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What are some good cookbooks for healthy eating?
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2009
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What to look for when choosing a cookbook for healthy eating

There are millions of cookbooks in print! When it comes to choosing one that’s best for you and your family, keep taste and healthy eating in mind. If you don’t want to buy a cookbook, check to see if it’s available in your local public library to borrow.

When selecting a cookbook for healthy eating, remember the following:

  • Be sure the authors or editors are Registered Dietitians. Dietitians are your most trusted source for nutrition advice
  • Review the recipes and be sure your family will enjoy the flavours presented
  • Read through the recipes to make sure you have the skills and tools needed to make the recipes
  • It’s helpful if a breakdown of the nutrients in one serving of each recipe is included.

Some good cookbooks for healthy eating

  • Dietitians of Canada, Simply Great Food – 250 quick, easy and delicious recipes Robert Rose, Inc., 2007.

Simply Great Food features 250 quick, easy and delicious recipes together with lots of nutrition-related information written by practicing registered dietitians. You'll find recipes for breakfasts, lunches, snacks and dinners with a focus on foods that you can enjoy with your family. Nutrient content for each recipe is provided.

  • Stern, B., HeartSmart: The Best of HeartSmart Cooking, Random House Canada, 2006

This cookbook includes recipes from several of the author’s previous cookbooks along with 75 new recipes to add to your HeartSmart recipe box. It features an introduction by a dietitian and provides the nutrient content for each recipe. Menu ideas are provided along with ideas for stocking your pantry for heart healthy eating.

  • Lindsay, A., Anne Lindsay’s New Light Cooking, Random House, 2006.

This cookbook features over 200 recipes complete with the nutrient content of each recipe. Tips are provided throughout on healthy eating, cooking techniques, make-ahead instructions and ingredient substitutions. An introduction by a registered dietitian provides information on the basics of healthy eating.

  • Roblin, L and Callaghan, B., Suppertime Survival, Macmillan Canada, 2005.

Written by two registered dietitians, this cookbook has been revised and updated from its earlier 1996 edition and focuses on showing family members how to plan, cook and eat healthy meals. Simple diet and menu plans based on healthy foods and sensible portion sizes are provided along with the nutrient content of each recipe.

  • Lindsay, A., Anne Lindsay's Lighthearted Everyday Cooking: Fabulous Food for a Healthy Heart, John Wiley and sons, 2003.

With an introduction by a registered dietitian, this cookbook includes recipes that are quick and easy. The book also features 24 family dinner menus that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Complete nutrient content for each recipe is provided.

  • Dietitians of Canada, Cook Great Food, Robert Rose, Inc., 2002.

Cook Great Food provides a collection of 450 recipes for everyday cooking from earlier cookbooks by Dietitians of Canada.  It includes lots of nutrition-related information written by practicing dietitians. The nutrient content of each recipe is also provided.

 

Try some healthy and tasty recipes from Simply Great Food or from Cook Great Food

Use Dietitians of Canada cool tool Recipe Analyzer to find out the nutrients in your favourite recipes, and see how many Food Guide Servings your recipe provides. You will also find ingredient substitution tips that you can try to make your recipes healthier.