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For the Love of Food: 5 Fabulous Cookbooks Produced By Toronto Metropolitan University Alumni

March 03, 2021
The Low Cholesterol Book for Two: 100 Perfectly Portioned Recipes for Better Heart Health; The UnDiet Cookbook: 130 Gluten-Free Recipes for a Healthy and Awesome Life; Lick Your Plate: A Lip-Smackin' Book for Every Home Cook; The Mindful Glow Cookbook: Radiant Recipes for Being the Healthiest, Happiest You; Evolving Vegan: Deliciously Diverse Recipes from North America's Best Plant-Based Eateries

Our research has proven that a love for food crosses all program boundaries. Toronto Metropolitan University alumni have produced an inspiring selection of diverse, award-winning, cookbooks everyone can enjoy. Grab one of these cookbooks for your own library or use them as a fun gift idea for any food lover in your community.

The Low Cholesterol Book for Two: 100 Perfectly Portioned Recipes for Better Heart Health (external link, opens in new window) 

Andy De Santis, Nutrition and Food ’12

Filled with simple, satisfying recipes, The Low-Cholesterol Cookbook for Two will make it easy to lower your cholesterol and improve your heart health — with a unique benefit. This low cholesterol cookbook for two perfectly portions servings so you won’t have to deal with endless leftovers, waste time and ingredients, or recalculate measurements and serving sizes. It’s a win for your wallet and your waistline.

The UnDiet Cookbook: 130 Gluten-Free Recipes for a Healthy and Awesome Life (external link, opens in new window) 

Meghan Telpner, Fashion Communications ’03

Recipient of the 2016 Taste Canada “Best Health and Special Diet Cookbook’ Award

Here’s what you’ve been waiting for! 130 plentiful recipes that are easily modifiable to any style of eating whether you’re vegan or paleo or everything in between. In this beautifully photographed inspiring book you'll enjoy the recipes along with all of the health tips, edible beauty care recipes, UnDiet travel and entertaining guidelines.

Lick Your Plate: A Lip-Smackin’ Book for Every Home Cook (external link, opens in new window) 

Julie Albert, Journalism ’77

Lick Your Plate is the answer to the most commonly asked question, “What’s for dinner?” You won’t need an army of sous chefs, a pantry of guava paste or a blowtorch to turn a bag of groceries into a satisfying meal. Lick Your Plate is 160 dependably delicious, rigorously tested recipes created for the urban and suburban, the aspiring and well-seasoned home cook.

The Mindful Glow Cookbook: Radiant Recipes for Being the Healthiest, Happiest You (external link, opens in new window) 

Abbey Sharp, Food and Nutrition ’11

Recipient of the 2019 Taste Canada “Best Health and Special Diet Cookbook’ Award

The Mindful Glow Cookbook offers a non-diet approach to eating well with over 100 super craveworthy recipes to help inspire the healthiest happiest you. Abbey shows us how she eats healthy and nourishing meals that are packed with flavour. Featuring gorgeous photography throughout, The Mindful Glow Cookbook is perfect for anyone looking to fully nourish their body, satisfy food cravings, and enjoy every snack, meal, and decadent dessert in blissful enjoyment.

 

Evolving Vegan: Deliciously Diverse Recipes from North America's Best Plant-Based Eateries (external link, opens in new window) 

Mena Massoud, Theatre Performance ’14

From actor and avid traveler Mena Massoud comes a collection of diverse, delicious, and accessible vegan recipes inspired from dishes all over the world, perfect for everyone at the table! The Evolving Vegan cookbook celebrates both flavors and stories from a wide array of plant-based eateries all across North America, proving that a plant-friendly diet is truly accessible to all!

 

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