Lunch Buddies [Paperback] Review

Lunch Buddies

Want to have some fun and get healthier, too?Turn your best friend into your lunch buddy and both of you will benefit from these new styles of lunches.Leave behind the fast food counter with all its fattening foods.You think it's boring to fix a brown bag lunch for yourself every day?Try using this book for ideas so you cook only every other day, with your partner cooking on the alternate days. Othersin the lunch room will watch you two laughing and enjoying your beautifully arranged meal while the enticing aroma fills the room.Soon you will see an improvement not only in your mental attitude butbetter results from your blood tests.

This brilliantly written book is anything but boring. Why? A bit of humor is threaded throughout the book.The authors share some of their personal experiences.Pictures of them in authentic costumes accentuate the various periods of food history.Facts and folklore of many foods from past centuries have been turned into delicious recipes for well balanced lunches.

Information regarding the nutrition has been well organized.The tasteful recipes are easily followed so fixing them is simple. The index makes locating what you're looking for very accessible.

Just one word of warning,if you prepare one of these dishes for your husband, don't expect him to praise you for it.Better have some hamburgershandy- just in case he is reluctant to try new foods.

Buy this book and try these novel recipes and suggestions with your lunch buddy for healthy, nourishing, fun lunches.

Caution:once you start reading this book,you may find it hard to put down.



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Want to cash in on the movement back to the brown bag lunch? Are memories of soggy sandwiches and salty chips holding you back? We will teach you how to turn the old "brown bag" lunch into dining at its finest in the comfort of your office breakroom ... saving you money, time, and calories in the process. Inside the cover of this fascinating book filled with amusing anecdotes and historical tales about the world's healthiest foods, you will find more than 90 delicious recipes which easily can be adapted to the brown bag. This book, as no other does, will teach you how to rely on friendship to achieve a better diet, while lowering your food costs and saving time. For years fitness experts have recommended exercising with a buddy as a way to retain our interest and motivation. If you've ever tried it, you know it works. Now it's time to apply that principle to lunch, and this book is just the tool to help you do it.

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The Busy Person's Fitness Solution (Paperback) Review

This is a wonderful little book, lacking in B.S., and the author doesn't pretend he knows it all. He says this works for him and has worked for people he's worked with. He freely admits it's experiential and he offers a money back guarantee saying that if you follow what he says and it doesn't work, he'll refund your money on the book. That's very refreshing. His writing style is unpretentious and very readable. I like this book a lot.

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The optimal wellness system that will get you motivated, skyrocket your energy levels, boost your productivity, and only requires a few hours a week!

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The 80/10/10 Diet (Paperback) Review

This is a very interesting book, and I am extremely glad it has been written. The strange sounding title refers to the name of an eating plan that derives 80% of total calories from carbs as found in fruit, and 10% each from fat and protein, and does so within a raw vegan framework. Graham's opinion is that this is the optimum and natural diet for human beings and therein lies the premise of this book, and he spends the next 300+ pages convincing the reader why this is so.

To accomplish this, Graham uses mostly common sense arguments and scientific analyses. The former are more effective here, and he peppers the text liberally with them. The combination is a very convincing mix, and I felt ready to dive into a pit of bananas before I had read too far. By the time Graham describes how eating a high-fat diet stresses the adrenals I was both fascinated and reflecting in horror on my past dietary sins.

There are 348 pages here; 170 of them are essay in chapters, and the balance goes to sample menus, nutrient breakdowns, portion equivalents, testimonials, faqs, and so on. These miscellaneous parts do not come across as filler, even the perhaps overly lengthy testimonial section. Graham's writing style is clear and though he engages in repetition at times (for instance when talking about fat and blood sugar) the flow is mainly undisturbed. The end feeling I had was that it was very intelligently laid out and well done. I also appreciate that he doesn't try to sell you anything. (see "The PH Miracle" for an example of that!)

