Clark: The Sunday Times Vitality Cookbook

By Susan Clark

If healthy eating conjures up images of hearty bean stews, and a life living on soya, then this guide by Sunday Times writer and health journalist of the year Susan Clark will radically change your view. "Knowing what is on your plate is the key to this book and why you need to read it", says Clark in her introduction.

Recipes are sandwiched between the opening section detailing what a healthy diet consists of, and the final Eating for Health which covers specific problems. The end product is consequently more of an introductory health book amplified with recipes (all of which come with details on nutrients) rather than the other way round. With the educational sections punctuated with bright visuals of healthy foods, and dishes looking like they've come out of a regular cookery book, this is a very user-friendly book

Susan Clark shows the basics of a delicious diet for life; how to eat to boost immunity, promote a healthy heart, build strength and stamina, and release energy. The idea of meals as medicine is not a new one - people have been prescribing foods to remedy ailments for thousands of years. But eating for health does not have to mean surviving on dull fare and missing out on tempting, mouthwatering foods. This book dispels many of the misconceptions surrounding food and health and gives expert advice on eating for physical and emotional well-being. It will be invaluable to anyone who loves food and who wants to follow a healthy lifestyle.

*****

Published by: Harper Collins, 1999
192 pages, colour photographs,ISBN 0 00 7110545
Price: £14.99

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