Eat Your Vitamins: Your Guide to Using Natural Foods to Get the Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutrients Your Body Needs

I have been into healthy eating for a number of years and have done so many diets diet plans eating ways you name it I've tried it over the years. I wanted to get back to basics and remember we eat for nutrition and start looking after my body rather than worrying about my weight. I'm about a third of the way into this book and I'm so far really enjoying it. The descriptions of the vitamins are easy to understand and I love the recipes that they provide with each vitamin. It's really made me think outside the box again rather than getting bored of food. I recently made lamb chops with quinoa and lemon dressing with broccoli. This is not one of the recipes in the book but my point being that it gets you thinking and remembering what food is and why we eat it.The recipes in the book are are easy to follow and fairly basic. The book literally takes you from vitamin A to vitamin Z being sleep. I'm thoroughly enjoying this book and would recommend it to anybody wanting to to either refresh their memory or wanting to learn about nutrient-dense food.

Love the format, easy to read and informative. Practical info on both the nutrients & their benefits and where to find them in natural food sources rather than pre-packaged supplements.

This is the only book I have been able to find that is comprehensive but isn’t also a textbook. I found it full of interesting facts and useful information about each vitamin, mineral and nutrient out there. It's very approachable and easy to understand for the lay person.I’m not a dietitian or nutritionist or even a food nerd. I just like to arm myself with info. The nice thing is the book is designed in chapters so you can easily look up a particular vitamin or mineral easily. The recipes at the end of every single nutrient and vitamin section are relatively easy and great ways to incorporate the info in my diet. And there is a good variety of recipes as well. They are all straightforward and don't require you to be a chef. The avocado chocolate mouse is creative and delicious, for example, but only took 10 minutes to prepare!I also liked how the author included ‘Vitamin Z’ for sleep at the end of the book. Of course, you can eat healthy but if you don’t get enough sleep, you don’t get the full benefit of the nutrients you are eating.You can tell the author put a lot of research and thought into this book and it's well written, laid out and full of recent updates. I feel like I have some clarity now amidst all of the conflicting nutrition information out there. It’s a great resource and I highly recommend.My only ding on the book would be I wish there was more personalized stories and anecdotes about vitamins and minerals but otherwise a great resource for those who want to arm themselves with solid information about nutrition.

I purchased this book in hopes to find easy recipes to eat healthier without needing to eat all the vitamin supplements my dad drops off for me. My typical meals are fast food and leftovers, and I realize I need to do a better job with getting my vitamins. Most importantly, I wanted easy recipes to make and learn about what vitamins I'm consuming (and how beneficial they are to me).I found this book to be an information book with lots of information that I didn't know about related to health and the benefits of the different types of vitamins out there (including ones I have never heard of). The recipes are relatively easy, and the food wasn't bad. I haven't gone through all the recipes yet, but as the quarantining continues on during this unprecedented time, I'm sure I will get through a lot of recipes over the next few weeks.I definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in learning more about healthy eating, the benefits of vitamins, and some terrific tasting and easy recipes. Another plus...the book is very affordable!

I pretty much swore off elective, unregulated supplements years ago in favor of getting what I need from food. So this book falls squarely into my wheelhouse and that of anyone else who has reached the same conclusions.The information is broken down simply and organized logically, from vitamin A to vitamin Z (sleep), giving each nutrient its own dedicated showcase. So you get a brief, succinct snapshot of each one, what it does and how to get it in real food, capped by a recipe that emphasizes that nutrient.This is the kind of book you keep handy as a dietary dictionary and guide to not only healthy eating as a vague concept, but as one that’s fully customizable for individual needs. It’s empowering, and it costs less than a bottle of vitamins.