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Cleanse and boost your system in just two weeks. Lose weight the simple way, with 90 step-by-step recipes. It helps you how to renew your body and mind, with 500 photographs. It includes recipes range from soups, smoothies and breakfast ideas to sustaining salads, healthy fish and poultry dishes, and tasty desserts, each crammed with nutrients and cleansing properties. It includes a detailed introduction that explains what toxins are, where they are found, and how they can be avoided, as well as checklists of foods that should be included and those that should be excluded during a detox. You can choose from an intense one-week regime or a more comprehensive two-week detox plan. It contains ideas for exercise, complementary therapies and how to detox your home. An ancient therapy that has been used for centuries, detoxing is believed to help the body's natural cleansing process and replenish vital nutrients. The introduction contains a list of symptoms to enable self-diagnosis, guidance on when and when not to detox, tips on how you can boost your organs, advice on suitable exercises and complementary therapies, and a directory of foods you should include and those you should avoid. Menu plans for either a one- or a two-week plan make selecting and combining recipes easy, ensuring that you get the perfect balance of foods every day. Recipes include Lime and Watermelon Tonic, Granola, Fresh Cabbage Soup, Citrus Fruit Salad with Avocado, Pan-fried Chicken with Pesto and Summer Berry Frozen Yogurt. Crammed with invaluable advice, information, and recipes, this is the ideal book for anyone who wants to detox safely in the home.
Ah, the wonders of a slow cooker. After a long, hard day you can walk in the door and the aroma of a hot, home-cooked meal fills the air. You don't have to do that fast tango from fridge to pantry to stove and back again. It's nearly as good as having a personal chef But for the low-carb dieter, traditional slow cooker recipes can be a problem. Many of them depend on potatoes, noodles, rice, and starchy canned soups. And if you've tried to make up your own slow cooker recipes, you may have found the results less than compelling--too often the food can be mushy, water-logged, and bland. Fortunately, with "200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes," you can use your slow cooker and follow your low-carb diet, too Come home to: Tuscan Chicken * Kashmiri Lamb Shanks * Teriyaki-Tangerine Ribs * Chicken Minestrone * Orange Rosemary Pork * Chipotle Brisket * Firehouse Chili * Thai Chicken Bowls * Braised Pork with Fennel * Pizza Stew * Mortyaes Mixed Meat Loaf * Low-Carb Slow Cooker Paella But that's not all The gentle, even heat of a slow cooker makes it the perfect way to cook many different kinds of foods. You'll make low-carb party treats like Hot Crab Dip and Glazed Chicken Wings, and snacks like Smokin' Chili Peanuts and Curried Pecans. It's the superior way to cook incredible sugar-free desserts like Mochaccino Cheesecake and Maple-Pumpkin Custard. And you've never had moister, more tender seafood than my Lime-Basted Scallops or Lemon-Mustard Salmon Steaks. Plus, every recipe lists the calories, protein, fiber, and usable carbs per serving, so you'll not only be in control of your life and your time, you'll be in control of your diet as well. So go ahead, plug in your slow cooker, and look forward to coming home to a fabulous low-carb supper tonight
This book is a lifesaver for the average busy person who needs to get tasty, healthy meals on the table on time, add spice and variety, and would like to enjoy doing it. Jan Thomson has turned simplicity, time saving, and culinary fun into an art all its own. In this book she offers hundreds of light and hearty "meals in a bowl" and a nearly endless choice of breads to be served on the side. She has tested and retested each recipe to reduce it to essential steps while preserving flavor, flair, and good healthy eating. The book includes 450 recipes, from elegant bisques to hearty stews, soups both meaty and vegetarian, and quickbreads plain, sweet, or tangy. Recipes are presented in a clear, convenient format that reduces the errors that are the common result from cooking in a hurry. She offers a wealth of practical information about a variety of subjects, such as shortcuts for making soup stocks, substituting ingredients, and secrets that produce never-fail quickbreads. Thomson's book will become a standard for busy cooks who want to offer up lively eating without fuss and bother.
