This book is a Home Run for anyone trying to get their kids to eat better (and with less meat). My teenagers ate the black bean burgers after complaining "it wasn't a burger" and actually asked for seconds! This is so much more than a cookbook, it is a guide about how to have more fun with your kids and make dinners something to look forward to. I personally like the gratitude section in the book where everyone goes around the table and says what they are grateful for. The pet peeve and idiosyncrasy game Laurie suggests can be a real eye opener about the people you know and love! I would highly recommend this book to anyone with kids or grandkids. (Amazon Customer Review by Jill Hansen)

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In this powerful and informative guide, Holistic Food Therapist Kelly Genzlinger, CNC, CMTA explains how sugar and refined carbohydrate dependency is not your fault, but stems from impaired biochemistry. She insightfully provides a series of steps to naturally improve neurotransmitter imbalances and to finally change your eating habits, feel better emotionally and physically, and get free from sugar addiction. (Amazon Description)

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We eat fast, on the run, and often under stress, not only removing most of the pleasure we might derive from our food and creating digestive upset, but also wreaking havoc on our metabolism. Many of us come to the end of a day feeling undernourished, uninspired, and overweight. In The Slow Down Diet Marc David presents a new way to understand our relationship to food, focusing on quality and the possibilities of pleasure in eating to transform and improve metabolism. Citing cutting-edge research on body biochemistry as well as success stories from his own nutritional counseling practice, he shows that we are creatures of body, mind, and spirit and that when we attend to these levels simultaneously we can shed excess pounds, increase energy, and enhance digestion to feel rejuvenated and inspired. 

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Three hundred and sixty-eight pages, no pretty pictures, and it's about food? Yes it is, and it's fascinating. Written by best-selling novelist Barbara Kingsolver, her scientist hubby and teenage daughter, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" chronicles the true story of the family's adventures as they move to a farm in rural Virginia and vow to eat locally for one year. They grow their own vegetables, raise their own poultry and buy the rest of their food directly from farmers markets and other local sources. 

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This is a really great family book for fun and learning about food and gardening. Colorfully illustrated, this book shows fruits and veggies, how to grow them, and then fun recipes to make together. Grow It, Cook It isn't just for people with lots of yard space either. It shows growing out of pots too. And even if you don't grow your own food, its really education for kids regarding HOW their favorite foods grow. The recipes are a great addition to any family all on their own. My sister in-law had one and I promptly ran out and got one for our family after flipping through it. Such a great book! (Amazon Customer Review - Liana from California)

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We know that there is life beyond broccoli and iceberg lettuce, but what is one to do with the odd-looking green things with exotic names that increasingly line the produce shelves? Albi and Walthers (formerly food editor for Natural Health) take a careful look at greens from arugula and dandelion to kale and mesclun and other salad greens. The authors explain their subjects' virtues and shortcomings (steamed broccoli rabe served solo can be unpleasant); how to choose them; how long to keep them; how to clean them; and, in more than 140 recipes, how to cook them. 

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As a former vegetarian who relied heavily upon commercial soy products, and suffered because of it, I loudly applaud this important, timely work! It is exhaustively researched and provides for the first time, a revealing glimpse into more industry greed at the expense of consumer's health. I suffered from a compromised Thyroid due to my reliance on Tofu, Soy Milk, and phony burgers to get me through the day. I suffered doubly, from the poor palatability of the products, as well as their hidden hormones. The resulting Thyroid complications, flatulence, and loss of libido caused much unnecessary suffering. 

Read more: The Whole Soy Story

It is amazing how complicated we have allowed our diets, and our understanding of our diets, to become. Even Pollan's most recent book In Defense of Food: An Eaters Manifesto - which seemed to be a pretty simple premise - ended up being a (wonderfully) complicated journey through our food system. So when I read that this book was coming out, I wondered if it was necessary given the wealth of information already covered. The answer is: yes, this book is necessary.

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If for nothing else buy this book for the gorgeous photographs!  You will also learn how top actress and model Mariel Hemingway has transformed her life with REAL food.  Try out her favorite seasonal recipes - the ones her family loves - like Breakfast Pudding, Blisscuits, Coconut Whey Frozen Dessert and Sugar-Free Ketchup!  A must-have for your kitchen - you'll be inspired to eat fresh food every day.

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Featuring appetizing baked goods ranging from sunrise pancakes to maple banana muffins and cinnamon animal crackers to brownie pie, this cookbook is full of tasty treats made from sprouted flour. An alternative to traditional flours, the sprouted variety is assimilated into the body as a vegetable rather than a starch and is more easily digested. These easy-to-use recipes using sprouted flour open up an entirely new avenue of cuisine for both those suffering with wheat and other grain sensitivities and those who simply want to eat better.  (Amazon Description)

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One in six people are suffering from a serious illness that has a safe, effective, and inexpensive remedy: AVOID GLUTEN! Gluten sensitivity may be responsible for: ADHD, autoimmune disorders, cancer, depression, reflux, thyroid disorders, obesity, and osteoporosis. See why ingesting gluten from wheat, barley, rye, and other grains may be detrimental to your health.  Already know you are gluten sensitive?  Pick up this guide and learn tips and tricks to avoid gluten hiding in unlikely places. This is Dr. Sue's favorite book to recommend for those navigating how to live in a "gluten-free world".

Read more: Guide to a Gluten-Free Diet