Cookbooks & Healthy Living Books For 2019

Grab these books authored by Registered Dietitians for a happy & healthy 2019!

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With the start of the new year, many people are focused on health-related goals or resolutions. While these goals are often set with good intentions, sticking to them is often more difficult than expected. Whether it’s unrealistic expectations, failure to plan, or a multitude of other reasons, 80% of resolutions fail by February.

To help you set realistic, attainable goals and plans for a healthier new year, I’ve rounded up some great books and guides from my colleagues. The cookbooks, meal planners, and health living guides in this post were all written by Registered Dietitians, and include practical, approachable information and recipes that are both nutritious and delicious! Let me know if you have any of these books or if you plan on purchasing any of them after reading this post. Stay healthy & happy, friends 🙂

Smart Meal Prep: Recipes and Weekly Plans for Healthy, Ready-to-Go Meals, Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN award winning nutrition expert and Wall Street Journal best-selling cookbook author, www.tobyamidor.com

This cookbook makes it easier than ever to start (and stick with) meal prep, so that you have ready-to-go healthy meals every day of the week. This meal prep cookbook goes beyond general meal prep guidance, and provides a 6-week plan to make a habit of meal prep and keep your fridge full. Whether you want to stock up on healthy meals for dinner only, or for every meal of the day, the weekly plans are versatile to fit with your lifestyle. With specific, step-by-step instructions and meal prep plans that eliminate the guesswork of what to eat and for which meal, this cookbook is your kick-start guide to meal prep like a pro. The point of meal prep is to set yourself up for success, not stress.

RECIPE: Turkey Meatballs with Carrots Over Zucchini Noodles

The Easy 5-Ingredient Healthy Cookbook: Simple Recipes to Make Healthy Eating Delicious, Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN award winning nutrition expert and Wall Street Journal best-selling cookbook author

Who has time to cook complicated meals, especially during a busy work week? Registered dietitian Toby Amidor helps you keep balanced meals on the table with 150 simple, easy to make recipes. Many of the meals take 30-minutes or less to make or are one-pot meals. Sample recipes include Olive and Feta Burgers, Slow Cooker Two-Bean Chili, Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad with Chicken, and Simple Blueberry-Banana Pancakes. Each recipe provides serving size to keep portions in check, nutrition information so you can keep the calories and other nutrients in check, and a “Toby’s Tip” with kitchen hacks and easy substitutions.

RECIPE: Grilled Steak with Herb Sauce

52-Week Meal Planner: The Complete Guide to Planning Menus, Groceries, Recipes, and More, Jessica Levinson, MS, RDN, CDN, New York-based culinary nutrition expert, www.jessicalevinson.com 

Meal planning helps you get healthy meals on the table, while saving time and money and reducing food waste. My 52-Week Meal Planner is a workbook that will help people get in the routine of meal planning. There are meal plan templates for every week of the year, in addition to room to keep track of your grocery list, write in go-to recipes you make on a regular basis, and a price comparison chart to help you stay on budget. I also include best practices for balancing meals and feeding a family, some of my top meal prep hacks, and a seasonal produce guide.

The Protein-Packed Breakfast Club, Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN, Owner, www.NutritionStarringYOU.com 

Whether for weight loss, managing prediabetes or Type II diabetes, or for a healthy, fit lifestyle, The Protein-Packed Breakfast Club is filled with delicious, easy to make recipes containing 300 calories or less and packed with a minimum of 20 grams of protein. Power up your morning with protein! You’ll find recipes featuring dairy, protein powders, nuts, seeds, eggs and ancient grains including hot trends like overnight oats, smoothie bowls and mug cakes. Discover healthier versions of classics like pancakes and French toast. Many recipes are also vegetarian and gluten free. In a hurry in the morning? Don’t worry! Prepare your breakfast in the evening or on the weekend to save precious time during the morning rush while ensuring you begin the day with an energizing, protein-packed breakfast!

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The Pescatarian Cookbook: The Essential Kitchen Companion, Cara Harbstreet, MS RD LD of Street Smart Nutrition

‘The Pescatarian Cookbook: The Essential Kitchen Companion’ is the perfect resource for anyone interested in enjoying more seafood in their diet. You’ll learn kitchen hacks and tips to make cooking with fish and seafood more approachable, plus get information about the health benefits of seafood and how make sustainable seafood choices. The recipes are designed to be flexible, with plenty of plant-based options to provide options. The book also includes a sample 3-week meal plan to show you just how simple it can be to get the recommended two servings of seafood per week!

Prediabetes: A Complete Guide and Diabetes Weight Loss – Week by Week, Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDE, www.jillweisenberger.com

This comprehensive lifestyle reset leads you through dozens of concrete steps to reduce your risk of developing type diabetes and other lifestyle-related chronic health conditions. Taking an individualized approach, this book allows you to choose your own path to wellness and helps you to gain a greater sense of wellbeing and boosts your confidence in your abilities to maintain a healthful lifestyle. Prediabetes: A Complete Guide covers the full gamut of a lifestyle reset, including reducing sedentary behavior, getting adequate sleep, tweaking your own recipes, meal planning, reducing negative thoughts and engaging in enjoyable physical activity. It thoroughly covers what prediabetes is and offers a shopping list of prediabetes foods to include.

Priority Planner & Wellness Log, Sohailla Digsby, RDN, LD, CPT

This motivational planner-journal combo will help you streamline your goals, and strategically structure your days with your primary priorities in view. It will empower you to be consistent so you can see the fruit of your wellness efforts over 12 weeks. The book contains:

• Daily, weekly, and monthly goal-setting and priority planning for the 6 major aspects 
• 12-week, undated layout (includes an undated annual project calendar)
• Sections for logging daily meals, exercise, and strategic splurges
• Sleep, water, and habit trackers -Gratitude section
• Daily agenda (Top 3 Tasks)
• Expert tips for setting SMART goals and making the most of 10-minute increments for wellness
• Reflection pages for journaling, notes, and sketches
• Inspirational quotes and affirmations

With the support of the Priority Planner & Wellness Log, you can be your personal best this season: both inside and out! It pairs perfectly with the RESOLVE online wellness Facebook community, where you can get peer-cheer and expert support from the author (request to join here).

I’m super excited to share that my very first book will be published this May! Whether you have the occasional night of insomnia or if you’ve suffered from restless sleep for years, this book will provide you with natural sleep solutions and info about what to eat and when to eat it for a good night’s sleep. Sleep is crucial for healthy living and I’m thrilled to share tools and guidance so you can choose the right foods for a peaceful night’s sleep. I believe when we sleep better, we live better!

This book includes:

• 50 foods for better sleep
• 25 healthy recipes
• A food and sleep log
• Insight into the food-sleep relationship
• Expert nutrition advice

It’s currently available for pre-order and I have two FREE bonus items if you purchase a book before it’s released in May. Check out my Book page for details about the bonus goodies!