The Living Well Without Lectins Cookbook: 100 Lectin-Free Recipes for Optimum Gut Health, Losing Weight, and Feeling Great

by Claudia Curici

Overview

Millions of people say they feel better when they eat lectin-free. This cookbook makes lectin-free cooking fun and delicious!

For people who take their health and well-being seriously, gut health is a top priority. Optimum gut health means more than just a well-working gastrointestinal tract. It means you have more energy, you simply feel better, and, not least, you’re not gaining unwanted pounds.

Among diets that address gut health, lectin-free is the fastest-growing, mainly because following it means your intestines absorb more nutrients and your gut is populated by fewer bad bacteria. Its many adherents range from people with specific disorders, like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis (and other autoimmune disorders), and “leaky gut,” to people who simply feel better without lectins. Easier weight loss or weight maintenance is an added benefit!

Claudia Curici is the talented writer and photographer behind the pioneering lectin-free blog Creative in My Kitchen. The 125 nourishing and imaginative recipes she has created for this book are all sugar-, grain-, and lectin-free, and they are delectable and easy to make. Many are dinnertime main courses, from a Moroccan Chicken with Broccolini and Almonds to a One Beef Kebab Platter to vegetarian options like Cauliflower Gratin with Pecans and Healing Vegetable Soup with Kale and Broccoli. There are lectin-free superfood smoothies, too, among other drinks and snacks, along with soups, salads, sides, and even desserts, including an easy-to-prepare Summer Berry Crumble.

Nourish and protect your gut with these diverse and delightful dishes!
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592339495
Publisher:	Harvard Common Press
Publication date:	02/25/2020
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	491,030
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Claudia Curici, author of Living Well Without Lectins Cookbook, first experimented with a lectin-free diet for pain management and found that it worked exceedingly well—and it also helped her shed unwanted pounds! Claudia started an Instagram account, @creativeinmykitchen, one of the first lectin-free destinations on the Internet, to share her experiences and advice. She then launched the pioneering lectin-free blog Creative in My Kitchen: The Art of Cooking Lectin-Free Food, where thousands of readers enjoy her writing, recipes, and photographs. She lives in Dallas, Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Thriving Without Lectins 9

Chapter 1 Breakfasts and Smoothies 29

Chapter 2 Crackers, Breads, and Savory Treats 45

Chapter 3 Small Bites and Appetizers 63

Chapter 4 Sauces, Dressings, and Spreads 71

Chapter 5 Salads 81

Chapter 6 Soups 93

Chapter 7 Main Courses with Fish and Seafood 105

Chapter 8 Main Courses with Chicken 117

Chapter 9 Main Courses with Beef or Pork 135

Chapter 10 Vegetables and Vegetarian Main Courses 157

Chapter 11 Sweets and Treats 187

Resources 218

Acknowledgments 219

About the Author 220

Index 221

Editorial Reviews

“Claudia Curici is a creative genius in the kitchen and a valued champion of the Plant Paradox lifestyle. This is an absolutely essential book, full of delicious, lectin-light recipes, for anyone on a journey to reclaim their health and well-being."—Steven R. Gundry, M.D., author of The Plant Paradox and The Longevity Paradox

"A wonderful resource! Full of delicious anti-inflammatory recipes to support your healing journey!” 

 —Terry Wahls, MD, IFMC, author of The Wahls Protocol

"From a plant’s perspective, lectins are an important part of their defense mechanism to keep them alive and thriving. But when we eat them, they can inhibit absorption of the vital nutrients we need to keep us healthy. In the new The Living Well Without Lectins Cookbook, Claudia Curici takes the daunting idea of eliminating high-lectin foods and instead empowers us with easy-to-understand education and a repertoire of recipes so delicious you will forget you are eliminating something from your diet.” 

—Dr. Will Cole, leading functional medicine expert, IFMCP, DC

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