The Modern Vegetarian by Maria Elia
Book Description:
Over 120 sumptuous recipes full of sensational flavors, colors, and textures that will stop you in your tracks. With chapters divided into Stylish Starters, Sensational Mains, Sofa Suppers, Sassy Sides, Simple Staples and Stunningly Sweet, this is truly a vegetarian adventure.
What kind of book is The Modern Vegetarian?
According to the description, it offers over 120 recipes full of flavors, colors and textures, and calls it “a vegetarian adventure”.
What is in the recipe collection?
The chapters are Stylish Starters, Sensational Mains, Sofa Suppers, Sassy Sides, Simple Staples and Stunningly Sweet.
Who wrote The Modern Vegetarian?
The book is credited to Maria Elia in the title.
This summary is based on the book description on the Amazon page.
How many vegetables and fruits should I eat a day?
The WHO healthy diet fact sheet recommends at least 400 grams of fruit and vegetables a day for everyone older than ten, which is roughly five portions. A cookbook that celebrates colour and texture is a pleasant way to get there.
Variety matters as much as quantity. The Harvard page on vegetables and fruits suggests eating a wide range of colours, and it excludes potatoes and fries from the vegetable count. Starters, sides and sofa suppers, to borrow headings from the description, are easy places to add a portion.
Choose frozen or tinned (without added salt or sugar) when fresh is not practical. If a medical condition limits certain vegetables, such as potassium restrictions in kidney disease, follow your doctor’s advice. Rinse berries and leafy greens just before eating, so that they keep better in the fridge.
Practical ways to add portions: put vegetables into sauces, soups and omelettes, snack on fruit, keep washed raw vegetables in the fridge and add a side salad to dinner. A portion is roughly a handful, so judge by eye. Wash fresh produce under running water before eating it.
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Book: The Modern Vegetarian by Maria Elia
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