Hungry for Change: Ditch the Diets, Conquer the Cravings, and Eat Your Way to Lifelong Health

by James Colquhoun, Laurentine ten Bosch

Pioneers in the field of nutrition and internationally renowned filmmakers, James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch join with leading experts to offer proven strategies to lose weight, prevent and reverse disease, and optimize health.





With Hungry for Change you'll discover:





� Amazingly delicious, nutritious recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and desserts

� How to navigate your supermarket: what to buy and what to avoid

� The real truth behind DIET, SUGAR-FREE, and FAT-FREE
products

� How to overcome food addictions and cravings

� Why fad diets don't work

� How to read labels and what food additives to avoid

� The most effective detox and cleansing strategies

� How to eat for clear eyes, glowing skin, and healthy hair

Providing practical solutions, Hungry for Change shows that your health is in your hands and that you can escape the diet trap forever. Experts from the fi eld of medicine and nutrition plus transformational stories from those who know what it's like to be sick and overweight give us the tools and inspiration we need to begin our journey toward health today.





Hungry for Change will help boost your energy levels, strengthen your body, and make you look and feel better every day for the rest of your life.

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

304 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 2, 2012

Reviews

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Totally liked this book. I loved the advice to stop trying to take things out of your diet, but rather to ADD in the good stuff, which eventually shoves out room for the bad. The more good stuff you add in, the less bad stuff you'll want and have room for in your stomach and mind. Great concept.

That has been my approach to changing my eating habits over the years. I went from having almost zero water in a day and drinking several sodas or coffees and fast food constantly (it is a wonder I was never 485 lbs!) to enjoying drinking water and eating salads, spinach smoothies, fruits, veggies, and little meat. Always working on being healthier but as long as I keep adding in the good foods, I should be alright!

Really a great book. And love the personal stories of people who actually did turn their health and lives around by the power of what they put in their mouths.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Saw this at work and was intrigued by it. It seems pretty sensible and isn't as extreme as some other books I've seen. I mean, all of this obsession with food and what you should and shouldn't eat drives me insane. But on the other hand, it's clear that we are doing something wrong as a culture. It's all related to our divorce from the natural world: this makes us undernourished not just nutritionally, but mentally and spiritually as well. The message of this book seems to pretty much be: just eat food, real food that doesn't have garbage in it and you'll be healthy. The recipes sound yum.

[Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}]

I didn't read any other parts of this novel except for the recipes, and I have no interest in reading the other parts. I am not (currently) going to rate this one.

The recipes were okay. I didn't write any of them down.

[Josh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let's get healthy

I've read s few books about the food industry and that's what I expected but it was really quite different. This book is all about food as fuel and the lifestyle change necessary to reach a healthy you. Highly suggest reading it.

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

**Simply satisfying**

If you’ve seen (and loved) the Hungry for Change documentary, then this book will be right up your nutritional alley. And, if you haven’t yet seen the documentary or read the book, then you’re in for some healthy treats.

The book does a great job in highlighting the key messages of the documentary: how our modern foods (“foods” is more like it) are at odds with the biological programing and preferences of our bodies, why diets don’t work, and how we can take our health back into our own hands through eating the simple foods our bodies know best.

The philosophy of the Hungry for Change approach revolves around these top 10 nutritional tips (pp. 44-48):
1. Eat as nature intended
2. Chose organic
3. Dust off your juicer or blender
4. Limit gluten-containing grains
5. Stay away from processed sugary foods
6. Eat good fats
7. Prepare your meals with care
8. Start with a green salad
9. Read labels
10. Eat in a relaxed state

In addition to explaining these essentials for healthy eating, the book offers over 100 easy and healthy recipes, as well as a plan for how to use them to jumpstart your journey towards real and healing foods. Sprinkled throughout the book are interviews with leaders in the field of medicine and health, including Kris Carr, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Joseph Mercola, David Wolfe, and Daniel Vitalis.

Whether you’re already a nutrition nerd or are just learning how to feed your body right, _Hungry for Change_ is a nutritionally dense, easily digestible, and satisfying read.

[Wattle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I watched the documentary before I read the book, it repeated some of the same information of course, but includes substantial section of recipes too. I think it's a great starting point for someone wanting to change their eating habits, but who is having issues doing so, or needs some extra motivation to start.

We all know that there are zillions of additives and chemicals in processed food. I personally didn't realise MSG was everywhere, as I was under the naive assumption that MSG use had greatly subsided in recent years - turns out that's only at Chinese restaurants who claim to be MSG free.

'Hungry for Change' is a good lead in to further reading on healthy foods and lifestyle. There's a great further reading section that lists quite a few more books that may be helpful for further research; which is something I’ll definitely be taking them up on.

