George Mateljan's new book takes healthy eating to a whole new level. It presents a unique nutrient-rich approach to the "Healthiest Way of Eating" with 500 Mediterranean-style recipes, most of which take 7 minutes or less to prepare. This book answers the question about what to eat to keep healthy. It focuses on the World's Healthiest Foods, 100 delicious foods that are nutrient-rich, providing the maximum number of nutrients for the least amount of calories. The book is an inspiration not only for those who want to achieve vibrant health and energy but for those who also want a healthier way to lose weight by making the World's Healthiest Foods the foundation of their "Healthiest Way of Eating." The World's Healthiest Foods are among the most flavorful foods in the world - so you can now eat healthier without sacrificing taste! George also explains why it is not any more expensive to eat healthy. The book complements the material on the whfoods.org website with innovative new ways to maximize the nutritional value of the World's Healthiest Foods and minimize preparation time using quick and easy recipes that anyone can make.
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I found The World's Healthiest Foods, Essential Guide to the Healthiest Way of Eating to be fascinating and the best source for transforming the latest nutritional science into healthy delicious meals that can improve your health. --Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., renowned authority on function foods and author of the groundbreaking book, Genetic Engineering
About the Author
George Mateljan was the founder of Health Valley Foods, which has since become the gold standard for healthy, tasty, conveniently-prepared foods. After 26 years with Health Valley, he turned his energies and resources to developing the not-for-profit George Mateljan Foundation to help people live longer, healthier lives by eating well. After years of travel and study to uncover the World's Healthiest Foods, George created his website, whfoods.org, the number one website on "Healthiest Foods" with 5 million yearly unique visitors. He studied by observing and tasting and also by formal training. George earned a certificate studying French cuisine at the renowned La Varenne Cooking School near Paris and Italian cooking at the Guiliano Bugialli's Cooking School in Florence. He refined his skills at the Gourmet's Oxford in England. Over the years George has published five books that have been read and used by millions of people. His new book is a culmination of his travels and personal experiences and complements the material on the website. It is the most recent example of how George's lifelong love of food can help people enjoy the World's Healthiest Foods to achieve vibrant health and energy and to live a longer and healthier life.
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148 of 149 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a truly incredible book. It is filled with TONS of nutrition information about the healthiest foods and the healthiest methods for cooking each of them. It also includes a quick-and-easy recipe for each specific food (e.g., tomatoes, cabbage, bananas), as well as a number of variations on that recipe. The recipes I have tried have all been incredibly tasty, figure-friendly, and easy to prepare. This book is large and packed with more information than you will ever be able to absorb. If you could only purchase one cookbook, this is the one I would recommend (and I own hundreds!). 5 stars.
214 of 223 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
George Mateljan presents the world's healthiest foods and includes over 500 delicious recipes to ensure that our diets include foods that have the "greatest number of health-promoting nutrients." He gives detailed information on 100 foods that are not only flavorful; they are the foods you need to enjoy a vibrantly healthy lifestyle.
What you will notice when using the recipes or including the foods recommended for your diet, is an increase in positive energy, creativity and a feeling of being happy to be alive. After only three or four days you can start to experience renewed vitality and visible changes in energy levels and overall health. Some of the highlights include:
What are the Word's 100 Healthiest Foods?
The Healthiest Way of Eating Plan - complete week-to-week plan with page numbers for the recipes to make each day.
Through this book you learn to cook with herbs and spices, incorporate whole grains into breads and eat a healthy balance of protein and carbohydrates. The foods are organized according to nutrient-rich qualities. A shopping list at the end of the book makes this user-friendly and encourages you to remember to buy the healthiest foods each and every time you go shopping.
If you have an interest in Sea vegetables (like toasted Nori you can also use for sushi) for their anti-inflammatory properties, they are easy to buy in sheets and I found you can add some to even the simplest of chicken soups to create a more healthy meal. A recipe for Hijiki Cucumber Salad makes use of Hijiki and you can add in tamari and ginger. Many of the recipes include intriguing variations.
Imagine dipping fresh breads into a garlic dip made with fresh garlic, lemon juice and garbanzo beans. Do you only have five minutes to create a healthy snack? Try the Cranberry and Fresh Pear Cobbler. I loved the idea of adding yogurt and topping the tasty treat with granola. This idea has endless variations throughout the seasons and you can substitute any number of fresh fruits in season. This no bake recipe is delicious any time of the year. Other recipes you may enjoy:
Tuna Salad without Mayo (he uses lemon juice, tofu, herbs and olive oil)
Healthy Sautéed Scallops (garlic, lemon juice, olive oil)
Steamed Mashed Potatoes
Tropical Banana Treats
Grapefruit Sunrise (You can also use frozen watermelon and orange juice for a similar experience)
Papaya with Lime
In the winter this book becomes very useful when you make your own chicken soups or stocks. You can then add the healthiest vegetables and even sliced organic greens to make delicious winter soups you can freeze and reheat at a moment's notice.
