Give Them Something Better:
America's Longest Living Culture Shares their Family Secrets
Give Them Something Better: America’s Longest Living Culture Shares their Family Secrets is the first cookbook Project of Sarah Frain and Stephanie Howard. When these two stay at home moms learned that they were part of America’s only Blue Zone (see about us) these two avid cooks and cookbook lovers decided to share their secrets with the world in their own cookbook.
Because we had read so many cookbooks we set out to design the best plant-based cookbook ever, so we could help families who wanted to change their diet on a busy schedule that is why they included all of these great features:
- Now & Later tips for two meal preps in one
- Shortcuts for getting meals on the table in a hurry
- Concise step by step instructions
- Gorgeous professional pictures of every recipe
- 5 full weeks of menu’s without a repeat (not including variations)
- Meal planning guides for well-balanced meals
- Heart-healthy cholesterol-free low fat meals the kids will eat
What others are saying
From Dr. Neal Barnard
Parents who serve healthful meals at home do their children an enormous favor. In particular, children who are raised with a plant-based menu gain tremendous advantages. They have a strong measure of protection against the problems that so many people encounter–obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and even certain cancers. Studies also suggest that children raised on plant-based diets have higher IQs than their omnivorous classmates and, on average, will live years longer.
From Dr. Hans Diehl
The Good Life is killing us. Chronic diseases have established a stronghold in our society representing 75% of our national health care costs. And the best modern medicine can do is to manage the symptoms of these modern killer diseases. But hope comes from Loma Linda, CA, the capital of the American Blue Zone of "long livers"?
From Jan Smith
It was so fun and easy to make the change to a plant-based diet using ideas and recipes from this book. this is a must-have cookbook for anyone who wants to add plant-based meals to their family’s table.
From Vicki Griffin
Beautiful. Delicious. Nutritious. Fresh. That’s what every meal should be, and can be with this wonderful new resource.
From Hans A. Diehl
Thank you so much for the two copies of your book. It looks wonderful. It is among the very finest books featuring healthy recipes that I have seen. My sincere congratulations. My best wishes for a huge success.
From Dana
I've tried many vegan cookbooks- Adventist and non-Adventist, and find that some of the Adventist ones don't have good baking recipes, and the non-Adventist cookbooks have too much sugar in their baking recipes!
I haven't tried a recipe in your cookbook that I haven't liked! And I really appreciate that it was mom's who put it together, because even our hardest-to-please child enjoys the food I've made from your cookbook.
The alfredo sauce has really become a favorite of mine- I make a baked potato and make the pasta primavera minus the pasta a put it over my potato, and it is delicious!! I love the sausage patties, and pecan meatballs. The Chinese cabbage salad is my husband's favorite- I was a little skeptical because I'm not a fan of raw cabbage, but I love it too, and so do all three of our children (ages 4, 3, and 1!).
I have my eggplants peeled and ready to be made for the eggplant parmesan, and have very high hopes that it'll be a delicious Sabbath meal.
I also especially enjoy your "now and later" tips... I love cooking (and especially baking!) but with three little ones some days are just harder than others to be in the kitchen.. It's awesome to know ahead of time which recipes freeze well, and having ideas for future use.
Anyhow, I could go on and on, because it really is my favorite cookbook, but I did want to thank you, and let you know how much it's appreciated and used by your customers.
Many Blessings,
Dana
From Amie Hubbard
What a Joy it is to have a cookbook that is full of delicious recipes that I can feel good about feeding my family. Not only is it beautifully illustrated, but contains a comprehensive index that makes finding your favorite recipe a snap! Thank you so much for putting together such a wonderful cooking tool!
Monica Flower
“I didn't realize eating healthy could taste so good!!!”
From Organic Authority
"Give Them Something Better, a plant-based cookbook focusing on health and disease prevention, hits bookstores this summer season. The 174-page vegan cookbook was created by real-life wives and mothers Sarah Frain and Stephanie Howard, who wrote the book as a means of giving families healthy alternatives to traditional comfort recipes. The cookbook provides recipes for vegan versions of American classics from breakfast to dessert, from biscuits and gravy to mint fudge and cupcakes. In addition, readers are provided with practical bonuses not usually found in cookbooks. Families and mothers will appreciate the chapter on menu planning, grocery shopping and even sample meal plans. Bonus: It’s backed by the nation’s leading nutrition experts and medical professionals, with a foreword written by Neal Barnard, MD, the President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine."
From Kathy Pflugrad
“I've had an opportunity to read through much more of the “Give Them Something Better” cookbook now, and I'm positively impressed. The pages preceding each section do a nice job of summing up various components of health and weaving Adventism with each. And the resource page at the end of the book is an excellent addition for those Seeking more info on SDA's. This is the first cookbook I know of that builds on the concept of the "American BlueZone" to provide both recipes and an evangelistic approach-- tastefully presented. The color photos make it a very appealing package.
The Mexican lasagna is one I have picked out to try-- hopefully this week. While I was in Michigan, my good friend fixed the corn chowder recipe; it was good. She saw the authors do cooking demos at campmeeting and purchased the cookbook there, and has really appreciated it. She's tried several recipes so far and been happy with them all. That's a good testimony in itself, because she's a former meat-eater married to a non-SDA "carnivore" & has 3 teenagers at home. She likes quick and simple cooking and says this cookbook fits that need.”
