Staff Pick
Eat a Little Better is perfectly in tune with what many Americans want to eat today: healthy food with all the flavor, and fairly simple to make. Grains, veggies, and yes, meat recipes, but the meat section starts out with the statement, "Eat More Fish." If you think the Obamas look healthy and fit, author Chef Sam Kass can take some responsibility for that. Kass had various roles in and around the White House kitchen for 6 years during the Obama administration. He was First Lady Michelle Obama's Food Initiative Coordinator, he was Assistant Chef under Executive Chef Cris Comerford, and he was Senior Policy Adviser to President Obama for Nutrition Policy. The guy has the nutritional chops and clearly knows his stuff. Recommended By Tracey T., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Sam Kass, former chef to the Obamas and White House food policy advisor, makes it easier to do a little better for your diet--and the environment--every day, through smart ways to think about shopping, setting up your kitchen so the healthy stuff comes to hand most naturally, and through 90 delicious, simple recipes. JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER - IACP AWARD FINALIST
This book lays out Kass's plan to eat a little better. Knowing that sustainability and healthfulness come most, well, sustainably when new habits and choices seem appealing rather than drastic and punitive, Kass shares his philosophy and methods to help make it easy to choose, cook, and eat delicious foods without depriving yourself of agency or pleasure. He knows that going organic, local, and so forth all the time is just not realistic for most people, and that's ok--it's all about choosing and doing a little better, and how those choices add up to big change. It's the philosophy he helped the Obamas instill in their home, both in Chicago and that big white one in Washington.
Synopsis
JAMES BEARD AWARD FINALIST -
IACP AWARD FINALIST - Sam Kass, former chef to the Obamas and White House food policy advisor, makes it easier to do a little better for your diet--and the environment--every day, through smart ways to think about shopping, setting up your kitchen so the healthy stuff comes to hand most naturally, and through 90 delicious, simple recipes.
This book lays out Kass's plan to eat a little better. Knowing that sustainability and healthfulness come most, well, sustainably when new habits and choices seem appealing rather than drastic and punitive, Kass shares his philosophy and methods to help make it easy to choose, cook, and eat delicious foods without depriving yourself of agency or pleasure. He knows that going organic, local, and so forth all the time is just not realistic for most people, and that's ok--it's all about choosing and doing a little better, and how those choices add up to big change. It's the philosophy he helped the Obamas instill in their home, both in Chicago and that big white one in Washington.