Cooking the Whole Foods Way: Your Complete, Everyday Guide to Healthy Eating

by Christina Pirello

The revised and updated edition of the popular, whole foods cookbook-with more than 80 new recipes...now 100% vegan!

With a dash of fun, Christina Pirello introduces whole foods cooking, inviting health-conscious readers to cut out processed and chemically enhanced food, as well as dairy, sugar, and meat, and embrace fruit, whole grains, vegetables, and beans. From savory soups to innovative entrées and delectable desserts, here are more than 500 recipes and ideas for wholesome, gourmet eating. With tips on meal planning, a shopping guide, product resource list, and extensive glossary, Christina makes healthy eating a most delicious adventure.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Health, Cooking, Nonfiction, Nutrition, Vegan

544 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Christina Pirello is a dynamic personality: a woman who discovered the value of healthy eating when, at age 26, she survived leukemia after changing her diet dramatically. She's an expert chef, author and Emmy Award-winning television personality who is passionate about eating a plant-based diet to prevent cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart disease and other health-related epidemics.
She also believes that a plantbased diet will help you look and feel younger and more vibrant. With a Masters Degree in Nutrition, she has a broad knowledge of the science of nutrition. Christina believes that much of the information released today is influenced by corporate interest rather than biological facts or in the interest of the health of humanity. She responds ardently every time a news story comes out about how to cure America's health problems. In addition to being the keynote speaker for the United States Defense Department's food service convention, Christina hosts her own national public television show, "Christina Cooks" and has been a regular guest on numerous occasions or network news and daytime talk shows.

Reviews

[Jo-Ann Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite cookbooks. Great recipes!

[C.A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

TRUST ME, if anyone knows how to heal their lives with food it is Christina! She has an AMAZING cooking show on PBS, look for it on your local tv! SHE'S GREAT, AND INSPIRING! And not only that but eating healthy vegetarian meals saved her life, and it can save your life too!

CAConrad
http://CAConrad.blogspot.com

[Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

This cookbook was quite a disappointment. The author has a nice story in the beginning about how she is basically able to beat terminal cancer by changing her diet. It's a good story, but not medically sound in my opinion. Also, the author mentions how easy her recipes are and also seems shocked that people actually buy salad-in-bag (or box) instead of the whole head of lettuce and accompanying veggies. I, for one, cook for one, so I don't want to buy a whole head of lettuce and throw half away. Also, I don't want to buy a bag of carrots just for one carrot (salad bars in grocery stores don't exist in my town yet). Anyway, I guess that's not really surprising since she is cooking "whole" foods. But ultimately, none of the recipes looked appealing, and I didn't make a single one. See, the ingredients are not easy-to-find, at least here in my 35,000 person town. I mean, I can buy miso at the health foods store, but she's got like 5 different kinds of miso, and it's almost every recipe. Other ingredients like brown rice syrup (?) and brown rice vinegar just don't seem everyday to me. Most of the recipes are Asian and have Asian produce, which is also a problem for me. Maybe this would be a good book if you live down the street from an amazing Farmer's Market.

I tried this book because it's 100% vegan, which justifies it's only star in my rating.

[Kerin · Rating 4 out of 5]

She talks about how different foods affect your body, digestion, metabolism, blood sugar, etc. It's not boring though. I wasnt able to keep it long enough to try any of the recipes but they definitely look good. I'm especially interested in trying her breads and sweets b/c she bakes without any sugar, butter or eggs. She was a pastry chef before she got into macrobiotics so talks about how "healthy" baked goods usually taste awful and she kept trying recipes until hers tasted good. I'd like to test them out.

[Jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have had this book for years . I'll flip through it once in a while but have yet to make a recipe from it that was memorable or that I would make again.

I think I was put off by this book because the author is kind of preachy about the Macrobiotic diet and even claims it cured her of a deathly illness.

[Dorothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been really into reading cookbooks lately. I don't really understand the macrobiotic thing though. some people say it's just eating whole foods. others take it further by saying you only eat what is grown locally. i'm more into the local thing. i made a bunch of recipes and was happy with half. she has encouraged me to use brown rice syrup over other sugars.

[missy jean · Rating 2 out of 5]

Macrobiotic recipes. I tried a couple of recipes I liked, but I can't really stand the taste of sea vegetables (which are important in macrobiotic cooking, apparently) so a lot of the recipes look gross to me.

[H.A. Fowler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent resource! Hundreds of vegan, whole food recipes, along with invaluable information on cooking healthy foods from the familiar to the downright weird. If you want to live vegan, or just get some recipe ideas, this is a good place to start.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

really good clean food that helps your brain! The author is entertaining and engaging.

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some recipes are really good, some just lack a bit in the flavor department. The Tofu Pot Pie is a winner in our house. The cinnamon buns were also a hit when I made them.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good cookbook but it should be called "Cooking The Macrobiotic Way." I can see how the title can be deceiving. Overall, I like it.

[Meredith]

tough with some hard to find ingredients.

[Fenixbird SandS]

http://www.christinacooks.com/special...
She has Vegan book too. Interesting very very healthful cooking.

[Summer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of soy, wheat and other things I would not care to eat. If you eat wheat, soy and corn, you are sure to find some good recipes.

[jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good cookbook for healthy ideas, but I don't love all of the flavors so I haven't used it as much. It's based on macrobiotic principles but it's not bland or boring at all.

[Beth Lequeuvre · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hard to find (or pronounce) not in my price range ingredients along with a palate that doesn't quite match mine. I think it's a good idea, just wasn't turned into a convert.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE CHRISTINA!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

inspiring story of curing leukeumia through healthy eating. lots of salt used in recipes :(

[Rebecca Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've liked every recipe that I've tried so far, but mostly I enjoyed reading her personal story (she basically cured herself of cancer by changing her diet).

[Jack Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, healthy advice, recipes, and an education on health.

[Dana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cookbooks with no photos make me sad.