I do not give evaluations of books very often, but this is an exception.Dr. Thompson has written a very easy to read and understand book that clarifies the Glycemic Index/Load and provides a sensible plan for weight loss based on the glycemic load and moderate exercise.His formula for determining the GL is a bit different from most other sources, but if you just remember to multiply other's figures by 10 or divide his by 10 you will be real close.In addition to a very readable book, Dr. Thompson is a very approachable author.I, and several others on a website that I frequent, have sent him emails to ask questions.Guess What!! He actually responds to our emails and answers our questions.Truly remarkable.A great book, a great plan that works for the present and the long term. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

In the early 1990s, when Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D., a nationally recognized award-winning nutrition expert and the nutrition correspondent for Read more

Reviews (6)

BUY THIS BOOK if you never buy anything else...
It's so refreshing to read a book that doesn't preach "diet". It's a vicious cycle. What we eat affects our mood and our mood affects what we want to eat!!
Decent Nutrition Overview
This book is an overview of nutritional and dietary practices, and how they can affect your health, particularly your mental well-being.It is organized into two main sections: The Food-Mood Link, and Nutrition Know-How.In the first section, there are separate chapters about such topics as blood chemistry, carbohydrates, fats and chocolate, and dietary affects on energy levels, PMS and SAD, depression, stress, thinking and memory, as well as chapters on food allergies and intolerances, and eating disorders.The second section presents advice on healthy eating habits for positive mental well-being, with chapters on shopping and supplements.At the end of the book are a glossary, a short section of recipes, a list of organizations devoted to specific diet and health concerns, references organized by chapter, and an index.
Might be the best Diet Book out there
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Reviews (26)

Excellent information, great little book on juicing
I'd never heard of Jay Kordich, but from his bio in the book he's REALLY dedicated to the concept of juicing -- a pioneer, really. His enthusiasm is welcome, he knows what he's talking about and virtually every recipe is worth making! I bought a Breville juicer from amazon.com and I wish this book had shipped with it!
It's a good book...
I definitely think it's a good book if you're just starting out.In the back it gives you a lot of info about the different vitamins and minerals what fruit/vegetable has it and how it helps your body.I actually ordered this book for someone else, and they were so grateful.Bottom line is it's not a waste of money.Good Luck everyone!

Juiceman's Juicing
This book covers storage and selections of fruits and vegetables quite well, also has easy receips.Howeveer it is a bit redundant and could be reduced and still cover all of the information. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

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Reviews (18)

great resource for foodstuffs
This is a great food sourcebook.It doesn't have recipes - it's not a cookbook.
natural goodness defined
The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia is the holy grail to anyone embarking on a healthier, greener diet. Wood carries a relaxed, conversational tone through tales of sugar snap pea goodness or the brief history of quinoa, and I love her attention to detail in pointing out surreptitiously refined sugars in the most seemingly safest foods. At times, the lecture waxes a tad over-preachy, but the sheer breadth of foods covered, from South American grains to Asian legumes, makes this book a must-have for any cook.

Excellent whole foods primer
Sometimes, the trick with books of this nature is being able to find the information you are looking for quickly and easily.There are a number of other books on the market that contain much the same information as this book does (in more detail) but what sets The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia apart is its remarkable ability to simplify the key information down to the most essential basics. Elson Haas' Staying Healthy With Nutrition for example, is an excellent resource but at nearly 1000 pages it requires a bit of digging to get to the specific information you need.The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia is always the first place I check for the basics before researching more specialized, detailed sources.It's to natural food what Ephraim Katz' Film Encyclopedia is to film...namely, the best resource for concise, general overviews.
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Reviews (3)

Cookbook
I found this book very helpful.I'm sure I will be using it often.

Actually Edible Recipies!
I've been suckered into getting a lot of cookbooks that call for ingredients that I would not give to my dog.In fact, the dog wouldn't even eat some of the "healthy, yummy, tasty, etc." leftovers from some books. good food done right
I got this cookbook from the VA on loan. I am from the south and this book is right down my ally. I love the food and the ease of preparation that is shows. I have been cooking for 3 years am not very good. I made 15 of these meals and loved everyone of them but one. I substituted my leftovers for the food called for. I made breakfast in under 30 minutes three morning in a row. Lunch was an snap. and dinner was jsut fabulous and quick to make,under 45 minutes. This includeed the prep time also. Chopping diceing slicing.And very good book. rhodson ... Read more

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Reviews (15)

