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WHOLE FOODS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY - NUTRITION BOOK REVIEW

Whole Foods for the Whole Family - Nutrition Book Review

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Whole Foods for the Whole Family is an excellent cookbook that is

well laid out and easy to use. The foods used are assumed to be whole
grain, nitrite-free and additive-free. Fruits and vegetables are assumed to
be fresh as are oils and nut butters.

One section includes "how to make your own" things such as tofu,
yoghurt, mayonaisse, and sprouts. Of course desserts are sugar-free but
some do contain honey. The book also helps with food combining and thus
caters to the vegetarian as well as the flesh eater. Most recipes include
the protein content in grams as well as the calories which is helpful for
calorie counters and for vegetarians who need to ensure adequate protein
intake.

The recipes are grouped by meals i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner and
snacks. There are also separate sections for baby food and toddlers. For
kid`s who like to help or make their own there is a kid's do it yourself
section. The recipes are quite flexible. The one for pancakes, for example
goes by ratios and one can sustitute any ingredient and thus have a different
recipe everytime one makes pancakes. This is good especially when you have
allergies to deal with.

Recipes also cater to different lifestyles. Some recipes are for

slow- cookers while others are for last minute meals when you are short of
time. There are also sections on parties, make-ahead, easy to freeze, easy
to make and left-overs.

There are very few draw backs to this cookbook. It does have some
recipes that use peanuts, pastas, and milk products but these could always
be substituted for in the recipe. Like most cookbooks a lot of the recipes
do use heat over 300 0f.

Basically, this is a cookbook that is easy to use and has almost

everything you need to know in it. If one judges a cookbook by how well the
pages are worn, then this is the most used cookbook in my kitchen, and
that says a lot as I have over fifty cookbooks on my shelf. Above all, the
food is delicious and nutritious!