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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, February 10, 2004
I received this book as a Christmas gift from my in-laws. I was very excited about it! I have a taste for sweets, yet I try to eat healthy. Now, with a toddler in the house, I am becoming more aware of family illnesses that can be hereditary. So, my interest in eating healthy has become more serious, as I try to raise my son to eat better than my husband and I did growing up.This book is quite large. It stands about 15 inches tall, and has 512 pages filled with advice on food allergies, diabetes, arthritis, cancer prevention and heart disease. The information is easy to read and understand. It helps explain what you need to do to help increase your health with these illnesses. With diabetes, heart disease and arthritis in my family, I find the information extremely useful. With lactose intolerance in my husband's family, I find the information invaluable. In raising my son, I do not restrict his intake of a specific food item, but I am using the information from our family history and trying not to give him an excess of food items that can ultimately make him ill. The book contains over 300 recipes. With each recipe comes a guide, which indicates whether that particular recipe is gluten-free, wheat-free, corn-free, dairy-free, nut-free, shellfish-free, egg-free, yeast-free or Soya-free. Also, with each recipe, is a breakdown of the nutritional content: calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates, fiber and sodium. This information is invaluable! How many times have you found a recipe and did not really understand that it actually did have a high fat content! With this book, you do not have to wonder, as the information is all there! "Healing Foods" is also loaded with photographs. Not only do you get gorgeous photos of the end result of the recipes, but there are also preparation photos. I find this very useful when you have never heard of a dish before, and have trouble picturing it in my mind! The index is fabulous too. Not only does it contain a standard index, but also an index of recipes for special diets: low-cholesterol, low salt, and more! There is also an information section, where you can find additional information about a particular health problem like diabetes! There are many delicious recipes in this book: Spring Vegetable
Omelet, Beef Tagine With Sweet Potatoes, Potato and Garlic Soup,
Portuguese Rice Pudding and Rice & Beans With Avocado Salsa! All of these were a huge success in my home! I would highly recommend this book for anyone with the above health problems, or for anyone who is interested in eating healthier. I have thoroughly enjoyed this book!
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