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Food Babe Kitchen: More Than 100 Delicious, Real Food Recipes to Change Your Body and Your Life
New York Times best-selling author and revolutionary food activist Vani Hari offers an array of quick, easy, REAL food recipes that make cooking fun, healthy, and delicious. This book will inspire you to take control of your health and ditch processed foods for good.
Get ready to ditch processed foods for good, and eat the cleanest, healthiest food on the planet!
With more than 100 mouthwatering recipes-from Biscuits with Whipped Honey Butter to Baja Fish Tacos, Grapefruit Goddess Salad, Luscious Lemon Bars, and even Homemade Doritos-the Food Babe Kitchen will show readers how delicious and simple it is to eat healthy, easy, real food.
Food Babe Kitchen shows you how to shop for the healthiest ingredients by breaking down every aisle in the grocery store with expert label-reading tips and simple swaps, plus a handy meal-planning guide and pantry list to stock your kitchen for success.
Eat healthfully, close to the earth, with the best ingredients that you choose, so when you sit down to enjoy a delicious meal you know what you are eating, and you haven't spent all day in the kitchen!
Easy-to-follow directions, eye-catching photography, and simple substitutions to accommodate vegan, dairy-free, grain-free, and other diets, make this the ultimate guide to getting back into the kitchen to create healthful meals for yourself and those you love.
Getting off processed food has never been easier-or more delicious.
Get ready to ditch processed foods for good, and eat the cleanest, healthiest food on the planet!
With more than 100 mouthwatering recipes-from Biscuits with Whipped Honey Butter to Baja Fish Tacos, Grapefruit Goddess Salad, Luscious Lemon Bars, and even Homemade Doritos-the Food Babe Kitchen will show readers how delicious and simple it is to eat healthy, easy, real food.
Food Babe Kitchen shows you how to shop for the healthiest ingredients by breaking down every aisle in the grocery store with expert label-reading tips and simple swaps, plus a handy meal-planning guide and pantry list to stock your kitchen for success.
Eat healthfully, close to the earth, with the best ingredients that you choose, so when you sit down to enjoy a delicious meal you know what you are eating, and you haven't spent all day in the kitchen!
Easy-to-follow directions, eye-catching photography, and simple substitutions to accommodate vegan, dairy-free, grain-free, and other diets, make this the ultimate guide to getting back into the kitchen to create healthful meals for yourself and those you love.
Getting off processed food has never been easier-or more delicious.
312 pages, Hardcover
First published October 20, 2020
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January 10, 2021
It's such a big book it made me really excited. Then, over 1/2 of it isn't recipes. A lot of it was stuff like using glass instead of plastic and other rather basic information. Most of the recipes are either pretty basic stuff (oatmeal, granola, roasted veggies, ect.) or things that just don't sound all that appealing. Don't get me wrong those can be great recipes, but they are just basic, nothing that makes you go "Wow what a great idea to add to oatmeal". I've tried 2 recipes. One worked great, the other didn't. The hot chocolate was a total fail. It was just cacao, milk, and dates blended up. And of course dates don't exactly blend into a liquid, they just leave chunks.
I would recommend to a newbie cook or person just starting to try to live a healthier lifestyle.
Edit added 1/10/2020 ... I no longer recommend this to newer cooks. I've tried a lot of the recipes now, most of which do NOT turn out. You have to know some cooking skills to get it right, just following most of these recipes don't work. There are things like...... stirring straight honey to cold carbonated water (and other stuff, but I don't want to give away recipes) obviously this doesn't work... you have to warm the honey with some water first to make a simple syrup or it turns into a drink with honey just stuck on the bottom, or making terribly dry brownies, when any half knowledgeable cook knows they can be fixed by adding a fat like coconut oil or melted butter and have them actually be enjoyable. I could go on and on. To me this book is just a fail. Over half is not recipes, and 90% of the recipes are, to me, incomplete or just plain old boring.
Still have to add that I love Food Babe and what she has accomplished and continues to fight for in the food industry. But, I don't love this book
I would recommend to a newbie cook or person just starting to try to live a healthier lifestyle.
Edit added 1/10/2020 ... I no longer recommend this to newer cooks. I've tried a lot of the recipes now, most of which do NOT turn out. You have to know some cooking skills to get it right, just following most of these recipes don't work. There are things like...... stirring straight honey to cold carbonated water (and other stuff, but I don't want to give away recipes) obviously this doesn't work... you have to warm the honey with some water first to make a simple syrup or it turns into a drink with honey just stuck on the bottom, or making terribly dry brownies, when any half knowledgeable cook knows they can be fixed by adding a fat like coconut oil or melted butter and have them actually be enjoyable. I could go on and on. To me this book is just a fail. Over half is not recipes, and 90% of the recipes are, to me, incomplete or just plain old boring.
