Customer Reviews

Healthy Life Kitchen

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What a nice surprise. I'm not a Marilu Henner fan and I've only glanced at her previous books, but this one caught my eye because of the wealth of information in it. In an easy read fashion, she covers all the basics...how to evaluate your kitchen, how to make changes, what chemicals are harmful both in food and in cleaning supplies and healthy alternatives to both. She lists name brands for healthy food alternatives which takes the trial and error out of shopping. The recipes are not that different from "normal" cooking...a couple of healthy changes and you're on your way to a delicious meal. This book is not entirely vegetarian as it contains both fish and chicken recipes. It is a great place to start in making healthy changes in your life. It's like having several resource books and a cookbook all in one.

I'm not vergetarian, but I am dairy free. After looking for a cookbook with dairy-free recipes for quite some time with no luck, Marilu's book came at the perfect time. After reading some of the other comments, I do want to say that if you are truly ready to make the changes in your life and get rid of the sugar, dairy, caffeine, chemicals, etc., this book will help you to no end. Marilu may not be a nutritionist, and she never claims to be, by the way -- but she has lived a life of healthy food and she looks great! That's enough of a "credential" for me. Marilu speaks what she knows and her books are undeniably life-changing. However, you have to be ready to make the changes and drop any resistance. I really enjoy some of the new features in this cookbook, like the cost guide, where the meals fit in on the color rainbow, and the complexity level. Never being much of a cook before I did Total Health Makeover, Marilu's easy recipes made me feel like a gourmet chef. I knew next to nothing about health foods and, armed with Marilu, she made going grocery shopping fun. And to those who think her meals are pricy, think about eating out in restaurant...in what it costs to buy a meal for one, you can cook for your family, or have lunchtime leftovers for a few days. Trust me, the book and the program will comepletely change your life if you let it!! You'll have more consistent energy, you'll feel like a million bucks, and perhaps most importantly, you'll look better :-)

I, like several of the other reviewers, have read all of Marilu Henner's books and have given up dairy, meat, caffeine, sugar (and wheat too...although she doesn't suggest this, it's just what I decided to do). This book is very helpful in many ways: the walk thru the health food store is great! It provided me with some trusted name brands that I could look for when shopping. I also appreciated her comments on food additives that are dangerous, as well as her section on natural alternatives to cleaning agents. Very helpful. I have tried several of the recipes and found them to be quite delicious. Granted, they may taste 'different' than what we may be used to, but I found them to be very, very good, and since I have decided to adopt this lifestyle, they are great to have on hand. I love the fact that you can really 'taste' the pureness of the food. I didn't give this book 5 stars because I found some subjects to be a bit confusing: ie: the section on food combining---I still get confused over proteins and starches. especially when it comes to nuts, seeds and soy products.I think she could have spent a bit more time on that section. Overall however, I feel great and appreciate Ms. Henner's approach. She has definitely opened my eyes!

My search for delicious and healthy recipies was over with this book. I bought the book after seeing Marilu on the cover. While she's a little older, she looks much better than I do. I thought if she can look like that, maybe her healthy ways might work for me. I like the diversity of her recipies. They are very easy to make and don't taste "healthy". I also like how she showcased some wonderful recipies for tofu. My husband never knew he wasn't eating chicken. I really like this book and think you will too.

This book is the first cookbook that I sat down and read cover to cover, marking each recipe that I would like to try with a post-it note. I really enjoyed it. Marilu is obviously passionate about her lifestyle and it shows!

I already try to live by the steps in Marilu's Total Health Makeover so this book expanded my options so to speak. As wonderful as Healthy Life Kitchen is, if you haven't read Marilu's other books you may not be ready for this one. But by all means, buy Total Health Makeover and with time, you'll be ready to devour this one.

Following the Total Health Makeover plan will change your life forever. I know it's made a major difference in mine.

It is very easy to be intimidated by the food combining concept. However, Healthy Life Kitchen is easy to read and is well organized. Marilu walks you through a health food store and recommends certain brands (thus, less homework for us). She even created a basic shopping list. The charts of healthy substitutions and sweetener conversions are very useful. The chart on additives was a real eye opener for me. I didn't realize all the garbage I was putting into my body and my children's bodies. (I've been a bodybuilder for years and thought I knew it all!)The recipes are also wonderful. There is a number of easy to prepare and tasty meals. I'm very excited about this book!

EXCELLENT book! Several health issues of my own led me to look for SERIOUS ways to help myself feel better and rid myself of nagging health problems. After making a few basic changes on my own, one of which was cutting out coffee, I discovered Marilu's cook book. I have been so thrilled with the pages of important information in it as well as, if not more than, the recipes themselves. So many of the things she tells you will happen once you've changed this or that in your diet have really been true for me. If you eat nothing but fried chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans most of the time and are not familiar with the huge variety of other foods available to eat, then this book will be harder for you to jump into immediately. If you are SERIOUS about changing your health positively, have an open mind to try a wide variety of different foods and to quit making up excuses for living the same old way, then read both her companion book Total Health Makeover AND The Healthy Life Kitchen. They make a wonderful team for keeping you motivated, with in-depth explanations, plenty of pictures and delicious recipes. I've been giving copies of them both to my friends and family because I like them both so much. And I DO feel the difference in myself! The health issues that once plagued me are almost a thing of the past. Her books are not for those seeking quick-fix diets that don't last, but are for those seeking a truthful, life-long approach to living a healthy life.

Wow! Marilu Henner's new book Healthy Life Kitchen is fantastic! Not only will it help you organize your kitchen, but she goes through the chemicals under your sink and in your food. I especially like the explanation of food chemicals--it will shock! I ran to my fridge and checked labels after reading it. She also lists sweetners (to use in place of refined white sugar) and ways to make a traditional high-fat, unhealthy recipe with meat and dairy into a healthy one--many using soy and fresh ingredients.

The recipes are great, too. I have tried several of them. The Blueberry Crunch Muffins are fabulous! You will not be disappointed with this one.

I was very excited about this cookbook, until I started trying the recipes. I have tried approximately ten recipes, and although most are great, there are some errors in measurements and the recipe does not come out right. It's frustrating to spend an afternoon cooking something you hope to eat and have it be inedible, even if you can fix it the next time. One I've noticed, but have not baked, is the "cheesecake" recipe, which calls for 1 tablespoon of tofu and 1 tablespoon of the other main ingredient... This is obviously not correct, but there is no way to figure out with what the "tablespoon" should be replaced. I have tried her web site but there is no place to post questions to correct these errors. I hope these errors are discovered because the recipes that were correct were great, and I feel so much better when I eat under her plan. Perhaps a more experienced cook could figure out the corrections before cooking, but I am not that cook, so I have been frustrated with this purchase.

This is an excellent book. It is very insighful and educational. I learned so much about food and health. The recipes are wonderful. I have 3 picky children but after explaining the ideas and concepts in this book, they try everything and we have had great success with eating more healthy. We have more energy and have lost weight easily. What a great life change!!!!