The Complete Plate: 120 Recipes · 30 Meals · A Stronger, Healthier, Happier You

by Lauren Klukas, Janine Elenko (Contributor), Ashlee Gillespie (Contributor)

Food wellness is a term used to describe the ideal state for adopting healthy eating habits into a busy day-to-day life. When food wellness is achieved, the hope is that the body and mind will be able to perform at peak performance. When one of these areas is missing, it is almost impossible to establish sustainable healthy eating habits.

Featuring meal plans for a caloric diet of 1,500, 2,000, and 2,500 calories, The Complete Plate shows that weight maintenance, and weight loss, can be achieved through the science behind a balanced diet that meets both nutritional and caloric demands. It features 30 daily meal plans with each day perfectly balanced to provide 100 percent of your macro and micro nutrient needs, based on current daily recommended intake (DRI) values. The 90 recipes range from an indulgent 'Coconut and Flax Seed French Toast' to a savory 'Portobello and Prosciutto Pizza' to a nourishing 'Creamy Corn, Ham, and Roast Pepper Chowder,' and include additional snacks so that readers are satiated and energized throughout the day.

Genres: Cooking

308 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[Melike · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent cookbook that is full of healthy recipes that are easy to make with clear instructions. There are breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes for every day for 30 days. The ingredients are given for 1500, 2000 or 2500 calorie days. The dinner entrees are mainly white meat or fish. There are a few red meat recipes made with bison. Whole wheat foods are emphasized. I eat similar to the way the author advocates anyhow, but I struggle with coming up with interesting recipes. This book makes it easy by providing healthy recipes.

There are some of us who are not allowed to exercise due to medical issues and we may struggle with weight gain. Both the author and I have one of these diseases where most exercise besides walking is absolutely forbidden. Therefore, watching our diet and being careful with calorie intake is important. This book provides a delicious and practical pathway for that.

[Tera · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really interesting concept for a cookbook: the author has painstakingly made meal plans that fit within certain caloric profiles, even down to the snacks.