Fresh Energy Cookbook: Detox Recipes To Supercharge Your Life

by Natalia Rose, Doris Choi, Matthew Kenney (Foreword)

With the publication of The Raw Food Detox Diet, Natalia Rose popularized the concept of “detox dieting.” Her principles for cleansing and revitalizing the body by emphasizing living foods and proper food combinations caught the attention of Doris Choi, personal chef and caterer to New York’s cognoscenti—and inspired a whole new culinary approach. Rose and Choi teamed up to create The Rose Program Culinary Institute and Detox Delivers, an innovative cooking school and food delivery service for clients nationwide.

Now, with The Fresh Energy Cookbook, they unveil more than 150 of Chef Doris’s most coveted recipes, ideal for dieters and home cooks of all stripes. Lovingly compiled and gorgeously photographed, it covers essential kitchenware, prep skills, pantry items—and recipes for everything from juices and smoothies to warm savory salads, satisfying entrees, and guiltless desserts—all delicious and stunningly simple to prepare.

Contrary to popular opinion, true detoxing is not about drinking lemon water and starving oneself for weeks at a time; it’s about eating whole, fresh, high-vibration foods as nature intended us to, every day. While this cookbook features many vegan and raw dishes, it offers a range of amazingly healthy recipes, some of which include goat cheese, fish, and gently cooked starches and vegetables. Among the mouthwatering salads, soups, appetizers, entrees, and desserts Daikon Summer Rolls with Tomato Yuzu DipAmalfi Salad Cauliflower Pizza with Matbucha SauceQuick RatatouilleFennel-Stuffed SalmonButternut Squash FriesChocolate Banana Ice CreamLemon and Yuzu Granita

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

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have several detox/healthy living books from Natalia Rose and I like the emphasis on fresh, healthy recipes in this one. The first part of the book is a resource for dietary information on nutrition and how to eat and combine food for optimal energy, weight loss, and satisfaction. There is a lengthy section on setting up your kitchen and pantry for healthy cooking and eating that would be especially good for a newbie to a healthy lifestyle. The remaining 1/2+ of the book are the recipes. Where Rose's previous books have been directed toward a mostly vegan-raw way of eating, this one offers up both raw and cooked dishes and includes nine fish recipes, limited whole grains and even some occasional cheese--which I like because that is essentially the way I eat. There is some good diversity to the recipes (created by co-author and chef Doris Choi) and they are fairly straight-forward--although some require the 'special' tools of this lifestyle--high-speed blender, spiralizer, mandoline, food processor, juicer, etc. And of course there are some ingredients that may be unfamiliar to newer whole and living food cooks. About the norm for this type of book and covered in the kitchen and pantry set-up sections.

So far I have just tried the Kabocha Squash Ice Cream (yum!) recipe here: http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/20...

But, I am looking forward to trying the cauliflower "rice" and the pizza crusts made from it soon.

3.5 stars overall

[Jennifer Faye]

This is the BEST cookbook I have ever owned! Most cookbooks I find I only may make 2-3 recipes, if even. However, this is one book where you WILL WANT to make everything. I have sampled more than half the recipes in the book and they are real winners. On top of that, there is amazing info by Natalia Rose in the front of the book.
I recommend this book to all my clients. Everyone that has purchased it comes in raving about it next time they see me.
Cauliflower Pizza is a big winner with my Mom Clients.

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe someday I'll get to the point where these recipes look delicious to me, but I'm still not ready to "enjoy" so many raw vegetables. I do want to try some of the sauces and dressings though.

[Daylynn Foster · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are a few recipes I'd try, but not the Chocolate Beet Cupcakes! Lol!

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book & all the great recipes . I like the better options they sugest for foods I've been eating & also what foods shouldn't be combined ! I have been using this book plus The Raw Food Detox by Natalia Rose with great success so far ! I've been drinking a juice recipe called V-12 from this book
In the morning & throughout the day follow some of her other recipes for lunch dinner & snacks. So far I have lost 8 lbs in under a week !!! Very happy

[Alysses · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a lot of information in the intro. Like A LOT. It was overwhelming at times.

This book doesn't have many pictures and I personally prefer pictures to go with the recipes.

The recipes themeselves look appetizing and somewhat easy.

I will update my review once I try a few of the recipes.

[Belinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple and good. I like it. The detox on the cover turned me off some because of the whole media catching bullshit.... it's a good veggie book on its own.