Gordon Ramsay's Healthy, Lean & Fit: Mouthwatering Recipes to Fuel You for Life

Decorated chef and television personality Gordon Ramsay shifts from Hell's Kitchen to a healthy kitchen with Gordon Ramsay's Healthy, Lean & Fit: Mouthwatering Recipes to Fuel You for Life.
 
Fans of Ramsay's signature brashness and colorful language will find neither here. Instead, Ramsay (Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking) adopts a personable tone, writing often of his family and their tastes both in food and fitness. He groups recipes in three sections. In "Healthy," Ramsay shares nourishing, nutritious dishes for every meal of the day, low in saturated fat, sugar and sodium. Highlights include Healthy Vegetable Samosas--loved by his kids and their friends and easy to make in large batches--and Zucchini and Fennel Carpaccio, bright with lemon, mint and pomegranate seeds. Lower-calorie recipes compose "Lean." Ease and simplicity characterize most: see the Zucchini Omelet with Tarragon or the One-Pan Chicken with Lima Beans, Leeks and Spinach. "Fit" includes pre- and post-workout meals like Peanut Butter and Raspberry Jam Pancakes; Watermelon, Feta and Mint Salad; or even indulgences like Cheesecake in a Jam Jar.
 
Ramsay includes nutritional breakdowns as well as variations and tips. Don't like sweet potatoes? Use pumpkin. Measuring honey? Coat the spoon with oil so the honey doesn't stick. Many recipes will appeal to parents hoping for finicky eaters to "get their veg on," as Ramsay says. Others, like Miso Cod en Papillote or Baked Whole Tandoori-Spiced Cauliflower, offer a "wow" factor fit for a party--or for making any weeknight dinner feel a little fancy and, incidentally, healthy. --Katie Weed, freelance writer and reviewer
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