| What do you want when you're looking for a healthy | | | | and too high in calories. That's not really a healthy diet! |
| cookbook? Obviously it doesn't mean the cookbook is | | | | More and more, experts are leaning towards a diet |
| healthy since it's an inanimate object. No, what most | | | | that is low in sugar, has high quality protein, and avoids |
| people mean when they want a healthy cookbook is | | | | foods with hormones, pesticides or other contaminants. |
| that they are looking for a cookbook with healthy | | | | There are many variations on this theme, and many |
| recipes, and maybe information on how to cook | | | | cookbooks full of recipes to match. |
| healthy meals. | | | | There are several things to look for in a good healthy |
| Of course, people mean different things when they | | | | cookbook: |
| say they want healthy meals. Some consider anything | | | | - It reaches where you are now and helps you learn |
| healthy as long as it is home-cooked. Others want to | | | | how to build a better diet, |
| follow stricter dietary guidelines. Some want less meat | | | | - It's easy to understand, |
| in their diet, others want no meat, and vegans want no | | | | - There is solid information on what foods are good, |
| animal products at all. Some people are looking for | | | | and |
| organic foods only, and others just want to avoid | | | | - Tthere is also information on what foods you should |
| GMOs (Genetically Modified Organism). | | | | avoid. |
| There are just all kinds of diets out there with specific | | | | And of course it needs to have some good recipes!!! |
| cookbooks that have recipes and information for that | | | | The foods should be nutrient dense, meaning there a |
| particular diet. Each one promotes itself as being a | | | | good ratio of nutrients to calories. The lower the |
| healthy cookbook. | | | | calories and the higher the nutrients, the better it is. |
| But not all healthy cookbooks are created equal. | | | | You have to decide for yourself what you think it a |
| Some cookbooks purport to be healthy while using | | | | healthy cookbook, but remember to look for one that |
| ingredients that are processed, full of sodium or sugar, | | | | promotes healthy foods. |