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Belgian culinary and lifestyle personality Pascale Naessens is known for her easy and healthy recipes, but with these 65 recipes made with 4 ingredients or less she has reached the apex of simplicity. She proves that even without a lot of time, you can prepare delicious, beautiful and healthy food - with recipes that take between 10 and 25 minutes to prepare. 'Lack of time' is no longer an excuse to keep falling back on ready-made or take-out food. Pascale uses everyday ingredients and manages to bring them together into surprising and delicious meals that take your busy schedule into account and help boost your energy. Also available: Natural Food That Makes You Happy ISBN 9789401419833
Lose weight and improve your health with delicious recipes and an easy-to-follow 28 day plan, with an introduction by Professor Tim Spector. A healthy gut is vital to our digestion, energy levels, weight and wellbeing. The Healthy Gut Handbook is a practical guide to boosting your gut health, and choosing foods that make you feel and look great. It includes a 28-day plan to kick-start a healthy gut, and helpful tips on how to maintain this way of eating for life. Over 80 tasty and simple recipes are full of easy-to-find and inexpensive ingredients vital to gut health, from yoghurt and olive oil to pulses, fermented foods, proper cheeses, and even wine and chocolate! With easy-to-follow daily planners, space to make your own notes and ideas on how to track your progress, The Healthy Gut Handbook makes eating for gut health simple, fun and - best of all - delicious! With an introduction by Professor Tim Spector, director of the British Gut project.
Cook Once, Eat All Week is a meal prep approach that helps you create a week's worth of meals without having to spend an entire day cooking. This book walks you through how to transform one protein and a couple of vegetables prepared in bulk each week into fresh, delicious, diverse meals. With a real food foundation, the plans in this book support dietary approaches ranging from kid-friendly to Paleo and keto-friendly to nightshade-free, egg-free, and low-FODMAP.
#1 Irish bestseller * Digestive problems * Bloating * Diarrhoea * Constipation * Pain Do you identify with these symptoms? Does your digestive system feel like your enemy? Is your unpredictable gut a source of embarrassment or fear, or is it holding you back? If you're a woman who's answered 'yes' to any of the above, you're not alone. More than two-thirds of people with IBS are female; other gut problems are also more common in women. And your needs are very specific. YOU NEED: Clear, accessible information about and insight into what female hormones can do to gut health YOU NEED: Expert guidance from a consultant gastroenterologist and a clinical dietitian and nutritionist YOU NEED: Stepped, manageable strategies to take control of your troublesome gut YOU NEED: A diet plan that focuses on your specific requirements, which is flexible, achieveable and sustainable YOU NEED: Easy-to-follow recipes that are gut-friendly, delicious and restore your digestive health YOU NEED THIS BOOK! Professor Barbara Ryan and Elaine McGowan, RD, are The Gut Experts (@thegutexperts and www.thegutexperts.com) and have treated over 60,000 patients with every kind of digestive condition and nutritional requirement. They are bringing their expertise and insights to you in this easy-to-digest book.
Balance your hormones and increase energy naturally with these delicious vegan and gluten-free recipes! This cookbook features 80 recipes with nutrients and ingredients that will help you look and feel your best at any time of the month. Whether you are seeking a fertility diet or aiming to achieve natural hormone balance, this cookbook gives you the tools and information you need to eat healthier and get started today. Recipes Include: Blackberry Compote Chocolate Oatmeal - Sweet Potato Pancakes - Crunchy Spring Roll in a Bowl - "Cheesy" Bean and Veggie Quesadillas - Spicy Kung Pao Beets - Pumpkin Hummus - Superfood Snack Bars - Salted Pistachio Tahini Freezer Fudge - Banana Bonbons - Pineapple Green Juice Ice Pops - and more! *Note: While the recipes in this book were created with women in mind, they include all-natural ingredients that are healthy for everyone, regardless of age and gender!
