Bodyfoods for Busy People [Paperback]

Jane Clarke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2006

Aiming to show how even those with the most hectic lifestyle can eat foods that will nurture and energize them, this innovative guide to eating right offers suggestions for all modern life's most common ills: from hangovers to jet lag. With 100 recipes and ideas, it shows how to get the nutrients the body needs to feel truly alive and juggle life and the demands of it.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. Popular UK nutritionist and food writer Clarke (Bodyfoods Cookbook, Yummy!) offers a sane and practical guide to better nutrition for those on the go in this well-balanced compilation of recipes and nutritional advice. Eschewing fads like low-fat and high-protein diets, Clarke advises readers to exercise moderation and eat a wide range of foods, paying more attention to the health benefits of a particular food than counting fat grams or calories. While this approach is nothing new, Clarke provides clear, blessedly brief explanations as to why nutrients matter, and bolsters her arguments, point by point, with simple, fresh recipes that highlight particular ingredients, such as her Mango, Lime and Raspberry Juice (which provides a boost of beta carotene and vitamin C) and her high-fiber, whole grain Favorite Oatcakes. In addition to simple, tasty recipes, Clarke provides tips on takeout and restaurants eating, and includes an extensive section on "therapies," covering everything from coping with jet lag to calming indigestion, lowering cholesterol and boosting fertility. Clarke's sensible, well-rounded take on nutrition is a welcome voice of reason in an field dominated by dubious cure-alls.
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From the Back Cover

"Jane Clarke is an exceptional nutritionist. She loves food and she’s a great cook . . ." Jamie Oliver, food critic and host of Oliver’s Twist on the Food Network

Juggling a healthy diet with a hectic schedule is never easy, which is exactly why Jane Clarke, Britain’s most respected and trusted nutritionist, has written Bodyfoods for Busy People. Jane’s down-to-earth approach gets straight to the point, meaning less time absorbing complicated nutritional information and more time nourishing your body with the right foods.

--Over 100 simple, delicious recipes to satisfy your taste buds and fit in with a hectic lifestyle, including ideas for 10-minute emergency suppers and energy boosting snacks

--The healthiest ways to eat out in restaurants and fast food joints, along with mouthwatering travel snacks, lunches to maximize concentration, and late-night soothers

--Jane helps you treat many complaints, from headaches, hangovers, and fatigue, to poor complexions and weight problems

--Bring you entire body back to life with the BodyFoods 48-hour Home-spa Plan.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: McBooks Press; 1 edition (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590131347
• ISBN-13: 978-1590131343
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,229,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly informative and strongly recommended, November 5, 2006

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This review is from: Bodyfoods for Busy People (Paperback)

Nutritionist and Cordon Bleu trained chef Jane Clarke uses a particularly 'reader friendly' approach to providing information for the time stressed as to what they can eat to best fuel their bodies to life a hectic lifestyle. Included are savory recommendations for 10-minute emergency suppers and energy-boosting snacks; instructions on the healthiest ways to eat out in upscale, family, and fast-food restaurants; effective travel snacks; ideal lunches; and even 'late-night soothers'. "Best Foods For Busy People" also addresses such issues as using food to treat ailments ranging from head aches, hangovers, fatigue, bad complexions, and weight problems. Enhanced with "kitchen cook friendly" recipes, color photography, and such specialized advice as 'Bodyfoods Solutions for Preventing Cancer', 'Combating the Symptoms of Stress', and 'Bodyfoods Solutions for Mothers-To-Be', "Body Foods For Busy People' is highly informative and strongly recommended for non-specialist general readers with an interest in creating and maintaining good health for themselves and their loved ones.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a diet book! A Way of Living Book, December 22, 2010

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This review is from: Bodyfoods for Busy People (Paperback)

I love this book! I found it to be a very helpful breakdown of how to eat well & enjoy the taste of food. My favorite page is about what to keep in your pantry at all times, so you have enough items to make a proper meal/snack. I reference it constantly before grocery shopping. It has a great selection of recipes, including some specific for migraines, pregnancy, & stress reduction. Along with having a beautiful layout and nice photography, this book helps breakdown what foods do for your body, how they can help your body and what to avoid that hurts your body...and what foods you just can't replace because it's simply not worth the lost in taste! (ie. margarine for butter)

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm glad I bought it., May 13, 2008

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Most of the recipes have ingredients that I don't even know what it is and some things a little weird for me but the information through out the book is so great. It gets me excited to eat more healthy and that is needed!