Good Recipies
I'm not a vegan, I'm not even a veggie. I like animal products such as eggs and cheese. I even like virtually all kinds of meat. So why am I recommending this book.
Average RAW Rant. See Juliano's book.
`RAWvolution' by raw food entrepreneur Matt Amsden is the third book on a purely `RAW' cuisine. It really offers very little more than Juliano's `RAW The Uncook Book' and far less than Charlie Trotter's `Raw'. The only improvement it makes over Juliano's book is that it requires the use of extra virgin olive oil, since the unqualified `Olive Oil' is often extracted by heating, after the first cold pressing. The only major difference Amsden offers over both books is his bringing down the maximum temperature to 105 degrees Fahrenheit or human body temperature, depending on where in his book you read the statement. Otherwise, the book has all the caveats I've found in Trotter's and Juliano's book.
Rawvolution Rawks!
This is a great raw food recipe book for anyone that is either transitioning to a raw food diet, or has made it their lifestyle for years!Easy to follow directions with tasty pictures of almost every recipe (a lot of the recipes only call for throwing everything in a blender, and presto!), and a helpful glossary of foods that may be unfamiliar to some.Make sure to have a food dehydrator--you won't want to miss out on the unbelievable food he has that requires one. ... Read more

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Reviews (9)

Practical approach fast recipes great basic book
The book has a number of strong points: the recipes are usually low in fat, there are many suggestions for vegetarian dishes but also options to add in meat, every pulse you can think of is covered and a good number of the recipes use time saving products such as already processed barbecue sauce or tomato paste etc. This has its benefits but also, in the case of some items, if you are located in Europe the suggested items aren't readily available. The book extensively covers different types of rice, grains, beans etc, and contains information on soaking and cooking times. There is a large section on deserts, rice puddings and other kinds of sweets with some original suggestions. Overall, however, few of the recipes sparkle with creative flair, many are variations of what you intuitively mix together yourself if you are moderately creative and have a well stocked kitchen. If you are an experienced cook looking for creative and exciting input, i.e. you flick through books and then assimilate suggestions to incorporate into your own cooking you might want to have a look at the Ajurvedic cookbook by Mirjam Gazin Hospodar, which also has many grain, rice etc recipes, however not low-fat and more time intensive than the rice beans and grain cookbook. If you 1) are not experimental when cooking2) want step by step solid instructions 3) don't like spending ages in the kitchen 4)like healthy low-fat fare 5) want a good summary of grains, rice, pulses and how to treat them and don't already have a book, then this book is a very good choice for you.

Easy and basic but not bland
This is the book I have been looking for.I have always liked beans and grains but what to do with them other than tabouli and chili? The recipes are for simple basic food, ingredients that can be found in most supermarkets and I don't need my french dictionary !I had the Red Lentil Vegetable Stew for supper tonight and it was great!

Best Beans and Rice ever
Great recipes for year 'round cooking and eating. Includes the full spectrum of snacks, dips, breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. ... Read more

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Reviews (7)

Good way to start eating luscious greens
I have been wanting to add greens to our family diet for years but needed help learning about the individual plants and how to cook them. This book is a good primer, teaching the reader about the general character of each of the most commonly available greens, what nutritional aspects they add to the diet, their flavor, texture, and how they combine with other foods to make a better meal. Importantly, the authors provide advice about the best (and worst) ways to cook each green. The recipes are simple and tasty.
Love this book!
It has so many recipes to choose from.This book is great. I recommend it to all of my clients.

Buy in bulk
What impresses me most about this book is that the authors have been able to come up with a tremendous variety of ways to prepare the various types of greens without becoming repetitious or including any horrors.I created a kale dish from this book that became a newfound family favourite to my European parents--something I figure to be just short of a miracle, given a North American cookbook.The recipes are well thought out in terms of flavour and texture, and the vast majority have been planned out to taste perfect without meat, milk, cheese or eggs--a bonus for anyone that has to cook for both themselves and someone on any sort of special diet at the same time (and doesn't want to suffer).Even for the jaded cook, this book will provide tasty, natural, new ideas on what to do with a wide range of greens.I�ve been buying copies and handing them out like some sort of missionary.A great, unique book. ... Read more

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The most thorough treatise on the subject
This book does an excellent job of summarizing and organizing all of the work done by Michio Kushi and others over the span of decades working with cancer patients. Though Macrobiotics is based on much Japanese culture, this book is geared to the westernized/American reader so there is very little in the way of cultural chasm to jump over.