Eating the right sort of fat is tantamount to a good and balanced diet. Nicola Graimes will dispel the myths about fats, including information on which fats are healthy, how to avoid trans fats, how to increase your intake of mono- and poly-unsaturated fats, what is 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol and what should your daily fat intake be.
This comprehensive and inspirational guide to vegetarianism shows how you can use vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, lentils, pulses, eggs and dairy products to cook mouth-watering and easy meals. It will guide you through the best way to choose, prepare and cook ingredients to provide a healthy and balanced diet, and includes a variety of delicious recipes which will show how varied, colourful and full of flavour vegetarian food can be. You will find a wealth of ideas which will inspire both the novice and experienced vegetarian cook alike. The Vegatarian Bible includes: * what it means to be vegetarian * foods that provide essential vitamins and minerals * how to plan vegetarian meals * how to stock a vegetarian kitchen and storecupboard
Focusing on the essential ingredients for good health, this fully illustrated guide highlights the healing powers of various health-giving foods. It provides informative facts about these ingredients and includes 100 appetizing vegetarian recipes, making it a valuable resource for anyone looking to enhance their diet and well-being through nutritious meals.
This essential guide to a healthier way of eating makes following the nutritious, health-giving vegetarian whole foods diet simple and delicious. It includes both a reference section to powerful health-giving foods and over 100 palate-pleasing recipes.
The enticing recipe collection includes over 300 dishes from around the world. Step-by-step photographs guide you through each tested recipe to help you achieve perfect results. With easy-to-read, informative text and mouthwatering dishes, this is an essential book for every cook.
Along with the nutrients gleaned from fresh fruit and vegetables, these great-tasting drinks contain the added benefit of active super-nutrients such as spirulina, wheatgrass, maca, baobab, lacuma, acai berries, chia seeds, and raw cacao among many others. To help those unfamiliar with these super-nutrients, an in-depth list with a detailed explanation of their numerous health benefits is featured as well as information on how to use them. There is no comparison between home-produced juices and storebought ones from a health point of view; with homemade drinks you know what you’re getting, you can choose your favorite fresh produce and they are additive-free with no added sugar and they’re not pasteurized, a process which can deplete their nutritional status. Alongside over 100 recipes, this book gives valuable practical advice on getting the most from your fresh produce, including shopping tips, covering seasonality and foraging, plus a guide to buying a juicer or blender that best suits your needs.
From sunshine jelly to tuna quesadillas, create 100 nutritious and mouth-watering recipes. Step-by-step instructions show exactly how to whip up perfection on a plate in no time to transform your breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts.
Building on the success of Nicola Graimes's Big Book of Low Carb Recipes cookbook, The Right Carb cookbook shows how eating the right carbs (fats and sugars) in sensible moderate amounts is the answer to good health.
Discover the convenience and versatility of your slow cooker with over 60 inspired, tried-and-tested and nourishing recipes. For anyone who loves good food but has little time to spend cooking, an electric slow cooker can fit perfectly into a busy lifestyle. They can be used day or night, and you don’t have to stay at home to keep an eye on your cooking while you produce hearty, healthy food for all the family to enjoy. The recipes in this book mainly use sustaining grains, beans and pulses, along with vegetable ingredients and lean high protein foods, including fish, poultry, and meat. The addition of fresh herbs and spices with known health-giving qualities, such as turmeric and ginger, adds flavor as well as packing an extra nutritional punch.
More than 100 exciting recipes to give vegetarian children all the nutrition they need. To be a healthy vegetarian, it's not enough to just give up meat. Vegetarian children have different dietary requirements to vegetarian adults, so particular attention is needed to ensure they get sufficient amounts of the right nutrients. Unlike other similar titles on the market, Vegetarian Food for Healthy Kids concentrates on these nutritional demands to see what it takes to raise healthy, well-nourished vegetarian children. What's more, the book tackles the universal challenge of getting children - vegetarian or not - to enjoy and eat up their veg. Packed with simple, fresh recipes that are nutritious and use vegetables in interesting and inspiring ways, the book is set to lure even the most reticent of eaters. There are ideas for every type of meal including energy-boosting breakfasts; easy snacks; inspiring vegetable side dishes; and the bane of many parents? lives, packed lunches. Each recipe highlights a super-healthy 'Hero Food', giving information on its health benefits, and also included are step-by-step 'Kids Cook' features, with ideas for delicious dishes children can cook themselves, with just a little help from a parent. Full of colourful photography and quick ideas,Vegetarian Food for Healthy Kidswill make dinner times that bit healthier and a lot more exciting.