Eat.Taste.Heal is a groundbreaking work within the field of holistic health and nutrition, written by a medical doctor, a patient, and an acclaimed chef. A complete guidebook and cookbook in one, Eat.Taste.Heal demystifies the ancient healing science of Ayurveda, humankind's most ancient system of healthy living. The aim of the book is simple: to create harmony within through using common foods and healthy lifestyle practices as medicine. The collection contains over 150 cross-cultural recipes and received a Maverick Award for excellence in photography. The authors are a unique trio: physician, patient, and chef. Dr. Thomas Yarema M.D., director of the Kauai Center for Holistic Medicine and Research, created for his patients an understandable dietary program rooted in common sense. Daniel Rhoda, a patient who found healing through Ayurveda, demystifies the ancient science that helped restore his health. Chef Johnny Brannigan, an internationally trained Ayurvedic chef, has created more than 150 recipes to empower individual healing through the exploration of taste.
Allergy-free food provides step-by-step advice on diagnosing food allergies and adapting your eating habits, with helpful tips on finding alternatives and avoiding hidden ingredients. It includes over 60 recipes, clearly labelled to show whether they are free from gluten, wheat, cows' milk, eggs or nuts. Each recipe is nutritionally analysed to help you maintain a healthy, balanced diet. Also included is advice on cooking for children and great ideas for party food, packed lunches and treats.
To reset one's lifestyle there's no better place to start than with juicing. This book illustrates and explains how just one, well-timed, fresh juice a day can and will transform health. Going one step further, it helps unravel and apply the science of creating a habit, assuring that juicing becomes easy and enjoyable for life. A daily juice from these recipes provides boundless energy, a youthful vibrancy, a slimmer figure, sharper focus, improved health and the desire to make healthier and improved food choices in general. The best thing about juicing is that anyone can do it and the results are almost immediate. Using the simple and easy-to-follow protocols in this book is a huge step towards improving every aspect of life without a personality change or altering how your time is spent. The 100 tasty, bursting-with-goodness fruit and vegetable juices here are full of nutritious phytonutrients that promote a healthy lifestyle at home, work or play. Power green juices like 'A Taste of Italy', 'Nothin' But the Greens' and 'Longevity Booster' provide the recommended daily greens in a glass - especially important for kids and students who often don't get enough greens in their diet. Superfood tonics and elixirs like 'Memory Enhancer', 'Vitality Elixir', 'Cinnamon Blast' and 'Clean Eyed Girl' address particular health concerns. A special budget-friendly section has recipes like Carrots Alive, Apple Spinach Juice, Cucumber Celery Lemon Apple Juice and Watermelon Straight Up, allowing you to enjoy juices that feature less expensive seasonal and local ingredients. This comprehensive book demystifies juicing and helps to remove all the barriers that stand in the way of incorporating this regime for a healthy lifestyle.
The original, clinically proven plan from the creators of the world-renowned FODMAP Diet This clear, accessible guide to the FODMAP elimination diet is the only medically proven programme to treat IBS. Based on extensive clinical research, The Complete Low-FODMAP Diet will show anyone suffering from IBS, coeliac disease, lactose intolerance and related conditions how to relieve symptoms through simple changes to the food they eat. FODMAPS (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides And Polyols) are poorly absorbed short-chain sugars that the body finds difficult to digest. They act as 'fast food' for gut bacteria, leading to imbalances in gut flora, bloating and discomfort. This book reveals how to identify and avoid foods that are likely to cause symptoms and gives delicious, healthy alternatives to include in their place. Full of essential information, 80 fabulous recipes, beautiful photography, meal plans and suggestions for eating out and special occasions, The Complete Low-FODMAP Diet marks a turning point in the treatment of IBS and will help sufferers relieve their symptoms and feel well again.
'I love this book! Age really is just a number.' - Charlotte Tilbury 'Gabriela is a game-changer, I cannot recommend her highly enough.' - Billie Piper 'Backed by science and infused with years of experience, Gabriela's method in this book will change your life.' - Rosie Nixon, Hello! With SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author Gabriela Peacock, looking and feeling younger has never been so easy. Gabriela reveals the game-changing science that will help you radically influence the ageing process and transform your future. Designed to be compatible with real life, 2 Weeks to a Younger You contains realistic intermittent fasting plans - scientifically proven to be the most effective method of safely reaching a healthy weight - and plenty of practical tips. As well as weight-loss, Gabriela's advice will allow you to improve sleep, increase energy and sharpen mental clarity. With 50 delicious, healthy recipes, these easy-to-follow plans are guaranteed to deliver results.