I would definitely recommend both the documentary and the book if this is a topic one is interested in. The only reason that I’ve given it 4 out of 5 is because I thought they could have included some additional information. It is very good at highlighting the main issues that the documentary covered; but it would have been a good opportunity to give us something extra.

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have definitely mixed feelings about this book, just like I had about the movie. Do North Americans eat like crap? Yes, we eat a lot of garbage. Do we benefit from choosing to more fruits and veggies and more real food? Yes, we do.


However, I'm not a big believer in crap like detox or some of the other things in this book. I felt that there was a lot of good information, but I am choosing to take some of this with a grain of salt. (ha, bad pun.)

If you've seen the movie, you'll find that there's A LOT of overlap between the movie and the book.

There were a bunch of good recipes in this book and I really enjoyed some of the soup, salad and smoothie recipes and will be trying some of them out.

Mixed feelings, but a decent quick read and good recipes.

[Tanja · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the Hungry for Change documentary, and the book basically rehashes the documentary (sometimes word-for-word for pages). If as a reader you are looking for added value above and beyond your viewing, you'll find a detox guide and recipes, but little more. I would give the book 4-1/2 stars if I could, ranking it as I would a stand-alone work. The basic premise of this book, that in our culture we are overfed and under nourished, is such an important way to change how we think about food. Plus Hungry for Change is truly more about shaping our lifestyle rather than dieting, and is much less severe than the Forks Over Knives approach.

[L.M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was highly informative and a great "condensed companion" to the documentary film. I watched the film and then read the book right after and it really helped to cement the knowledge into my brain. Essentially, this book espouses the benefits of a nutritarian diet--a diet in which you focus on consuming foods high in nutrients but low in calories. As someone who has been slowly cleaning up and cleaning out their diet for years, I found this book to be "the next level". Highly recommend it to anyone who wants to get healthy and clean out their body from inside to out!

[Janalee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book seemed to boil down just about all the food/health tenets I believe to be true into one simple book. It's easy to follow - unlike The China Study (which must be slogged through until one tires of it and chucks it.) Even though I am familiar with most of what I read, I like to keep myself on track by being reminded and re-inspired. I do want to try Nori now, I hadn't heard of that being a superfood.

[Michelle Arthington · Rating 2 out of 5]

This volume followed the documentary of the same name nearly verbatim. There were some good and tasty-sounding recipes and information on detox/cleanses.

[Lara C. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing new here in terms of "stop eating processed food," and I'm not nuts for the juicing bit. It was a quick read, but for better science, read The China Study or anything by Michael Pollan.

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much in the way of real information for folks who have already been seeking out this kind of thing. The Kindle edition ends at 75% and since recipes begin at 31%, there isn't much in the way of real content. Even though there are tons of recipes, the majority of them do not suit me due to my particular food avoidance (allergy) needs.

However, I did grab three dessert recipes for a variety of fruit-based "ice cream" desserts that look easy, fast, and suit me. And those recipes will likely become staple desserts for me - so for that, I'm giving the book 3-stars.

[Massanutten Regional Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lisa, North River patron, July 2018, 4 stars:

In Hungry for Change, the authors present a compelling case for the importance of eating real, unprocessed, natural foods and the tremendous benefits of doing so on one's physical, emotional, and mental health. Several testimonials are provided by people whose lives were turned around by making the suggested changes to their food choices. Many recipes are included.

[Amy Marley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was the eye opener I needed to read to alter the path I was on. My relationship with food will never be the same.

Big thanks to James and Laurentine for this book and their platform Food Matters.

This along with insights gained from the Cuban peak oil experience gave my partner and I the stepping stone our family home needed to go deeper into growing our own food.

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Worth the read

Loaded with excellent tips for great health. Sensible advice and good recipes. I eat mostly vegetarian...bit of fish and rarely meat.

[Christine Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved the message of this book. It gave lots of suggested reading to read deeper on different facets of nutrition. How can we know so little about something we do everyday!

[Bonnie Krueger · Rating 3 out of 5]

It seemed a little outdated from today’s measure of healthy eating. I wonder if it’s been updated since the original publication.

[Annie The · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read and filled with good common sense ideas to try

[Lani Wohlforth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Health food books are sometimes hard to read because they are dull. This was not. Half the book is recipes and there are some great testimonials.

[Am Y · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is more for people who feel something is or might be wrong with the way they're eating/living, and are finally ready to make long-term, long-lasting changes to their lifestyles in order to turn their health around.

