Chef and author Grace O has traveled the world in search of delicious, good-for-you foods. Her passion for discovering food treasures from the Blue Zones—parts of the world where people live longer, healthier lives—is the driving force behind her new cookbook, Anti-Aging Dishes from Around the World.
In addition to250 easy-to-make recipes using everyday favorites, exotic ingredients, and superfoods, Anti-Aging Dishes from Around the World includes healthy resources, guides, and tips for improving your lifespan and health-span.“My life has been devoted to my two passions – great food and wellness,” Grace says. “I have traveled the world in search of foods that can help us age better, and I love discovering food treasures from the Blue Zones and places beyond, where people live longer, healthier lives. This is the driving force behind my website, http://www.FoodTrients.com, and this new cookbook.”In Anti-Aging Dishes from Around the World, Grace takes classic recipes and gives them international twists with a few simple steps, creating interesting and healthy meals. She uses superfoods and spice profiles from all over the world.Some of the anti-aging recipes found in the cookbook include:
- Vietnamese Shrimp & Noodle Salad with Dipping Sauce
- California Hemp Seed Salad with Strawberries & Kale
- Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
- Peruvian Fresh Fish Ceviche
- Blue Zone Apple-Sage Cauliflower
- American Steakhouse Potatoes with Caramelized Onions
- Israeli Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Figs
- Polynesian Pot Roast
- Belizean Chicken Stew
- Hawaiian Avocado Chiffon Pie
- Turkish Apricot-Almond Cake
- California Persimmon Cookies
- Chinese Monk Fruit Spice Cookies
The book also features guides to Herbs and Spices from Around the Globe; Top 50 Foods for Longevity; Alternative Flours and Grains; The Healthiest Cooking Oils; Better-for-You Sweeteners; The Best Anti-Aging Teas; and the “New” Ancient Grains. Grace also includes her signature FoodTrients chart that tracks the health benefits of each recipe.
All of us are concerned with our health these days. If you want to know the top foods for aging better or the difference between prebiotics and probiotics, which cooking oils are best to use, which salts are healthier, the perfect teas to help you calm down or to energize or fight the flu, Anti-Aging Dishes from Around the World hasthe answers.
All proceeds from sales of this book will be donated to the Grace O Foundation, which supports educating the public about nutrition, working with other food-based non-profits, and participating in research that explores food and the diseases of aging.
