JANE BRODY'S GOOD FOOD BOOK: Living the High-Carbohydrate Way

by Jane Brody ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1985

Everything you always wanted to know about eating for good health--a nutritional guidebook of sorts. It seems only right that Jane Brody, The New York Times columnist, author, lecturer and all-around guru of health, has produced a book of this size and scope. Some 600 pages long, it is filled with advice on how and when to eat, how to food-shop and exercise, as well as detailed nutritional information on a myriad of fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and seeds. The premise behind this tome is that Americans are an obese people plagued with diseases that less affluent countries are virtually free of (heart disease, some types of cancer), mainly because we eat too much meat. Brody shows how it is possible to get protein from vegetables and carbohydrates and use meat as more of a condiment than a main dish. Although far from haute cuisine, recipes are practical and varied. They include a variety of soups from a standard vegetable stock to Broccoli and Crab Bisque, Mexican Zucchini Soup, Turkey Chowder, and Vichyssoise. Since carbohydrates are to be loved rather than feared by those who want to lose weight (or anyone else, according to Brody), entrees feature such pastas as Fettucine with Mussel Sauce, Spinach-Cheese Noodles, and Turkey Tetrazini, along with Onion and Cheese Pizza, Polish Potato Casserole and Bulgar Fried Rice. Dried beans and peas (legumes), full of vitamins and protein, are one of the staples of this regime. Recipes include a Black-Eyed Pea Salad, Lentil and Brown Rice Soup and Haitian Black Beans. To top all of this off, there is an assortment of whole-grain breads and muffins as well as some not-so-sweet sweets like Apple Ricotta Pie, Chocolate Souffle (made with evaporated skim milk) and Pumpkin Cookies. In sum: a worthwhile book for anyone who is health-conscious, but even more valuable for those who aren't but would like to be.

Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1985

ISBN: 0393331881

Page Count: -

Publisher: Norton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 1985

Categories: NONFICTION