The Lectin Avoidance Cookbook: 150 Delicious Recipes to Reduce Inflammation, Lose Weight and Prevent Disease

By: Pamela Ellgen

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Synopsis: 150 recipes to avoid the secretly dangerous proteins hiding in your favorite foods! You know to avoid gluten. But gluten is just the most well-known source of the plant-based protein called lectin, which causes inflammation, weight gain, and serious diseases. It isn&’t possible to eliminate lectin from your diet entirely, but with smart food choices you can eat healthy while greatly reducing how much lectin you consume. This easy-to-use cookbook features 150 recipes that not only are nutrition-packed and great-tasting, but also carefully avoid foods that are particularly high in lectin, including legumes, grains, dairy, and nightshade plants such as tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant. Recipes include: • Cilantro Ginger Chicken • Coconut Shrimp • Peppercorn Beef and Broccoli • Smoky Sweet Potato Soup • Apple Cinnamon Pancakes • Maple Chocolate Torte • Parsnip Fries with Hazelnut Picada, and many more