Real Healthy

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Cut down on ultra-processed foods with this practical book of easy, everyday recipes. From the author of The Art of Eating Well (152k TCM) and Eat Happy (20k TCM). Delicious, wholesome, life-friendly recipes to help you eat well, every day. Real Healthy is a practical cookbook for time-poor people who want to cut back on ultra-processed foods and who want healthy, veg-packed food that's quick, convenient and tasty. Research has shown that ultra-processed foods have been linked to high-blood pressure, heart disease and other serious illnesses, yet the average person in the UK gets a whopping 56% of their calories from UPFs. In this new cookbook, Melissa Hemsley provides simple, doable and delicious recipes to help you tackle those tricky problem areas - on-the-go breakfasts, al desko lunches, snacks and sweet treats - as well as chapters on batch cooking, traybakes and 30 minute meals. She's also included tips on what to look out for when trying to avoid UPFs making this your new go-to book for everyday cooking. With recipes such as One-Pot Lazy Lasagne, Cherry Bakewell Granola and Take-To-Work White Bean Chilli, as well as meal plans and ideas to help you stay on top of the week's shopping and cooking, Real Healthy provides easy and nourishing alternatives to help you reduce the amount of UPFs that end up on your plate.

Author Bio

Bestselling author Melissa Hemsley celebrates easy and affordable healthy food that everyone can enjoy, as well as a more accessible and sustainable way of eating for everyone. She began her food career as a private chef for actors and bands, including Take That, and has written and co-written five bestselling books, published internationally. Melissa is a proud long term supporter of food redistribution charity The Felix Project, and volunteers with them regularly to rescue surplus food and to cook for children and the vulnerable. She is an ambassador for Mental Health Mates, the Fairtrade Food Foundation and Women Supporting Women (The Prince's Trust), among others. Over the last 5 years, Melissa has been supporting The Food Foundation and School Food Matters and working on campaigns such as Feed the Future and Free School Meals. Melissa regularly appears on daytime TV and radio and a host of other cookery and news shows, often speaking on behalf of the charity and community projects she works with. She lives in London with her partner and baby daughter.