I really don't have much to criticize here, I did wonder what stripe of doctor "Dr." Graham is, and some of the menu plans (dinners) seemed a bit complex to coexist with a "mono is best" philosophy. He cites some vague and trivial sources ("a 1999 journal article says..." and "according to a brochure from the Colorado Vegetarian Society..."), and I was left wondering why Dr. Graham recommends eating any "overt" fat at all (given that sweet fruits and greens naturally contain 5% fat). He never gave a reason. Also, he says to eat juicy fruit for breakfast, sweeter fruit for lunch, and I remember something about acid fruits at dinner. Again, he never gave a reason for this. Very minor things in the broader context. I would overlook a great deal more to get to the profoundly worthwhile message of this book.

I guess the most compelling thing about this book is that by the end, the diet proposed within seems like a no big deal, normal, almost. It's like a secret hiding in plain sight. That's amazing considering how truly rare it is to eat in such a way. Go out into the world and you will see it is borderline revolutionary. I have applied these principles and experienced nothing but positive results for myself- If it were not so I would never write such a review. I must say thanks to Dr. Graham for putting this out there for everyone to benefit from.

Note: I don't know what the deal is with the 4-6 weeks Amazon takes to ship it, I bought mine from [...] because of that.

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The Love-Powered Diet: Eating for Freedom, Health, and Joy (Paperback) Review

As a researcher & writer, I have read many books on how to get past an eating disorder, and I have to say this is the best. Packed with tools and tips, as well as a great deal of empathetic anecdotes of her own eating disorder past, Victoria has made this a must-read book for those struggling with eating issues.

How I wish I had had this book 36 years ago when I had bulimia, which was 7 years of pure hell. I found it quite humorous when Victoria described fishing some cake out of a trash can during an eating binge, until I suddenly recalled the disgust and self-loathing of having done it myself as a young woman struggling with this food demon.

This is not a diet book in the sense that it prescribes a meal plan, food restrictions, calorie countingor carb/fat/protein ratios. In fact, there are not even any recipes! The diet to be given is LOVE (for yourself) and Victoria tells you how.

Victoria's solutions for low self esteem, which so often leads to binging, range from spirituality with no particular religion (in fact, there is even a list of prayers from a wide variety of philosophies/religions), 12 Steps, journaling, tips on how to get to the self-love consciousness of what she calls "zero point," and proven insights such as blatant honesty. Meditation is also a strong tool, and Victoria shares her own daily ritual which is loosely called meditation, but is more like self-reflection. (For people who get bored chanting mantras, her routine would be perfect!)

Though the book doesn't prescribe a specific diet (except for love!)Victoria nonetheless strongly recommends her own way of eating, which is vegetarian. In fact, I was delightfully surprised to find she went on to become a raw vegan! She writes, "I myself have taken to the high-raw lifestyle in the past year and although I don't care to make it a religion or go a hundred percent raw, I must say that I feel younger, lighter, and more alive than I have in years." As another recovering food addict, I am happy to hear that, since the raw diet did so much to heal my own eating disorder.

This book will also educate you on the pitfalls of the SAD (standard America diet) way of eating, benefits of organic, sprouts, and other factors of health besides diet. Every chapter is filled with sidebars with all kinds of fascinating information.

Highly recommended for anyone who uses food for a substitute for love.

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In her own quest for freedom from compulsive eating and yo-yo dieting, Moran once the chubby child of a diet doctor discovered the power of combining the principles of the Twelve Step Program with the gentle way of eating espoused by yogis and mystics, and now supported by cutting-edge nutritional research. The result: falling in love with yourself, your life, and The Love-Powered Diet!

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The Life Force Diet: 3 Weeks to Supercharge Your Health and Stay Slim with Enzyme-Rich Foods (Paperback) Review

This book was just okay.It was an interesting read, however, it felt like the author's personal opinions and neuroses interfered with giving quality information about nutrition.The book definitely pushes a raw diet.And the author discusses her dislike for brown rice at least 5 times throughout the book.If you are hardcore on raw diets and supergrass food - than this is for you....but, if you eat a more normal diet and just want some tips on how to make it healthier - try another book.

