Rineke Dijkinga Knowing about Delicious Food 2

KNOWLEDGE OF (H)EERLIJK FOOD 2 FOOD, OUR FORGOTTEN MEDICINE The emphasis in this book is mainly on food for healthy intestines. Healthy intestines are the linchpin of your total health, especially that of your mood, your energy, your sleep and your weight. Your intestines benefit from varied, vital and unprocessed food. Unfortunately, this type of food is now often 'our most forgotten medicine'. The more varied your diet, the healthier your intestines and the more options you have to positively influence your total health. That is why all the recipes in this book are made in such a way that you can vary as much as possible. Because gluten, cow's milk and soy are so overrepresented in our diet, this alone often lacks the much-needed variation. They also cause serious intestinal complaints in many people. That is why you can easily make the recipes in this book 100% gluten-, cow's milk- and soy-free. THE COMMON THREAD IN THIS BOOK 1. More than 100 recipes and new inspiration with simple (h)onest ingredients for every moment of the day. With plenty of variation options per recipe. 2. Each recipe can be made gluten-, cow's milk- and/or soy-free. 3. The 7 V's for the general health of your intestines/digestion run like a common thread through all the recipes: Variety, Vitality, Moisture, Fiber, Fat, Avoid stress and Warming. 4. Background information is provided for each recipe about the effect of the ingredients on your health. 5. Choosing varied, vital, honest and unprocessed food has great benefits for both your health and that of the earth. So two birds with one stone. Appendices in this book: 6. Essential sugars. 7. Sugar and other sweeteners. 8. Food for the brain. FOOD FOR HEALTHY GUT Eating for healthy gut has a positive effect on: * mental and emotional complaints (mood, memory, concentration, behavior, etc.); * staying healthy, growing healthy, growing old healthily; * stable blood sugar levels; * a healthy weight; * healthy cholesterol levels and a healthy cardiovascular system; * optimal energy, through a healthy acid-base balance.