Popular Diets
 The Engine 2 Diet
Rip Esselstyn
Need to be as strong as a firefighter? How about a firefighter from Texas? It’s completely attainable with Rip’s instructions for healthy eating and muscle building exercises. The diet focuses heavily on eating the proper balance of protein and consuming a variety of whole gains and vegetables. The book focuses on daily exercise, health myths, and includes a weekly meal planner to get you started. Hardcover, 273 pp. $27.99.
 Eat, Drink, And Weigh Less
Mollie Katzen
Mollie Katzen, author of the Moosewood Cookbook among others, and Dr. Willett, the head of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard, have teamed up to write a new diet book with an easy to follow plan, practical advice, and delicious recipes. The 'diet' is really a change in lifestyle, with more exercise and fruits and vegetables and less fat and empty calories. The recipes, like everything else Katzen has done, are healthy without losing any taste or excitement. Softcover, 282 pp. $18.95.
 The Modern Ayurvedic Cookbook
Amrita Sondhi
Ayurvedic diets follow a traditional Indian way of life focussed on keeping the body and spirit in balance. This book serves as a basic guide, with recipes that specify their effect on the doshas (the three constitutions that we are composed of) with handy little icons. Even if you don't subscribe to Ayurvedic principles you'll find the vegetarian recipes easy and tasty, many of which are vegan-friendly too. Softcover, 334 pp. $26.95.
 The Powerfood Cookbook
Rachael Anne Hill & Tamsin Burnett-Hall
By using foods with low glycemic index (GI) and low glycemic load (GL) values Hill and Burnett-Hall have created a tasty series of dishes that will boost your energy and help you lose weight, all without sacrificing fllavour. The recipes are easy to follow, so even an itinerant take-out fiend can turn out a successful meal. Colour photos. Hardcover, 128 pp. $25.95.
The MediterrAsian Way
Ric Watson
Traditional Mediterranean and Asian diets are commonly cited as two of the healthiest food cultures in the world, so it was only a matter of time before someone attempted to combine them. The first half of the book focusses on why these diets are particularly good for you and how to adapt your eating habits to lose weight and improve health. The recipes in the second half feature the best of both diets with plenty of fish, rice & pasta, and fresh produce. Colour plates. Hardcover, 314 pp. $32.99.
 The Sonoma Diet Cookbook
Connie Guttersen
The Sonoma Diet is essentially Mediterranean cooking using the Latin
American and Asian ingredients of Californian cuisine, so of course
the recipes are full of fresh ingredients with lots of olive oil
and whole grains. Each dish comes with a wine suggestion and a nutritional
breakdown. Hardcover, 287 pp. $31.95.
 Alive
in 5
Angela Elliott
Oddly enough, considering the elimination of cooking time, many people associate
raw food meals with time-consuming preparation. Here Elliott shows just how quick
and easy it is to make tasty, healthy, raw meals. If you don't subscribe to the
raw food diet this book is still a good choice if you have difficulty getting
enough fruits and vegetables in your diet. Colour plates. Softcover, 127 pp.
$20.95.
 Raw
Food Real World
Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis
A top New York chef and raw lifestyle practitioner, Matthew Kenney (and his talented
crew) have created some very sophisticated recipes. Several of the "baked" goods
e.g. biscotti require a dehydrator. Colour photos. Hardcover, 384 pp, $47.25.
 Fresh & Raw
Suzannah Olivier
The path to health and vitality is paved with seeds, nuts, fresh
juices, salad and beef tartare! Colour photos. Hardcover, 64 pp. $17.99.
 Yogi
in the Kitchen
Elaine Gavalas M.A.,M.S.
These healthy dishes, many incorporating grains, beans and herbs
are designed to enhance the practice of yoga and help balance your body-mind
type. Paper, 229 pp. $26.00.
  The
G.I. Diet Cookbook
Rick Gallop
With easy but tasty recipes this cookbook is geared to those trying to control
their sugar levels for weight loss or health reasons. Based on the glycemic index,
which rates how a food affects insulin release and blood sugar levels, these
dishes feature familiar dishes with fresh ingredients. A great choice for someone
at risk for diabetes. This has become the most popular Canadian originated diet
world wide. Softcover, 284 pp. $35.00.
 Living
Cuisine
Renee Loux Underkoffler
Woody Harrelson s raw food guru serves up advice and sophisticated
recipes for those who want to join the stars in the raw food movement.
Paper, 490 pp, $33.00.
 The
Low-Carb Gourmet
Karen Barnaby
With a weight loss of more than 70 pounds, the talented chef is her own best
advertisement. Oven fried chicken, Moroccan-style lamb stew and slow-roasted
spice-cured pork shoulder are a quick cure for any feelings of deprivation. Her
desserts -- silken chocolate pudding, almond sponge cake, cheesecakes -- call
for
Splenda
and Canadian Sugar Twin. Colour photos. Hardcover, 328 pp, $39.95.
 Warming
Up to Living Foods
Elysa Markowitz
Softcover, 143 pp, $23.95.
 Raw
Charlie Trotter & Roxanne Klein
Trotter pairs with restaurateur Klein, one of the founders of the Raw Food Movement,
to create this delectable volume of "uncooked" recipes. Health-conscious
and innovative cuisine, and a food trend to watch in 2004. Lush colour photos.
Hardcover, 214 pp. $46.95.
Living
Cuisine
Renee Loux Underkoffler
Woody Harrelson’s raw food guru serves up advice and sophisticated recipes
for those who want to join the stars in the raw food movement. Paper, 490pp,
$33.00.
 Uncooked
Lyndsay and Patrick Mikanowski
Noted as a creative director for luxury brands, Patrick Mikanowski
brings an artist’s eye and an uncompromising palate to raw food
preparation. Raspberry and sardine morsels in balsamic vinegar, cucumber
spaghetti, strawberry juice, and crushed olives and zucchini blossoms,
whipped candied orange cream and mango and passion-fruit juices are
some of the intriguing combinations. Colour photos. Hardcover, 175
pp, Call for availability.
Fresh & Raw
Suzannah Olivier
The path to health and vitality is paved with seeds, nuts, fresh
juices, salad and beef tartare! Colour photos. Hardcover, 64 pp. $17.99.
The Balanced Plate
Renee Loux
A compendium of information for anyone looking to eat better for themselves and
for the planet with excellent ayurvedic recipes. Along with a guide on eating
in accordance with ayurveda there are very useful sections on organic farming,
environmentally-friendly cleaning, eating seasonally, and using herbs and spices.
Softcover, 406 pp. $29.95.
 The
Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics
Jessica Porter
Canadian-born author Jessica Porter gives macrobiotics a new face for the new
millennium. The addictive red lentil pâté with walnuts and balsamic
vinegar along with rice syrup- sweetened rice krispy treats could change your
perception of the macrobiotic diet Besides recipes, Porter includes an intro
to the philosophical component of macrobiotics. Paper, 289 pp, $25.00.
 Living the G.I. Diet
Rick Gallop and Emily Richards
Based on the glycemic index, while emphasizing low fat meat and dairy
options along with low g.i. fruits and vegetables, this is a diet that
does not exclude any food groups. Canadian Living Emily Richards designed
recipes to cut those feelings of deprivation including guacamole salad,
chicken enchiladas, glazed apple tart and a baked chocolate mousse. Paper,
282 pp, $24.95.
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