Supercharged Food is a simple and inspiring guide to eating for optimum health. It features more than 90 recipes that are gluten, wheat, dairy, yeast and sugar-free, each bursting with nutrient-rich or 'super' foods that will help nourish and heal your body. Whether you have coeliac disease, food allergies or you just want to improve your health, this is your one-stop shop for easy, vibrant and flavourful meals that will jump-start your immune system, boost your energy levels and maintain your long-term wellbeing.
According to "USA Weekend", over a quarter of the adults in the U.S. have tried a low-carb diet. Many people have enjoyed lasting success. Others have felt mystified or deprived and given up! Whether you're a first-timer or a 'try, try-againer', this book helps you get with the low-carb program and stick with it! Building on the success of "Low-Carb Dieting For Dummies", it gives you loads of nutritional information plus more than 100 sumptuous low-carb recipes like Crunchy Brunch Oatmeal Pecan Waffles, Caribbean Chicken, Chile Spiced Broccoli, and Lemon Torte with Raspberries." Low-Carb Cookbook For Dummies" includes: a complete nutritional analysis for each recipe so you can't go wrong; lots of recipes for dishes with 5 carbs or less; recipes that de-carb no-nos like Southern fried chicken and Philly cheese steak sandwiches; recipes for soups, seafood, and meat dishes, including pork chops, lamb and steaks (with a steak chart so you can chart a low-carb course); recipes for great desserts, including chocolate specialties and cheesecake; vegetarian recipes and crock pot specialties; terrific wrap recipes using lettuce, tortillas, or crepes; and, guidelines for eating low-carb when you're dining out or brown-bagging it. Author Jan McCracken, a health advocate and low-carber for more than ten years, has written two low-carb cookbooks and is a contributor to numerous low-carb publications.Having fallen off the low-carb wagon several times herself, she alerts you to things that can sabotage your success and clues you in on carb counting and techniques that have worked for her. You'll get started right with: mini-courses on low-carb math and on low-carb nutritition and the glycemic index; a shopping list for stocking a low-carb kitchen; the scoop on different kinds of carbs and artificial sweeteners; tips on using spices creatively for variety and flavor; advice on incorporating exercise, including taking the first step (and lots more steps) with a pedometer; and, tips for reducing stress (a common cause of bingeing). With this information, you won't be mystified. With the fantastic recipes, you won't feel deprived. You will be inspired to stick to a low-carb lifestyle-one that can help you lose weight and feel healthier!
Trusted family food expert and Weelicious founder serves up more than 100 transformative recipes for nourishing and delicious smoothies Catherine McCord, the founder of Weelicious and family food brand One Potato, offers a way to change your life using only your blender. Whether you are looking to improve your overall health, to combat a chronic condition, or to help your children eat better, this tried-and-tested collection of more than 100 delectable recipes help you and your family achieve your goals, in a way that is practical and affordable. Complete with shopping lists, illustrated charts, testimonials, and advice from top nutritionists, the book simply outlines the benefits of particular ingredients and how they work in the body. Filled with smoothies that are as delicious as they are wholesome, Smoothie Project is about real food, real people, and real change.
From the two-time New York Times best-selling author of Against All Grain and Meals Made Simple, comes 125 recipes for grain-free, dairy-free, gluten-free comfort food dishes for holidays and special occasions. When people adopt a new diet for health or personal reasons, they worry most about the parties, holidays, and events with strong food traditions, fearing their fond memories will be lost along with the newly eliminated food groups. After suffering for years with a debilitating autoimmune disease and missing many of these special occasions herself, Danielle Walker has revived the joy that cooking for holidays can bring in Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations, a collection of recipes and menus for twelve special occasions throughout the year. Featuring a variety of birthday cakes, finger foods to serve at a baby or bridal shower, and re-creations of backyard barbecue standards like peach cobbler and corn bread, Danielle includes all of the classics. There’s a full Thanksgiving spread--complete with turkey and stuffing, creamy green bean casserole, and pies--and menus for Christmas dinner; a New Year's Eve cocktail party and Easter brunch are covered, along with suggestions for beverages and cocktails and the all-important desserts. Recipes can be mixed and matched among the various occasions, and many of the dishes are simple enough for everyday cooking. Stunning full-color photographs of every dish make browsing the pages as delightful as cooking the recipes, and beautiful party images provide approachable and creative entertaining ideas. Making recipes using unfamiliar ingredients can cause anxiety, and while trying a new menu on a regular weeknight leaves some room for error, the meal simply cannot fail when you have a table full of guests celebrating a special occasion. Danielle has transformed her most cherished family traditions into trustworthy recipes you can feel confident serving, whether you’re hosting a special guest with food allergies, or cooking for a crowd of regular grain-eaters.
