I am trying to eat healthier, but I don't really know where to begin. Does anyone have a great cookbook they couldn't live without that makes recipes that people like me (who are used to fat, refined carbs, etc) can enjoy? I would rather start with some recipe makeovers, which I can experiment with, and then move into learning to like new things from there. I hope this makes sense.
2006-10-23 07:43:45 · 12 answers · asked by mountain_laurel1183 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
A good book for starters is "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon. It's healthy, but not vegetarian, A classic in healthy cooking.
http://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735/sr=8-1/qid=1161629648/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-6602502-4886434?ie=UTF8
I also like "The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook" has tons of easy and healthy recipes, and their nutritional value. I use it a lot, even if I am not vegetarian.
http://www.amazon.com/Vegetarian-Mothers-Cookbook-Pregnant-Breastfeeding/dp/0972469060/sr=1-1/qid=1161629780/ref=sr_1_1/002-6602502-4886434?ie=UTF8&s=books
I think waht you say makes sense. A good start is, do whatever recipe you are used to, but use whole grains. Example: brown rice instead of white, whole wheat pasta instead of white, etc. As a general rule, avoid white grains.
Eating organic will also make a healthy difference. Trader Joe's has good prices on healthy foods.
http://www.traderjoes.com/
2006-10-23 08:00:47 · answer #1 · answered by Delphine F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eating healthier doesn't necessarily mean you have to totally change the way you cook. Alot of eating health is to make sure you get the right number of servings from each food group. 3 meals, and 3 snacks- all good choices. It doesn't mean that you can't indulge once in awhile. allrecipes.com has healthy recipes, and so do some other sites.
All you really need to do is reduce your fat, refined carbs,etc. Portion control. Try it. It's much easier than learning a whole new way to cook, unless you are a diabetic.
2006-10-23 07:52:12 · answer #2 · answered by babidoozer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was an avid subscriber to Cooking Light mag. There were many recipe makeovers and a breakdown of nutritonal value, etc. Here's a link
http://food.cookinglight.com/cooking/recipefinder.dyn?action=searchResults&justKeys=true&keywords=low-fat&x=24&y=8
Rather than a cookbook, I have the Cooking Light/Mastercook program on my puter. You can add recipes and get a breakdown of ingredients. Hope that helps. Good luck.
2006-10-23 08:09:45 · answer #3 · answered by MB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the single most important cookbooks you can own is How To Cook Everything by Mark Bittman (Yellow cover).
Fabulous!
Also Betty Crockers cookbook where it's looseleaf so you an pull a page when you're cooking. Both great and really break things down for you.
2006-10-23 18:08:20 · answer #4 · answered by michelle5196 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been hearing and reading a lot of good things about the Sonoma Diet Cookbook. It has recipes that taste like they are bad for you, in other words they taste yummy, but that are really good for you. I would try that one, I know it has some foods that are normally bad for you made a healthier way.
2006-10-23 07:52:53 · answer #5 · answered by nimo22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cooking Light magazine
Light & Tasty magazine
Another suggestion is go to your local library and look at their cookbooks. Take a few out and make meals using those recipes. If you like them, then you can get those books, probably used through Amazon.
2006-10-23 08:31:55 · answer #6 · answered by pouncermom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Big Flavor Cookbook by Steve Raichlen has easy, very healthy recipes with unbelievable flavors. It has a lot of authentic mexican food, but also a lot of variety. It is great - one of my all-time favorites.
2006-10-23 14:38:42 · answer #7 · answered by CSW 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it makes sense. This one --
http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Light-Five-Star-Recipes/dp/0848715403
from 'Cooking Light' magazine, is pretty good (note, too, low price for used). It's got recipes for -- how to put this? -- normal stuff, just re-made to be lighter. In lieu of, say, a book on how to cook stuff that's already light. Their web site (http://www.cookinglight.com/) has some examples. The recipes are reliable; flavourful stuff that's hasn't ditched all the cheesy (etc) goodness of real food -- it's definitely a good place to start experimenting.
2006-10-23 07:54:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Moosewood Cookbook~
All vegetarian, but even if you're a meat eater, you can still modify the recipes to accommodate your preference.
Awesome - been using it for decades.
2006-10-23 07:47:08 · answer #9 · answered by Finnegan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Jamie Oliver's Cookbook called Jamie's Dinner's it has tons of healthy recipies in it from his School Dinner show in England (the recipies are all the ones he used to reform the lunch program to a healthy version in england and they taste great)
2006-10-23 07:50:17 · answer #10 · answered by clrwhm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