These no-fuss lunches take kid-friendly foods and fill them with wholesome ingredients for satisfying, delicious meals that everyone can feel good about! Renee Kohley, author of Nourished Beginnings Baby Food, is a mum of three and a master of whipping up tasty, healthy lunches. Each recipe uses a combination of real sweeteners, whole grains, fresh veggies or healthy fats to re-create fun favourites like mac 'n' cheese, corndogs, chicken nuggets and more - and they're all perfect for big batch meal prep to last you the whole week. Each lunchbox features one homemade element combined with healthy, pre-prepared sides that together take lunchtime to a new level. Try making buckwheat flatbread pizzas that will lift their energy with protein, B vitamins, and an array of minerals. Change up their sandwich routine with nutrient-packed egg salad full of omega 3 fatty acids and choline that boost brain function. With The Little Lunchbox Cookbook, you'll be proud to pack nourishing real food meals your kids will love, without the hassle of preparing each individual item. This book contains 60 recipes and 60 photographs.
A New York Times bestseller, "I Quit Sugar" is week-by-week guide
to quitting sugar to lose weight; boost energy; and improve your
looks, mood, and overall health, with 108 sugarfree recipes.
A fresh approach to cooking with one of our most versatile, nutritious, and inexpensive pantry staples-beans! Beans are a "superfood" and a budget-conscious, plant-based protein for meat and non-meat eaters alike. An excellent everyday option, they're easy to make the main focus of a meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner) or to sneak into something for an extra boost (think smoothies!). The cookbook uses popular and widely available beans, pulses, and lentils, and includes forty simple, delicious recipes for dips and spreads, salads and soups, as well as for mains. Whether you're stocked up on dried or canned beans, there's plenty of inspiration here. Liven up your weekly meals with this hearty, healthy staple. Recipes include: Pinto Bean Enchiladas with Zucchini and Spinach Turkey and White Bean Chili Split Pea Soup with Bacon, Lemon, and Fresh Herbs Huevos Rancheros Sandwiches Butter Bean and Walnut Dip Vietnamese Black Bean Sticky Rice Vegan Black-Eyed Pea Jambalaya Red Lentil Stew with Dried Apricots Cauliflower and Lima Bean Gratin Dried Cherry Pilaf with Chickpeas and Pistachios Bean Bourguignon (with or without beef) Coconut Curry Split Pea Dal
In Orchids and Sweet Tea, recipe developer and food stylist Shanika Graham-White shows you that plant-forward meals can be delicious, bold, and flavourful. Whether you're a home cook or a skilled chef, the more than 120 recipes in this book will help you make everyday comfort food recipes to nourish your family as well as unique, artful dishes for special occasions that call for more flare. This beautiful book celebrates the idea of turning old and new favourites into healthier options that everyone can enjoy while honouring a plant-forward approach to eating.
The bestselling second cookbook from Hemsley + Hemsley, including recipes from Jasmine and Melissa's Channel 4 series Eating Well with Hemsley + Hemsley. Good + Simple celebrates the pleasure of delicious food that is simple to make, a joy to share and just so happens to be good for you. Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley's principles of healthy home cooking built around gut health, whole foods and affordable ingredients show how tasty and achievable eating well can be. The sisters have created 140 nutritious and exciting new recipes - reworked classics, prepare ahead dishes, fast suppers with leftovers for packed lunches, energising breakfasts and snacks, satisfying breads, desserts and bakes. Infused with Jasmine and Melissa's love of cooking and eating, Good + Simple includes plenty of practical tips and down-to-earth advice to help you gain confidence in the kitchen, plan for the coming week and cook for you and your family with ease. Enjoy real food. Look and feel amazing every day.