The Dysphagia Cookbook is the foremost specialty cookbook for those limited by chewing and swallowing difficulties, and filled with nutritious, great-tasting recipes that don't ignore flavor, presentation, texture, aroma, and color. The ritual of eating gives shape and meaning to our lives, and just because you live with dysphagia doesn't mean you cannot find joy in what you eat with friends and family. The Dysphagia Cookbook includes countless, easy-to-prepare options for: Vegetable, fish, and meat dishes Healthy soups, salads, and sauces Desserts and fruit And more!It's accessible, practical approach also provides cooks with flexible instructions, and suggestions for adapting recipes to accommodate increasing levels of chewing and swallowing difficulties. With tips and advice on ingredients, consistency levels, and kitchen supplies, this book is a lifesaver for anyone who doesn't want their happiness put on hold for dysphagia.
This volume is not just a recipe book. In the introductory pages you will find just about everything you need to know about fat-free cooking: guidelines for healthy eating, simple ways to cut down on fat, fat-free cooking techniques and information on how to cook with low-fat and no-fat products. If you adore desserts and want to eat more healthily, then this is the book you need. Every kind of dessert is here, including irresistible cre pes, indulgent ga teaux, airy roulades and creamy cheesecakes. When time is short, there are plenty of simple but imaginative recipes, while the more adventurous recipes are perfect for a dinner party.
Balancing your diet by consuming animal protein is straightforward - a chicken breast, fillet of salmon or lamb chop are nearly pure protein - but there is very little that offers the vegetarian, vegan - or flexitarian - that ease. In Plant Power, Annie Bell shows you how to source plant proteins from high-quality unrefined whole foods. She explains which foods contain protein and the simplest and most delicious ways to include a broad range in your diet to ensure that you optimise your protein consumption with no need for expensive supplements or 'fake' meats. Recipes include Three Seed Porridge with Berries for breakfast, Spicy Lentil Baked Eggs for a power brunch, a nourishing Spring Root and Farro Salad for lunch on the go and Halloumi and Pine Nut Burgers for a satisfying supper. With comfort food like Spaghetti Carbonara and bowls of energy such as Cauliflower Dhal with Coco-Lime Yogurt, Annie shows that good nutrition and good food should always go hand in hand.
Pascale Naessens is a bestselling culinary author. With her books, she created a new vibe where people can enjoy food and lose weight at the same time. Her recipes are recommended by doctors and osteopaths and are the proof that tasty food can also be healthy. Natural Food That Makes You Happy presents delightful dishes that are easy to make and packed full of flavour; food that makes you happy, beautiful and energetic. This book is not a diet book, it is a way of living and thinking.
From the doctor whose expertise brought us the bestselling Eat Right 4 Your Type - the ground-breaking book on the connection between blood type and diet - comes the nutritional companion for living healthily and losing weight. Eat Right 4 Your Type convinced thousands of readers around the world that eating right for one’s blood type can help anybody live a longer, healthier life. Cook Right 4 Your Type shows how to set up a nutritional programme designed specifically for each blood type. With the help of a team of chefs, Dr D’Adamo presents a book full of vital information and delicious recipes. Whether you’re a meat eater or a vegetarian, Cook Right 4 Your Type is an essential source for living with a sensible diet individualised for you that allows you to eat food that seems like a great indulgence. With recipe possibilities from lamb stew to apple pie, and braised vegetables to delicious soups, you’ll barely notice that you’ve started a regimen designed to optimise your health, your weight and your total well being.