Particularly inspirational or interesting were the personal stories featured in this book. Many were of formerly obese or extremely unhealthy individuals who managed to completely overhaul their states of health solely by changing the way they ate.

As someone who could never understand how & why some humans could allow themselves to get so fat or ill before realising that something was seriously wrong, this book aided me a lot in relating to these people and more importantly, learning more about the reasons behind their downward spiral.

E.g. A Polish woman had self-esteem issues as a child and so continued eating more and more, until she eventually developed cancer and decided that she had to make a change; a US businessman was so focused on work and laden with stress that he completely neglected his health; another guy just simply did not know that the foods he was eating were "unhealthy"; and yet another - the "Juice Master" Jason Vale himself - just shunned "healthy" foods and abused his body by drinking & smoking, till it could take it no more, which marked the turning point.

The book focuses heavily on switching to a plant-based diet, and/or juicing, as means to get your health back on track. There are recipes provided and suggested meal plans.

There is also a lot of information on "bad foods", nutrition, what foods to or not to choose, etc.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not big on the trend of juicing all your meals, and thankfully this book did not tout doing so as 'the' answer, though it does somewhat dissapoint me in suggesting it as part of regular cleanses. (I support the school of thought that our bodies are not designed to take in these nutrients in thIs way: many juice recipes require obscene amounts of produce for one serving, and our bodies weren't designed to take in that much of anything all at once. That said, the juicing recipes I did pay attention to were remarkably free of such high quantities encountered in most juicing recipes.)

Juicing topics aside, I rate this book very highly as my own personal experience has taught me much of the same information; it is deeply satisfying to read the accounts of others who share the same beliefs! Just because someone is an 'expert' does NOT mean that we should let them do all the thinking for us!

[Ryan Hawkins · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a great example of advice that is too unscientifically extreme. It is full of comparatively lazy research, but initially compelling because of all the testimonies they provide (as in their documentaries).

Now, I say that as someone who agrees with eating more and mainly plant based whole foods. I do. But instead of this, read something more compelling, researched, and balanced like Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food". This book, unlike Pollan's, is poorly written and poorly researched (it is based mainly on testimonials, with little studies included). Although many (but I'd say, by far not all) of their conclusions are apt, this is not the type of book you'd want to get your convictions from or the type of book you'd want to give another to convince them.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book contains a lot of information I already knew, but it is a great resource for those who want to change their eating habits for the better and for good. There's a lot of fabulous personal testimonies of how people who were obese changed their diet as in they ate real food and now are very happy and healthy. We so become addicted to food full of empty calories and nutrition, and by eating REAL food, we nourish our bodies and feel so much better. There was a lot about juicing in this book, and those juicers are so blasted expensive, so I'll work on getting more fresh food in my diet and hopefully will stumble upon a juicer at Goodwill!

[Samantha Hodge · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives a brief overview of health topics. It never goes in depth on any particular topic, just dabbles in information here and there. I was surprised that half the book is actually recipes, but they look simple and easy. Same goes for the meal plans. I liked the addition of the premade shopping list.

It's a great companion to the movie and a good book to jump start your journey to healthier eating. For those further along in their information needs, skip this one. You've already read it a thousand times over and probably in greater detail.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book for those who are new to the idea of eating clean. The information is presented in a way that is interesting and easy to follow. I would have given it a higher rating except I found it was not a revolutionary book and that I was familiar with a good deal of the information (though I appreciated some of the features on beauty products and hidden MSG in our food as I thought they were very informative).

[Laurel Flynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Light reading....so light in fact that I'm going to recommend that people watch the documentary and then use this book for its recipes. There are much, much more in-depth books with the same sort of transformative dietary and lifestyle advice but if lightweight is what you can handle this may be your thing. It is not necessarily prescriptive but there is a very prescriptive and doable detox menu in the back. Sound-bite quality to it.

[Regina W · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick and extremely easy read since the 2nd half of the book is primarily recipes. I've been meaning to watch the documentary as well. Common sense for people already interested in moving from processed foods to a more healthy and natural diet, but I do think it could be a difficult move if you are of limited means or the rest of your family is resistant. Seems like a lot of the people were single or didn't have children when they decided to make this change.

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was informational and insightful book. The book explains the toxicity of our diet and how it affects our health. By changing our diet from highly processed, sugary, dead foods, to raw, live highly nutrient dense foods we are able to become happy and healthy and how to love ourselves. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants detoxify and feel better inside and out.

[Lindsay Kamel]

This is so good. I have read many books of its kind. What I like about this approach is it teaches the reader what to add in their diet. Having done this, I notice my cravings for food shifting to a more healthy diet. It makes eating healthy easier because the focus is not on what we should not eat.