Darrin "Healthy Helen" Drda

Healthy Helen's Handbook of Funky and Functional Foodstuffs Darrin "Healthy Helen" Drda

If you're anything like Healthy Helen, you've probably been wondering: * What exactly is KOMBUCHA and what is it doing in my kitchen? * How can SEAWEED improve my life? * Where have all the B VITAMINS gone? Answers to these and other culinary queries lie within! But don't panic - this is NOT a cookbook! It's a fun, feel-good field guide for foodies, chock full of fascinating facts about vegetarian and vegan vittles that are funky (unusual), functional (unusually nutritious), or both! Beneficial beverages, friendly fruits and veggies, great grains, helpful herbs, mighty mushrooms, special spices, superfoods... From Acai to Yerba Mate, these the most incredible edibles on Earth! PLUS! Interesting info on antioxidants, alternative sweeteners, fatty acids, disease-fighting foods, protein, and MORE!