Can anyone recommend good books for healthy eating?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

i am bored with the low fat recipes i own.

[AllegroRondo]

1. "Dont Eat This Book", by Morgan Spurlock.

actually, its just a companion book to his documentary "Super Size Me", but it scares me into eating healthy.

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. I believe that there are several raw food books floating around.

Try it, it's really healthy. Raw string beans? Yum.

[cobalt1999]

3. That's why I run 35 miles per week.

I love food more than I hate exercise. I'd rather exercise my ass off before giving up any type of food.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. i dont plan on giving up food. just cooking better on a daily basis

and saving fattiness for special occasions etc

[grasswire]

7. have you seen that magazine "Eating Well"?

It has lots of gorgeous recipes every month. Lots of good solid info, too.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. thanks. you think its worth subscribing to?

[grasswire]

19. I keep all the issues...

...so I guess that means it's good stuff. Check out the web site to see if it's something you like.

http://www.eatingwell.com

[RebelOne]

16. "Cooking Light" is also another good magazine.

[NightWatcher]

5. Upton Sinclair's, The Jungle

It doesnt help with recipes, but it will make a hardcore veggie-vore out of you.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. nope. wont happen.

[flvegan]

8. "How It All Vegan" by Sarah Kramer and Tanya Barnard

http://www.amazon.com/How-All-Vegan-Irresistible-Animal-Free/dp/1551520672

C'mon, I HAD to.

I'm only half kidding, though.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. ...

:P

i might have buy it

[Fenris]

18. "The Garden of Vegan" and "La Dolce Vegan" are also awesome.

I can always find something to cook in those books. I've never made anything out of them that didn't taste good.

[flvegan]

20. I also love Stepaniak's "Vegan Vittles"

I'm getting hungry just thinking about this.

[graywarrior]

9. Hip Chicks Guide to Macrobiotics by Jessica Porter

She's one of my best friends. The book is hilarious, but very informative.

http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com

[Phillycat]

10. Andrew Weil - Eating Well For Optimum Health.

It's not a diet book, it's a book about eating HEALTHY. Weight loss is just a nice side bonus. I can't recommend this book enough.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. does it have recipes?

[Phillycat]

14. Yes.

It helps you design a diet (as in what you eat, not a weight loss diet) for yourself. But it's much more than that. It breaks down what you should eat into specific ingredients and why. That way you can make your own recipes.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

15. thanks.

[Heidi]

33. Yep. CMW and I are big fans of Dr. Weil.

Excellent recommendation, janesez! (And congrats on your four years! Sorry I didn't post in your original thread, but here's a :hug: and a :thumbsup: )

[Phillycat]

34. Thanks! :)

:hug:

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. I wonder if Jack Chick has written a tract on nutrition? That would be your best start.

:P

[MissMillie]

21. The South Beach Diet

not just low fat, but RIGHT fat

not just low carb, but RIGHT carb

[IndianaJones]

22. Eat Right for Your Type. nt.

[NoPasaran]

23. I don't think you should be eating books at all

Pretty much all empty calories, I'm told.

[Cabcere]

30. Lots of fiber, though... (n/t)

[CreekDog]

24. Hardback books

need your fiber.

[LSdemocrat]

25. Here's a website with a ton of healthy recipes:

http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/Y/yawye/recipes.html

From the British show "You Are What You Eat", which airs on BBC America.

[livetohike]

26. Diet for a Small Planet and Recipes for a Small Planet

They were the first vegetarian books I read and they modeled my eating habits for the past 35 years.

[Mike03]

27. A few books that have inspired me

These are not diet books per se, but are about healthy eating, or how to avoid dangerous eating or habits.

"The China Stsudy: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health" by T. Colin Campbell

"Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman

"Hormone Deception" by D. Lindsey Berkson

"The Hundred Year Lie: How Food and Medicine are Destroying Your Health" by Randall Fitzgerald

[BarenakedLady]

28. No.

Actually just an excuse to say hi! :hi:

[SmokingJacket]

29. Low Fat is wrong.

Go read "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes, or Nina Planck's book, "Real Food." They both make a similar point that the real baddies are SUGAR and STARCH and that humans need fat for lots of different purposes, but that starch and sugar just screw with your insulin and so on.

Also good is Brian Wansink's book "Mindless Eating," which shows how people respond to cues other than hunger to eat or not eat. Very interesting!

[BrotherBuzz]

31. Tomato Blessings and Radish Teachings by Ed Brown

As much a manual on how to live Zen as a cookbook, Tomato Blessings and Radish Teachings guides the reader through a philosophy of cooking based on a philosophy of enjoying life. Brown teaches the reader to trust their own instincts and follow their own tastes, rather than be a slave to his wonderfully simple recipes. Following recipes is not about achieving someone else's idea of perfection -- it's about guiding oneself to new tastes and territories, about gaining new insights and knowledge, and using one's common sense to mediate.

[DarkTirade]

32. Most books are high in fiber, but low in other nutrients.

I wouldn't recommend any. Unless you're just using them to add to your current recipes.

Make sure they're bound with non-toxic glue though.

[yellowdogintexas]

35. any cookbook from Weight Watchers will have tons of flavorful

easy dishes that are very healthy.

My favorite is the Weight Watchers Complete Cookbook, in a large ring binder.found it at Costco.

I have lost 58 pounds andlowered all my lipids amazingly since I started WW.

I will organize some of my favorites and send you..

are you vegan, so I don't send stuff you won't fix anyway?