Webb - The Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free Family Cookbook

Praise forThe Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free Family Cookbook

As a busy mom and nutrition therapist, trying to strategize meals that everyone in my family will eat on a grain-, sugar-, and dairy-free diet can be exhausting. Leah Webbs book takes the work out of the daily what are we going to eat? conundrum. The recipes are doable even on busy weekdays and have high kid-appeal. Her raw, relatable experiences with feeding and loving her children round this book into a parenting guide, nutrition primer, and cookbook. The best family focused cookbook Ive ever come across.

Jess Higgins Kelley, coauthor of The Metabolic Approach to Cancer and Bioregulatory Medicine

Mothers are my heroes! And here another mother has had a steep learning curve in understanding how to heal her children. Having helped her own family, Leah Webb is now generously sharing what she learned on her journey. Parents will find this book very helpful! It is full of practical tips and good ideas on how to feed children from day to day and make the whole process happy and doable.

Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD, author of Gut and Psychology Syndrome

Leah Webbs The Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free Family Cookbook should be in the hands of any family looking to manage multiple food allergies or simply eat healthfully in the face of chronic illness. If you are looking to learn the hows and whys of dietary change in an approachable way, as well as try some kid- and family-friendly recipes and meal plans, this book is for you!

Mickey Trescott, NTP, author of The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook and The Nutrient-Dense Kitchen

The Grain-Free, Sugar-free, Dairy-free Family Cookbook should not be seen as just part of an unusual dietary niche as more and more families are now faced with illnesses and will find important solutions in this comprehensive book. Leah Webb tells the compelling story of her own journey in a compassionate and informed manner. Inspired by her familys serious health conditions, she explored a grain-free, dairy-free, sugar-free diet due to its purported benefits on gut health and found it changed the way she cared for her two children. While filled with many time- and kid-friendly recipes, this book is more than just a cookbook. Practical strategies are offered to assist families transitioning to a healthful way of eating and in regaining health while on a budget. Sections on creating a kitchen, stocking the pantry, and meal planning offer practical advice for all readers and eaters, and the resources and thorough bibliography will help those desiring further inquiry. Make room for this book on your kitchen counter!

Michelle Perro, MD, author of Whats Making Our Children Sick?

Us mamas who walk the walk and have found the beautiful power of food as medicine want to shout from the rooftops to prevent others from enduring the pain of chronic illness. As we begin to understand the intricacies and differences of our microbiomes, we are realizing more and more that personalized medicine and intuitive eating are vital. Returning to a baseline with real food is where the magic unfolds. Yet for so many, with the swirling of lifes busyness, this seems impossible. Leah not only inspires us with her own honest reflections, she sets us up for delicious success by teaching us the rudimentary and lost life skill of cooking. It does not have to be complicated, but you do have to be dedicateda small price to pay for health. This is a must-read for anyone involved in the health and well-being of children! Its valuable information we all need to hear.

Hilary Boynton, author of The Heal Your Gut Cookbook

GRAIN-FREESUGAR-FREEDAIRY-FREEFAMILY COOKBOOK

Simple and Delicious Recipes for Cooking with Whole Foods on a Restrictive Diet

Leah Webb, MPH, CHC

Chelsea Green Publishing

White River Junction, Vermont

London, UK

Copyright 2018 by Leah M. Webb.

All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form by any means without permission in writing from the publisher.

The Faune typeface used in this document was created by Alice Savoie in the context of a commission by the Centre National des Arts Plastiques in partnership with the Groupe Imprimerie Nationale.

Unless otherwise noted, all photographs by Thomas C. Webb.

Photographs on .

Project Manager: Patricia Stone

Editor: Makenna Goodman

Copy Editor: Diane Durrett

Proofreader: Laura Jorstad

Indexer: Linda Hallinger

Designer: Melissa Jacobson

Printed in the United States of America.

First printing March, 2019.

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Our Commitment to Green Publishing

Chelsea Green sees publishing as a tool for cultural change and ecological stewardship. We strive to align our book manufacturing practices with our editorial mission and to reduce the impact of our business enterprise in the environment. We print our books and catalogs on chlorine-free recycled paper, using vegetable-based inks whenever possible. This book may cost slightly more because it was printed on paper that contains recycled fiber, and we hope youll agree that its worth it. Chelsea Green is a member of the Green Press Initiative (greenpressinitiative.org), a nonprofit coalition of publishers, manufacturers, and authors working to protect the worlds endangered forests and conserve natural resources. The Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free Family Cookbook was printed on paper supplied by LSC Communications that contains at least 10% postconsumer recycled fiber.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Webb, Leah M., 1983 author.

Title: The grain-free, sugar-free, dairy-free family cookbook : simple and delicious recipes for cooking with whole foods on a restrictive diet / Leah M. Webb, MPH, CHC.

Description: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018047428 | ISBN 9781603587594 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781603587600 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Low-carbohydrate dietRecipes. | Gluten-free dietRecipes. | Sugar-free dietRecipes.

Classification: LCC RM237.73 .W43 2019 | DDC 641.5/6383dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018047428

Chelsea Green Publishing

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This book is dedicated to June and Owen, the teachers I never knew I needed. May they be a reminder to us all that light comes from the darkness as long as you open the door to let it in.

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Im proud to say that Im a fourth-generation gardener with a knack for cooking. As a child I was often required to help maintain our large vegetable garden, and its a chore that has served me well in my adult life. I was also taught that home-cooked meals can be joyfully prepared on a daily basis and that healthy food takes priority. These traditions that were ingrained in me from a young age are now being passed along to my two kids, Owen and June.

I became a mother shortly after completing my masters degree in public health. While I was trained to work in environmental health sciences (think OSHA or the EPA), I knew that my education would propel me into a career of helping families follow healthier diets. After four years completing a bachelors degree and three years of graduate work, the take-home message was that nutritional status affects most aspects of disease etiology (causes). While many exposures are out of our controlair pollution, water quality, indoor air pollution in public spaceswe all choose what to eat. So when it came to food, I knew that I wanted to make appropriate choices, especially once I became responsible for cultivating the early development of my own children.