The Busy Woman's Guide to Healthy Eating

by Barnes, Emilie; Gregg, Sue

• ISBN13: 9780736909594
• ISBN10: 0736909591
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Harvest House Pub

Summary

In this updated version for the new century get expert advice on how you can prepare creative, nutritious meals in minutes and save time, money, and stress.

More than 50 quick-reading chapters provide a wealth of highly practical ideas on food selection, preparation, and storage -- along with a fantastic set of easy and tasty recipes using whole, natural ingredients.

You'll find answers to the questions repeatedly asked about eating right:
-- Will healthy meals cost more and take more time?
-- Where can I find healthy recipes that my family will like?
-- How can T help integrate new foods into everyday meals?
-- Where can I find the right ingredients?
-- How do I get started?

Let The Busy Women's Guide to Healthy Eating help take the hassle out of meal preparation and introduce your family to a more enjoyable, healthy lifestyle.

Table of Contents

Meal Plan Index	8	(1)
Chart Index	8	(1)
Recipe List---by Category	9	(6)
Part 1---How Did It All Begin?
Emilie's Story	15	(3)
Sue's Story	18	(6)
Setting the Scene	24	(5)
What Are the Benefits?	29	(4)
Part 2---Our Cultural Food Heritage
Grandpa Ate Everything and Lived to 92!	33	(2)
Whatever Happened to the Basic Four?	35	(8)
God's Cornucopia of Whole Foods	43	(5)
The Recipe Box---Using God's Resources Imaginatively	48	(3)
Alternatives for A Healthy Lifestyle	51	(6)
Part 3---Coping with Change
First Things First	57	(3)
Overcoming the Four Fears: What About Taste?	60	(3)
Overcoming the Four Fears: What About Time?	63	(5)
Overcoming the Four Fears: What About Cost?	68	(5)
Overcoming the Four Fears: What About Resources?	73	(3)
Helping My Family to Change	76	(7)
Part 4---Nitty-Gritty Nutrition News
Food Mythology Quiz	83	(2)
Nutrients on Parade	85	(3)
The Challenge of Carbohydrates	88	(3)
Making Friends with Fiber	91	(10)
Plenty of Protein!	101	(3)
The Slippery Subject of Fats!	104	(10)
Is Meat a Menace to Your Health?	114	(5)
Eggs---Ample of Controversy!	119	(4)
Are Dairy Products Deadly?	123	(12)
Those Magnificent Micronutrients	135	(9)
The Sensation of Sugar	144	(8)
Raw Foods in Review	152	(3)
A Salty Sermon	155	(4)
I'm Sick and Tired of Being Fat!	159	(7)
Exercise: Nutrition's Twin	166	(3)
Drink Your Way to Health	169	(7)
Mind, Mood, and Food	176	(3)
But I Love My Chocolate!	179	(3)
Alterations for Allergies	182	(4)
Ode to Pesky Preservatives and Poisonous Pesticides	186	(3)
Questions Often Asked	189	(12)
Part 5---Biblical Perspectives
The Value of the Human Body	201	(3)
God Has a Plan for Health	204	(3)
Prevention, Miracle, and Medicine	207	(2)
Not Health for Health's Sake	209	(4)
The Perfect Vegetarian Diet in the New Age	213	(4)
The Great New Age Health Deception	217	(3)
Give Thanks	220	(2)
Dealing with Opposition	222	(2)
Prayer and Fasting	224	(3)
Good Food Is Good for Love	227	(7)
Christian Ministry in a Hungry World	234	(3)
Food for Thought	237	(6)
Part 6---Action
Planning with Purpose	243	(2)
Meal Planning and Shopping	245	(5)
Guidelines for Balanced Meal Plans	250	(6)
Super Starter Steps to Improved Meals	256	(7)
How to Improve a Popular American Meal	263	(4)
Shopping Guide for Recipes	267	(3)
The Health-Food Store	270	(6)
Dining Out	276	(9)
Food Storage and Safety Tips	285	(7)
How to Read a Label	292	(11)
How to Locate Shopping Resources	303	(5)
Part 7
Nutrient Data	308	(1)
Meal Plans	309	(3)
Recipes	312	(63)
Notes	375	(4)
Recommended Reading	379	(3)
Recipe Index	382	(1)
More Cooking and Home Ideas from Sue and Emilie	383