Brain Fuel
Recipes to Make Your Brain Work Better
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4.8 • 18 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Eat Smarter.
Your brain is like a plant; it needs good nutrition and water to thrive! The Brain Fuel Cookbook explores the connection between what you eat and how your brain performs.
This cookbook teaches you the basics of ingredient shopping and food preparation. The recipes begin with the most simple to prepare and end with the most time intensive lasagna recipe. Work your way through the easy to follow recipes specifically designed to nourish your brain and you will be a competent chef when you are done. All recipes have been tested and re-tested to ensure that even the first time cook will be able to prepare them. Each recipe contains a picture of the finished product, pop-up tips on how to choose the best ingredients, and easy to follow step-by-step directions.
If you learn by doing, this is your book. The explanations are from a layperson’s perspective using animation, graphics, and simple, to-the-point text. After reading this book, you’ll have the information you need to make brain-friendly changes to your everyday diet as well as to create your own brain-healthy recipes.
Note: All Brain Fuel recipes are naturally gluten-free without any ingredient replacement, except for the Cinnamon Rollers and Flip-Its. Those two recipes can be gluten-free if you use gluten-free tortillas.
Customer Reviews
My Brain Works Again!
I am a 46 year old wife and mother of 3 with 10 year old taste buds. I would eat chicken nuggets, hamburgers and French fries everyday and be happy. Unfortunately living that way catches up to you. I lived a brain fog life. Needing naps everyday and gaining more weight every year. I tried a couple of recipes from Brain Fuel and started to notice a difference. I didn't need that 4:00 nap. My husband didn't have to get up in the middle of the night to take antacid. We started to feel better. I felt like my brain was coming out of hibernation. I started to make more recipes and am even seeing the weight come off without feeling like I am dieting. The Brain Fuel meatloaf, curried quinoa & chicken and pumpkin squares are now part of our meal rotation. This book has been the kickstart my family needed to a healthier life!
Good information
No matter what a person’s health situation is, they will find the information in this book valuable. Learning how important food is to brain health caused me to rethink my diet considerably. I’m not much of a recipe person, I like to blend my own flavors. However I have made it a point to include the foods Sam Anderson recommends into my daily meals. It’s been easy to do and I haven’t had to adjust my diet too drastically.
Brain Fuel
I absolutely love this book. It is such a cut above most of what’s on the market. Sam Anderson has been studying nutrition and brain health for years, and it shows. She’s knowledgeable and her conversational writing style makes the information inviting and easy to understand. This book is extremely professional in presentation as well. But really, it gets down to the recipes. This is a cookbook, after all. And her recipes are as yummy as they are healthy. And she walks you through every step, from buying the right ingredients to nutritional info to preparation to putting that tasty dish on the table. As I approach my 60th birthday, I’ve gotten intensely interested in brain health, and I’m reading everything I can get my hands on. This book has been a great addition to my library — and my kitchen. It’s shown me that eating smart and eating well are one in the same.