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Eat Right for Your Sight: Simple, Tasty Recipes that Help Reduce the Risk of Vision Loss from Macular Degeneration
Safeguard your vision with 85 simple, satisfying recipes rich in the nutrients that fight macular degeneration
The Bad News: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of central vision loss in adults over the age of fifty. It can wreak havoc on the ability to see faces, read, drive, and move about safely. Millions of people are at risk, and we still don't have a cure.
The Good News: The latest research suggests that healthy lifestyle choices, including a diet rich in lutein, zeaxanthin, and other key nutrients, can delay the onset and progress of AMD. Eat Right for Your Sight provides a delicious way to add the best ingredients for eye health to every meal of the day. Feast your eyes on these appealing recipes: Sweet Pea Guacamole • Chicken-Vegetable Noodle Bowls • Garlic-Lime Pork Chops • Carrot-Ginger Juice . . . and more!
Every recipe includes comprehensive nutrition information and has been carefully crafted to act like medicine, but not taste like it. Taking care of your eyes has never been easier!
With Recipes from Lidia Bastianich, Ina Garten, Jacques Pépin , Alice Waters, Andrew Weil, MD, and other superstars of healthy cooking.
The Bad News: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of central vision loss in adults over the age of fifty. It can wreak havoc on the ability to see faces, read, drive, and move about safely. Millions of people are at risk, and we still don't have a cure.
The Good News: The latest research suggests that healthy lifestyle choices, including a diet rich in lutein, zeaxanthin, and other key nutrients, can delay the onset and progress of AMD. Eat Right for Your Sight provides a delicious way to add the best ingredients for eye health to every meal of the day. Feast your eyes on these appealing recipes: Sweet Pea Guacamole • Chicken-Vegetable Noodle Bowls • Garlic-Lime Pork Chops • Carrot-Ginger Juice . . . and more!
Every recipe includes comprehensive nutrition information and has been carefully crafted to act like medicine, but not taste like it. Taking care of your eyes has never been easier!
With Recipes from Lidia Bastianich, Ina Garten, Jacques Pépin , Alice Waters, Andrew Weil, MD, and other superstars of healthy cooking.
210 pages, Paperback
First published February 24, 2015
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About the author
Jennifer Trainer Thompson
28 books5 followersWith several hundred thousand books and posters in print, Jennifer Trainer Thompson has written more than sixteen books, including The Fresh Egg Cookbook, Hot Sauce!, Beyond Einstein (co-authored with Michio Kaku), and Jump Up and Kiss Me: Spicy Vegetarian Cooking, among others. Nominated for three James Beard awards and dubbed the “Queen of Hot” by Associated Press, she’s recognized as a leader in the spicy foods movement for her cookbooks and the hot sauce posters that she created, which have been featured everywhere from Playboy Magazine to Good Morning America.
Her books have drawn acclaim in the national press, and she’s been on hundreds of talk shows, including Live with Regis, CNN, and Good Morning America. The chef and creator of Jump Up and Kiss Me, an all-natural line of spicy sauces, she is passionate about spicy foods, and has followed her own personal “Trail of Flame,” speaking at festivals and in the media about hot foods, serving as guest chef at Hot Nights at restaurants in Boston, Philadelphia, and the Berkshires, and even going so far as to try Armageddon Sauce at a bar in the Adirondacks that’s accessible only by snowmobile in the winter.
A journalist for over 20 years, Jennifer writes about topics that interest her – science, food, travel, art, and lifestyle – for The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Omni, Discover, Harvard Magazine among others, and has garnered a reputation for sniffing out trends. She wrote the first objective book on the commercial nuclear power controversy (Nuclear Power: Both Sides), and co-authored a popular book about scientists’ quest for the unified field theory (Beyond Einstein) when the superstring theory was proposed in 1987. She wrote the first national story about the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) for The New York Times in 1987, and was so taken by the idea of establishing a contemporary art museum in an abandoned mill complex in a small New England city that she asked the fledgling institution’s founding director Joseph Thompson for a job. Thompson hired her to become MASS MoCA’s founding development director, and several years later married her. She and her husband Joe live in western Massachusetts with their two children. Family and family traditions have always been important to her, which led to write The Joy of Family Traditions.
