Food and Wine : Health & Healing

Healthy food doesn't have to be boring and bland. Look to the Mediterranean for innovative, fresh, and nutritious ideas. In Against the Grain , award-winning cookbook author Diane Kochilas offers up a collection of satisfying, good-for-you recipes inspired by the exotic dishes of the Mediterranean. Whether you're trying to lose weight or simply improve you're eating habits, sticking to a good carb diet is a great idea. The Mediterranean diet isn't all breads, grains, and pasta -- it includes plenty of fish, chicken, lamb, vegetables, and fruits. Against the Grain includes recipes for everything from light bites, such as tapas, soups, and salads, to hearty entrees and sides. The ingredient lists are supermarket-friendly and prep time is minimal, so busy home cooks can whip up healthy meals in minutes, every night of the week. In addition to classics like Fresh Tomato Soup with Moroccan Spices, Chicken Cacciatore, and Pan-Seared Shrimp with Romesco Sauce, there are innovative, exotic new dishes like Grilled Skewered Lamb with Mint and Garlic Pesto, Pork Medallions Marinated with Olives and Orange, and Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Soufflé. One of the basic principles of the Mediterranean lifestyle is that everything should be enjoyed in moderation. In Against the Grain , no foods are forbidden or totally off limits. Instead, you'll find formerly "sinful" ingredients like rich cheeses, potatoes, rice, fragrant nuts and oils, and wine incorporated into savory meals. Yes, the recipes are healthy and nutritious, but, more important, the dishes in Against the Grain are hearty, satisfying, and flavorful. more...

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Self-manage debilitating digestive disorders through dietary choices One of the most important ways to self-manage gastrointestinal disorders such as gas, constipation, heartburn, or irritable bowel syndrome is to choose the right foods to eat. Backed by the imprimatur of the American Dietetic Association, this guide teaches how to analyze one's diet in order to identify the negative and positive impact certain food choices can have on a digestive condition. It also points out the most common dietary mistakes people make in an attempt to manage gastrointestinal disorders, indicating how to make the best, most comfortable food choices in order to embark on the road to digestive health. more...

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An easy-to-follow guide to preparing homemade baby food Parents and caregivers can drastically reduce the sugar, salt, artificial additives, and preservatives in a baby’s or toddler’s diet by preparing homemade food. This guide shows how easy it is to create fresh, delicious, wholesome food, from purees for infants to meals for finicky three-year-olds. more...

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Learn more about Diets and Nutrition with this comprehensive Encyclopedia. Diets, food components, essential nutrients, vitamins, minerals, appetite, allergies, eating disorders, and cleansing recipes are explained in details. Audience. Intended for everyone interested in diet and nutrition. Over 60 Popular Diets are explained in details. The concepts of dieting and nutrition are explained in simple terms. Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page. Search for the words or phrases. Add Bookmarks. Text annotation and mark-up. Table of Contents. Diets: Popular Diets | Who''s on Which Diet? | Cleansing Recipes. Healthy diet: Dietary Choices | Eating | Dieting. Nutrition: Overview | History | Nutrients | Amino acids | Vitamins | Fatty acids | Sugars | Intestinal bacterial flora | Phytochemicals | Longevity | Industry and food processing. Guidelines for Nutrient Consumption: Calorie | Traditional Food Pyramid | MyPyramid | Serving size | Reference Daily Intake | Dietary Reference Intake | Food labeling | Nutritional Facts Panel | Glycemic index. Essential nutrients: Vitamins: History | Human vitamins | Nutrition | Deficiencies | Overdose | Supplements | Minerals: Bulk | Trace | Food sources. Appetite: Regulation | Effector | Sensor | Role in disease | Pharmacology. Food allergy: Signs and symptoms | The Big Eight | Diagnosis | Pathophysiology | Causes | Treatment | Statistics | Differing views | In children | Labeling laws. Eating disorders: Binge eating disorder | Anorexia nervosa | Bulimia nervosa | Night eating syndrome | Eating disorder not otherwise specified | Fast food | Junk food | Obesity | Childhood obesity. Food: Food groups | Vegetable | Meat | Fruit | Cereal. Popular Diets (A-Z): Abs Diet, Atkins Nutritional Approach: Atkins Diet Cooking, Best Bet Diet, Blood type diet, Body for Life, Cabbage soup diet, Detox diet, Diabetic diet, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, Dr. Hay diet, Fatfield Diet, Feingold diet, G.I. Diet, Gerson diet, Glu more...

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A good meal is one of life's great pleasures, but we all know that it can be difficult to choose foods that make us happy and keep us healthy. In his New York Times bestselling book The Best Life Diet, Bob Greene showed more than a million people that you can lose weight and eat delicious food. Now, in The Best Life Diet Cookbook he provides more than 175 recipes that taste as good as they are good for you. more...

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