Nourishing Your Whole Self: A Cookbook with Feelings - Hardcover

Marci Izard

9781455620791: Nourishing Your Whole Self: A Cookbook with Feelings

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1455620793 ISBN 13: 9781455620791

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US), 2015

Food is a wonderful resource for the body and the mind--it nourishes bodily needs and nurtures emotional stability. Too often, however, people use food to replace or negate their feelings rather than to balance them. Inspired by cooking methods, nutritional content, and even Taoist dietary principles, Marci Izard has grouped her recipes by how they make you feel--"Refreshed," "Peaceful," "Comforted," "Treated," or "Indulged." In doing so, she aims to eradicate the habit of "disorderly eating" and create a positive eating experience, which will bring you to a state of balance and joy.The healthiest chapter by far is "Refreshed," with recipes such as "Tomato Avocado Kalamata Salad" and "Shrimp Ceviche" that focus on clean and vibrant flavors. If you want to feel soothed, calm, and rejuvenated, "Peaceful" dishes like "Sprouted Collard Wraps" and "Butternut Leek Soup" will uplift your palate. On days when you are down or less than yourself, the collection in "Comforted" will help you to feel just that as you eat "Creamy Stuffed Mushrooms" or "Greek Chicken and Spinach Pie."For those days when you just want to treat yourself or indulge in the luxuriance of delicious food, the desserts in "Treated" and "Indulged" will help you savor the sweet side of eating. From "Black Bean Brownies" to "Chocolate Chip Toffee Blondies" and even savory indulgences, these recipes help you to relish the pleasure-promoting quality of eating while learning to eat mindfully, slowly, and moderately.

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From the Back Cover:

"This cookbook is so colorfully infused with the essence of what food should be about--eating with intention and attention. Nourishing Your Whole Self: A Cookbook with Feelings helps you tune in, so you can feed your mind, body, and soul through mindful eating."
--Sonia Baghdady, Emmy Award-winning TV news anchor

Combining Taoist dietary principles with spiritual practice and personal reflection, cookbook author Marci Izard has created a food philosophy designed around a person's emotional responses. By exploring how food makes you feel, you can better understand your own dining impulses and yourself.

The connection between what you eat and how it makes you feel is a universal one, but in order to gain balance and joy in your life, you must acknowledge the relationship and make choices accordingly. Once you become the master of your culinary wellness, you can maintain balance by selecting recipes that support your overall spiritual health.

About the Author:

Marci Izard is a yoga teacher at YogaOne Studios and a group fitness instructor at Next Level Fitness, both in Houston, Texas. When not teaching, Izard writes a food blog for the Houston Chronicle called Marci's Table and hosts Feel Good Food, a cooking segment on CW33. She has served as a broadcast news anchor or reporter in three states-Texas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Izard has run three marathons, including the Boston Marathon in 2013. Izard enjoys food, wine, and spending time with friends and family. She lives in Houston, Texas.

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