613.20951
Clissold, Lorraine.
Why the Chinese don't count calories : 15 secrets from a 3,000-year-old food culture /
Lorraine Clissold.
- New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2008.
- xxx, 223 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. -
"A Herman Graf book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-223).
Stop counting calories -- Think of vegetables as dishes -- Fill up on staple foods -- Eat until you are full -- Take liquid food -- Bring yin and yang into your kitchen -- Balance the flavours -- Master your ingredients -- Choose "live" over "dead" or processed foods -- Respect the body's climate -- Use food to keep you fit -- Make an occasion of meals -- Drink green and herbal teas -- Take restorative exercise -- Avoid extremes in all areas of your life.