How many times have you been into the market, made food purchases from the vast selections among canned, frozen, and sometimes fresh foods and wondered, "" How healthy is this food?' or ""What in the world does this food label mean?."" Even more important, "" How can I be certain that my little picky-eaters get healthy foods to select from?"" To take that thought to another level, how about "" Just what kinds of snacks are "really" healthy for my children?"" Jean answers those questions and many more in the little purse-treasure she created in her book. She explains that she wanted to create a pocket/purse sized book that would offer quick-referenced answers, while you shop! She has compiled data and converted it into what is plain an simple directions for healthy food choices, along with a few delicious recipes of her own. This little book serves as a guide in shopping for healthy foods and cooking deliciously as it also guides you toward the habit of maintaining a healthy lifestyle-whether at home or out on the town!

Find Your Balance. Simply. Fresh, raw foods can nourish your body, calm your cravings, and energize you. And with raw food chef Judita Wignall's Raw & Simple, it's never been simpler to eat and live better. It's healthy, fun, and easy. Inside you'll find:No dehydrator necessary! Basic preparation techniques with easy-to-find ingredients100 delicious, simple recipes for breakfasts, soups, sides, starters, salads, main courses, snacks, and dessertsEasy fermented recipes to help improve your digestion and strengthen your immune systemNo processed foods, trans fats, refined sugars, artificial flavorings and colorings, or preservatives€”just real, wholesome foods, made simpleAll gluten-free recipes, with plenty of low-sugar optionsThe nutritional benefits to keeping foods as close to their natural state as possibleHow to get all of your essential nutrients from a raw dietTips and tricks for stocking your kitchen and living the raw lifestyleLifestyle and weight loss strategies to help you achieve vibrant healthMaking smart, delicious food choices in a short amount of time is now easier than ever. Raw and Simple provides easy (and incredibly tasty!) recipes that will feed your body and spirit without requiring hours of prep work. Recipes include:Oatmeal Walnut Raisin Cookies, Apple Pie Smoothie, Winterland Salad, Cucumber Basil Soup, Creamy Kale Salad with Capers and Hazelnuts, Maple-Dijon Brussels Sprouts, Thai Veggie Noodles, Root Vegetable Slaw, Cherry-Hemp Muesli, Watermelon-Fennel-Mint Chiller, Strawberry Spinach Salad with Sweet Balsamic Vinaigrette, Colorful Cabbage Salad, Cauliflower Couscous, Carrot-Ginger Coconut Soup, Orange-Cranberry-Apple Relish, Herbed Pecan Pate, Orange-Almond TrufflesRaw food chef and instructor Judita Wignall fully integrates her raw food platform with holistic health and wellness. It's not just about food€”it's about feeding your whole body and fueling your life!

Live Well. Eat Well. Be Well. will revolutionise the way you think about your health - and your illnesses. This essential guide to the Nature Cure as the foundation for healthy living and disease prevention is based on 50 years' experience at the Kingston Clinic in Edinburgh. Originally devised over a century ago by the author's grandfather, the Nature Cure lifestyle has helped people from all over the world regain and maintain good health naturally. Embracing healthy living, mindfulness and clean eating, Nature Cure is the perfect antidote to the stresses of modern life. It is full of easy-to-follow dietary advice and suggestions for everyday exercise activities. With Joanna Thomson's wisdom and experience to guide you, beat fatigue and disease and take control of your own health.

Michel Gu?rard is a legend of French cookery. A driving force behind Nouvelle Cuisine, he has sold more than a million copies of his diet and gourmet cuisine recipe book Cuisine Minceur. His resort at Eug?nie-les-Bains in south-west France is top of the list for the world's most discerning spa-goers. This new book distills forty years of expertise into one extraordinary toolkit for eating well and staying slim. Over 140 exquisite recipes fuse traditional flavours with the global influences that are redefining French cuisine, all with astonishingly low calorie counts. Blends of vegetable and fruit pur?es produce sauces of ethereal lightness. Flavours are intense, nutritional values high. All recipes bear the gastronomic hallmarks of a three-Michelin-starred creator-chef, yet main course dishes carry a calorie count of 240 calories or less. Michel Gu?rard has revolutionized healthy gourmet eating once again. For a new generation of figure-conscious lovers of fine food, Eat Well and Stay Slim: The Essential Cuisine Minceur will become a book to live by.

Food & Fitness After 50 wellness experts share steps for getting started on a healthy fitness routine, eating plans, weight management techniques, tips for better sleep, and a breakdown of myths around aging and nutrition.

Do you want more energy to lose some weight to reconnect with your kitchen, to discover the lost art of walking to finally kick that nagging back pain, or to simply get a better night's sleep? Are you looking to build a vibrant life? This simple straightforward, effective guide to healthier, happier living is the place to start. International wellness coaches Galina and Roland Denzel, authors of The Real Food Reset and founders of EatWellMoveWell.com, have helped many achieve their health goals through simple solutions based on small changes. Now they've brought together their collective experience and expertise in a comprehensive new volume. You can read the book cover to cover, theme by theme, or go ''choose your own adventure" style. Whatever you choose, by following Galina and Roland's suggestions on everything from movement, alignment, and walking; to fish, fats, and fermented foods; sleeping, vacationing and working; and bad days, de-stressing, and building a support network, you'll find the tools to make significant changes in a week. Each chapter includes tasks to enable you to embark on real, immediate change, and invitations to share your progress and ideas with a community of fellow readers. Book jacket.

Sixty nutrient-packed recipes, an eating plan, and profiles of 20 longevity "wonderfoods" that show you how to choose what to eat--and how to eat--to help you live a long, healthy life. Discover the secrets of long life from centenarians around the world, and explore the 10 simple but meaningful adaptations you can make to what and how you eat to follow in their footsteps. You may not be able to change your genes, but you can transform your diet. Learn how to make smarter choices about foods that can reduce your risk of certain diseases and lessen the effects of others--including profiles of 20 longevity "wonderfoods" and how to cook them for maximum nutritional benefits. A four-week eating plan, with 60 nutrient-packed recipes, reinforces and guides you through the dietary transition; after just 28 days you'll feel renewed and revitalized, and inspired to continue your new healthy eating habits. Use this newfound knowledge in tandem with details on how each part of your body changes as you age and which nutrients you need to support overall health. Eat Better, Live Longer is your passport to longevity.

Whether looking for help with a particular medical condition or to maximise your intake of essential fats, vitamins and minerals for optimum health, this is a reference book you cannot do without. Many of us know the importance of eating a wide range of fruit, vegetables and nuts for wellbeing. But less well-known are the specific beneficial health properties of plants. Plant foods are powerful - they can lower your blood pressure, improve brain function, protect against certain cancers, repair nerve damage ...the key is knowing which plants pack the most punch. Details 115 readily available edible plants that will support and strengthen your well-being. Detailed analysis of what is in these plants and their specific benefits for a range of health issues; Recipe suggestions accompany many of the entries, and tables list plants by specific health benefits for easy reference. Susan Lyle lives in Northland where she grows many of the plants described in her book.