Autor bestseller del New York Times por su libro Dime que comes y te dire que sientes y fundador y CEO del programa Yes You Can!(R), Alejandro Chaban ofrece su coleccion personal de setenta y cinco deliciosas recetas latinas para mantener un peso saludable. En Cocinando con Chaban, encontraras setenta y cinco exquisitos platos clasicos del mundo latinoamericano. Cada receta esta llena de sabores tradicionales que te haran la boca agua sin anadir calorias demas para lograr mantener un peso saludable, !y Alejandro esta aqui para ensenarte como hacerlo! Desde tacos y tamales mexicanos hasta alcapurrias puertorriquenas, mangu dominicano y arepas venezolanas, estas comidas esenciales de la cocina latinoamericana son faciles de hacer sin romper con tu presupuesto ni con tu meta de mantener tu cuerpo, alma y mente sanos. Basado en un plan alimenticio de 1,200 a 1,500 calorias, en lugar de ser agobiador o aburrido, cada plato se puede saborear con gusto sabiendo que incluye los nutrientes esenciales, vitaminas y minerales que necesitas para mantener un peso y un estilo de vida saludables. Preparete para descubrir un plan de dieta original y encantador que vigorizara tu paladar y te inspirara a alcanzar tus metas para bajar de peso y vivir feliz, saludable y con energia.
Naturally delicious treats made from simple, whole ingredients! The ultimate cookbook for anyone who wants to feed their family delicious treats that are oh so natural! Bianca Slade of the blog Wholefood Simply has a passion - to recreate traditional desserts, treats, snacks and sweets to suit her wholefood ways by minimising processed ingredients and maximising raw and natural ingredients. And because they avoid refined sugar, gluten and dairy, the 100 recipes in this book cater for many food intolerances. Bianca keeps her ingredients and methods simple without compromising on taste, and her delicious morsels accompanied by photography good enough to eat, have garnered Wholefood Simply a huge following. From her moreish take on chocolate brownies to Not Quite a Snickers Slice, you'll find a host of quick and easy recipes for delectable bliss balls, bars, cookies, cakes, ice creams and smoothies, as well as classic sweets reinvented, from peppermint creams to all kinds of fudge. Delicious, simple, easy - and healthy, too!
Used in medicine for thousands of years, the lemon is a fabulous fruit. Juiced, peeled or preserved, the lemon can be used in delicious food and drink recipes, luxurious health and beauty treatments and can even be used to clean your home! Super Food: Lemon includes: Feature spreads - covering the history of lemons, health benefits, how to preserve and grow your own plus handy household uses. Delicious food and drink recipes - from snacks, starters, mains and desserts to smoothies and cocktails. Health and beauty recipes - treat your body from head (coconut and lemon hair damage and repair mask) to toe (lemon and peppermint foot scrub). Food is super! There's all sorts of things you can do with fruit and veg - and not always what you'd expect. Whether it's cooking delicious dishes, looking after your teeth or making facepacks, there's all kinds of interesting, healthy uses for fruit and veg. Each book in the Super Foods series takes a look at one ingredient and shows a host of uses - both practical and delicious. The first books in the series are: Avocado, Cucumber, Pomegranate, Lemon, Beetroot and Coconut. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}
A true superfood, the cucumber has amazing health benefits and has been around since Neolithic times. With a staggering 96% water content, eating cucumbers to maintain hydration and flush out toxins has been popular for centuries. But you can enjoy a slice in your G+T or make an crafty cellulite treatment. Super Food: Cucumber contains: Feature spreads - covering the history of cucumbers, health benefits, the iconic cucumber sandwich, New York pickles, grow your own plus handy household uses. Delicious food and drink recipes - from snacks, starters, mains and desserts to drinks. Enjoy a gin and cucumber cocktail with your strawberry and cucumber salad! Health and beauty recipes - try a cucumber cellulite treatment or a refreshing cucumber toner Food is super! There's all sorts of things you can do with fruit and veg - and not always what you'd expect. Whether it's cooking delicious dishes, looking after your teeth or making facepacks, there's all kinds of interesting, healthy uses for fruit and veg. Each book in the Super Foods series takes a look at one ingredient and shows a host of uses - both practical and delicious. The first books in the series are: Avocado, Cucumber, Pomegranate, Lemon, Beetroot and Coconut.