Still have to add that I love Food Babe and what she has accomplished and continues to fight for in the food industry. But, I don't love this book
October 4, 2021
Full of helpful tips to switch over to cleaner eating but just being educated on reading the label. Even though it feels like almost everything is bad for you, you can make wiser choices just by knowing what to look for in food products. Has tons of recipes in the back with clean ingredients.
January 16, 2021
Good info and recipes for people trying to leave the processed food life behind for a healthier tasty future. For that I applaud this author. This book is a nice transition although there still are a lot of recipes calling for butter. (Nothing healthy about that.)
Was looking for new recipes I could make more plant based. Subbing flax eggs for eggs, etc. There is a heavy influence on all things coconut (oil, flakes, milk). I'm not a believer that coconut's saturated fat is healthy either. But there are also sustitutes to be found for those too.
Tried some of these recipes. Hit or miss. Some were good and I'll make again others probably not.
This author's healthier living ideas can be good (I subscribe to her emails). And she is a birdog when it comes to outing Companies for using ingredients with a negative impact on health. While I appreciate her message and courageousness for standing up to the Corporate fat cats, only interested in making big bucks and not their customers, she can come off a bit whiney at times.
So for the novice there's some good take away from this book and what you don't care for you can leave behind.
Was looking for new recipes I could make more plant based. Subbing flax eggs for eggs, etc. There is a heavy influence on all things coconut (oil, flakes, milk). I'm not a believer that coconut's saturated fat is healthy either. But there are also sustitutes to be found for those too.
Tried some of these recipes. Hit or miss. Some were good and I'll make again others probably not.
This author's healthier living ideas can be good (I subscribe to her emails). And she is a birdog when it comes to outing Companies for using ingredients with a negative impact on health. While I appreciate her message and courageousness for standing up to the Corporate fat cats, only interested in making big bucks and not their customers, she can come off a bit whiney at times.
So for the novice there's some good take away from this book and what you don't care for you can leave behind.
April 27, 2022
This is so full of pseudoscience and lies that it's not worth your time or money. The author has no background in food science or even science at all. She hawks products on her website that are full of the stuff she says you shouldn't eat. And she thinks cellulose is bad. CELLULOSE. Which considering she's hawking so many recipes full of veggies then she's eating cellulose. Cellulose is the main structural component of green veggies and green plants. Sure, there is cellulose that is manufactured but that's not what's in food or eaten by humans. She's made up a bunch of lies to fearmonger and get people to buy her products she's hawking.
Don't support her in anyway. Don't buy this book.
Don't support her in anyway. Don't buy this book.
May 21, 2023
I didn’t know of Ms Hari before and offer mad respect for the food revolution she’s helped to happen. That being said, this book was a miss for me. At least half is basic info (great if you’re brand new to this conversation) and the recipes just didn’t do much for me. Most of all it had a general tone of self righteousness that was a bit off-putting…and I didn’t love the food babe lingo much either. Better cookbooks for healthy options abound beyond this one.
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March 19, 2022 The world of recipe books is getting bigger than ever. People are more concerned with eating, especially consuming healthier foods. This was of course even prior to the pandemic, but with more people eating at home, creating fast and healthy meals became a bigger priority.
Vani Hari has created a book that looks at ways to eat better meals. The co-founder of the food brand Truvani, she was once named, “One of the most influential people on the Internet,” by Time magazine.
FOOD BABE KITCHEN is more than a recipe book. She also wants to create a positive atmosphere in the kitchen. Organic is the name of the game for her in many of the recipes found in the book. Choosing the best dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, and beans, go a long way to achieving optimum health.
There are more than 100 recipes here, showing variety and ingenuity in food creations. Some of the standout recipes in the book include: Morning potato bake, stormy day stir-fry, turmeric cooler, fluffy maple banana pancakes, quinoa veggie burgers with beet-root French fries, turkey and red pepper egg muffins, the best chicken wings, and perfect chicken enchiladas.
You will find your food mindset changing as you read her choices, and how they can affect health for the positive. This food babe offers the best of all worlds, creating a much healthier world for you.
