Superfoods For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, Apr 13, 2009 - Health & Fitness - 360 pages
Transform your diet and reap the extraordinary benefits of superfoods

Want to eat healthier, lose weight, and fight off disease? You can do it with superfoods! This friendly guide explains everything you need to know — why you need superfoods, the science behind them, and how to prepare and enjoy them. From bananas and carrots to oatmeal and salmon, you'll gain a healthy attitude toward eating right!

  • Get the skinny on superfoods — know the basics of a balanced, nutritional diet, and why superfoods are so powerful

  • Take a closer look — examine the unique properties of superfoods and the best ways to store and prepare them

  • Explore exotic flavors — discover Asia's goji berries, Mexico's chia, Indonesia's mangosteen, and other unusual superfoods

  • Launch your superfoods lifestyle — plan healthy meals you and your family will enjoy

Open the book and find:

  • A nuts-and-bolts breakdown of each superfood

  • Ways to incorporate superfoods into your everyday diet

  • Tips for saving money on superfoods

  • The healthiest cooking methods

  • More than 50 easy-to-prepare, tasty recipes — from breakfast to dessert

  • The top dietary supplements

  • How to grow your own superfoods garden

 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Getting the Skinny on Superfoods
7
Taking the First Steps toward a Healthier You with Superfoods
22
Appreciating the Ageless Wonders of Superfoods
25
Losing Weight
28
Supplementing Superfoods
41
Considering Your Intake Options
52
From Apples to Wheat Grass
57
Selecting Your Superfood Seeds
216
Putting Superfoods on Your Table
222
Getting Your Family Onboard Chapter 13 Shopping for Superfoods Chapter 14 Growing Your Own Superfoods
225
To Cook or Not to Cook
228
Grilling
235
Starting the Day Right Superfood Breakfast Recipes
241
Superfood Main Dish Recipes
257
Gathering for the Family Meal Superfood Main Dish Recipes 257 Chapter 18 Filling Your Plate Super Salad and Side Dish Recipes
273

The Dessert Topper
66
Vegging Out in a Good
77
Gathering Nuts and Seeds
93
Angling for Super Seafood
107
Enjoying sardines really
115
Going with the Grains and Legumes
119
Staying Healthy with
129
Spicing It Up with Flavor and Flavonoids
133
Spicing It Up with Flavor and Flavonoids Chapter 10 Exploring Exotic Superfoods
147
Getting the superfoods of the
152
Launching Your Superfoods Lifestyle Chapter 11 Bringing Superfoods into Your Life
167
Getting Your Family Onboard
181
Creating super side dishes
280
Rounding Out the Menu Super Snacks Appetizers and Desserts
287
The Part of Tens
301
Ten SuperDuper Superfoods
303
Ten Sensational Dietary Supplements
309
Ten Plus Ways to Make Sure You Get Your Daily Superfoods
317
Ten Plus AlmostSuperfoods that Can Help Round Out Your Diet
323
Index
329
321
337
273
338
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Superfoods For Dummies
Brent Agin,Shereen Jegtvig
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About the author (2009)

Brent Agin, MD, is a family physician in private practice focusing on wellness medicine, diet, nutrition, and improving one's health. As medical director at a successful weight loss clinic and laser medical spa, Dr. Agin counsels patients on matters of health, fitness, and aging.

Shereen Jegtvig, MS, is a health and nutrition writer with two decades of experience counseling people on nutrition and diet.

Bibliographic information

TitleSuperfoods For Dummies
--For dummies
AuthorsBrent Agin, Shereen Jegtvig
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2009
ISBN0470523433, 9780470523438
Length360 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition
Medical / General
  
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