The Classy Chics

Classy and Opinionated Lifestyle Mom Blog

You are here: Home / Food and Recipes / Simply Real Eating, A Book to Change Your Approach to Food

Simply Real Eating, A Book to Change Your Approach to Food

by

Simply Real Eating: Everyday Recipes and Rituals for a Healthy Life Made Simple by Sarah AdlerIf you’re looking for a cookbook to help you reshape your relationship with food and health, look no further than Simply Real Eating: Everyday Recipes and Rituals for a Healthy Life Made Simple by Sarah Adler (Countryman Press, November 2019).

* Complimentary book received for review. This post contains affiliate links.

One of my first thoughts about Simply Real Eating is that it’s not just a recipe book. Indeed, in the introduction, Adler herself says “It isn’t just a cookbook. It’s a life book.” This is emphasized in the book’s tagline, Everyday Recipes and Rituals for a Healthy Life Made Simple. We all know what a recipe is, but it’s helpful to understand Adler’s definition of rituals as “tiny little acts, done with love daily, that add up over time and help you show up as your best self, each day.”

Simply Real Eating: Everyday Recipes and Rituals for a Healthy Life Made Simple by Sarah Adler

The introductory section of the book is full of ideas and strategies for adapting your approach to food and adopting a healthy lifestyle. Some of this is like a session with a life coach, and some of it is practical advice on things such as food choices and meal planning.

All of the recipes are naturally gluten-free and feature “real food.” The recipe chapters are organized like a day’s worth of meals: Morning Magic, Nourishing Noons, Effortless Evenings, and Sweets and Sips.

Simply Real Eating: Everyday Recipes and Rituals for a Healthy Life Made Simple by Sarah Adler

Here’s a sampling:

• Carrot, Turmeric, and Ginger Smoothie
• Cranberry Walnut Grain-Free Granola
• Life-Changing Gluten-Free Waffles
• Pesto, Quinoa, and Tomato Salad
• Roasted Cauliflower, Carrot, and Tahini Salad
• Healthy Veggie Noodle Pho
• Superfood Butter and Banana Bites
• Chilled Cucumber Gazpacho
• Crustless Chicken Sausage and Veggie Pizza
• Butternut Squash and Sage Risotto
• Sweet Potato and Turkey Chili
• Flourless Brownies
• Healthy Crispy Rice Bars

There’s even a section called “Healthy Cocktails to Cin-Cin and Cheers” that includes drink recipes such as Cucumber Mint Margarita, Maple Old-Fashioned, and Blueberry Shrub.

Simply Real Eating: Everyday Recipes and Rituals for a Healthy Life Made Simple by Sarah Adler

Adler’s presence is a big part of Simply Real Eating. She shares her thoughts and experiences throughout the book, and she’s in many of the photographs. She writes, “This book is my personal collection of the habits, foods, and recipes that have brought me back to good, over and over again, and the rituals behind them that have made a healthy lifestyle a lot more effortless, easy, and long-lasting.”

Sarah Adler is the founder of Simply Real Health, which she describes in the book as “a full-service nutrition coaching and consulting company.” For inspiration, visit Simply Real Health on Facebook.

While you’re online, also check out the publisher, Countryman Press (an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.), and browse their collection of books on cooking, travel, crafts, nature, and more. Stop by their Facebook page or blog to catch up on all the latest news.

* This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, we may or may not receive a small commission which helps to support this site. Thank you!

Giveaway: One lucky winner is going to win their own copy of Simply Real Eating, thanks to Sarah Adler and Countryman Press.

Giveaway Details: This giveaway is open to residents of the US ONLY age 18 and over. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering. This giveaway will close on February 22nd, 2020 at 11:59 pm EST time. No purchase necessary to enter or win.

Bailey

Disclaimer: A. Bailey received a complimentary product for review purposes & feature on The Classy Chics blog. No monetary compensation was received. A. Bailey’s thoughts, opinions and words are 100% her own. Your thoughts may differ. Please read the blog’s terms of service policy before entering any giveaways. The Classy Chics are NOT responsible for prize fulfillment or shipping of any items won from this blog. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through an affiliate link, we may or may not make a small commission which helps to support this website. Thank you!!! 

Reader Interactions

Comments

  3. Vickie V says

    two caught my eye.
    America Day Hike
    and especially,
    Shells as a lifelong Florida resident I have amassed an amazing stash.

  7. Jo-Ann Brightman says

    I repinned your pin for Vegetarian Superfood Pesto Cauliflower Pizza to my Inspired Lunches as jopb.

  12. Kris I. says

    I would love : The Simply Real Health Cookbook: Everyday Recipes for a Healthy Life Made Simple (released 2015)

  23. Patricia E says

    This would be great. I am always for providing food for my body as fuel. I would love any cookbook that promotes health.