Vani Hari has created a book that looks at ways to eat better meals. The co-founder of the food brand Truvani, she was once named, “One of the most influential people on the Internet,” by Time magazine.
FOOD BABE KITCHEN is more than a recipe book. She also wants to create a positive atmosphere in the kitchen. Organic is the name of the game for her in many of the recipes found in the book. Choosing the best dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, and beans, go a long way to achieving optimum health.
There are more than 100 recipes here, showing variety and ingenuity in food creations. Some of the standout recipes in the book include: Morning potato bake, stormy day stir-fry, turmeric cooler, fluffy maple banana pancakes, quinoa veggie burgers with beet-root French fries, turkey and red pepper egg muffins, the best chicken wings, and perfect chicken enchiladas.
You will find your food mindset changing as you read her choices, and how they can affect health for the positive. This food babe offers the best of all worlds, creating a much healthier world for you.
November 14, 2024
I read Food Babe and Food Babe Kitchen. I like that these recipes are whole-foods based and emphasize organic ingredients. However, the recipes themselves were basic af and didn't read like someone who knew how to cook was writing them. Most things sounded bland, and even though I marked a few recipes, I didn't end up making any of the because either I already intuited some (like yogurt with seeds on top, okay do we need a full page for that?) or they didn't sound worthwhile. The only recipe that even had flavor were the author's mom's Indian recipes, which, like, include more like that!
As I said, I also read Food Babe, and while I appreciate that there are citations at the end of the book, because they weren't in line, it sounded preachy and some of the claims went unsubstantiated. I'll definitely avoid many of the foods Hari noted, but the books left me wanting/needing more information. I read both feeling like they were yelling at me, not shaming me or anything, but very preachy and soap-boxy. But again, good awareness of ingredient harm. Definitely jumping-off books rather than comprehensive bibles on food.
As I said, I also read Food Babe, and while I appreciate that there are citations at the end of the book, because they weren't in line, it sounded preachy and some of the claims went unsubstantiated. I'll definitely avoid many of the foods Hari noted, but the books left me wanting/needing more information. I read both feeling like they were yelling at me, not shaming me or anything, but very preachy and soap-boxy. But again, good awareness of ingredient harm. Definitely jumping-off books rather than comprehensive bibles on food.
November 26, 2024
Even though, I find a few faults with some recipes (raw honey and extra virgin olive oil, for example, should not be used in baking/high temperature because they become toxic), Hari's cookbook is PACKED with nontoxic, healing soundness, starting with her introduction section helping the reader navigate around SO many chemical laden concerns in our food and food preparations at home but especially when eating out. This cookbook would be a good gift for anyone waking up to the dangers in our food system and needing a load of recipes to make their first year of lifestyle changes sane. Applying this cookbook's guidance and recipes will bring healing and health if you are wanting to reverse a chronic disease, especially if you keep processed wheat and processed dairy (even raw) very low to no. Until our wheat goes back to original, natural, organic, Non-GMO design, I'd use spelt flour instead.
In a world of confusion when it comes to "healthy" eating, Havi sees through the lies and deception and presents a sound, beautiful way to life-giving eating. Healing and health will be a natural consequence.
In a world of confusion when it comes to "healthy" eating, Havi sees through the lies and deception and presents a sound, beautiful way to life-giving eating. Healing and health will be a natural consequence.
February 25, 2021
I have not made any of the recipes yet, but I plan to try many of them. Her introductory remarks are good advice for all - how to shop for quality ingredients, deciphering labels, no-no chemical ingredients, avoid processed foods and added sugar, creating a safe/non-toxic kitchen, cleaning out your pantry. Reinforces that most food you buy should have one ingredient! I love that she also pushes adding greens in everything to increase your intake of nutrients.
Remember she is the one who takes on the big food companies and fast-food restaurants to get the toxins out of the food they are mass producing. She also has a personal story of how cleaning up her diet changed her health.
It is a beautiful cookbook with pictures for all of the recipes. Includes a nice selection of morning options, quite a few juices/smoothies, fun (party) food, mains, sides, and desserts too. Good book for those wanting to eat clean.
Remember she is the one who takes on the big food companies and fast-food restaurants to get the toxins out of the food they are mass producing. She also has a personal story of how cleaning up her diet changed her health.
It is a beautiful cookbook with pictures for all of the recipes. Includes a nice selection of morning options, quite a few juices/smoothies, fun (party) food, mains, sides, and desserts too. Good book for those wanting to eat clean.
