Best Dutch Language Instruction

Basic Dutch: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume. University of Minnesota, USA.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Good but really only for grammar, my (American) girlfriend has not learned a lot of new words from this."
"An excellent book for a beginner with very little knowledge of Dutch like 10-15 hours of guided learning or self study."
"The content is fine but the kindle formatting i terrible."
"This book works for me in that I already know German, which is similar to Dutch."
"This has been very helpful in clarifying some nuances of Dutch grammar which are not sufficiently articulated in Rosetta Stone."
"it has clear explanations of Dutch grammar with good exercises for practice."
"Great starter tool to learn Dutch as an adult."
"It has step by step exercises done in logical order of learning."

“German Basics in a Week” is the only book you need to speak, understand and learn German in no time at all.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Never boring, always interesting, this book proceeds in a logical way that's engaging and done in bite-size blocks of text in each lesson so you're really able to absorb the material easily and almost without effort."
"Learning Germany is not easy but with these book, it is very easy."
"To learn a language from a book isn't simple but this book is a good begining."
"Now, I've forgotten most of my German coming back to the states after my tour, but this made me remember."
"Formatting is an issue though; I've opened the book on three different devices and they've all had formatting issues."
"I have in-laws who are German, and ordinarily amid the occasions, I learn about left of large portions of the discussions."
"If you have a Kindle either skip this book entirely, or buy the paperback version because the Kindle version is not always legible."
"I bought it to listen to vocabulary on kindle...but the audio was not there...oh well, everyone in Germany speaks perfect English."

While explaining how to avoid complicated sentence constructions, tell time and use idioms, the book provides dozens of useful expressions, four detailed appendices on verbs, and a handy glossary of grammatical terms.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you know hardly anything, it's a nice un-intimidating starting point, but if you are looking for something more detailed or technical, get Dutch: A Comprehensive Grammar (Comprehensive Grammars)."
"This is an excellent Dutch grammar book!"
"Very useful, I'm glad I got it."
"Very well written."
"Good book, not really for a beginner in my view, helps to know some German."
"This is a very good resource for learning Dutch."
"It is not primarily for the on-the-airplane language learner."
"It's thin but I think it does a good job highlighting all the basic grammar rules you'll need to speak Dutch properly."
Best French Language Instruction

You are quickly introduced to grammatical rules and concepts in order of importance, which you can build on as you progress through the book. Myrna Bell Rochester is a textbook author and editor.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The only issue I have with the book is that there is not phonetic pronunciation key to accompany the vocabulary words."
"With the knowledge I received from Easy French, coupled with a sample of Pimsleur really increased my verbal fluency. When I was depending on what I learned from Easy French, I would still struggle with phonetic French. If you have a talent to pick up languages by ear, then I recommend you go through the Pimsleur French first and Easy French second. I have always had french classes in my youth and somehow I retained a lot of the basic grammar, which helped in the easy way I swept through the first couple of chapters in Easy French. If you have no idea where to start in order to start the process of learning the ever so difficult French language then look no further than Easy French Step-by Step for Written Fluency. Click on the links to direct you the additional material I bought and recommend with Easy French: French, Conversational: Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language Programs. The Ultimate French Review and Practice."
"Easy to read, easy to learn, I use almost evary day at least 20 minutes."
"For someone trying to teach themselves French, it's kind of confusing and the chapters don't follow in a nice order..."
"Very helpful in learning word gender and how to pronounce French words!"
"This is one of the best French grammar books in its price range on the market."
"Loves it but needs a French to English translation/ dictionary."
Best Polish Language Instruction

Includes sections dedicated to Polish in action, Polish on the go, and Polish in the workplace A companion audio CD contains Polish conversations spoken by native Polish speakers in a variety of everyday contexts, perfect for learning Polish on the go A Polish-English dictionary is included to provide quick access to the most common words. Jump in with both feet start off with a quick primer on Polish pronunciation, grammar basics and the use of accents and inflections Hit the ground running practise speaking Polish in real-world situations Take it on the road be a confident visitor to Poland from taking in a museum to getting through Customs; checking into a hotel to ordering a meal Get down to business get a handle on Polish business-speak and the specialised language of Polish office and worksite culture Polish your Polish sharpen your conversational Polish skills with the help of 'Talkin' the Talk' dialogues strategically placed throughout the book. The essentials of Polish pronunciation and grammar Greetings, introductions, small talk and basic everyday conversation All the Polish that travellers need to know Fun facts about Poland and Polish culture Ways to speak Polish quickly Phrases that make you sound fluent in Polish Polish/English mini-dictionary Lists of Polish verbs with conjugations.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"You have to be a dummy to like this."
"Great as an auxiliary learning tool when starting the Polish language, especially if you are learning on your own or otherwise outside of a classroom."
"As an Australian of part Polish descent I found talking to relatives and Polish people very difficult."
"Explaining the language in a simple way."
"I am using this book in conjunction with some audio tapes - it is helping me a lot, especially with reading the words."
"Excellent condition and shipped in timely manner."
"Excellent book."
Best Latin Language Instruction

