Master Plants Cookbook: The 33 Most Healing Superfoods for Optimum Health - Softcover

Restrepo, Margarita; Lastella, Michele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762460245 ISBN 13: 9780762460243

Publisher: Running Press Adult, 2016

Synopsis

Food isn't just food, it can be medicine! A whole food, plant-based diet can help prevent and even reverse chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, while also promoting a healthy weight. Far from being a fad, knowing the health benefits of certain foods have become "must-have" information for many households--but the big question is: "How do I make it delicious?" The Master Plants Cookbook, complied by the founder and editor of Naked Food magazine, features the 33 essential superfoods that can help readers achieve that optimum health. Even better, it also offers more than 100 mouthwatering and easy recipes that are detoxifying, anti-allergen, immune-boosting, and promote weight loss. From avocados and beets to sweet potatoes and spinach, The Master Plants Cookbook will inspire readers to try these health-promoting, radiant super foods--and spark a new love for real, organic cuisine that pack a powerful healing punch.

About this title

About the Author

Margarita Restrepo is the founder and editor-in-chief of Naked Food magazine (Naked stands for New Authentic Kind & Enlightened Diet), which empowers readers to adopt a sustainable, whole food, plant-based diet for prevention and reversal of chronic disease. Naked Food is supported by leaders in the real food movement including T. Colin Campbell, John Robbins, Caldwell Esselstyn, John McDougall, Michael Greger, and Neal Barnard.

Michele Lastella is an Italian actor and director, a plant-based cuisine chef, a producer of biodynamic agriculture, and a reiki master.  He is also the founder of Sustainable Media, an independent organization focused on developing sustainable news and innovation through ancient knowledge. 

From the Inside Flap

A whole food, plant-based diet can help prevent chronic diseases, while also promoting a healthy weight. This isn't just a modern concept that's supported by today's science, but a knowledge that's deeply entrenched in our collective food history. Master Plants Cookbook, from the founder and chef for Naked Food® magazine, takes you on a fascinating journey of discovery that spans ancient civilizations and links the wisdom of our ancestors with the magnificent power of foods we can still enjoy today.

The plants and grains that these ancient cultures grew, ate, and thrived on remain the most powerful foods for our own optimum health, and by incorporating these 33 "Master" plants into your diet- from avocados, lentils, and beets to sweet potatoes, blueberries, and chia- you can benefit from their detoxifying, immune-boosting, health-promoting powers. With more than 100 delectable and easy recipes including "Machu Picchu's Quinoa Cookies," "Babel Fig Pie," and "Emperor's Broccoli Soup," Master Plants Cookbook draws on the best of ancient traditions to spark a new love for real, organic cuisine that packs a powerful healing punch.

Whether you are already well on the road to a plant-based way of eating, or just need a little push, Master Plants will empower you to eat to your healthiest, most radiant self.

Edition details

• Publisher: Running Press Adult
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762460245
• ISBN 13: 9780762460243
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296