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by Cristina Curp (Author)
Cristina Curp, the creator of the popular food blog and wellness site The Castaway Kitchen, delivers everything you need to do away with diets and discover the right nutritional path for you in her new book, Made Whole.
Made Whole is a comprehensive cookbook and resource guide that combines the Paleo approach with the low-carb/ketogenic diet, using only whole, natural, unprocessed ingredients. Cristina includes all the tools you need to be successful on a ketogenic diet, along with advice and how-tos for using the keto template to eat intuitively and develop a personalized nutrition plan based on your unique needs. Each recipe is free of grain, gluten, sugar, and dairy, along with nuts, starches, nightshades, and alcohol--making this a perfect cookbook for those following keto, Paleo, low-carb, AIP, or allergen-free diets. Cristina's eclectic and mouthwatering recipes draw inspiration from international cuisines to keep cooking fun and exciting. You will feel like a gourmet chef with easy-to-make meals prepared from accessible ingredients that you can find at your local grocer using just the one master list that she provides in the book! Made Whole is a user-friendly guide to cooking beautiful food, eating well, and enjoying every last bite, while reaching your health and fitness goals. Sample recipes include:- Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Turkey Falafel with Tzatziki Sauce
- Spaghetti and Meatballs with Roasted Beet Marinara
- Toasted Coconut Salmon
- Savory Flax Waffles
- and many more! Made Whole will teach you that healthy food doesn't have to fit into a certain label, box, or idea of what it should be. Once you begin to forget about what you can't eat and embrace the wonderful and delicious things you can eat, you will find freedom and pleasure in fueling your body with the most exceptional sustenance that nature has to offer.
Author Biography
Cristina Curp is a certified nutritional therapy practitioner and former restaurant chef with a BA in anthropology. Her love of food, and particularly using real food to heal, inspired her popular food blog and wellness site, TheCastawayKitchen.com. She is the author of Made Whole cookbook, co-host of Kitchen Table Talks Podcast, and food-as-medicine advocate. She is a Miami native with Cuban roots who is currently living in Virginia, or wherever her husband's Navy career takes them.
At 29 years old and 2 years postpartum, Cristina hit rock bottom with her health. On top of an inflammatory skin condition she had lived with for years, hidradenitis suppurativa, she began to experience many mystery symptoms and inflammation, so Cristina took to the kitchen to find wellness. Using her culinary prowess and love of research, she began to discover the connection between her symptoms and the food she ate. This ongoing experiment birthed her blog, which is a collection of inventive, allergen-friendly, low-carb, whole-food recipes that have helped her reverse autoimmune disease, lose weight, and take control of her health and well-being. Cristina is relentless in her mission to spread the food-as-medicine message, and she has witnessed the power of it with her family, her readers, and her nutritional therapy clients. Empowering people to heal from the inside out is her life's work! With a mix of grit, sass, and a lot of love, she continues to do just that through her books, her social media platform, and her NTP work.
Number of Pages: 432
Dimensions: 1.2 x 9.9 x 7.9 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: July 17, 2018