Interested in how to use Turmeric? Advice is given on how to add the powder at the end of cooking for the best results. This is an anti-inflammatory agent used by the Chinese and in India. Dr. Weil talks about a tea that is made by people who live long healthy lives. You can also find it in tablet form, but it is more delicious when you cook.
"Turmeric's powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacities help explain why many people with joint disease find relief when they use this spice regularly." ~pg. 701
The section on herbs and spices gives you ideas for what to include in your spice cupboard (dried) or refrigerator (fresh). Black pepper, ginger, dill, cilantro, rosemary and cinnamon are included. The section on dietary fiber had a few surprises, like raspberries are listed right along with carrots and eggplant so you can expand your ideas on what counts as fiber, vs. what you thought was fun for dessert.
A special section for fighting disease gives ideas on how to feel better fast. If you want to improve your hair and nail health, you can start to eat more "biotin-containing" foods and increase foods with Omega-3 fatty acids that can also help with migraines and depression. So truly as you increase health in one area, you increase overall health.
This book is definitely about lifestyle and incorporating healthy choices into everyday living. As I'm writing this, I just finished cooking a spaghetti squash and have chicken with herbs roasting in the oven. The aromas of home cooking are inspirational and the healthy way you feel when you cook with the foods recommended in this book is priceless.
In what seems like no time at all, you can bake squash, cook up a chicken dish for dinner and even make homemade bread with rye and oats. Having a bread maker, a blender, a good set of sharp knives and a few essentials like a steamer basket and a set of pots and pans (especially a stock pot for soups) will take you a long way while using this book. You don't even have to make your own stocks because stock paste is readily available in most grocery stores.
Cooking can be as fun as creating art or making music. You are fully participating in the dance of life and feeling healthy and alive is the bonus of the "healthiest foods" lifestyle. Now when you go to the grocery store you can buy items you never tried before, because you have all the recipes you need and many of the recipes don't even require "cooking." Most of the ingredients are very familiar and the extensive index helps you to locate ingredients fast. So if you have strawberries from your last shopping trip, you can quickly turn to page 647 and make a fruit smoothie.
This truly is one of the most exciting "cookbooks" you will ever buy because it not only incorporates delicious foods into your diet, you become healthier with each recipe you try and you understand why you feel better. Honestly, this book will change your life!
~The Rebecca Review
What you will notice when using the recipes or including the foods recommended for your diet, is an increase in positive energy, creativity and a feeling of being happy to be alive. After only three or four days you can start to experience renewed vitality and visible changes in energy levels and overall health. Some of the highlights include:
What are the Word's 100 Healthiest Foods?
The Healthiest Way of Eating Plan - complete week-to-week plan with page numbers for the recipes to make each day.
Through this book you learn to cook with herbs and spices, incorporate whole grains into breads and eat a healthy balance of protein and carbohydrates. The foods are organized according to nutrient-rich qualities. A shopping list at the end of the book makes this user-friendly and encourages you to remember to buy the healthiest foods each and every time you go shopping.
If you have an interest in Sea vegetables (like toasted Nori you can also use for sushi) for their anti-inflammatory properties, they are easy to buy in sheets and I found you can add some to even the simplest of chicken soups to create a more healthy meal. A recipe for Hijiki Cucumber Salad makes use of Hijiki and you can add in tamari and ginger. Many of the recipes include intriguing variations.
Imagine dipping fresh breads into a garlic dip made with fresh garlic, lemon juice and garbanzo beans. Do you only have five minutes to create a healthy snack? Try the Cranberry and Fresh Pear Cobbler. I loved the idea of adding yogurt and topping the tasty treat with granola. This idea has endless variations throughout the seasons and you can substitute any number of fresh fruits in season. This no bake recipe is delicious any time of the year. Other recipes you may enjoy:
Tuna Salad without Mayo (he uses lemon juice, tofu, herbs and olive oil)
Healthy Sautéed Scallops (garlic, lemon juice, olive oil)
Steamed Mashed Potatoes
Tropical Banana Treats
Grapefruit Sunrise (You can also use frozen watermelon and orange juice for a similar experience)
Papaya with Lime
In the winter this book becomes very useful when you make your own chicken soups or stocks. You can then add the healthiest vegetables and even sliced organic greens to make delicious winter soups you can freeze and reheat at a moment's notice.