Her books have drawn acclaim in the national press, and she’s been on hundreds of talk shows, including Live with Regis, CNN, and Good Morning America. The chef and creator of Jump Up and Kiss Me, an all-natural line of spicy sauces, she is passionate about spicy foods, and has followed her own personal “Trail of Flame,” speaking at festivals and in the media about hot foods, serving as guest chef at Hot Nights at restaurants in Boston, Philadelphia, and the Berkshires, and even going so far as to try Armageddon Sauce at a bar in the Adirondacks that’s accessible only by snowmobile in the winter.
A journalist for over 20 years, Jennifer writes about topics that interest her – science, food, travel, art, and lifestyle – for The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Omni, Discover, Harvard Magazine among others, and has garnered a reputation for sniffing out trends. She wrote the first objective book on the commercial nuclear power controversy (Nuclear Power: Both Sides), and co-authored a popular book about scientists’ quest for the unified field theory (Beyond Einstein) when the superstring theory was proposed in 1987. She wrote the first national story about the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) for The New York Times in 1987, and was so taken by the idea of establishing a contemporary art museum in an abandoned mill complex in a small New England city that she asked the fledgling institution’s founding director Joseph Thompson for a job. Thompson hired her to become MASS MoCA’s founding development director, and several years later married her. She and her husband Joe live in western Massachusetts with their two children. Family and family traditions have always been important to her, which led to write The Joy of Family Traditions.
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November 7, 2017
Although I have not prepared every recipe in this book, my family has enjoyed the ones that I prepared so far. It's a great resource for discovering which of the foods that we like best are good for eyesight. And, their website, https://www.macular.org/cookbook offers great resources for AMD as well.
January 8, 2018
I am not sure how I came across this book, but I am so happy that I did.
Being diagnosed at age 50 with mild "dry" macular degeneration was not something I had expected. How could I have this when my 80+ mother-in-law was just diagnosed with "wet" macular degeneration? Lucky her, she had a treatment plan. I was told there was pretty much nothing I could do to slow the "dry" macular degeneration's progression.
The one thing I could do was take a specific "eye" vitamin and begin eating certain foods. Many of these foods were already part of my diet, but I educated myself with the help of the Macular Degeneration Foundation and crossed my fingers. I loved photography, reading, and the beautiful colors I found around me everyday. How could this be happening to me? I started to panic. I felt life had already dealt me enough hurdles. Why another one?
Seven years later and my vision has remained the same. I have mild macular degeneration in one eye and mild/moderate in the other eye. I am elated that my vision itself is unchanged.
This book introduces the basics of macular degeneration in a very understandable format.
The book is generous with beautiful photographs and easy to make recipes loaded with nutrients proven to help ward off degeneration itself, or the progression of degeneration.
The easy to follow recipes are in large print and generally speaking just really healthy dishes.
I originally borrowed this book from my library, however, I plan on purchasing a copy to have of my own.
Being diagnosed at age 50 with mild "dry" macular degeneration was not something I had expected. How could I have this when my 80+ mother-in-law was just diagnosed with "wet" macular degeneration? Lucky her, she had a treatment plan. I was told there was pretty much nothing I could do to slow the "dry" macular degeneration's progression.
The one thing I could do was take a specific "eye" vitamin and begin eating certain foods. Many of these foods were already part of my diet, but I educated myself with the help of the Macular Degeneration Foundation and crossed my fingers. I loved photography, reading, and the beautiful colors I found around me everyday. How could this be happening to me? I started to panic. I felt life had already dealt me enough hurdles. Why another one?
Seven years later and my vision has remained the same. I have mild macular degeneration in one eye and mild/moderate in the other eye. I am elated that my vision itself is unchanged.
This book introduces the basics of macular degeneration in a very understandable format.
The book is generous with beautiful photographs and easy to make recipes loaded with nutrients proven to help ward off degeneration itself, or the progression of degeneration.
The easy to follow recipes are in large print and generally speaking just really healthy dishes.
I originally borrowed this book from my library, however, I plan on purchasing a copy to have of my own.
February 1, 2015
Even if you don't have macular degeneration, I have to recommend this cookbook. Between the GORGEOUS photos and the mouth-watering recipes "Eat Right for Your Sight" is a cookbook for anyone who wants to have easy access to healthy, delicious recipes. While there are some recipes are a little labor-intensive, most are quick to average prep-times. "Eat Right" is also helpful and informative with nutritional information accompanying each recipe.
***Many thanks to The Experiment & NetGalley for a galley to be used for honest bookselling and review purposes***
***Many thanks to The Experiment & NetGalley for a galley to be used for honest bookselling and review purposes***
April 17, 2020
Eat Right for Your Sight: Simple, Tasty Recipes that Help Reduce the Risk of Vision Loss from Macular Degeneration by Jennifer Trainer Thompsoson, Johanna Seddon
Lots of history and intro material about how to ward off macular degeneration and other eye illnesses.
