Cooking Made Easy through Ayurveda is not your average cookbook; It will open your eyes to sustainable, cultural, nutritious and delicious recipes! Written by 11th graders at Avenues: The World School, Alena Powell, Lucy Wong, and Valentina Rivoli, Cooking Made Easy through Ayurveda serves as the tie between nutrition, sustainability, and Ayurveda, a holistic healing approach that uses whole foods to find a balance among the body, mind, and spirit. With a pandemic at the forefront of our adapted lifestyles and home as our everyday surroundings, give yourself the opportunity to learn about Ayurveda and implement its practices into simple daily meals.
In this cookbook, you will learn about Ayurveda and its history in India, the benefits and detriments of processed vs. unprocessed foods, the biological processes and epigenetic mechanisms behind why nutrition is essential to well being and phenotypic characteristics, a comparison between the greenhouse gas emissions in different food groups, and 12 recipes that use easily accessible ingredients at home. This cookbook provides consumers with an engaging activity and educates readers about how these ingredients are not only good for your physical health but also for the environment. So dive in and serve your body and planet!