Read Me / Ruuan Terveysvaikutukset by Pirjo Saarnio

The title sounds boring, I know. It is "Health benefits from nutrition" in English. However, this is the best book to find out about healthy eating. Unfortunately this post is only for all the Finns because the book is in Finnish. Sorry everybody else! But don't worry, I will have something for all the English speakers later on.

This book is so good that it should be studied at school. Maybe 7th or 8th grade. Kids now days eat horrible and partly because they don't know any better. I have learned a lot from this book.

Here's the cover:

This book has 207 pages and it is easy to read because the text isn't too small and it has great big pictures that make you want to eat all the fresh and healthy stuff!

This book was published in 2009 and it is written by Pirjo Saarnio. She is a nutritional therapist and she has a masters degree in nutrition sciences.

Pirjo talks about different food groups and their health benefits. She also gives great advise on what to eat for different diseases like depression or high cholesterol.

There are also a meal plan with recipes for an entire week. The recipes are simple and easy to make. I have tried the oven porridge recipe that is in the book. It was delicious and it is very good for your stomach.

This book also lists the top ten best foods to eat:

1) Oat meal made from the scratch and cooked for at least 10 minutes

2) Whole wheat bread

3) Berries like blueberry, lingonberry and rasberry

4) Tomato, broccoli and brussel sprouts

5) Other veggies and fruit

6) Fish and chicken (not pre-marinaded at the store because have you ever checked all the crap that they put in the marinades. Just seasoned it yourself. Fried food isn't any better, by the way)

7) Vegetable oils

8) Natural yogurt, sour milk, and in Finland, eat viili

9) Nuts and seeds (non salted)

10) Teas, dark chocolate, red wine, red grapes, garlic = foods high in antioxidants

So, go get your copy. And stay posted because I have couple other books I will tell you about later. But now I'm going to go eat breakfast and enjoy my Friday. I am feeling way better this morning! I hope I'm done with the cold.

Happy Friday and Have an Awesome Weekend!!