December 5, 2020
Vani Hari is such a hero to everyone for her in depth research into what really goes into food, for fighting for our health, AND giving us healthy alternatives to some favorite foods. I am so grateful for this book on many basic and delicious recipes that are good for my family and I to eat, and I couldn’t be more thankful for her work on this earth.
I am telling you, she is the ONLY thing that stopped me from eating two of my favorite unhealthy treats, Cheez It’s and Reese’s. Because once you learn how bad things are for you and the impact on your mind, you can’t look away from these facts.
I am telling you, she is the ONLY thing that stopped me from eating two of my favorite unhealthy treats, Cheez It’s and Reese’s. Because once you learn how bad things are for you and the impact on your mind, you can’t look away from these facts.
October 4, 2023
Ok
I really wanted to love this book. I enjoyed some recipes and will probably even make a few! I was turned off by the authors description before most recipes of almost flaunting about having got the inspiration from France or ew these ingredients or even “I would never use a microwave” and I felt it made me feel guilty because I can’t afford to live organic all the time or microwave free or travel to Italy and France.
I really wanted to love this book. I enjoyed some recipes and will probably even make a few! I was turned off by the authors description before most recipes of almost flaunting about having got the inspiration from France or ew these ingredients or even “I would never use a microwave” and I felt it made me feel guilty because I can’t afford to live organic all the time or microwave free or travel to Italy and France.
January 16, 2021
Great book!
Very knowledgeable about using real food to cook with and eat. provides great alternatives to cooking and living healthier. Definitely planning on trying some of the recipes and realized that there are a few things in my kitchen I need to part with for healthier living.
Very knowledgeable about using real food to cook with and eat. provides great alternatives to cooking and living healthier. Definitely planning on trying some of the recipes and realized that there are a few things in my kitchen I need to part with for healthier living.
May 12, 2025
The recommendation on using glass storage over plastic, parchment or silicone over aluminum foil and also avoiding using the microwave instead of the stove top or toaster oven, might be new to some readers, but I learned this back in the 70’s.
There are some good substitution options for healthy choices and also some recipes I’m willing to try.
There are some good substitution options for healthy choices and also some recipes I’m willing to try.
October 28, 2020
I just loved The Food Babe Way, discovering this book at the dollar store. Well turns out she has a cookbook, so I borrowed it from the library. Not a lot of recipes but a curated grouping of snacks, meals, desserts and smoothies. Decided to order a physical copy.
February 20, 2023
More than half of the book is recipes. I should’ve looked closer. I was looking forward to reading more on how the American food industry is killing us without a care as other countries are fed better.
April 29, 2024
I think there are better options out there for a cleaner eating experience. The first recipe I tried, which was fairly basic was an absolute fail so I didn’t have any motivation to try the rest of them.
January 7, 2021
good recipes to try
a picture for every recipe
a picture for every recipe
January 9, 2021
Fantastic!
I had a lot of fun reading this book and making the delicious recipes. I try to make at least 2 recipes from this book a week. Love them all!
I had a lot of fun reading this book and making the delicious recipes. I try to make at least 2 recipes from this book a week. Love them all!
February 10, 2021
A nice book. I agree with her philosophies and approaches to life in the kitchen and grocery store. I’m looking forward to trying the recipes, they look promising.
May 6, 2021
I like the book so much that I purchased it.
June 16, 2021
Great Book
Great book, Easy to understand, better for your body and health. So excited. Keep it up. Thank you Vani :)
Great book, Easy to understand, better for your body and health. So excited. Keep it up. Thank you Vani :)
September 12, 2021
I thought Food Babe’s book was a healthy plant based recipes. Definitely not healthy with oil, meat, daily and salt.
October 9, 2021
Want to try the Morning Potato Bake, Lentil Detox Salad, and the Kale Pranthas recipes.
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May 6, 2022
The recipes seemed alright, but it was a bit preachy for me in the beginning.
August 19, 2023
Not sure if I need to own this one or not, BUT I would make a ton of recipes from this cookbook. I may need to try a few before adding it to my collection.
June 1, 2024
Really great ideas in this book!
July 12, 2024
So many good recipes. I got the book at my local library and I think I will be buying this one!
January 31, 2023
I love the concepts in this book, clean and simple eating. I’ve tried a couple of the recipes and they are good. I also follow her social media, great tips.
January 15, 2023
I love the Pad Thai recipe & the smoothies. She gives all sorts of creative ideas to live healthier! I’ve order more for friends and family.
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