Healing Foods

by Miriam Polunin, D.K. Publishing

How much do we really know about the foods we eat? This photographic catalog systematically details the nutritional and medicinal properties of 50 key foods beneficial for excellent health, from sauerkraut to sunflower seeds. A comprehensive ailments section includes advice on which foods to eat more regularly in order to prevent or relieve a wide range of maladies. A selection of delicious recipes, together with complete nutritional information, help every reader make the most of healthy foods.

Genres: Health, Cooking, Cookbooks, Reference, Food

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Danilo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Old concepts.

[Jj1lawyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really a reference book more than a "reading" book. but adding to my lousy anyway

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up this book in the library because of its wonderful photos of food and its attractive and readable page and section formatting. In fact, a good use for this book would be to encourage appetite by showing healthy options to someone who is ill and needs to eat more.

This book is a product the carbo-loading era (late 1990s), so the healthful diet information is somewhat dated. Still, there is some good information in the Foods sections, where individual vegetables, oils, grains, etc. are analyzed for vitamin, mineral, antioxidant, etc. content. The section on Improving Your Health, applying food and other therapy to the body to solve various problems, was somewhat lacking and contradictory. The short section on The Healthy Kitchen gives a few good tips on preparation and cooking, but is hardly complete. The page formatting and wealth of illustrations make all of these pages very attractive to peruse, however.

The best part of this book is the recipes, most of which are healthful. The ones I've tried are also delicious. Pureed Carrot-Cilantro Soup is simple and fabulous, as is its variation Beet-Dill Soup. Polish Carrot Cake is a potluck hit, and Baked Tomatoes are a simple summer treat for gardening families. Still to try: Vegetable Chowder, Thai Coconut Soup, Shrimp in Green Tea, Greek Fish Stew, Summer Herb Salad (a pasta salad), and Earl Grey Tea Bread.

Though I wasn't too impressed with this book at first, the more I cook from it the more I like it.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book on eating to heal. It not only has information on each special individual food, but index and a section where you look up the ailment and it will tell you the foods/spices to help. Also recipes section. This book will stick around for a reference book in my library.

[Donnar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good reference book.

[Mascha Hufflepuff · Rating 1 out of 5]

To old. Many informations in that book are not up to date.