Interested in how to use Turmeric? Advice is given on how to add the powder at the end of cooking for the best results. This is an anti-inflammatory agent used by the Chinese and in India. Dr. Weil talks about a tea that is made by people who live long healthy lives. You can also find it in tablet form, but it is more delicious when you cook.
"Turmeric's powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacities help explain why many people with joint disease find relief when they use this spice regularly." ~pg. 701
The section on herbs and spices gives you ideas for what to include in your spice cupboard (dried) or refrigerator (fresh). Black pepper, ginger, dill, cilantro, rosemary and cinnamon are included. The section on dietary fiber had a few surprises, like raspberries are listed right along with carrots and eggplant so you can expand your ideas on what counts as fiber, vs. what you thought was fun for dessert.
A special section for fighting disease gives ideas on how to feel better fast. If you want to improve your hair and nail health, you can start to eat more "biotin-containing" foods and increase foods with Omega-3 fatty acids that can also help with migraines and depression. So truly as you increase health in one area, you increase overall health.
This book is definitely about lifestyle and incorporating healthy choices into everyday living. As I'm writing this, I just finished cooking a spaghetti squash and have chicken with herbs roasting in the oven. The aromas of home cooking are inspirational and the healthy way you feel when you cook with the foods recommended in this book is priceless.
In what seems like no time at all, you can bake squash, cook up a chicken dish for dinner and even make homemade bread with rye and oats. Having a bread maker, a blender, a good set of sharp knives and a few essentials like a steamer basket and a set of pots and pans (especially a stock pot for soups) will take you a long way while using this book. You don't even have to make your own stocks because stock paste is readily available in most grocery stores.
Cooking can be as fun as creating art or making music. You are fully participating in the dance of life and feeling healthy and alive is the bonus of the "healthiest foods" lifestyle. Now when you go to the grocery store you can buy items you never tried before, because you have all the recipes you need and many of the recipes don't even require "cooking." Most of the ingredients are very familiar and the extensive index helps you to locate ingredients fast. So if you have strawberries from your last shopping trip, you can quickly turn to page 647 and make a fruit smoothie.
This truly is one of the most exciting "cookbooks" you will ever buy because it not only incorporates delicious foods into your diet, you become healthier with each recipe you try and you understand why you feel better. Honestly, this book will change your life!
~The Rebecca Review
73 of 73 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I came across the web site for this book during my quest to find a diet for people with fibromyalgia (which I have). I found the web site to be the most imformative and best of it's kind. Thus, I assumed the book would be the same. IT WAS AND IS WONDERFUL. This is not a book you read from cover-to-cover. It's one that you pick up, open, and read - one item at a time - to expand your knowledge a specific item. For each item you find all the nutritional information you could ever want, plus a recipe (or two or three) using that item. This book is so GOOD that I recommended it to my reflexologist/aromatherapist and both of my massage therapists. The value you receive is amazing as well. Buy this book and change your life!
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so much info!
This book contains sooooo much info! Great when you want to know all there is about a specific ingredient/item. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Mailuna
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Trying to get your recommended daily value of nutrients?
This book takes the top 100 healthiest food and rates them by their group (fruits, vegetables) you won't find processed food here. It is all the God given food of the earth. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Jolene Nelson
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Dense with information
I am still working my way through this great resource. Easy to skip around and read sections, but it's so comprehensive, I'm starting from the beginning after skimming ahead.
Published 9 days ago by brenie
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Great Book
I am just starting to use this book. It makes me want to cook healthy but will take a little time to break old habits and to learn new ones.
Published 14 days ago by Diana Burke
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EXCELLENT BOOK!!!!!!
This book is as good as gold! It is one every home should have and everyone should read and heed! It is packed full of knowledge we all need to have. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Vicki Fotheringham
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Book n Healthiest Foods
This book has a lot of information that is very useful.......I really like it and use it as a quick reference.
Published 1 month ago by Judith A. Whitman
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Best book on healthy eating
I have read a number of books on the subject of healthy eating and this one is the best so far. Tons of detailed information on each food as well as tips on how to prepare them. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Regan
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Best Ever!!!
This book has so much info!! I will not need another. It also has recipes. I saw it when I went to my moms then came home and checked out price on Amazon. It was a better deal. Read more
Published 1 month ago by christine a. carlson
5.0 out of 5 stars
An essential book for the health conscious
This book lists each of the foods and the reason each is included. It shows that food's nutrients and recommends healthy ways to prepare/cook the food with several recipe ideas for... Read more
Published 1 month ago by David Purnell
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Complete and very Informative
I love this book! This is an excellente and very complete guide, explains nutrients benefits, how to prepare them and even gives you recipes.
Published 1 month ago by sandra fuentes
