Review of The World's Healthiest Foods by George Mateljan

Jan 30, 2011
Jennifer Murray

The World's Healthiest Foods Essential Guide for the Healthiest Way of Eating by George Mateljan - George Mateljan Foundation

The World's Healthiest Foods by George Mateljan is a complete guide to food and nutrition, how diet affects health, and the best ways to eat a healthy diet.

From apples to zucchini, herbs to spices, vitamin A to zinc, The World’s Healthiest Foods Essential Guide for the Healthiest Way of Eating is one of the most comprehensive resources for anyone interested in eating healthy, losing weight, learning more about how foods (and their vitamins and minerals) work in our bodies and which foods to eat to boost overall health and well-being.

Nutritional Benefits of Healthy Foods

In The World’s Healthiest Foods, Mateljan provides the health benefits of and in-depth nutrient profiles for various foods, herbs, and spices, including amounts of macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidant levels. Also included is advice on how best to buy, store, and cook each food, herb or spice. Mateljan backs his conclusions with scientific studies listed conveniently in the back of the book for easy reference. In addition, Mateljan provides a list of foods to eat and foods to avoid when dealing with specific issues such as arthritis or if you want a better night’s sleep.

Recipes for Healthy Meals

The World’s Healthiest Foods includes over 500 recipes using healthy ingredients that can be found in any supermarket, with the majority of recipes taking seven minutes or less to prepare. An entire chapter is dedicated to helping you cook healthy foods, including the best way to cook foods to retain the most nutrients.

The Healthiest Way of Eating Plan

Also included is The Healthiest Way of Eating Plan, an eating plan that not only includes weekly menu plans, but an explanation of why eating a healthy diet is so important to overall health and more importantly, easy tips for how to start eating healthy. The World’s Healthiest Foods also includes tips for successfully losing weight in a healthy way and a convenient shopping list to take with you to the supermarket.

Who is George Mateljan

In addition to being a best-selling author, Mateljan is the founder of The George Mateljan Foundation for the World’s Healthiest Foods, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the latest scientific information in regards to nutrition and good health. Mateljan offers free nutrition information on his website WHFoods.org.

Overall, The World’s Healthiest Foods Essential Guide for the Healthiest Way of Eating, offers readers an easy-to-read yet comprehensive guide to food and nutrition and how to get the most from eating healthily. Mateljan provides anyone the opportunity to become more knowledgeable about nutrition and ways to boost overall health with a healthy diet.