The Nordic Diet: Using Local and Organic Food to Promote a Healthy Lifestyle

The Nordic Diet is all about eating locally sourced seasonal ingredients in a balanced diet of protein, carbohydrates, and beneficial fats. The traditional diet of Northern Europe emphasizes quality homemade and homegrown food—with an attempt at moving away from processed foods—and consists of a wide variety of grains, berries, vegetables, fish, poultry, and game meats. Not only is a Nordic diet comparable in terms of nutrition to the celebrated Mediterranean diet, but it also provides an easy plan for eco-friendly eating.

This soulful book includes the elements, ingredients, and basic philosophy of eating a Nordic diet with information on the nutritious benefits of each ingredient. It boasts seventy-five delicious and healthy recipes—from breakfast smoothies and cold cucumber soup to venison stew and raspberry lime sorbet—and teaches you how to incorporate the principles of the Nordic diet into your everyday cooking routine.

Trina Hahnemann is a chef and food writer. She is the author of The Scandinavian Cookbook, which has been translated into six languages. Trina lives with her husband and two children in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Lars Ranek is one of Scandinavia’s leading food photographers and has shot more than twenty books. He lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.