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THIS BREAKTHROUGH BOOK EXPLAINS HOW ENJOYING A DIET OF LIFE FORCE FOODS-foods that keep us at the pinnacle of health-will ensure you have a healthy, slim, energetic body and retain the vibrancy of youth. The Life Force Diet will restore you to your ideal body weight and even prevent or reverse illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
What is the secret? The Life Force Diet demonstrates that certain foods are more than a means of satisfying hunger or cravings-they're our secret weapon against aging, excess weight, and disease. And what do life force foods contain? Enzymes! Enzymes affect every single life function, including thousands of essential biochemical reactions in the body. If we are deficient in dietary enzymes, our bodies have to expend energy making their own.
Scientists have proven that the more enzyme-depleted foods we eat, the faster we lose our internal supplies, the result of which is exhaustion, weight gain, accelerated aging, and the onset of illness.
But there's good news. By eating a diet high in enzyme-rich life force foods, we can reverse these problems and turn back the clock on aging. Life force foods are the key to weight loss, mental clarity, boundless energy, and radiant good looks. In just three weeks you'll feel a renewed sense of vitality, and marvel at clearer, smoother skin and more lustrous hair. What's more, you'll find that The Life Force Diet has such delicious recipes, you'll look forward to every meal!

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The Sunfood Diet Success System (Hardcover) Review

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David Wolfe's Sunfood Diet Success System could be regarded as the raw foodist's bible.It is the latest edition of his classic book, updated and made gorgeous by library binding, spectacular Kirlian photography of raw foods throughout, and cutting edge information about raw foods.

The new Sunfood Diet Success System will appeal to entry-level raw foodists and experienced raw foodists.It is a "success system" rather than strictly a raw foods book because it is packed with David Wolfe's philosophy about raw foods and life in general---most of this is positve thinking and personal transformation philosophy applied to raw foods.In my opinion, it is all very helpful and inspirational.

It is difficult to say enough good things about this book.If you are interested in the healthy lifestyle of raw foods, buy it.

Negatives about the book would be David Wolfe's poetry---I'm not a big poetry fan, and there is quite a bit of it.However, it's inspirational and motivational too, so this is just a personal preference of mine.

Another negative to be aware of is that David Wolfe, as the number one raw foodist in the world, is very extreme and intense...he forages for wild foods when he is caught without healthy foods, something most of us would not have the knowledge or interest to do.This is part of what makes him such a committed raw foodist and raw food "hero" to me, but it may be hard for many people to relate to.That said, most of the book is very practical.

It is an expensive book, but a beautiful one, and well worth the price.This will be a classic, and is definitely my favorite raw food book of about 40 that I own.
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Since its first publication, The Sunfood Diet Success System has been the definitive book on the raw food lifestyle. Now after more than seven years, David Wolfe has rigorously rewritten the entire book, beginning to end, in order to offer the most complete, up-to-date nutrition information possible. No where else will you find the kinds of empowering information and insight that is present on every page of this truly inspiring work.

The Sunfood Diet Success System is a groundbreaking book in the field of raw-food nutrition. The book describes exactly how to adopt, maintain, and stay centered on an 80, 90, or 100% raw-food diet by balancing different types of foods through David Wolfe's innovative Sunfood Triangle. Success is inevitable with day-by-day menu plans, delicious recipes, and the best information available on detoxification, fasting, mineralization and success technology all neatly bundled into one book.

Each chapter is filled with inspiring quotes, facts, and tips. Dozens of beautiful, never-before-seen full-color images have been added to this brand-new edition, including many stunning Kirlian photographs. The Sunfood Diet Success System also includes a comprehensive listing of raw-food restaurants, healing retreats, and organizations. Be prepared for nothing less than total transformation!

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Raw Reform: How to Go Raw for Weight Loss - Pamphlet (Raw Reform, Volume 1) [Unknown Binding] Review

I recommend this short and sweet phamplet for anyone that is trying to lose weight with raw foods. Angela has lost 160 pounds using the information here, and tells her story in an easy to understand way that makes using raw and living foods for weight loss look simple. And c'mon, it's that what we all really want?

