The Healthy Slow Cooker: More Than 100 Recipes for Health and Wellness

by Judith Finlayson

A winning combination of healthy eating and convenience. Here's an ideal a tasty meal, nutrition for good health, and the convenience of a slow cooker. The Healthy Slow Cooker offers more than 100 delicious, nourishing recipes that are healthy and contain key nutritional, health and wellness information. Along with a complete nutrient analysis, each recipe will For example, Indian-Style Chicken with Puréed Spinach provides 400% of the daily requirement of Vitamin K, and cumin in the recipe improves digestion. Here's a small sampling of the tantalizing array of For diabetics, the book features a separate section of useful advice and nutrition guidelines.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food, Health

288 pages, Paperback

First published December 13, 2005

Reviews

[Twinkletoes · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to return to the library before I dive any deeper. I'll prolly check it out again to try more. Nice layout. I wish the pics looks better.

[Jbussen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Every single recipe calls for a ton of ingredients, uncommon ones also, pre-cooking, and then some. It is like they just needed to fill up space to make a book. Hey genius! When we want to use the slow cook, we want to toss some stuff in and come home to a meal! This just misses that point. I have recipes that are easy, quick, and delicious. These are not quick or easy. They may be delicious but i'd never know. I'm not a house husband!

[Gina Zappa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay look...I may not be a child...but...like...MORE PICTURES! I just can't get behind a cookbook that isn't filled with glorious pictures.

[Laura Wiebe · Rating 4 out of 5]

can't wait to try some of these recipes, but just as valuable are all the tips and nutritional information sidebars

[Tami · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Healthy Slow Cooker contains over 100 healthy recipes that can be made using a crock pot. These recipes include main meal dishes for every meal as well as deserts. Each recipe is complete with full instructions, tips, make ahead ideas, and nutritional information. There is even a chart at the back of the book detailing the American and Canadian Diabetes Association Values of each dish.

Like many people, there are days when I just can't face making a meal after a long hard day. At that point, nutrition pretty much goes out the window and fast food becomes an option. I like the slow cook alternative, particular those delicious, quick to prepare recipes that I can throw in the cooker at the start of the day and have ready for supper. That these meals are actually nutritious is an added bonus. Any recipe that actually reduces chaos and that my family actually likes to eat gets high marks from me.

[Mairi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great slow-cooker cookbook. All the recipes have nutritional information, and there's a decent mix of vegetarian/vegan and omnivorous recipes. I've browsed through some of Finlayson's other slow-cooker cookbooks in the bookstore, and I think some of these recipes are similar if not the same to some in her other cookbooks (The Best Diabetes Slow Cooker Cookbook, in particular). Unless you have her entire collection, however, there'll be plenty of new recipes to try.

Most of the recipes involve a certain amount of chopping and sauteeing before throwing everything into the slow cooker, which makes for a much nicer tasting meal. I tend to do the prep-work the night before, and then throw everything into the slow-cooker the following morning, before I leave for work.

I've tried several of the recipes with success, and they were just as good as leftovers the following day. Yum!

[Greta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oddly, I thought I'd find more recipes that were appealing. There were actually only a handful that I would consider making; the rest just weren't to my taste. However, the nutritional information included with each recipe was great, as were the accompanying tips.

[Grandma Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good recipes & good nutritional facts.

[Russell Huntley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best cook book for a slow cooker. so many tasty meals, easy and delicious...and as the name implies, very healthy

[Lynda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read from library. Added a few recipes to my files, but did not like enough to buy a copy.

[lisa]

Two bean soup with pistou, made with celery and cumin instead of fennel... french basil chicken and chicken cassoulet.

[Gino Filicetti]

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[LemontreeLime · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, lots of different combinations I never thought of. Prunes in your cockaleekie soup? inspired, gotta try that one for sure!

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

None of the recipes appealed to me.

[Monique · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tons of information almost too much to take in and use. I wanted healthy meals but made from items that my family would eat. This was outside my families palate.