Recipes start with a title and summary of the dish sometimes telling you nutrients they will provide.
Servings are listed. List of ingredients and I'd substitute for our healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low sugar, low fat products.
Side bar includes nutritional information and other tips: serving size is given, calories fiber, fat, sat. fat, sodium vitamin listings
Directions are given. Lots of tasty choices and easy to make that pack a wallop of flavor and nutrition.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
Lots of history and intro material about how to ward off macular degeneration and other eye illnesses.
Recipes start with a title and summary of the dish sometimes telling you nutrients they will provide.
Servings are listed. List of ingredients and I'd substitute for our healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low sugar, low fat products.
Side bar includes nutritional information and other tips: serving size is given, calories fiber, fat, sat. fat, sodium vitamin listings
Directions are given. Lots of tasty choices and easy to make that pack a wallop of flavor and nutrition.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
October 17, 2018
Simple Recipes to Get You Started!
When you get terrified by your doctor and the words Macular Degeneration, start here. It is easy to get totally insane and want to drink herring oil while eating egg yolks and yellow peppers. Read this first. You can add yummy to your diet and not go blind at the same time. It is calming to read and helpful at the same time. Good luck!
When you get terrified by your doctor and the words Macular Degeneration, start here. It is easy to get totally insane and want to drink herring oil while eating egg yolks and yellow peppers. Read this first. You can add yummy to your diet and not go blind at the same time. It is calming to read and helpful at the same time. Good luck!
February 12, 2015
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Eat Right For Your Sight has a particular focus on age related macular degeneration - the natural aging process that causes vision to slowly deteriorate. It is published as a project of the American Macular Degeneration Foundation and backed by the latest scientific evidence that eating the right foods can reduce the prospect of partial vision loss. The book is beautifully presented with many full color photographs and very easy to follow recipes. The recipes are good enough that anyone looking for healthier meals and in good health can also greatly benefit (there are a lot of good foods that make sound choices for kids and families).The recipes break down as follows: Small bites (e.g., 3 pepper quesadillas, deviled eggs, savory almonds, smoked mackerel dip); Soups (e.g,. white bean soup with kale, broccoli almondine soup, miso, Thai winter squash); Salads (grilled vegetable salad, Greek salad, caprese salad, roasted butternut squash and cranberry salad); Main courses (e.g., spicy fish tacos, mini meatloves, spicy udon noddles, Jacques Pepin's provence pizza); Side dishes (e.g., roasted tomatoes, Che Panisse's spicy broccoli vegetable saute, Alice Waters' canellini beans and wilted greens); Desserts (e.g., sweet oranges, mango sorbet, spa baklava, carrot cake); Healthy drinks (e.g., power juice, apple celery juice, homemade vegetable juice). Also included are introductions about macular degeneration, the best raw food items to use, metric conversion charts, methodology, nutrient table, foods to have in your pantry, and getting started.
The book is lavishly photographed with a strong New England feel. Many recipes have photographs of ingredients or the finished product. Each recipe is in large type (not surprising for a book of this subject) with a blue introduction, black ingredient list, unnumbered paragraph directions, and a nutritional profile. Some directions call for tips and tricks and those are typically on a separate page or in a call out box.
Contributors to the book include a long list of nutritionists, doctors, and chefs. Author Thompson is a cookbook author, and co author Seddon is a macular degeneration clinician.
I've found the recipes easy to follow and not too onerous to make. In all, a beautifully presented cookbook full of healthy but also tasty recipes with a great focus on preventing macular degeneration. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.
March 26, 2015
After my father-in-law was diagnosed with Macular Degeneration it definitely made me more aware of trying to help my husband do everything he can to prevent this. I'm not sure how much of a genetic component there is, but either way it can't hurt to try to eat better for overall health. The forward of the book is written by Chip Goehring who is the President of the Board of Trustees for the American Macular Degeneration Foundation. He explains how his own diagnosis compelled him to quit his job and go into research about this disease and how to prevent it, which led to the creation of the American Macular Degeneration Foundation and this book. All the recipes include ingredients known to help with eye/vision health and macular degeneration. Of course eating lots of fruits and vegetables would be good for anyone's overall health. There are a few recipes I'd like to try and overall this book just encouraged me to eat better for my overall health.
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