I know that when I first began on my raw food journey, this was one of the stories I went back to time and again because it didn't include recipes that took days to make, or overly complicated theories of why raw food works for weight loss and healing.

It is a tremendous success story, filled with tips and strategies for losing weight with raw and living foods. The proof is in the pudding with this author.

I also recently got her softbound book, Raw Emotions, and it's fabulous, too!

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Raw Food Life Force Energy: Enter a Totally New Stratosphere of Weight Loss, Beauty, and Health [Paperback] Review

As a result of reading Natalia Rose's previous book "The Raw Food Detox Diet", I changed my diet, and felt better, healthier, more hydrated, more beautiful and more in control than I ever had. Suffice it to say, when Natalia Rose came out with her new book the "Raw Food Life Force Energy" book, I had to get it!

The "Raw Food Life Force Energy" book is equally impressive to Rose's first book, if not more so. Rose's new book is a practical and illuminating guide to getting healthy (easily achieving your ideal weight) and finding boundless energy! While it sounds too good to be true, Natalia Rose makes her program very doable and her foundational principles very clear and easy to follow. She makes dieting seem fun, and change feel easy.

Rose's book is difficult to put down because she gets you so excited about all of the everyday changes that you can easily make to improve the way that you think, feel and look. In this book, Natalia Rose ventures beyond diet and explains how fundamental the flow of Life Force Energy is to making you feel energized and alive.

Natalia Rose will change your perspective on how you perceive your body, and the food that you put into it.But she doesn't stop there, she also takes you by the hand through her very practical 21-Day Diet Program with a tone so positive, insightful and soothing, you're inclined to follow her every suggestion.

This book is also an excellent resource for people who have read the "Raw Food Detox Diet" book. Rose includes delicious recipes and a very comprehensive and helpful `Frequently asked Questions' section, where she thoroughly answers compelling questions about her diet program.

Every once in a while, a book leaves its imprint on me. I feel indebted to Natalia Rose for inspiring me to eat better, and then showing me how to do it! I especially recommend this book to people who want to improve their energy and their diet.You will be surprised, as I was, by how much bliss you can actually feel, when you eat healthily, and maintain a high vibrational flow of energy throughout your body.

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According to top nutritionist Natalia Rose, the secret to a beautiful lean body, youthful radiant skin, abundant energy, and a state of natural bliss is Life Force Energy. If we can properly harness and increase our Life Force Energy through simple dietary and environmental principles, we can experience radically improved levels of health, beauty, and happiness.


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A more positive attitude and increased mental acuity

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The Raw Food Revolution Diet (Paperback) Review

Cherie Soria has lived this lifestyle for decades.As the reviewer above noted, she looks at least twenty years younger than her 60-something age.
Coming from a person like her, you can rest assured that this is not a fad, unbalanced diet. She is a vibrant, healthy, energetic person.

What I particularly like is that she has a great deal of sympathy and understanding of the challenges facing a person who is struggling with their weight and their health, and understands how intimidating it is to make that huge transition from a Standard American Diet to mostly raw vegan.

The best thing about the book is that each day's eating is completely laid out, so you don't have to fill your head with planning and making decisions.Just do what she says, and you'll very quickly 'get it' - because in the end, it's all very very simple.And you will feel so much healthier and cleaner (not to mention thinner!) very quickly.Within days.Once you 'get it', it's easy to use the book as a guide for taking over and planning for yourself.

There are lots of great raw cookbooks out there, but this explains the basics of what to eat, how much and when.So it's great for beginners.

She doesn't insist that you eat 100% raw, and has great suggestions for common concerns like cold weather, travelling, and eating out.

The book is very well-researched, and has a great deal of scientific information if you want it. There are easy to use charts. And she explains the big 'protein question' that always comes up - ie how do you get enough.

There are recipes for nutrient-packed and yet simple to prepare foods, with great sympathy for those of us who don't have a lot of time in the day.Nothing is very difficult to put together, and they are appealing to non-raw diners as well (who, if you didn't tell them what you were serving, probably wouldn't notice, and might even congratulate you on the quality of your hummus and hungrily devour the nut creams and desserts).

