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Book Description
Features the remarkably delicious, healthful and nutritious food that is served in the Country Life Restaurants.

What is this book about?

According to the description, the book features food that is served in the Country Life Restaurants. The title names Diana Fleming as the author.

What does the description say about the food?

It calls the food “remarkably delicious, healthful and nutritious”, which is the description’s wording. It gives no recipe count or dish names.

Summary based on the book description on Amazon. The description is brief, so look at the Amazon page for the full contents.

What should I know about restaurant-style healthy cooking?

The description is one line: it says the book features food served in the Country Life restaurants and calls it healthful and nutritious. That is the book’s own description, and we cannot verify or add details about it. What we can offer is general information for anyone cooking vegetarian food at home.

A healthful vegetarian meal usually follows the pattern in the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate: half vegetables and fruit, a quarter whole grains and a quarter protein such as beans, tofu or eggs. Cooking in larger batches for a group takes planning, so scale recipes carefully and keep chilled food cold.

Vegetarian diets can be nutritionally sound, and the MedlinePlus vegetarian diets entry points to the nutrients that need attention. Restaurant food is often higher in salt and fat than home cooking, so taste, measure and adjust. If you have a medical condition, ask a doctor or dietitian before making big changes. Pack leftovers in portions that suit the people you cook for.

Restaurant cooking for many people usually means batch preparation. At home you can borrow that habit: cook a large pot of soup, beans or grains once, portion it into containers and refrigerate or freeze promptly. A shared meal is also a good reason to sit down and eat without hurrying.

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Book: Country Life Vegetarian Cookbook by Diana Fleming
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