It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways (40 page)

To serve, place 1-2 Tbsp warm coconut sauce in the bottom of individual dessert dishes and top with a pear. Garnish with a few fresh raspberries and the toasted almonds.

Note: You can poach the pears and store in an airtight container for up to 3 days before serving.

Ready to move past our Meal Map and start exploring some fun and creative healthy-eating recipes? In Appendix B you’ll find a list of our favorite cookbooks and online resources.

Visit our Web site at
http://whole9life.com/itstartswithfood
to download a variety of free PDF reference sheets, including our detailed shopping list, good food buzzwords, and guides to stocking your pantry, managing your food budget, reading labels, dining out, traveling, and more.

Metric equivalents have been rounded slightly here to make measuring easier.

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This is a list of Good Food and Whole30-friendly cookbooks and recipe sites perfect for the budding chef, the gourmet cook, and everyone in between.

COOKBOOKS
Well Fed: Paleo Food for People Who Love to Eat, by Melissa Joulwan
(
http://theclothesmakethegirl.com
): Melissa Joulwan is not only the culinary genius behind our Meal Map, but she is the author of her own bestselling healthy-eating cookbook.
Well Fed
includes more than 115
mouth-watering recipes from every corner of the world, and is
the definitive resource for every Good Food chef (and aspiring chef). In addition, all recipes in
Well Fed
(save one dessert treat) are Whole30-approved.

Paleo Comfort Foods
, by Julie and Charles Mayfield
(
http://paleocomfortfoods.com
): The Mayfields are two talented chefs with an immense joy of growing, cooking, and eating fantastic food. This husband-and-wife team shows you unique and fun ways to prepare familiar foods to maximize their healthiness. Most recipes in
Paleo Comfort Foods
are Whole30-approved (or can be easily tailored to your Whole30 program).

Everyday Paleo
, by Sarah Fragoso
(
http://everydaypaleo.com
): Sarah Fragoso is a busy mom of three, a fitness trainer, and an accomplished Paleo chef. During her own healthy-eating journey, she has learned a lot about how to successfully feed a family and specializes in kid-friendly recipes sure to please everyone at the dinner table.

RECIPE SITES
The Whole9 Recipe Collection
(
http://whole9life.com/recipes
): Our own “Steal This Meal” series features Whole30‐approved recipes contributed by our readers and Whole30 participants (with a few of our own original creations throw in).

The Clothes Make the Girl
(
http://theclothesmakethegirl.com
): Not only is Melissa Joulwan the author of
Well Fed
and the genius behind our Meal Map, she’s also a brilliant food, fitness, and health blogger, with hundreds of Whole30-friendly recipes available free on her site.

Whole Life Eating
(
http://wholelifeeating.com
): Whole30 expert (and an editor of this book!) Tom Denham has created more than three hundred delicious, easy, often one-pot recipes,
100
percent
of which are Whole30-approved.

Nom Nom Paleo
(
http://nomnompaleo.com
): Nom Nom is the creation of mom, foodie, and self-described “culinary nerd” Michelle Tam. Since the fall of 2010, she has been religiously taking pictures of her Whole30 and Paleo meals, and sharing her kitchen experiments and recipe creations.

The Food Lovers Primal Palate
(
http://primal-palate.com
): Bill Staley and Hayley Mason are a couple with a passion for health and wellness—and their cooking and recipes shout that out loud and clear.

Chowstalker
(
http://chowstalker.com/whole30
): A compilation of some of the best healthy-eating recipes on the Web—with an entire section dedicated to Whole30-approved meals. It’s a great place to discover new recipe bloggers and Paleo chefs!

The Foodee Blog
(
http://thefoodee.com/tag/whole30/
): Another fabulous recipe-compilation site, featuring Whole30-approved dishes in their own easy-to-find category.

Visit these sites to learn more about sourcing your food locally, responsibly, and healthfully.

NATIONWIDE RESOURCES
Center for Food Safety
(
http://truefoodnow.org
): Protecting human health and the environment by curbing the proliferation of harmful food-production technologies and by promoting organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture.

Eat Well Guide
(
http://eatwellguide.org
): Find sustainable food—CSAs, farmers’ markets, farmers, meat processors, restaurants, co-ops, and more.

Environmental Working Group
(
http://ewg.org/foodnews
): Visit this site for an annually updated list of “clean” and “dirty” produce items.

Local Harvest
(
http://localharvest.org
): Find sustainable food—CSAs, farmers’ markets, farmers, community gardens, restaurants, health-food stores, and more.

Sustainable Table
(
http://sustainabletable.org
): Celebrating local sustainable food, educating consumers about the issues, and building community through food. A fabulous resource for those interested in learning more about the health and environmental consequences of factory farming.

RESPONSIBLY SOURCED PROTEIN
Eatwild
(
http://eatwild.com and http://eatwild.com/products/canada.html
): A comprehensive listing of local, pastured meat and dairy products in all fifty states and Canada. Includes food markets, farms and ranches, restaurants and retail shipping outlets for meat, fish, eggs, and other products.