She goes on to explore and recommend special equipment like juicers and dehydrators, which might be useful additions to your kitchen if you continue to eat in this vein.

Overall, an excellent introduction to the new healthy you.My criticisms are minor, but I did find it a little hard to navigate without reading from cover to cover.And I would have preferred color photographs, to enhance the recipe pages. I'd recommend this book if your current food-style isn't creating the health and life you want to have.

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Discover how a raw foods diet will balance your weight naturally. This collection of recipes for imaginative, delectable, accessible and enticing cuisine is a far cry from a discipline limited to salads and sprouts. You'll be able to enjoy delicious, easy-to-prepare meals without feeling deprived. And you'll experience how raw foods can improve your health and make you feel more alive. Practical tips make it easy to choose the raw diet plan that's right for you with handy menus to get you started. A "How To" section on putting together a raw food diet that is nutritionally sound ensures that you receive the nutrients you need as you achieve your natural weight.

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The Raw Food Detox Diet: The Five-Step Plan for Vibrant Health and Maximum Weight Loss [Paperback] Review

I've been raw for over a year.I WISH I HAD READ THIS BOOK FIRST!The first book I read was Carol Alt's "Eating in the Raw" - after I read it, I decided to switch overnight... and I made myself really sick. But I stuck with it and eventually felt better. But even after a year of eating what I though was all the right stuff, I still didn't feel as good as I wanted.Now I understand - it was the wrong combinations, like a piece of fruit for dessert after dinner or the almond butter & banana sandwich on sprout bread.I was mixing food groups incorrectly, but I didn't realize it.

The author says in this book that you might feel results as soon as the first evening - IT'S TRUE!The first day I started out with a batch of Green Lemonade, and followed the meal plan all day; I even had dark chocolate for dessert (something I considered off-limits since I switched to raw).That evening was the first time in as long as I can remember that I didn't feel exhausted.It was actually the best I've ever felt!

Be warned, though, that some stuff in this book is a little out there - I definitely don't plan on giving myself any enemas! yuck! - but just following the menu plans really can make a big difference in how good you feel, even by the end of the first day!

I definitely recommend reading this book FIRST if you want to get into the raw food lifestyle, then read some of the others. START HERE.I don't think you'll regret it.There's no need to go through the horrible detox I went through - and all because I didn't understand the importance of transitioning.Some of the reviewers were upset because this book is not 100% raw... well, it doesn't have to be!If you're just starting on something like this, you shouldn't jump in too fast.Go slowly through the transition levels that Natalia Rose describes.Enjoy this book and good luck reaching your goals.

UPDATE:
Natalia Rose has written a new book, "Raw Food Life Force Energy," which I just read.You might consider buying the new book, because it has much of the same information as the original book (this one) along with enhanced explanations, a description of food vibrations, a 21-day step-by-step plan, and a Q&A section.Some of my questions from the first book are actually answered in the second.

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Why you're going to love The Raw Food Detox Diet


You will . . .

never count calories, fat grams, or carb grams, or measure foods again;
see results even without deliberate exercise;
eat liberal amounts of rich, satisfying foods; and
open the flood gates for improvements in every area of your life.

Natalia Rose's proven program will set you on a course toward greater energy, a slimmer figure, a radiant complexion, and amazing natural health-whether you aim to lead an all-raw lifestyle or simply want to lose weight while still eating the foods you love. The book also features more than eighty irresistibly fresh and simple gourmet recipes for all meals, occasions, and Raw Food Detox Diet levels, including

mouthwatering salad dressings such as Liquid Gold Elixir and Amazing Raw "Peanut" Sauce;
sumptuous soups such as Raw Harvest Butternut and Coconut Soup;
cleansing pasta and lasagna dishes and delicious, guilt-free pizzas;
Thai delights such as Spring-in-Your-Step Rolls with Raw Teriyaki Sauce;
decadent desserts such as Cheesecake Pudding and Raw Cinnamon Apple-Pear Pie; and
Raw Ice Creams and Sherbets.

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