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Book

The power five : a cookbook : essential foods for optimum health

Call Number

  • 641.563 C9569 (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2023]

Physical Description

270 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

"This cookbook focuses on the five foods that will keep you living your best life - without sacrificing flavor"--

Crupain provides an inspiring road map to revamp your eating habits so you can live a longer, healthier life. Harnessing five essential food groups, he explains how fruits and vegetables, beans, grains, fish and nuts and seeds can work as preventive medicine to extend your life by years. Crupain includes recipes that put flavor on the front burner while helping to ward off illness and increase longevity. -- adapted from back cover.

Contents

  • Introduction: A delicious, healthy cookbook. Can you do that?
  • The power five. Why five? ; Sourcing ingredients ; Turning the timetables
  • Eat more. The fruits & vegetables ; The beans ; The grains ; The fish ; The nuts & seeds
  • Eat less. The meats ; The sweets
  • Power plan your meals. The power plan
  • Epilogue: Connect with the power.

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