The 10 Things You Need to Eat: And More Than 100 Easy and Delicious Ways to Prepare Them [Paperback]

Anahad O'Connor (Author), Dave Lieberman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 29, 2009

THE 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO EAT AND 100 WAYS TO PREPARE THEM pairs New York Times health columnist Anahad O′Connor with foodie Dave Lieberman to present the 10 foods that should be on your plate, including the scientific research on why they will make you healthier and easy-to-follow recipes to savor them at every meal. Each chapter will be devoted to a new food from the list -- cinnamon, beets, quinoa, nuts, wild salmon, berries, tomatoes, spinach, avocado, cabbage and some honorable mentions, including pomegranate, turmeric, Sicilian wine and more -- which have been proven to help prevent early onset of aging, cancer, or general fatigue, among other health benefits.

Anahad and Dave, who met when they were roommates at Yale, will bring a young, fun voice to this book. With their help, readers will not only be inspired to cook up entire meals - from appetizers to desserts - chock full of the 10 things you need to eat, but they will also become more informed and aware of the food that they choose to put on their tables. This cookbook also sets itself apart form other health cookbooks on the market because of this dual voice and fresh package, including illustrations.

Based on the hugely popular and widely shared New York Times article on this subject, THE 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO EAT AND 100 WAYS TO PREPARE THEM is sure to appeal to foodies, health nuts, novice cooks, and people who simply enjoy healthy living.

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About the Author

Anahad O'Connor is a reporter for the New York Times, with a weekly column in the Science Times section called "Really?" He has appeared on National Public Radio, Good Morning America, and The Martha Stewart Show. He is also the author of the bestselling health book Never Shower in a Thunderstorm: Surprising Facts and Misleading Myths About Our Health and the World We Live In. He lives in New York City.

Dave Lieberman hosted the Food Network's shows Good Deal and Eat This. He is also the author of two cookbooks, Young & Hungry and Dave's Dinners. Dave is a contributing editor at Saveur magazine and works as a recipe consultant to private and corporate clients. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks; Original edition (December 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061780278
• ISBN-13: 978-0061780271
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superfood, super recipes, January 13, 2010

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City Girl (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

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I saw the authors on good morning america and got a few recipes from the gma website. i really liked the pizza which i made last night and my kids devoured. the book gives you a mix of history, information, science and recipes. the authors have a nice tone which is at times funny and the recipe instructions are pretty easy to follow. if you're looking for ways to mix more superfoods into your meals and into your kids meals, i totally recommend this book.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, healthy, and delicious food!, February 2, 2010

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Phillip C. Peacock (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This book arrived yesterday and today I made the roasted garlic and tomato soup for lunch, which was both easy and delicious. As a boy I wasn't taught to cook, and over the years I've read cookbooks and made various recipes from them in my quest to learn, but this is the first book that appears a perfect fit for both the way I want to live and the ingredients that always seem to be on hand. That the recipes are easy and quick are added bonuses!

I'm a devotee of Michael Pollan's philosophy of food and eating, and this book seems to be a perfect compliment to it.

"Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much." What could be simpler? When paired with this book, my answer is: nothing.

57 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some really great recipes with a few exceptions..., January 24, 2010

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This book is pretty good in terms of explaining the foods it focuses on and the recipes are quite innovative for the most part using easy to find ingredients, however as someone who loves to cook, has flair in the kitchen and is very health conscious too there are some things that I did not find appealing about this book at all.

First off the recipes do require some legwork for the most part to create.

Second of all they are the kind of recipes that you would need to, for the most part, plan out ahead of time. You must read through them to see that you: have all ingredients, and have: all apparatus needed for making them.

Thirdly - it's not overly family friendly as there is a lot of call for spicyness which in most instances I think removing the spicy factor would probably affect outcome.

Fourthly there is no nutritional information listed for any of these recipes. As someone who knows how to easily modify accordingly it's not a big deal. However for people who don't know the difference between nutritious in a robust/let's focus on health versus let's focus on trimming down, this book could lend itself to being a diet disaster. Yes things like olive oils etc. are healthy BUT if you eat too much of it, it will make you FAT.

Lastly there is not one single picture of what any of this food looks like. So not a thing to tickle your fancy into actually cooking any of it besides actually sitting and reading through the whole thing first and doing your best to VISUALIZE.