THE DETOX KITCHEN BIBLE

(£25, Bloomsbury)

At  rst glance, this cookbook from chef

Lily Simpson and nutritionist Rob Hobson

makes for a dispiriting read: meat protein

is reduced to anaemic-looking poultry

dishes and there's no wheat, dairy, or

re ned sugar. Give it a chance though, because you don't have to

be a militant vegetarian to think we all eat too much meat these

days, and while quinoa pizza might not be for everyone, the likes

of stir-fried okra, cauli� ower and tomato are as healthy as they are

tasty, while the grilled peaches with roast hazelnut and raspberry

coulis I made was so nice that the fact it was rich in vitamin C and

useful for immunity - all the recipes have a list of bene ts, as well

as calorie information - felt like a bonus. There's also a really

interesting 100-page nutritional section at the back of the book.

Ben McCormack, editor THE DETOX KITCHEN BIBLE

(£25, Bloomsbury)

At  rst glance, this cookbook from chef

Lily Simpson and nutritionist Rob Hobson

makes for a dispiriting read: meat protein

is reduced to anaemic-looking poultry

dishes and there's no wheat, dairy, or

re ned sugar. Give it a chance though, because you don't have to