We've cut carbs from our diets, but are we any healthier? Recent research suggests not!
Findings show that a diet featuring a moderate amount of carbs (around 50-55% of calories), rather than extremely low (below 40%) or high (over 60%) is the best for our long-term health and wellbeing, with either extreme said to negatively affect life expectancy.
The Right Carb is a timely guide with an informative look at the importance of eating good carbs. With practical advice and tips, the book explains how eating the 'right' carbs are vital: providing energy, improving the health of the gut, digestion and mood as well as aiding sleep. It shows how to choose the right carbs as well as the best ways to prepare and cook them for maximum nutrition and minimum nutrient-loss. The book highlights that balance is key, with other food groups, such as good-quality plant proteins and the right fats, being equally important.
Nicola Graimes celebrates the 'right' carbs, not only highlighting their numerous health attributes, but also their diversity and the enjoyment they give to our cooking and eating. Her book dispels many of the myths surrounding carbs, including which carbs are healthy and the ones to avoid. It also showcases the best ways to prepare and cook carbs for maximum nutrition and flavour.
With over 50 delicious and vibrant recipes covering Breakfasts, Small Plates, Big Plates, Sides and Treats as well as easy-to-understand nutritional advice, the book provides the complete package to sensible right-carb eating for the long term and not a quick-fix diet.
The Right Carb is a practical and inspirational approach to maintaining a healthy way of eating - it's time to revive our enjoyment of this valuable food group.
About the Author: Nicola Graimes is an award-winning health, cookery and food writer. A former editor of Vegetarian Living magazine, she has written over 30 books and is winner of the Best Vegetarian Cookbook in the UK in the World Gourmand Awards 2002; Best Family Cookbook in the UK in the World Gourmand Awards 2004; and a finalist in Le Cordon Bleu World Media Awards in 2007. Her latest books include The Part-time Vegetarian and Vegetarian Food for Healthy Kids and Superfoods Slow Cooker. She has also ghost-written a number of books for celebrities and food clients, including Holly Willoughby, WeightWatchers (WW), Ella's Kitchen and Bay Tree. Her book Big Book of Low-Carb Recipes published in 2005 continues to sell well. It has UK and co-edition sales of over 120,000 copies and has been reprinted a number of times.
