Jean Carper's Complete Healthy Cookbook - Softcover

Jean Carper is one of America's most respected authorities on nutrition and health. She is an acclaimed New York Times bestselling author and writer of the popular column EatSmart” for USA Weekend magazine, which is circulated in 600 newspapers and read by 50 million people weekly. Her bestselling books, sold throughout the world and translated into fifteen languages, include Food-Your Miracle Medicine, Stop Aging Now!, Miracle Cures, and Your Miracle Brain. She can be heard on XM radio's Take Five.” Carper sits on the boards of the American Aging Association and the American Botanical Council. Formerly an award-winning senior medical correspondent for CNN, she lives in Key West, Florida, and Washington, DC.

This bountiful collection of nutritional facts and wellness-promoting recipes gives readers both the motivation and the know-how for getting their nine servings of fruits and vegetables in every day. Carper, USA Weekend's EatSmart columnist (Food: Your Miracle Medicine; Stop Aging Now!), boils down the basic nutritional concepts on which her diet advice is based. Among her 10 Rules for Smart Eating are to include plenty of fish, tea, whole grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables and avoid meat, trans fats and overeating. Though most of these ideas will not be new to health-conscious consumers, the following chapters contain scientific evidence backing them. Carper has also compiled her favorite low-calorie, high-in-good-fat, low-sodium and low-sugar creations for everyday cooking. Recipes like Moroccan Chicken with Prunes, and Yogurt Vegetable Salad are simple to make, with enough variety of flavor to liven up the ordinary dinner table. On the other hand, no one will mistake dishes like Low-Fat Creamed Spinach or Coconut Pecan Chicken Fingers for their richer counterparts. While Carper at times overloads her book with factoids, she makes a good case for the philosophy on which she's built her career—that what we eat can either heal or harm us. (June)
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