Sunday, January 4, 2009

Feed Your Family Right or Chef at Home

Feed Your Family Right!: How to Make Smart Food and Fitness Choices for a Healthy Lifestyle

Author: Elisa Zied

With nutritional guidelines and recipes designed to make family meals simple, healthy, and delicious, this indispensable guide shows how to make a nutrition plan for each member of the family, set realistic goals, achieve and maintain a healthy weight, make fitness fun, and eat healthy at home or at restaurants.



Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     1
The Journey Begins     5
Family Genes     7
Setting Realistic Food Goals for Your Family     21
Making Fitness Fun for Your Family     25
Overcoming Food Fights     39
Achieving and Maintaining a Healthy Weight for Life     49
The Infant, Toddler, and Tween Years     51
Teenagers     63
Women     71
Men     83
Seniors     87
The Family Action Plan     93
The Ultimate Family Food Guide     95
Preventing and Managing Diet-Related Conditions     117
Surviving the Grocery Aisles     141
Eating Out While Still Eating Healthfully     163
Delicious Meal Plans     173
Family-Friendly Recipes     187
Your Family's Genes     227
Body Mass Index     229
Frame Size     233
Food Sources or Key Nutrients     235
What's a Portion?     249
All about Exercise     251
Master Food Lists     253
Resources     259
Selected References     265
Index     269

New interesting book: Criminal Investigation or The Detonators

Chef at Home: Cooking with and Without a Recipe

Author: Michael Smith


TV's Chef Michael Smith shows how cooking without recipes makes for stress-free kitchen adventures.

Chef at Home Chef Michael Smith welcomes readers into his home kitchen where he encourages home chefs to cook with -- and without -- a recipe. Packed with simple and delicious meals, this cookbook offers kitchen insight and a culinary adventure on every page.

Chef Michael Smith has cooked professionally for more than 20 years. In Chef at Home, the companion cookbook to his hit Food Network series, Smith emphasizes simple, stress-free cooking. In his house, every meal is an opportunity to have fun and experiment with flavors.

Aspiring home cooks will learn from Smith's professional cooking secrets. Experienced home cooks will appreciate his open, creative approach. Everyone will love the book's simple, healthy flavors and the tips on personalizing each dish. Recipes include:


  • Country Inn Pancakes

  • Maritime Clam Chowder

  • Rosemary Vanilla Chicken

  • Mac and Cheese with Lobster.



This book is meant to be ripped, oil-stained, accidentally burnt, and deliberately written on. It works best in the kitchen -- not on the coffee table.



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