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The Complete Whole Grains Cookbook Review

A Healthy Eating Cookbook by Judith Finlayson

Sep 17, 2009 Alina Bradford

When a cook thinks "low calorie cooking" they may not think of whole grains, but this healthy eating cookbook has recipes for low calorie whole grain dishes of all kinds.

The Complete Whole Grains Cookbook, by Judith Finlayson, is a treasure-trove of healthy recipes for those looking to add more whole grains to their diet. The recipes come complete with information about each whole grain and nutrition facts to help the reader make smart eating choices.

About Judith Finlayson

Finlayson is a cooking enthusiast and the author of over a half-dozen cookbooks. Five of these together have sold over 600,000 copies according to her website.

Many of her cookbooks encompass healthy eating. Her passion for cooking and good health shows in the construction and writing of The Complete Whole Grains Cookbook.

Whether the grain is something as common as rye, or as unheard of as amaranth, it’s all in this cookbook. Finlayson offers a fascinating history and description of every whole grain that is used in the cookbook. This may sound a bit boring, but her refreshingly simple writing style makes every fact as easily digestible as her recipes.

Nutrition Facts

The Complete Whole Grains Cookbook has all of the bases covered. Not only does it have big, beautiful, full-color photos of the fantastic dishes, it also lists a wide range nutrition facts, from calories to cholesterol so that readers know exactly what kind of nutrition they are getting.

What makes the cookbook unique is that it lists whether a recipe is vegan or vegetarian friendly. This can be very helpful not only to vegan and vegetarians, but also to cooks wanting to cut back on meat to reduce calories in their diet by cutting out meat, poultry and dairy products.

Tasty, Healthy Recipes

This healthy recipe book makes sure that the recipes are appealing and still healthy. For example, the Lemon Poppy Seed Blueberry Scones only has 110 calories. Readers will find many unhealthy sounding recipes such as this one to be quite good for you in spite of the lavish and fattening sounding ingredients.

Canadian Diabetes Association Values

In the back of The Complete Whole Grains Cookbook there is a list of the recipes and their corresponding Canadian Diabetes Association values. This is fantastic information for those looking for ways to control their diabetes or those who are cutting back on calories from sugar.

Overall, this is a great cookbook for anyone looking to cut calories while incorporating more heart healthy whole grains into their diet.The conversational spirit of the book will also help readers learn more about using whole grains in dishes and healthy eating.

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The Complete Whole Grains Cookbook