If you're intimidated because you've never studied Latin, bewildered by traditional Latin books that move too fast, or just don't know where to begin, then Getting Started with Latin is for you! A native of North Carolina, William E. Linney holds both a bachelors degree and a masters degree in music from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Bad news first: As others have stated this book can be finished quickly--not in half an hour as one reviewer put it, but a week is enough time for a serrious adult student to master the material in this course. Following this method the learner never feels overwhelmed, after learning a few nouns and verbs, one can quickly and naturally move on to correctly produce simple sentences."
"We are satisfied with Rosetta Stone, however we just needed a little help with the forms in the Latin Language and this has been very helpful."
"great presentation of latin, learn a little at a time, dont rush, and absorb the info."
"A very good, very logical step by step guide to learning Latin."
"This book was ok."
"I studied Latin throughout high school and when I began to homeschool my 6-year-old daughter I looked for a good introductory text."
"This book is the best choice I have found for three reasons: First, each lesson is short and teaches ONE new concept at a time. The effect of this is my second reason for loving this text: my students and children feel excited about their ability to tackle Latin."
"I am learning Latin with my first grader, and it has been easy to follow and understand(for both of us!)."
Best Turkish Language Instruction

Anyone concerned with current social, political, and cultural developments in Turkey knows that a practical understanding of the basic patterns of modern Turkish is an invaluable skill that until now has been difficult to attain without extensive training. In a carefully arranged sequence of 23 lessons, Lewis V. Thomas, late Professor of Oriental Studies at Princeton, presents thorough coverage that allows the student to begin to use the basic patterns of modern Turkish without time-consuming and expensive private instruction. He went on to become professor of pediatric research at the University of Minnesota, chairman of the Departments of Pathology and Medicine and also dean at the New York University Bellevue Medical Center, chairman of the Department of Pathology and dean at Yale Medical School, and president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"As of the text itself, It doesn't introduce vocabulary like other language learning textbooks, (for any vocabulary that might be new, there is a glossary at the back of the book), but it is quite good at explaining grammar and giving example sentences for the grammar point(s) being explained in a chapter."
"A very good primer on the language at a great price and it was here immediately."
"I wanted a more in depth language book than the Tape & CD variety available in the library. But the book is good to see the actual word, (and in Turkish) understand how the verb stem is added to to indicate negation, question or statement, tense of course, and voice (I, you, we, you plural, they, he, she, & it)."
"It is not a guide that will help you speak a few words of Turkish for an upcoming trip."
"I learnt Turkish with Rosetta Stone, but was missing the grammar."
"A great way to learn basic Turkish, written with simplicity and clarity."
"Successive chapters progress to the basic elements of grammar and verb structure, adding vocabulary along the way."
Best Yiddish Language Instruction

With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rosten’s masterful work up to date. The work explores the nuances and complexities of language, clarifying the interrelationship between Yiddish and English (Yinglish, according to Rosten). The revision incorporates additional material on modern Yiddish literature and culture and updates on changes in American Jewish life and faith. Completely updated it's not.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Throughly enjoyable informative and inviting to repeat reads."
"Entertaining and informative."
"VERY FUNNY AND VERY WELL DONE."
"A classic!"
"A friend follows a popular author who occasionally uses a Yiddish word or phrase in his writing."
"This is a very complete book, easy to use."
"A must for all Yiddish speakers and people amused by Yiddish words - especially Yiddish words and phrases that are now in common use all over the world."
"Oy!"
Best Greek Language Instruction

