Healthy Life Kitchen

by Marilu Henner

If you're like most people, 70 percent of what's in your kitchen right now is unhealthy and has to go. Now the good news ... This book will show you that there are healthy and tasty alternatives to everything in your refrigerator and pantry, and the transition is easier than you think. When it comes to food, most of us go through a constant tug-of-war between the foods we love and the foods we feel we should be eating. But what if we didn't have to give up our favourite foods? What if we could take recipes from our childhood or our favourite cookbooks and find healthier ways to enjoy them? Marilu Henner's Healthy Life Kitchen shows you a new way, a better way, to create a "health factory" in your home. Out go the red meat, dairy, and refined sugar products, and in come the freshest fruits, vegetables, grains, soy, seafood, poultry, and seasonings imaginable-and, in a few easy steps, you've created a Healthy Life you! After inspiring legions of readers with Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover and The 30-Day Total Health Makeover, Marilu presents the first cookbook in her bestselling series.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking, Health

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Marilu Lucy Henner is an American actress, producer and New York Times best-selling author.

Reviews

[Brenda Fairchild · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book I got from my library and was very disappointed. I'm all for healthy eating BUT you have to be able to afford healthy ingredients. This book uses numerous amounts of food that I either don't have in my pantry, would never use again or even heard of before. I would not or did not make a single recipe. They did not appeal to me.

[Patti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read 2001-2008

[PorshaJo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Let me start by saying I read a lot of cookbooks/food books. When I get a book from the library, I flip through it to see if I even want to read it. Then if I read it, do I want to make any of the recipes. Finally,I decide if I love it, I buy it. This one I read and I will say I did not make any of the recipes. None of them really appealed to me. I liked the information in the book but not much different from other 'health' books I've read. The recipes, however, left something to be desired. I think where I officially closed the book is where there was a recipe for tacos used a crumbled boca burger. I think the author is good about providing lots of information on the dangers lurking in processed food and how to eat healthier, but not a recipe creator. I do have another book by this author and plan to read it. I've already given it the flip through and it passed.

[Mary Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are nondairy like me but love to throw dinner parties, try this book. We just had guests for a week (with more family on the way!) and yet I managed to keep the cow out of my recipes. I have been told that Marilu's cold noodles recipe is the best they have ever tasted.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

My only problem with this cookbook was that most of the recipes had too many ingredients for day to day cooking. However, you can easily simplify many of the recipes (especially the soups and stews). This book gets me excited about eating my fruits and veg. Beautiful food photography.

[Heather Holloway McCash · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an awesome cookbook with great resources and information on healthy eating. I bought this book the day it came out and over a decade later these recipes are in my regular rotation. Some of my favorites are Creamy Daikon Soup, Butternut Squash Pasta and Chocolate Almond Toffee Crunch.

[Holli W · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned alot about healthier choices for the family. There are plenty of receipes, but the narrative teaches so much.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

So she is overboard for me, but there are things that I changed after reading it. I liked her insight and will try a few new recipes.

[Amy Sjoquist · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting ideas.