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Good for Beginners to Organic, Healthy Eating, April 17, 2009
This review is from: The Gorgeously Green Diet: How to Live Lean and Green (Hardcover)
There is a lot of information in Gorgeously green Diet about healthy eating and it is useful for those people used to eating processed food. Uliano, who wrote Gorgeously Green and appeared on Oprah, writes: "Unless the food you eat is minimally processed and packaged, unless its Gorgeously Green--it is likely to be lacking in vitamins and loaded with toxins that could inhibit metabolism and lead to obesity."
Uliano discusses how making even small changes in ones diet can help impact the health of the planet. She advocates "moderation," and tells the reader that she is a flexatarian.
She offers three diets in different shades of green--light, medium and dark. Each diet covers a week's worth of menus.
There is a section on composting and gardening.
According to Uliano, a 2007 Cornell University study showed that an all vegan diet had more effect on the planet than a diet containing a daily 2 ounce serving of meat.
The book outlines how to select the best types of food--grass fed beef, vs. feedlot, for example. This is very useful for newbies and she covers virtually all choices.
Suggestions are made on how to pick food at a restaurant and include a variety of places.
She suggests what to get rid of in the pantry and what to stock.
There was a chapter on cooking the basics likes stocks tomato sauce--all perfect for beginners.
There is a section on fitness, beauty & health and what vitamins to take.
One chapter was on inviting your dream guests for dinner--I found it bizarre--and her list included Shakespeare, Jesus, Julia Roberts and Oprah. Somehow, can't see that group together...
There is a nice sized section of recipes. The book concludes with resources on where to find food that Uliano likes and it is quite helpful for those unaccustomed to grocery shopping outside the traditional stores.
I do question her authority on some of the statements she makes, as she is neither a doctor nor a nutritionist,but her diet recommendations seem fine and are certainly not extreme.
Uliano covers a lot of ground in this book on food and recipes. I would like to recommend a couple other books to supplement:
For 100's of vegetarian recipes, award winner,VEGETARIAN COOKING FOR EVERYONE
For growing your own, THE VEGGIE GARDENER'S ANSWER BOOK
To green & make gorgeous your home, award winner, HARMONIOUS ENVIRONMENT BEAUTIFY, DETOXIFY & ENERGIZE YOUR LIFE, YOUR HOME & YOUR PLANET
For do it your selfers, ORGANIC BODY CARE PRODUCTS
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Keen on Gorgeously Green, April 17, 2009
This review is from: The Gorgeously Green Diet: How to Live Lean and Green (Hardcover)
I love the idea of different shades of green for eating plans and diets, let alone the idea that being green is saving money and the planet. the shopping lists and ideas for getting your kitchen in shape are eye opening.
I went straight to the recipes and found that they seem easy to follow and are not as frightening to cook as your average cook book. The book is also very engaging and easy to read, not preachy about green or anything like that.
this book is full of info. from shopping, to fitness and the eating plans and lists. much more than I expected and it is easy to read. pretty happy with this one so far.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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The most fantastic green book on the planet!, April 20, 2009
This review is from: The Gorgeously Green Diet: How to Live Lean and Green (Hardcover)
Do you care about your health, the planet, and good food? Then this book's for you. From cover to cover, you'll find the tools to help you learn how to select the foods which will turn you into the slender and healthy person you've always wanted to be. And in the process, you'll be greening up the world too!
Eating the rainbow is essential to good health, but many people omit the color green. What a mistake! Green fruits and vegetables contain potent phytochemicals, such as lutein and indoles, as well as other essential nutrients. This color group can help lower cancer risk, improve eye health, and keep bones and teeth strong. Fruits from this color group are: apples (green), avocados, grapes (green), honeydew, kiwifruit, limes, and pears (green). Vegetables include: artichokes, arugula, asparagus, beans (green), broccoli, broccoli rabe, Brussels sprouts, cabbage (Chinese), cabbage (green), celery, chayote squash, cucumbers, endive, greens (leafy), leeks, lettuce, okra, onions (green), peas (green or English, now sugar snap), peppers (green), spinach, watercress, and zucchini. Still think boring when you think of green foods? This book will teach you everything you need to know about green foods and many other colors, from the garden to the plate, with more than 100 ecolicious recipes.
If you buy this book, and eat these recipes, you may never have to meet up with the little green men on other planets. You'll be doing your part to make sure that our planet remains habitable. So celebrate Earth Day by ordering this book, and learn what green can mean . . . for you and for our habitat.
Lynette Fleming, Coauthor of Lunch Buddies: Buddy Up for a Better Diet
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