Download this book, read it to the end and see "FREE BONUS REPORT" , after the Author page. The Introductions to Aromatherapy The History Of Essential Oils Argan Oil Bergamot Oil Cedarwood Oil Chamomile Oil Clary Sage Oil Eucalyptus Oil Jasmine Oil Lavender Oil Lemon Oil Peppermint Oil Sandalwood Oil Essential Oils and Weight Loss Recipes & Remedies with Essential Oils Safety with Essential Oils And Much,Much More! 5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting book and i love essentials oils 5 stars for me. This is a wonderful book and it has all the information you need to start using essential oils, it is easy to understand and has treatments for everything and i purchased this book because it is highly recommended and there is much to read here and I haven't read it in its entirety yet but what I have read has been very interesting and helpful and i have tried a couple of the recipes for hand cream and face cream and the basic hand cream called for bees wax, which I used but found this made the hand cream more solid than I liked so next time I will either use less than suggested or omit it and the face cream turned out fine and is working well for me and i think as I learn more I will tweak some of the recipes and i will use this book often for reference. I'm glad I bought it as I will have somewhere to check for questions about essential oils and I have really enjoyed this book and i got this book because I didn't know how to use essential oils or much about them and this book explains different categories of oils, their uses and their properties in a way a novice could understand and it has been helpful in what the difference is between carrier oils and therapeutic and how to use each and it has been most helpful in knowing what I would use in facial or body creams, shampoo or deodorant but also how to use the oils for healing and aromatherapy. 1) Essential Oils and Aromatherapy for Beginners 2) Ketogenic Diet: 20 Recipes for Healthy and Beautiful Life 3) Intermittent Fasting: The Easiest Way to Burn Fat and Gain Muscle 4) Paleo Diet: Paleo Diet for Beginners Lose Weight and Get Healthy And A Lot More!!!
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"Essential oils has been known for its effectiveness and this book just confirms it and gives you amazing ways to use and enjoy the benefits of the oil."
"Good selection of the best essential oils."
"I thought we can use oils only for massage and skin care, but today I've discovered much broader areas of use."
"I knew that such oil are very important, and I ahve been always trying to find some good info about that and I have found, Thiss book is 100% useful for the beginners in terms of oils) and health and therapy!"
"It doesn't only inform you about different oils but also includes a variety of recipes."
"This is a wonderful book and it has all the information you need to start using essential oils, it is easy to understand and has treatments for everything and i purchased this book because it is highly recommended and there is much to read here and I haven't read it in its entirety yet but what I have read has been very interesting and helpful and i have tried a couple of the recipes for hand cream and face cream and the basic hand cream called for bees wax, which I used but found this made the hand cream more solid than I liked so next time I will either use less than suggested or omit it and the face cream turned out fine and is working well for me and i think as I learn more I will tweak some of the recipes and i will use this book often for reference."
"Good-quality essential oils are known to help with congestion, memory loss, pain, inflammation, headaches, nausea, killing bacteria, viruses and fungus, stimulating the immune system, skin issues and many more ailments and concerns."
Best Arabic Language Instruction

Realistic scenarios and modern artwork are easy to relate to and these, together with story pages and practice exercises, have been applauded for their success in promoting critical thinking skills. Jayme Adelson-Goldstein is an ESL teacher-trainer and curriculum consultant.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I love the illustrations, the people, animals, I just can't say enough about the double-spread features, they are amazing!"
"The title on the book is correct on the page header but the rest of the header is backwards."
"For someone who need to communicate in real life situations, you need to know how to go to a computer repair store and say specific terms like "usb port" or "external harddrive" OR go to a grocery store and decipher the labels in Portuguese that identify the different types of meats and cheeses (Halibut, swiss cheese, rainbow trout!). For the serious student, you need this reference around just in case you need to say "Parking garage" "health insurance card" "Orthodontist" "Frying pan" or "Community college" or a host of other words a part of daily life you won't find in a translation dictionary. That being said, this book would be nice if youre a beginner to the language or aren't seeking fluency, but it could definitely be overwhelming and isn't necessary at that level of learning."
"Our adult students are quicker to learn the English word when they understand what it means in their language."
"I will take this to Vietnam to teach English."
"As a recreational ESOL teacher, I have found all of the Bilingual Oxford Picture Dictionaries to be the student's new best friends."
"We use this valuable book in our English classes for ESL students in Florida."
"My wife's native language is Thai and though I never see her reading this book or watching American media she is constantly bringing out new words and phrases and if I'm playing pranks on her by hiding this book she gets upset so she's obviously finding time to read it."
Best Spanish Language Instruction

