The Whole Foods Cookbook
120 Delicious and Healthy Plant-Centered Recipes
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Whole Foods Market has long been synonymous with high-quality and healthy ingredients. Now, John Mackey, CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods Market, has teamed up with nutritional experts and leading chefs to create a cookbook inspired by these values. They know that cooking food yourself is the secret to changing your diet and sustaining a new lifestyle, and are sharing their favorite recipes that celebrate nutrient-rich, health-promoting whole plant foods.
The Whole Foods Cookbook philosophy starts with the basic tenet that the most important dietary change you can make is to eat more fruits and vegetables. To help you navigate the nebulous world of healthy eating, the authors have written a clear and friendly introductory summary of the Whole Foods Diet's principles, the essential 8 foods to eat, tips on setting up a stress-free kitchen, and more. You'll also find specific guides on cooking beans and grains, building flavors, and impressive techniques like sautéing without oil and roasting to add layers of flavor. But most tantalizing are their 120 recipes covering breakfast, smoothies, entrees, pastas, pizzas, healthy desserts, and more.
The ultimate goal of The Whole Foods Cookbook is to change your habits around eating and preparing food. In the midst of our busy lives, the last thing most of us need is an overly complicated diet. Get the basics right, learn to cook a few meals you love, and eat plenty of them. Once you become accustomed to the whole foods, plant-based lifestyle, you'll quickly gain the confidence to create your own delicious variations.
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Mackey, the co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, along with a team of nutritionists, double down on the benefits of a vegan, oil-free diet over 14 sprawling chapters, offering instruction and motivation along with 120 original recipes from the Sarno brothers (Wicked Healthy). There are lessons on such topics as enhancing flavor through healthful ingredient selection (using dried fruit instead of refined sugar, for instance) and techniques, such as sauteing vegetables in a splash of wine or broth instead of oils, and the proper assembly of "wellness bowls," which combine greens, grains, fruits, and seasonings into all-in-one meals. Five smoothie options, sans dairy, are provided, as well as a lengthy chapter featuring main dish salads, such as a pad thai with apples, carrots, and kohlrabi cut into matchsticks and mixed with an almond-chile sauce. Pasta is allowed, as long as it is whole grain, and a chapter titled "Family Meals" showcases penne carbonara with cauliflower, intensified with bits of smoked tofu. Beautiful photographs of fruits and veggies in a rainbow of colors enhance this wise and approachable guide to healthy eating.
