Pure Food: Eat Clean with Seasonal, Plant Based Recipes by Veronica Bosgraaf

Pure Food: Eat Clean with Seasonal, Plant Based Recipes by Veronica Bosgraaf is a great way to start incorporating more whole foods into your diet.  I have been trying to use much less processed food in my cooking and to eat more fruits and vegetables so this book seemed like it might be a good addition to my kitchen.  I read the book cover to cover and it was actually a very enjoyable and interesting read.

The author, Veronica Bosgraaf, is the founder of Pure Bar, an all natural snack bar.  She and her family live in Michigan and she bases her recipes on the midwest growing season. The book begins in January and works through each month of the year, providing recipes that are appropriate for each month and season.  The winter months are full of warm, comfort food; spring gives recipes using lots of herbs, greens and new vegetables; summer contains light recipes full of fruit and ideas for grilling out; autumn utilizes pumpkin, squashes and apples--all the bounty of the harvest.  Since I too live in Michigan, I know many of the towns she refers to in her book, which made it extra fun to follow along.

All in all, Pure Food contains many delicious sounding dishes for anyone who wants to eat and live healthier.  After reading the recipes, I can't wait to begin trying some of them for myself.  I won't be going vegan or even vegetarian, and I don't need to eat gluten free, but if you have any of those dietary restrictions, you'll find many great recipes here.  Or if, like myself, you just want to reduce processed foods and eat more whole foods, you too will find many great recipes here.
If this book had more colored photos of the recipes, I would have given it 5 stars, but it's still a good addition to my cookbook repertoire. 

I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for this review.