WHOLE COOKING AND NUTRITION: An Everyday Superfoods Approach to Planning, Cooking, and Eating with Diabetes
Katie Cavuto
American Diabetes Association
September 13, 2016
$18.95/Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1580406093
Katie Cavuto promotes a food philosophy that celebrates real food and good quality ingredients, which she believes is the key to nourishing your body and soul. As a chef she is an energetic advocate of cooking and she encourages her clients to enjoy their time spent in the kitchen. Her approachable personality and her ability to translate nutrition into approachable messages has landed Katie on local and national TV and in print as an expert in her field.
After traveling through Europe and solidifying her love for food, her quest for culinary knowledge led her to Johnson and Wales University in Providence Rhode Island. She graduated with an AS in Culinary Arts and a BS in Culinary Nutrition. Upon graduation she was accepted to Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts were she successfully completed a Masters Degree in Clinical Nutrition and became a Registered Dietitian.
Katie is the president/owner of Healthy Bites, which offers nutrition and culinary services with the goal of facilitating long term healthy lifestyle changes. Katie has taught nutrition at West Chester University. She is the nutrition adviser for Unite for Her, a foundation that supports breast cancer patients by providing them with services like in-home cooking classes, grocery shopping lessons and more. She does regular cooking segment on local and national TV. Her writing and recipes have been showcased nationally in O the Oprah Magazine, Family Circle Magazine, Parents Magazine, Fitness Magazine, Women’s Health Magazine, Health Magazine, Eating Well Magazine, All Recipes Magazine, Oxygen Magazine, Newsweek, Food Network’s Healthy Eats, US News and World Report Eat and Run Blog, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly.com, and Philadelphia Magazine, to name a few. She was awarded Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best of Philly 2009 – Best Meal Delivery Service,” “Best of Philly 2011 – Best Breakfast Sandwich,” and most recently “Best of Philly 2012 – Nutritionist.”
Katie is the dietitian for the Philadelphia Phillies and Flyers. She was one of 10 finalists on season 5 of The Next Food Network Star. She has a three year old son, Hudson and they enjoy spending time together playing, cooking and tending to their city garden.
Enough of the dieting and deprivation! It’s time to embrace the joy of eating well with an intention that healthy foods are nourishing, sustaining and delicious. Whole Cooking and Nutrition shifts the conversation away from dieting to one of positive messages and gratifying intentions. The result is a book packed with information to help readers improve their relationship with food, turning a spotlight on 85 every day foods that maximize flavor and boast rich nutrient density that will inspire you to live a healthy lifestyle! With more than 150 vibrant, flavorful recipes, this cookbook promotes a mindful, pleasurable approach to eating.
For decades people with diabetes and other ailments have been taught to adhere to strict, uninspired diets eschewing taste in favor of health; this book promotes a healthy lifestyle and, more importantly, restores the joy of eating. With a focus on whole foods—Katie aims to empower readers to get into the kitchen to create her approachable and delicious recipes that are nourishing whether you have diabetes or not!