Gourmet Grassfed
(
http://gourmetgrassfedmeat.com
): Whole30-approved, 100 percent grass-fed, organic jerky, sourced responsibly and produced with integrity, in a variety of delicious flavors.

Heritage Foods
(
http://heritagefoodsusa.com
): Retail food products from heritage and traditionally-raised animals, including grass-fed beef, pastured pork, and other foods.

Primal Pacs
(
http://primalpacs.com
): Whole30-approved, 100 percent grass-fed, organic jerky, sourced responsibly and produced with integrity. Perfect for on-the-go meals; order the complete snack kit (with nuts and dried fruit) or just the jerky.

Pure Indian Foods
(
http://pureindianfoods.com
): Organic ghee from grass-fed, pastured cows, produced according to traditional Ayurvedic principles. All flavors are Whole30-approved.

SFH Whey Protein
(
http://strongerfasterhealthier.com
): Stronger Faster Healthier’s whey protein powders are derived from grass-fed, antibiotic- and hormone-free cows—it’s the highest-quality whey protein source for vegetarians.
Use the special code “itstartswithfood” to get 10 percent off your total order.

US Wellness Meats
(
http://bit.ly/grasslandbeef
): Buy the highest-quality grass-fed, pastured, wild-caught, and organic meat, fish, and eggs (including Whole30-approved bacon!) and have it shipped anywhere in the US.

WHOLE 30-APPROVED PRODUCTS
Pure Wraps
(
http://improveat.com
): Delicious sandwich-wrap substitute made from coconut meat, original and curry flavor.

SeaSnax
(
http://seasnax.com
): Toasted nori sheets in a variety of flavors. An excellent source of micronutrients (including iodine) unique to sea vegetables. Lightly salted and crunchy—kids love them!

SFH Super Omega-3 Oil
(
http://strongerfasterhealthier.com
): Stronger Faster Healthier’s fish oil is of the highest quality, highly concentrated (2.7 grams of EPA and DHA per teaspoon) and comes in five delicious (not-at-all-fishy) flavors.
Use the special code “itstartswithfood” to get 10 percent off your total order.

Spicehound
(
http://spicehound.com
): Locally and globally sourced, fresh fragrant flavors inspire its line of spices, herbs, blends, salts, and spice accessories. Most spice mixtures are Whole30-approved (although a few have small amounts of added sugar).

Whole30 Approved
(
http://whole9life.com/whole30-approved
): A list of products and producers that meet our Whole30 criteria. These products are healthy and responsibly sourced, and are perfect for your Whole30 and beyond.

For more information about the Paleo diet and our healthy style of eating, visit these Web sites, read these books, and watch these documentaries.

WEB SITES
Whole9
(
http://whole9life.com
): An integrated system for health and fitness, designed by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig. Check the “9 Blog” for original articles on nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management, and more. You can also fan us on Facebook (http://facebook.com/whole9) and follow us on Twitter (
http://twitter.com/whole9life
).

The Whole30 Program
(
http://whole9life.com/whole30/
): The original Whole9 nutrition program that will “change your life in thirty days.” Join our community by participating in our free Whole30 forum (
http://forum.whole9life.com
), or visit our Whole30 Facebook page (
http://facebook.com/whole30
).

Robb Wolf
(
http://robbwolf.com
): One of the most content-rich and accessible resources for Paleo nutrition and lifestyle (and one of our favorite Web sites on the subject).

Mark’s Daily Apple
(
http://marksdailyapple.com
): The home of all things “primal,” including diet, exercise, and lifestyle tips, created by Mark Sisson.

Gnolls.org
(
http://gnolls.org
): Nutrition, exercise, and much more from an evolutionary perspective, created by J. Stanton. His “Why Are We Hungry?” series is an especially worthwhile read.

Perfect Health Diet
(
http://perfecthealthdiet.com
): Healing age-related and chronic health problems through diet, from Paul and Shou-Ching Jaminet.

Chris Kresser
(
http://chriskresser.com
): A licensed acupuncturist and practitioner of integrative medicine, Chris Kresser offers a wide range of nutrition-focused articles and customized health and wellness programs.

BOOKS AND MOVIES

• A Mindful Carnivore,
  Tovar Cerulli
  
• Big River,
  documentary film
  
• Eating Animals,
  Jonathan Safran Foer
  
• Fat Head,
  documentary film
  
• Food, Inc.,
  by Karl Weber
  
• Food, Inc.,
  documentary film
  
• Food Rules,
  Michael Pollan
  
• In Defense of Food,
  Michael Pollan
  
• Inflammation Syndrome,
  by Jack Challem
  
• King Corn,
  documentary film
  
• Perfect Health Diet,
  Paul and Shou-Ching Jaminet
  
• Righteous Pork Chop,
  Nicolette Hahn Nieman
  
• Super Size Me,
  documentary film
  
• The End of Overeating,
  by David Kessler
  
• The Ethics of What We Eat, Peter
  Singer and Jim Mason
  
• The Future of Food,
  documentary film
  
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma,
  Michael Pollan
  
• The Paleo Diet,
  Loren Cordain
  
• The Paleo Diet for Athletes,
  Loren Cordain and Joe Friel
  
• The Paleo Solution,
  Robb Wolf