Written by American-Lebanese nutritionist and home cook Sara Farhat Jarrar, this book is both a nutrition guide on healthier eating and cooking as well as a cookbook of over 100 healthy and whole recipes!
In this book, Sara takes a simple but wholistic approach to home cooking, using her expertise as a nutritionist to modify traditional Lebanese recipes to include healthier ingredients and cooking methods, thus reproducing much loved recipes with a healthier nutritional profile. She also shares some of her own original healthy dishes, often with a Middle Eastern touch, in addition to some internationally known recipes many may be familiar with ˗ all made healthier and more whole. Recipe categories in this book include soups, salads, mezza, side dishes and sauces, main dishes, and desserts.
Throughout the book, readers are exposed to a multitude of useful nutrition information, recommendations, and tips. Along with learning the nutrition facts of major macronutrients for each recipe, readers will be empowered to make healthier eating and home cooking choices!
With colorful and stunning photographs accompanying each easy-to-follow recipe, get ready to enjoy and experience the wonderful flavors of the Lebanese cuisine and many other dishes in a much healthier and more whole way!
Born in Minnesota, USA, Sara ended up growing up in Lebanon where she attended both school and university. After graduating from high school, she followed her nutrition passion and completed her undergraduate studies in Nutrition and Dietetics at the American University of Beirut (AUB), receiving her dietetics and nutrition license afterwards. She then continued on to pursue her graduate studies in Nutrition and Dietetics at the AUB, after which she was recruited as a nutrition research assistant. During her four years of work at the AUB, Sara's research revolved around several projects, including: coordinating a national study that investigated the nutritional status and dietary intake of the Lebanese population, contributing to the development of food-based dietary guidelines for the Lebanese people, and developing/disseminating a nutrition education manual for pregnant women and mothers of young children. In 2014, Sara moved back to the USA and settled in Minnesota with her husband. Since then, she has turned to becoming a proud stay-at-home mom of two daughters. Still a nutritionist at heart, she has done some freelance nutritional counselling over the years, while focusing her remaining free time on the research, write-up, and photography of this book. To further connect with Sara for comments or questions, follow her on Instagram (homemade_healthyandwhole) or on Facebook (Sara Farhat Jarrar).
