Eating is a way of life. Some eat to live, but a majority live to eat. It’s the ‘foodie’ in each of us that makes us that way. While food is the very melting pot in every culture, having a body that looks like a melting pot at the end of it all is certainly not very cultural! In this day and age, people are constantly worried about cholesterol, fat and other dietary sins. Healthy Eating: Recipes for the Asian Palate , by Chef Nicholas Pillai and dietitian Indra Balaratnam - show how us how we can enjoy scrumptious — yet healthy — Asian favourites without abandoning its traditional full and savoury flavours.

Healthy Eating is one gem of a cookbook for the health-conscious and those on strict controlled diet. In fact, the recipes in the cookbook are the product of a fulfilling marriage between a chef’s standards and a dietitian’s expectations. Here, the authors show us how to reduce the cholesterol and fat in many Asian-inspired offerings without sacrificing and compromising on the tastes, textures, and flavours and definitely without that frisson of guilt that usually accompanies such indulgences.

Each recipe in the cookbook comes with detailed nutritional information and allows you to know and control what you are eating, whether you are watching your calorie, fat, cholesterol or sodium intake. Written for beginners as well as the seasoned cooks, the recipes are clearly explained and easy-to-follow. Tips on preparing the dishes also fill the book. The practical and helpful information is beautifully wrapped up in the authors’ entertaining, humour, and easy-to-read anecdotes