The fast and easy way to get a flatter belly Tens of thousands of Americans have changed their bodies and their lives with the help of the recipes and guidelines developed to eliminate body fat. Flat Belly Cookbook For Dummies includes an overview of the belly fat; grocery shopping and pantry stocking tip; delicious, nutritious, and even kid-friendly flat belly recipes. All 125 recipes are carefully developed by America's Belly Fat Fighter to make sure every meal includes just the right amount of belly-flattening monounsaturated fatty acids (or MUFAs), found in nuts and seeds, vegetable oils, olives, avocados, and dark chocolate, so you can mix and match meals to suit your taste. * Explains the importance of replacing sugars, saturated fats, and trans fats with whole grains, lean proteins, and fiber * Teaches you how to effectively structure your diet, practice good nutrition, and drop belly fat at the same time * Includes 125 flat belly recipes If you're looking to shed fat and tone your midsection through diet and exercise, Flat Belly Cookbook For Dummies has you covered.
Your gut is key to y  our physical and mental wellbeing  - home to your microbiome, an army of microbes that influences your weight, mood and immune system.   In this companion book to Dr Michael Mosley's bestselling Clever Guts Diet, Dr Clare Bailey, GP and wife of Dr Mosley, offers the definitive toolkit for bringing your gut back to optimum health.   With 150 delicious recipes, ranging from healing broths and fermented foods to enzyme-stimulating salads and meals rich in pre- and probiotics  , this book shows you how to put into practice Dr Mosley's revolutionary two-phase gut   repair programme  and then to incorporate the core principles into your daily life. Whether you   are an IBS  sufferer, have a food  intolerance, or are simply looking to undo  the damage done by processed foods and    antibiotics  , The Clever Guts Diet Recipe Book  is packed with   nutritional information, meal planners and all the advice you need to mend your gu  t and boost your health and wellbeing  .
Every recipe you need if you want to cut out salt Sixty-five million Americans have high blood pressure and 5 million suffer from congestive heart failure. When their doctors advise them to watch their weight and lower their sodium intake, they imagine a lifetime of repeatedly bland and unappetizing meals. Their anxieties about their health are compounded by the notion that eating will no longer be fun and enjoyable. This book will assure them otherwise. Packed with 500 recipes (both classic and daring), "500 No-Salt, Low-Sodium Recipes" beats back the boredom and allows people with high blood pressure, heart, kidney, or liver disease to maintain a diverse and exciting low-sodium diet. "500 No-Salt, Low-Sodium Recipes" features simple recipes with nutritional breakdowns and useful tips for a low-sodium lifestyle, including what food items to avoid for their hidden sodium content, plus information about convenient and tasty low-sodium substitutes and where to find them. Recipes include:
One of the most important steps towards self-healing is to take responsibility for your own nourishment. This book provides a set of tools to do this. It takes guidance from the insights of traditional Chinese medicine and makes them accessible to the modern day person. There are over 100 recipes using familiar foods that reflect the cosmopolitan nature of Western cuisine. Each recipe's energetic actions are described to enable the reader to choose recipes suited to their own individual needs. There are no good foods or bad foods: all the reader has to do is listen to the wisdom of their own body. This book can be read alone or as an accompaniment to "Helping Ourselves" and "The Energetics of Food".
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Wordery's Book of The Year 2020: Food and Drink - WINNER 130+ recipes all suitable from 6 months old Wean your baby and feed your family at the same time by cooking just one meal in under 30 minutes that everyone will enjoy! Say goodbye to cooking multiple meals every day and the faff of making special little spoonfuls for your baby, plainer dishes for fussy older siblings, and something different again for the grown-ups. With this ingenious new way to introduce solid food to your baby, you'll cook a single meal and eat it together as a family where baby will learn how to eat from watching you. Each recipe is quick to prepare and easy to adapt for different ages and dietary requirements. So forget 'baby food' and make light work of weaning with What Mummy Makes!
"Well Fed 2: More Paleo Recipes For People Who Love To Eat" is the
follow-up to the deliciously popular Well Fed -- by "The Clothes
Make The Girl" blogger Melissa Joulwan -- and it's packed with even
more internationally-inspired recipes, mouth-watering photos, and
easy meal ideas. "Well Fed 2" proves that the Paleo diet -- too
often defined by what you give up -- is really about what you gain:
good health, a light heart, and memorable meals to share with the
people you love. |
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