What Color Is Your Diet?

We're often told to "eat a good variety of vegetables and fruit" but that's not very specific. Heber makes it specific with his seven categories, asking you to eat at least one serving from each category each day. I made a little weekly checklist that I carry with me and treat the challenge as a game. As a result, I'm eating a much greater variety of vegetables and fruit and *more* vegetables and fruit--which crowds out other, less healthful foods. A very fine book, highly recommended.

Probably the best source of practical knowledge concerning food values I have read, I appreciate this book so much I have purchased more for holiday gifts. Thorough, but easy to understand, I refer to this book often and keep it handy. It has caused my family and me to rethink our food purchases and preparation for a more healthy lifestyle. What happened is that we have discovered foods we had been avoiding and learned they are delicious as well as nourishing.

At last! Not a "diet" book offering tricky schemes and cagey food manipulations but a nutritional lifestyle program based on scientific research and clinical investigations. Dr. Heber, a physician and researcher, tells us the story about the evolution and chemistry of food. He explains how our genes predict certain health and eating patterns. Why some of us hang onto fat (a survival adaptation). And what ancient man knew instinctively: how the vital colored substances found in fruits and vegetables helped us survive and how by consuming enough of the right quantities and colors today we can fight modern diseases and prolong life. Susan Bowerman's recipes are fabulous-delicious, and most importantly, easy to follow! That means even I-a notoriously uninspired cook-can serve up healthful dishes that look glamorous as well. Additionally, Dr. Heber's crayon box concept is a great way to start children on nutritious yet fun-filled paths to a lifetime of healthier choices and better eating habits. "What Color is Your Diet" is an essential read for anyone concerned about enhancing and protecting their health and the health of their family.

What Color is Your Diet? has changed my life! I've tried the low carb-high protein diets, the low-fat, low-calorie diets, I've even entered the "zone"! All those diets taught me was how temporarily loose weight and how to repress my bad food habits! What Color is Your Diet has not only helped me to loose weight, but has inspired me to make permanent and more colorful choices regarding the foods I consume. It is so easy! I am understanding why I should choose the blueberries, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes.. for their protective health benefits, not just loose weight. I feel more energized, happy and more positive about myself since I've read What Color is Your Diet. I highly suggest this book if you are looking for better health or just want to look and feel great! Dr. Heber and Susan Bowerman did a great job!