Healthy Slow Cooker: Over 60 Recipes for Nutritious, Home-Cooked Meals from Your Electric Slow Cooker, Hardcover/Nicola Graimes

Discover the convenience and versatility of your slow cooker with over 60 inspired, tried-and-tested and nourishing recipes. For anyone who loves good food but has little time to spend cooking, an electric slow cooker can fit perfectly into a busy lifestyle. They can be used day or night, and you don't have to stay at home to keep an eye on your cooking while you produce hearty, healthy food for all the family to enjoy. The recipes in this book mainly use sustaining grains, beans, and legumes, along with vegetable ingredients and lean high protein foods, including fish, poultry, and meat. The addition of fresh herbs and spices with known health-giving qualities, such as turmeric and ginger, adds flavor as well as packing an extra nutritional punch. About author(s): Nicola Graimes is an award-winning writer specializing in nutritional health, vegetarian cooking, and food for children. A former editor of Vegetarian Living magazine, she has written more than 30 books. For Ryland Peters & Small she has also written The Salad Bowl . Nicola lives in Brighton, UK. Cathy Seward is a home economist with over 30 years experience in the profession. A specialist in product development within the housewares and consumer goods industry, she is a slow cooker expert. She lives in Surrey, UK.