[.ca] 10 Steps To Healthy Eating (ISBN 0143016024)

Amazon.ca:
The barrage of conflicting diet and nutrition schemes available could send the most deeply health-conscious person staggering toward the couch with a bag of taco chips. How refreshing to find the straight-up advice in Leslie Beck's 10 Steps to Healthy Eating. Beck, a registered dietician, knows that over-hauling a lifestyle can be daunting, so she offers a process that lets readers make the changes they choose at their own pace. Her 10 Steps will appeal to the many people who want in-depth knowledge of nutrition--not only to help them lose pounds but also to keep up with mounting scientific evidence that certain foods may cause or help prevent disease. Eating well, she says, can improve your mood, boost immunity, and reduce your risk of diabetes. "If you've been stuck contemplating change for years, listing the negatives of continuing on your current path just may move you to action. If you don't make a change, how will you feel in 10 and 20 years?" Beck launches readers on the right path with a 14-day meal plan and more than 65 recipes. With such flavour-packed choices as Chicken Fajitas, Artichoke Pizza, Lemon Broccoli Salad, and Buttermilk Berry Pancakes, suddenly those taco chips seem a lot less appealing. --Carolyn Leitch

Informative, Easy to Read, and Helpful!:
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but was I pleasantly surprised! Leslie gives accurate and up-to-date information on everything from vitamin supplements to how much exercise you need each week. I particularly liked that she gave many different options (say for those of us who hate celery)without making you feel guilty. The weekly eating plans and recipes were an added bonus (try the Wickwanninish Granola..mmmm).

10 Steps To Healthy Eating:
Reviewer: Jim Estill "www.jimestill.com" - See all my reviews One of my interests is health so I often read books about health. One book I just read is called "10 Steps to Healthy Eating" by Leslie Beck. I enjoyed it (but I am a health guy so like stuff like this). It reinforces everything I already know and what my mother always said. I liked the sections on how much protein, etc I should eat. The book reinforces the need for exercise. It also has a lot of recipes but since I do not eat red meat and don't even eat chicken at home, many were not for me. I eat well at home but I only eat at home a few times per week so my challenge is healthy eating on the road. I am not big on supplements so I liked that she did not push that too much. I prefer food to pills. Her steps (but you have to read the book to get the real sense of them all). 1 - get ready 2 - eat enough protein (I likely am deficient here) 3 - Choose the right carbohydrate 4 - eat more fruits and vegetables 5 - choose healthier fats and oils 6 - boost vitamins and minerals (this was the one I will not totally follow) 7 - eat more often 8 - Don't forget about fluids 9 - Control your weight 10 - Be active every day