annieb123's Review of The Anti-Inflammatory Diet Made Simple

by Molly Thompson

Increase your overall wellness by decreasing inflammation in your body with over 100 delicious recipes featuring anti-inflammatory foods.

You’ve probably heard the term “inflammation” before, but you may not understand how it affects the way you feel every day. By reducing inflammation, your body can function at its full potential and reduce the symptoms of inflammation-caused issues like digestive problems, hormone imbalances, autoimmune diseases, and mood disorders.

The Anti-Inflammatory Diet Made Simple makes following an anti-inflammatory diet easy and delicious by introducing the staples of the diet and explaining its benefits. With recipes featuring inflammation-fighting leafy greens, fermented foods, and healthy fats high in Omega-3, you will discover key ingredients that decrease chronic inflammation in your body and improve how you feel every day.

Creator of the popular blog What Molly Made, Molly Thompson, brings relief to your plate with delicious recipes like:

Sweet Potato Waffle Breakfast Sandwich
Mediterranean Quinoa Bowls with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Sausage and Sage Pumpkin Pasta Bake
Turkey-Sage Swedish Meatballs with Creamy Spinach Gravy
Roasted Carrot and Lentil Salad with Tahini Dressing
Very Berry Ginger Smoothie
And, Maple Stewed Peaches with Coconut Whipped Cream

Boost your lifelong health and diminish everyday symptoms with The Anti-Inflammatory Diet Made Simple.

Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The Anti-Inflammatory Diet Made Simple is a nutrition guide with recipes included by Molly Thompson. Due out 20th July 2021 from Quarto on their Fair Winds Press imprint, it's 176 pages and will be available in paperback format.
Recipes are arranged by category: breakfast, dips spreads & snacks, pasta & grains, poultry & pork, beef, seafood, meatless meals & sides, beverages, and desserts. They have their ingredients listed bullet style in the sidebar. Measurements are given in US standard, with metric measures in parentheses (yay!). There is no nutritional info provided. Special tools and ingredients are also listed, along with yields and step by step cooking directions. Special features such as dairy-free, gluten-free, low carb, paleo, vegan, vegetarian, and refined sugar-free are noted in the headers for each recipe.

The ingredients are mostly easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store, and esoteric ingredients can be found online. Roughly half the recipes are pictured (by my quick estimate). The photographs which are included are clear and appealing and serving suggestions are appropriate. The food is styled attractively but not overdone.

This book would make a great gift/housewarming for someone cooking for themselves or family members with special dietary needs, with appealing recipes, and fans of food-prep planning / batch cooking. These are healthy and appealing. I was impressed that the book avoided huge comprehensive lists of DO and DON'T eat foods. One of the biggest reasons I hesitated for so long to begin with an anti-inflammatory diet (despite psoriasis flare ups, a long history of PCOS, and moderate inflammatory joint pain (right knee) was because it seemed so darned -difficult- and there was so much forbidden. This book will make it a lot easier.

Four and a half stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

The Anti-Inflammatory Diet Made Simple

by Molly Thompson

Reviewed by annieb123 on Jun 22, 2021

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