50 Best Plants on the Planet: The Most Nutrient-Dense Fruits and Vegetables, in 150 Delicious Recipes

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Chronicle Books, Apr 2, 2013 - Cooking - 353 pages
From a top nutritionist, a “delicious, keep-it-simple collection of recipes” for incorporating more fruits and veggies into your daily diet (Publishers Weekly).

This encyclopedic guide to cooking the fifty most nutritious fruits and vegetables in the world comes from Melissa’s Produce, the largest supplier of specialty produce in the United States. Cooks of all skill levels will love these 150 recipes—both vegetarian and non-vegetarian—for simple sides, breakfasts, dinners, and healthful desserts that make the most of fresh, accessible produce, from memory-boosting blackberries to antimicrobial chili peppers to vitamin A–rich watermelon.

Featuring health and nutritional information, tips for buying and storage, quick recipe riffs, and gorgeous shots of finished dishes as well as photographs of individual fruits and vegetables, this is an indispensable resource for home cooks looking to put more fruits and vegetables on the table every day.
 

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Cathy Thomas is the award-winning food columnist for the Orange County Register. She lives in Huntington Beach, California.Angie Cao is a food and lifestyle photographer based in San Francisco, California.Cheryl Forberg, RD, is a bestselling author and the original nutritionist for NBC's The Biggest Loser. She lives in California's Napa Valley.

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