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Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2022
A great value! Extremely well-priced for what you receive in this book. Over 600 pages of fact-based nutritional information (with references); simple recipes -including many international; sample menu suggestions; proper food prep techniques (once practiced in the US, but nearly forgotten over the years); interesting nutritional excerpts sprinkled throughout the book; a Recommended Reading List; and a Resource List for buying natural food products online or finding them locally, plus much more.
Author is an expert in nutrition and founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation. In my opinion she did an excellent job writing this book. She has creatively designed this book to be informative - packed with nutrional information - yet also made it attractive, interesting, and even fun!
I enjoy the creative layout of the book: nutritional research in the first part with recipes following. In the sidebar margins of the recipe pages she includes snipits of interesting nutrition-related stories /articles. She offers some sample menus here and there, with an occasional mystery label "pop-quiz" she calls "Know Your Ingredients - Name This Product..." The book has simple line drawings throughout.
The recipes are organized by category, for example to name just a few: Sauces, Marinades & Condiments; Vegetable Salads; Ground Meats; Whole Grains; Legumes; Snacks and Finger Foods, etc. She covers them all!
I especially appreciate how each recipe that uses grains and legumes etc., starts with the reminder to properly soak them so they are digestible and not harmful to your body. She emphasizes this critically important process almost forgotten in America, yet still widely practiced in other countries. Properly preparing grains, nuts, seeds and legumes would alleviate many people of digestive issues.
She emphasizes food wisdom from people around the world. She also explains the importance of enzymes, and exposes myths regarding "dangerous fats," pasteurization, and the recommendation of a high carb diet.
I highly recommend.
Author is an expert in nutrition and founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation. In my opinion she did an excellent job writing this book. She has creatively designed this book to be informative - packed with nutrional information - yet also made it attractive, interesting, and even fun!
I enjoy the creative layout of the book: nutritional research in the first part with recipes following. In the sidebar margins of the recipe pages she includes snipits of interesting nutrition-related stories /articles. She offers some sample menus here and there, with an occasional mystery label "pop-quiz" she calls "Know Your Ingredients - Name This Product..." The book has simple line drawings throughout.
The recipes are organized by category, for example to name just a few: Sauces, Marinades & Condiments; Vegetable Salads; Ground Meats; Whole Grains; Legumes; Snacks and Finger Foods, etc. She covers them all!
I especially appreciate how each recipe that uses grains and legumes etc., starts with the reminder to properly soak them so they are digestible and not harmful to your body. She emphasizes this critically important process almost forgotten in America, yet still widely practiced in other countries. Properly preparing grains, nuts, seeds and legumes would alleviate many people of digestive issues.
She emphasizes food wisdom from people around the world. She also explains the importance of enzymes, and exposes myths regarding "dangerous fats," pasteurization, and the recommendation of a high carb diet.
I highly recommend.
