Cooking à la Heart, Fourth Edition
500 Easy and Delicious DASH and Mediterranean Diet Friendly Recipes for Heart-Conscious, Healthy Meals
Linda Hachfeld author Amy Myrdal Miller author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:The Experiment LLC
Published:7th Feb '23
Should be back in stock very soon

The Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating patterns are scientifically proven to be the healthiest for our hearts, and they even have added brain health benefits. Combined, they make the MIND (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) diet, which further reduces the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Cooking à la Heart incorporates all three into one nourishing, wholesome, environmentally friendly cookbook with 500 delicious, health-promoting recipes for every meal (plus snacks and desserts), including: Spinach Scramble Pita Pockets • Turkey-Vegetable Soup • Cilantro-Lime Chicken & Corn Salad • À la Heart Mexican Inspired Mac & Cheese • Shrimp Tacos • Blueberry Crisp • Pumpkin Spice Ginger Bars an emphasis on plant-based ingredients, healthy fats, and thoughtful use of dairy, poultry, and lean red meat nutrition facts for calories, protein, total carbs, dietary fiber, added sugars, total fat, saturated fat, omega-3s, sodium, and potassium More than 35 color photographs show off how indulgent heart-healthy eating can truly be.With Cooking à la Heart, eating better isn’t difficult or boring—it’s an investment to keep you enjoying good food for many years to come.
"2023 Living Now Book Award: Silver Medal Winner, Nonfiction Culinary Distinguished for its fresh perspective, creative expression, and overall presentation to promote personal wellbeing for a better world. "A motivational, science-based compendium of information that is both practical and user-friendly." -- from the foreword by James M. Rippe, MD, Director, Rippe Lifestyle Institute, and Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
"Cooking à la Heart offers a science-based approach to your home cooking with easy-to-follow recipes and practical guidelines that keep your favorite dishes on the table as you gain deeper understanding of why fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, carefully chosen meats and oils, and enlightened enjoyment of flavors and textures make a difference to our health." -- Edible East Bay
"Praise for prior editions A Midwest Book Award Winner (MiPA) "Practical and on target!" -- Runner’s World Magazine
"Cooking à la Heart presents unified dietary guidelines that are clearly explained in an eye-catching format. The recipes are carefully written with complete directions and many interesting serving ideas. The broad range of enticing recipes will appeal to a variety of clients. It is visually attractive and presents scientifically accurate material in an enthusiastic, positive manner that motivates and supports heart-healthy food selection and preparation behaviors." -- Journal of Nutrition Education
"Cooking à la Heart offers a practical, hands-on guide to healthy eating. Up-to-date nutrition information and a wide variety of recipes with nutrient breakdown will surely help the reader translate scientific information into day-to-day menus for the family." -- Liz Weiss, MS, RD, former Producer CNN Nutrition News Atlanta, Georgia
"Cooking à la Heart offers recipes your heart will love!" -- Joyce Nettleton, PhD, RD, Nutrition Consultant Lecturer, Tufts University
ISBN: 9781615197583
Dimensions: 251mm x 211mm x 36mm
Weight: 1205g
384 pages
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