Perfect for busy lifestyles, these recipes will revolutionise your meal planning, meaning you can indulge in vibrant and comforting vegetarian dishes every night of the week with little to no effort. With dishes for breakfast, snacks, mains and sweet treats, this is simple food that the whole family can share and enjoy together. Recipes include: French toast bake, Refried beans with avocado, Sri Lankan green bean curry, Beetroot gratin, Mexican baked eggs, Mushroom stroganoff, Slow cooked frittata, Miso aubergine noodles, Veggie Lasagne, Coconut rice pudding and Pineapple upside down cake.
Backyards, rooftops, courtyards and balconies are sprouting with herbs, ballooning with fruit and bursting with vegies across our urban landscapes. Slowly, but we certainly believe surely, people are embracing the joy of gardening and the more relaxed lifestyle it brings. There is a change in the air and we are excited to watch it unfold. Enter the completely addictive world of urban growing, where you can pocket a slice of farm life in the city, even if just for a few minutes a day. Growing your own lemongrass for a mojito or rhubarb to make jam isn't just about producing food, rewarding though that is. It's an antidote to the relentless pursuit to 'do it all'. It doesn't matter the size of your space, or your skill, the garden is a place for everyone. Expert horticulturalist Byron Smith has created urban food oases in even the tiniest of plots and in this book he gives you the know-how to grow your favourite ingredients as well as killer recipes to make the most of your harvest. So tuck this book under your arm and grab a beverage with the other - the time to slow down and grow is now. The good life is waiting for you.
Comfort and indulgence are at the heart of Melissa Hemsley’s flavoursome, healthy food, with plenty of ideas for everyday meals, batch cooking, cutting down on kitchen waste, and meals that can be enjoyed for supper and leftovers for a packed lunch. Bestselling co-author of The Art of Eating Well and Good + Simple and home cook, Melissa Hemsley presents quick and easy dishes featuring supermarket ingredients and designed to see you through the whole week - tempting breakfasts to family dinners and lunches, as well as party food, snacks, baking, desserts, drinks, and simple, healthier versions of takeaway favourites. Amongst the 120 brand-new recipes are, Breaded Chicken Katsu Curry, Sesame Salmon with Miso Veg Traybake, Roast Carrots with Pomegranate Molasses and Pistachios, Coconut Chocolate Clusters and Ginger Fruit Loaf. These are delicious alternatives and satisfying treats that encourage even the most time-poor cook to take pleasure in healthy fast food that puts taste first.
"Eat Pretty is a gorgeous book that reveals the latest research-based ageless secrets of true beauty from the inside out and outside in throughout the seasons of the year and seasons of life. Beauty-full reading to last a lifetime." -Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., CNS, and New York Times bestselling author Look and feel your best all year long with this seasonal nutrition guide: Nutrition is the fastest-rising beauty trend around the world. Eat Pretty simplifies the latest science and presents a user-friendly program for gorgeous looks, at any age, that last a lifetime. Buzzwords like antioxidants, biotin, and omega-3s are explained alongside more than 85 everyday foods, each paired with their specific beauty-boosting benefit: walnuts for supple skin, nutmeg for beauty sleep, and radishes for strong nails. But healthful ingredients are just one aspect of beauty nutrition. Eat Pretty offers a full lifestyle makeover, exploring stress management, hormonal balance, and mindful living. Featuring over 85 glow-getting food including celery for skin hydration, raspberries for luscious hair, dandelion greens for detox, ginger to antiaging defense, and many more. Includes charts, lists, and nearly 20 recipes that make this nutrition book a delicious and infinitely useful package-in the kitchen, at the grocer, and on the go. Eat Pretty is a lifestyle guide that helps you identify the foods, habits, and thoughts that are standing in your way of discovering your true radiant beauty. * Makes a wonderful birthday, graduation or "just because" gift for any beautiful person in your life. * Includes beautifully illustrated pages and recipes for nutritious inspiration. Author Jolene Hart is a beauty and health coach certified by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Her work has appeared in InStyle, People, Allure, and Organic Spa. |
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