Serious about food intake? If you’re a body builder, nutritionist, diabetic or simply keeping a sharp eye on your diet, this scale is designed for you. It measures in increments as low as .005 ounces and comes in handy for small ingredients and portions – in fact, it’s compact enough to travel with you! The gray weighing tray inverts as a cover when not in use. Take it on the road, to the office or wherever you need to weigh up to 8 ounces of food. Accurate LCD readout.
Manufactured: Salter
Price $29.95 on Thursday 21. May 2009
Tapas and appetizers are especially popular with today’s diet conscious crowd, those eating less full meals, yet entertaining more. So while a main dish is what often garners that special platter or presentation, let’s not forget the small bites, too. Use this set of four square plates for hors d’oeuvres, desserts or small salads. Made of porcelain, they are 4.5-inches square in white – a perfect backdrop for a tasty sushi roll or colorful veggie kabob.
Manufactured: BIA Cordon Bleu
Price $14.95 on Thursday 21. May 2009
Wholesome and delicious recipes for cooking in harmony with nature. Rooted in centuries-old principles, the macrobiotic diet consists of simple yet highly nutritious foods such as whole grains, vegetables, and beans, selected and prepared in harmony with the seasons. From lightly sauted spring greens and refreshing summer salads, to harvest vegetables and hearty winter stews, this cookbook provides hundreds of easy-to-follow and flavorful recipes for complete and balanced macrobiotic meals. A combination of great taste and whole foods, this is traditional macrobiotic cooking at its best.
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Price $10.46 on Thursday 21. May 2009
Created in conjunction with the world-famous Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, this cookbook proves that people with diabetes can enjoy a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet and get the nutrition they need to stay healthy and energetic. Providing necessary proteins in the form of beans, lentils, and tofu, and taking advantage of ingredients like herbs, spices, sauce reductions, onions and garlic, the recipes here are not only healthful, but varied and tasty.
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Price $10.5 on Thursday 21. May 2009
Celebrated actress Marilu Henner offers a practical and proven guide to achieving optimum well-being. This unique, flexible 10-step program, which can be tailored to meet individual needs, focuses on balance, energy, stamina, and the elimination of toxins In addition, her book offers advice on every aspect of well-being, including heredity, diet myths, mood swings, digestion, exercise, food combining, stress, attitude, alternative medicine, and a working philosophy of good health. The hardcover edition was a nationwide bestseller.
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Price $12.0 on Thursday 21. May 2009
Provides a comprehensive explanation of the most common forms of this disease, describing the symptoms as they appear in both adults and children. Learn how to keep blood glucose levels in check with over 100 low-sugar, low-fat and high fiber recipes including soups, main course dishes, and desserts. Menu planners help you achieve a well-balanced diet with an emphasis on low-sugar and high-carbohydrates meals.
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Price $11.16 on Thursday 21. May 2009
We all know how important it is to eat a healthy diet that includes plenty of vitamins and minerals. But most of us know very little about an important group of substances known as phytochemicals–the compounds in plants that are thought to give them their color, flavor, and even aroma. But the latest research indicates they are capable of much, much more when integrated into our everyday diets. When consumed correctly, phytochemicals may reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and many other common yet serious ailments.
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Price $14.36 on Thursday 21. May 2009
A complete sourcebook on how to live healthily with celiac disease or wheat intolerance, this book features important new information on developing a celiac diet, raising a celiac child, avoiding hidden glutens, eating well while traveling or in the hospital and locating and ordering from suppliers of gluten-free food and flour. Over 200 recipes updated to include new flours, ingredients and tips, this second edition makes gluten-free cooking faster and more fulfilling than ever before.
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Price $13.6 on Thursday 21. May 2009
Although humans can’t live forever, life can be prolonged by paying more attention to diet, lifestyle, exercise and the supplements that are the cornerstone of today’s modern medicine. This book highlights the many vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, phytonutrients and other natural substances that are being used to prevent and/or treat heart disease, stroke, cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, aging and other debilitating illnesses.
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Price $19.96 on Thursday 21. May 2009
Italian food is prominent in Western kitchens, cafes, and restaurants. So what is the real history of Italian cuisine? And where do we get our notions about Italian food? Contrary to popular belief, the Italian diet was inadequate and unchanging for many decades. Successive regimes, liberal, fascist, and democratic alike, struggled to improve eating habits, shaping not only Italian cuisine but Italian identity. This book reveals the harsh reality behind the myths surrounding this highly-romanticized cuisine.
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Price $20.96 on Thursday 21. May 2009