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The Whole Grain Diet Miracle |
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Author:
Dr. Lisa Hark,
Dr. Darwin Deen
By DK ADULT
Average Customer Rating:  
List Price: $24.95
Our Price: $4.51
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Product Description
For the first time in history, we can prescribe a weight-loss diet that has a tremendous amount of scientifically proven health benefits. Learn the miracle of whole grains, how they control weight, reduce the risk of colon cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and lower blood pressure. Just by eating three servings a day of whole grains you can lose weight permanently, live longer, feel your energy boost, and prevent heart disease. This is the first book that truly explains the health benefits of a whole grain diet. - The first scientific explanation of why whole grains really are a miracle food
- 6-week guide to everyday eating
- 50 recipes to get started cooking with whole grains
- Features a complete list of whole grains- from the Whole Grain Council
Amazon.com Review
As the diet fads ebb and flow, one piece of nutritional wisdom is confirmed in study after study: whole grains are good for you. Eating grains in their natural form, rather than the highly processed carbohydrates we get in most of our modern diet, gives you a broader range of nutrients that can reduce your risk for a whole range of diseases and help you control your weight and blood pressure. And you don't have to sacrifice taste, as these two exclusive recipes featuring whole grains show: Barley with Tilapia, Zucchini, and Cauliflower, and Peach Oat Crisp Ramekins. We asked the authors of The Whole Grain Diet Miracle, Lisa Hark of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Darwin Deen of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, both leading nutrition educators, some basic questions about their book, The Whole Grain Diet Miracle. Questions for Lisa Hark and Darwin Deen Amazon.com: Why isn't whole grain just another food fad? Hark and Deen: Whole grains have been a part of the human diet since agriculture was invented ten thousand years ago. Hardly a fad. They are coming back into prominence now as we have started to recognize the harm that's done by consuming a diet based on refined carbohydrates. Amazon.com: Aren't whole grains carbs? Don't carbs make you gain weight? Hark and Deen: Yes and no. Eating and drinking too many calories makes you gain weight, not too many carbs. All carbs are not created equal, and those that are refined, processed, and contain lots of added sugar increase your hunger and the likelihood that you'll eat too much. Eating the right carbs, such as whole grains in their natural unprocessed form, satisfies your hunger and helps you control your appetite and your weight. Amazon.com: I grew up on white rice and white bread--whole grains are a bit of an acquired taste. Any suggestions about what I can do to make whole grains more palatable (and more appealing to my kids)? Hark and Deen: Try making 1/3 of a cup of brown rice and adding it to your white rice. To get the kids to eat whole wheat bread, make sandwiches with one slice of white and one slice of wheat (tell them you ran out of their bread and they had to share yours). As they get used to the taste, they will come to prefer it. We feel that whole grains are so important for kids, we devote an entire section in the book to "Getting Your Kids to Try Whole Grains." Amazon.com: What are your personal favorite whole grain foods? Hark and Deen: We like oatmeal, but the more new ways we try grains, the more things we find we like. Bulgur salads are delicious, whole wheat English muffins are so much better than the ones made from refined flour, and spelt or barley in soups adds a great nutty taste and texture. Amazon.com: There are so many studies out on whole grains right now. Can you tell me the main benefits of eating whole grains? Hark and Deen: The major benefits are that you get the vitamins and minerals you need in the form that nature intended (not in a pill in amounts that some biochemist has estimated to be correct). In addition, the fiber helps you feel full and regulates your bowel habits. As we document in the book, whole grains reduce your risk of hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. How's that for benefits?
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 Good recipes, 2007-08-23
My wife saw an ad for this book in a magazine. We ordered it and she lost almost 30 lbs in 3-4 months just by changing our regular meals to whole grains. I do admit that in my opinion whole grain items do not have the taste appeal that 'white' items do (white bread, plain spaghetti, regular pasta etc...) but if you want to lose a few pounds, the book contains recipes that make whole wheat stuff taste decent. Oh, when I said she just changed our food to whole grain, that is what I mean. She didn't increase her exercises or anything, just changed to whole grain.
Healthy Lifestyle Choices, 2007-02-04
The Whole Grain Diet Miracle is a good introduction to whole grains. If you want to control your weight, reduce the risk of serious illness and lower your blood pressure, then this book gives you the basics for a healthy lifestyle. The grains discussed include: Amaranth, Barley, Buckwheat, Corn, Kamut, Millet, Oats, Quinoa, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Spelt, Teff, Triticale, Wheat and Farro.
Throughout the book the authors explain how to buy, store and cook each grain. They also explain why you get more vitamins from whole grains. For the first third of the book the authors also spend time convincing you of needed lifestyle changes. Unlike other books I've read on this subject, they still allow you to use sugar in your recipes.
It is good to know that if you are eating oats and two pieces of whole wheat bread you are on your way to a healthier lifestyle. However, this book also has fifty unique recipes to choose from. There are also weight loss menus for six weeks.
Some of the recipes include:
Amaranth Chicken Salad with Tarragon and Almonds
Barley and Mushroom Soup with Zucchini
Hearty Millet and Butternut Squash Soup
Cornmeal-Crusted Oven-Fried Chicken Fingers
Barley with Leeks and Fennel
While this book has detailed information and recipes, you can also use the list of whole grains to select healthier choices at the grocery store. You may want to look for puffed cereals and soups in the healthy foods section or health food store. Some grains take a long time to cook and therefore may be easier to eat when they have already been prepared. I've found these grains to be quite easy to find in the grocery store and especially at the health food store.
~The Rebecca Review
Whole Grains, 2007-01-15
This book really gives you great examples of whole grains, and how not to avoid them
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.331
EAN: 9780756620585
ISBN: 0756620589
Label: DK ADULT
Manufacturer: DK ADULT
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2006-04-03
Publisher: DK ADULT
Studio: DK ADULT |
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