“This well-written cookbook is based on the notion that dinner should comprise something other than a hunk of meat, a pile of potatoes and a handful of some sort of green. . . . But if all this clean living sounds a bit too virtuous to be delicious, fear not: there are some wonderful recipes to be found in this volume . . . exceedingly easy to follow and appealingly photographed.”—Publishers Weekly
“Terrific. . . . The delicious and simple recipes help you bring healthy food to the family table without complaints of dullness.”—Ann Lovejoy Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“With 200 recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, breads, entrees, desserts, and more, this cookbook makes it easy to eat in a way that helps maintain a healthy weight and protect against disease.”—Kristy Erickson Taste For Life
“[This] new book has a little something for everyone: 74 mouthwatering photos, 200 recipes, many of which can be pulled together without an extra trip to the store, and nutrition facts listed with every dish. At the heart of it is a new way of eating for better health, emphasizing more vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans, and less meat. Instead of preaching the virtues, the authors appeal to our appetites: Recipes combine vivid colors and flavors, yet seem doable for the average cook.”—Leslie Cole The Oregonian
"The New American Plate Cookbook is a hefty piece of work and a sound tool for doing two things at once: eating good-looking food with pleasure, and taking steps toward long-term health.”—Joan Brunskill Associated Press
“Lots of cookbooks promise healthy foods without compromising taste, but few manage to pull it off. Count this as one of the best. Attractive photographs and appetizing recipes make eating healthfully a joy.”—Atlanta Journal- Constitution
“If you'd like to eat healthier without compromising flavor, check out The New American Plate Cookbook. . . . A good resource for cooks of all abilities.”—Elizabeth Lee Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Offers terrific recipes and colorful photographs to entice readers to take a sensible approach to eating. . . . You definitely won't be depriving yourself with the appealing recipes in this book.”—Cheramie Sonnier Baton Rouge Advocate
“The entire book is worth reading to understand how and why eating well contributes considerably to living well.”—Ellen Sweets Denver Post
“While maximizing flavor and reducing risks for cancer or heart disease, this book offers terrific recipes and good advice for any kitchen that aims for a healthy diet.”—Jessie Price Eating Well
“There’s no shortage of cookbooks full of healthier favorites, from mac and cheese to turkey pot pie.”—Suzanne Schlosberg Fitness
“There’s no shortage of cookbooks full of healthier favorites, from mac and cheese to turkey pot pie.”—Suzanne Schlosberg Great Falls Tribune
“Slim down your comfort foods: There’s no shortage of cookbooks full of healthier favorites, from mac and cheese to turkey pot pie.”—Herald-Dispatch.com
“The recipes, abundant with healthful ingredients, are haute cuisine in presentation and taste, but foolproof in preparation. . . . The book offers good, fresh food for family or guests in a way that will make any cook proud.”—Donna Segal Indianapolis Star
“I usually steer clear of cookbooks with ‘healthy’ texts. This book is a phenomenal exception! It includes 200 mouthwatering recipes, with foods easily available in the local supermarket. The recipes combine good food with health science; appetizing photos make you want to start cooking!”—Ruth Taber KTSM-TV (El Paso)
“Welcome to a whole new healthy way of eating. The New American Plate Cookbook . . . shows how to make exciting, enticing, one-pot meals that are as delicious as they are good for you.”—Ladies' Home Journal
"These recipes are so compelling they make me want to run back into my kitchen-and I was just there a minute ago! This is the way it should be: beautiful, accessible food that is gloriously healthful, with complete sensuous appeal and no compromise."—Mollie Katzen, author of
The Moosewood Cookbook and host of
Mollie Katzen's Cooking Show"This amazing book weaves together state-of-the-art nutrition information with recipes you can't wait to prepare. It erases any lingering doubt that food good for the body can also be exquisite."—Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., Director, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, Yale University
"Delicious!
The New American Plate Cookbook should do much to recreate the look and taste of America's dinner plates, adding to them all those wonderful vegetables that most Americans still ignore, along with other rarities such as fresh lemon juice and fresh herbs. Bravo!"—Deborah Madison, author of
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone"At last, a cookbook with a sensible, scientifically sound approach to diet."—Martha Rose Shulman, author of
Mediterranean Light and
Ready When You Are