Grammatical rules and concepts are clearly explained in order of importance, and more than 300 verbs and key terms are introduced on the basis of frequency. What you won't find in this book is a lot of pointless drills. A unique "building-block" approach to mastering essential grammar, verbs, and vocabulary Down-to-earth explanations of important rules and concepts 300 verbs and hundreds of key terms introduced on the basis of frequency Exercises to help you test what you've learned and measure progress Engaging readings that help you hone your skills in everyday contexts.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It divides the task into logical, sequential steps that build upon each other, in the order you would learn them if it was your first language, saving verb tenses for later. The reading exercises at the end of each chapter are a useful and motivating tool, but ideally they would have reinforced vocabulary already learned, rather than requiring footnotes!"
"Time is spent desperately scanning vocabulary lists, flipping back and forth between pages trying to find one word until you realize you need to move forward with your life and cut to the answer section, which can remove a sense of reward for the reader."
"This book is so well written that I was amazed."
"My family,especially kids,love this book and find it very easy to follow along with."
"help full but if it was in a certain order like, you learn all the parts of the house in one chapter and maybe the next chapter was parts of a car, and the next chapter was streets and places to go, and the next chapter was adjectives like group the words it’s too confusing when they are all over the place."
"Love the book."
"A well-laid out book, easy to follow."
"I noticed that new words come up in test questions that haven't appeared before."
Best Korean Language Instruction

Korean Made Simple is a book for anyone who wishes to begin learning the Korean language. He has spent several years living in South Korea, and still visits often.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"That being said, there are a few things that I would have liked to see, especially in a beginner's book. It took about 8 chapters before I felt comfortable reading the Hangul font, and I was often copying down the WRONG spelling due to my complete inability to read that font. I would have liked to see the first chapter or two have both the typical font and the handwriting font for all the words in order to better familiarize the differences between the two fonts. Only occasionally in later chapters are new concepts introduced with the cleaner font, but most new words are in the handwriting font. Again, totally preferential, but I find myself diligently taking notes through out a chapter, do the 6-10 lines of practice at the end, and then moving on to the next chapter without realizing I'm not ready due to a lack of real structure in the chapter's end. It'd just be nice to see a bit more repetition, a bit more "work" in order to drive home concepts that were taught during a chapter."
"The real distinguishing aspect of this book is its treatment of introducing the Korean language. As the author is an American that visited Korea, you can be certain that learning formal Korean was essential to everyday interactions."
"The one star is lacking because the book appears to be a stand alone book but the way the author goes over Hangul is as if after seeing the letters once you should be able to know what they are immediately."
"Honestly this book is so good :) it starts slow which is good."
"And the BillyGo website is a great tool to accompany the book."
"Book also contains a massive amount of vocabulary that I've personally found useful in real-life situations, and some words might seem out of place but do however make sense put in to context."
"If you get to Level 2 you would be ready for this book as long as you did there Hangul training book."
"Compared to another Korean learning book I bought, this is the best so far!"
Best German Language Instruction

Newly arrived in Berlin, a young man from Sicily is thrown headlong into an unfamilar urban lifestyle of unkempt bachelor pads, evanescent romances and cosmopolitan encounters of the strangest kind.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"HIs Sicilian character tells you all you need to know about being a foreigner in modern Berlin, trying to learn the language, fit in, have a good time, get a job and meet some girls. Everyone's experience will vary according to their mastery of the language, naturally, so I think it would be impossible to call it a one size fits all book."
"It is nice to have a recap of some key German words with definitions and a short quiz at the end of each section. In addition to this series helping with learning German words and vocabulary, I really enjoyed reading about the different cities and their characteristics, tourist sites, and things to do!"
"Thank you for allowing me to feel comfortable learning this language in an engaging and comical way."
"The German in this text is simple enough that if you have reached a slight stage past beginner, then you will find yourself actually reading a book in German, albeit with some words here and there that need to be learned, which the book does nicely at anticipating these words and providing translations to them."
"I found the stories just long enough to introduce a range of concepts and expressions. The sample of words chosen for explanation at the end of each is well thought out."
"Reading helps make sentence structure become second nature, and having a good German-English dictionary helps, too."
"I bought this to help my kids with the German language."
"This is a very good German language learning tool for the intermediate student."
Best African Language Instruction

Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Somali in a broad range of situations. A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations Helpful cultural points about life in Somalia An overview of the sounds of Somali. Text: English.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great resource for any teacher for both homework & classwork!"
"Great book for non-native speaking learning."
"Very good quick assignments and practice work for home."
"The book is helpful for beginner learners.Well organized and easy to use."
"6th grade teacher: I love this great for cloze read!!"
"Its spelling is also highly phonetic and, in my experience, the language is not particularly difficult to learn as long as you spend some time studying and practice with native speakers. In my experience, most Somalis are very helpful toward people trying to learn their language and are understanding if you have trouble pronouncing things correctly."
Best Italian Language Instruction

