If your New Year’s resolutions include improving your health, the Capital Area District Library has many resources that can help. Besides books, we also subscribe to magazines that you can check out for 3 weeks and have movies for exercise, weight management, and cooking. Listed below are some of the items we offer for your use.
Recently, National Public Radio (NPR) announced their list of the 10 best cookbooks of 2009. Because healthy eating is so critical, it’s nice to have resources that encourage and teach healthy cooking. While not all of the titles on the list qualify strictly as health food collections, they all contain recipes and instructions that enable the cook/reader to make careful choices. The best part of this list is that all titles are available (or on order) from the Capital Area District Library. They’re listed below, in random order, with their call number and branch location. So, bon appetit!
The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones – 641.561 Jones, Holt, Mason, Okemos, South Lansing; Asian Dumplings: mastering Gyoza, Spring Rolls, Samosas, and More, by Andrea Nguyen – 641.595 Nguyen, Lansing, Okemos, South Lansing; Clean Food: a Season guide to eating close to the source by Terry Walters – 641.5936 Walters, Lansing, Holt, Mason, Okemos, South Lansing, Webberville, Williamston; Gourmet Today by Ruth Reichl – 641.59 Gourmet, Lansing, Haslett, Holt, Mason, Okemos, South Lansing; **Stir: Mixing It Up in the Italian Tradition by Barbara Lynch; **Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo; **Savory Baking by Mary Cech; **Peter Reinhart’s Artisan Breads Every Day by Peter Reinhart; **The Craft of Baking by Karen Demasco and Mindy Fox; and, Rose’s Heavenly Cakes by Rose Levy Beranbaum – 641.8653 Beranbaum, Lansing, Holt, Mason, South Lansing, Williamston. **on order
Here are some of the magazines we have available: Living Without (allergies), Maximum Fitness, Mayo Clinic Health Letter, Prevention, Weight Watchers, Yoga International, Cooking Light, Gourmet, Vegetarian Times, Men’s Health, Diabetes Forecast, Nutrition Action Health Letter.
When searching for movies in CADL’s catalog, select “find movies” from our catalog menu and then specify which format you want. We offer VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, and eVideos. In the search box, type a title or subject you are interested in. Try subjects such as cooking, exercise, weight management, Pilates, and walking to discover what’s available.
Good luck with those resolutions and don’t give up!
