10 Essential Foods [Paperback]

Lalitha Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1997

From the best-selling author of 10 Essential Herbs comes the simplest, most enjoyable food book you'll ever read. Includes good-humoured stories from Lalitha's years of health and nutritional counselling, dozens of delicious recipes, tips for feeding children, helpful hints for managing your food finances, and a bonus section entitled 10 Essential Snacks.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Well-balanced, nutritious foods are an important focus for healthy lifestyles. Thomas has narrowed her focus to 10 essential foods for optimal health and well-being. She lists them early in her book and discusses each food's reason for being a part of the list. Each food listed is significant in its ability to provide healthy dosages of either beta carotene, essential amino acids, disease-preventing phytochemicals, calcium, and vitamin B-12, among others. Thomas' writing is factual and straightforward, with a touch of humor to make the book more palatable. She provides a wealth of information on each of her chosen ten essential foods, and then provides an additional chapter on meat, poultry, and dairy. While her focus is primarily on a vegetarian lifestyle, she does give healthy possibilities for those still desiring to include these foods as part of their diet. Two other positive additions to each chapter include a "Lalitha Rants" section where she shares stories in an exasperated nature about health concerns she feels are either misdiagnosed or misinformed to the general public. Much can be learned from her tirades! Also, each chapter includes kid-friendly recipes so that children can incorporate healthy eating habits at a young age. Finally, a useful bibliography lists relevant sources quoted in the book and gives suggestions for other helpful cookbooks and resources. Medical clinics, supplies, recommended products, health accessories, ten essential snacks, and survival choice listings are also listed, making this book thorough and highly informative. Much talk about the importance of organic vegetables and fruits is discussed. This is a follow-up to 10 Essential Herbs, also regarded by many as a valid guidebook for health. -- From Independent Publisher

About the Author

Lalitha Thomas

Product Details

• Paperback: 287 pages
• Publisher: Hohm Press (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934252742
• ISBN-13: 978-0934252744
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #574,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational yet down-to-earth advice, October 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 10 Essential Foods (Paperback)

Most of us who want to improve our health can benefit from Lalitha's entertaining, friendly, non-technical explanations of why we should incorporate these ten foods (or their substitutes) into our diet. She doesn't preach, but writes from an ordinary person's perspective. Her passion for health is obvious and I found it inspiring. Plenty of practical tips for using the ten foods, a few recipes, lots of good references and anecdotes about her experiences. An enjoyable, educational experience. Lalitha is not a doctor or scientist and tells you up front where she is coming from -- a refreshing book of common-sense advice!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE this book, March 14, 2007

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Krista Brooks (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 10 Essential Foods (Paperback)

i really love this book, it's a very fun read and quite informative. Every morning I follow her recipe for the "green drink". It's one cup of pineapple juice, 1 cup (ish) of raw spinach leaves and 1/2 of raw curly parsley, then in a blender on high till smooth. It is so incredibly yummy - it basically just tastes like pineapple and parsley. SOOOO good for you. I will drink one every morning for the rest of my life. Thanks Lalitha! Any new books in the works? krista:)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easiest book which explains what to eat and why?, September 23, 2003

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JANAK MEHTA (MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 10 Essential Foods (Paperback)

This is probably the best book that I have read on "essential foods". It not only gives the benefits of the food recommended but also in a unbiased manner lists out the common accusations against it and explains the same.

I have adapted it in my every day life and it has increase my energy levels.

A must read.