This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling, an English-Italian and Italian-English dictionary, the latest information on European currency and rail transportation, and even a tear-out cheat sheet for continued language practice as you wait in line at the Sistine Chapel. With the help of his hardworking staff of 80 at Europe Through the Back Doorin Edmonds, Washington, just north of SeattleRick's mission is to make European travel fun, affordable, and culturally broadening for Americans.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My husband and I -- who travel frequently and rarely get sick -- contracted some kind of horrible flu/sinus infection/plague on the way out or Rome and needed to seek urgent medical consultation and care from a pharmacy on the Amalfi coast. The Rick Steves guide came to our rescue because it had more than three times the amount of health and medical vocabulary than the Lonely Planet book, which we desperately needed because we had a lot of specific symptoms to communicate and the pharmacist/doctor only spoke a few words of English."
"Very inclusive and informative."
"Love this little book."
"Came in handy many times for reference."
"Rick Steves does it again."
"Great when paired with his free audio guides (not to mention PBS specials)."
"Love this book."
"Book helped me with short phrases on first trip to Italy."
Best Chinese Language Instruction

Developed with HSK study and AP test-prep in mind, the front of Tuttle's Chinese Flash Cards give one Chinese character, a stroke order guide, four words and phrases, and look-alike alerts to help avoid confusion. On the reverse is as much information as a dictionary entry: Romanized pronunciation and English meanings, sample sentences for correct usage, plus helpful mnemonics and learning tips. See & learn, with 349 specially-designed color-coded cards. Hear & learn, with native-speaker audio of 2,094+ words & 349 example sentences. Sort & use the cards according to your learning goals, with indexes & practice guides. Review the essentials, with the concise 32-page booklet.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"On each individual flashcard you can find on the front side: - Large print of the character. - Stroke order. - Four possible (and frequently used) words using that character. - A card number for easy ordering and traceability. On each individual flashcard you can find on the back side: - Smaller print of the character (with pinyin and translation). - Radical. - Character component. - Example of using that character in a phrase (with pinyin and translation). - The four words using that character - as printed on the front side (with pinyin and translation). - The card number. The 4 volumes offer in total 1792 characters and about 7168 words."
"The cards are made of a high-quality card-stock that doesn't wear easily; I have carried the cards around in my pocket for months with a rubber-band around them without noticeable damage to the cards. The pinyin for pronunciation on these cards is for Mandarin Chinese but the meaning of many of the characters also reflects the Cantonese meaning as well (though the pinyin for that dialect is not included on this particular set of cards)."
"Two things stood out to make these a preferred purchase for me: the inclusion of a metal ring to gather whatever cards you are currently focusing on, and the use of idioms as examples of character usage."
"I'm glad there are more volumes to purchase once I've mastered these cards."
"The audio is good I recommend it."
"My only "criticism" is that the HSK character number is not noted on the card."
"Each set should include in the index the cards from the previous set as very few people will completely work their way through the first set before starting the second, etc. Finally, there are some mistakes in the index - for example both Hua and Ting are listed as being card number 251."
"These make it easy to learn characters and include directions for writing each character in calligraphy."
Best Hungarian Language Instruction

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Find Best Price at Amazon"Interesting Sous Vide Cookbook."
"This sous vide cookbook is the best I truly cherish and appreciate every one of the formulas that is content in this book.It is greatly useful in understanding sous vide and recommendations for formulas."
"There are various reasons why I like this cookbook."
"I am very impressed about this cookbook."
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"This sous vide cookbook is the best i really love and enjoy all the recipes that is content in this book.It's easy to preapre and to follow.I really think this book is worth your money and your time."
"This book is wonderful for anyone who's interested in learning about sous vide cooking."
"I got this book, and a sous vide for Christmas."
Best Southeast Asian Language Instruction

Use these weight loss tips and delicious recipes to achieve happiness, health, and beauty, without boring workouts , diets, and cutting calories. Here, you will know what the diet is all about, how it works on a person’s body, the basic principles, the food categories and their roles in the diet, foods that you should be wary about, the diet and its proven evidence about weight loss, factors that you should consider before starting this diet, the good things, the bad things, a detailed meal plan and twenty delicious recipes, ranging from main courses to desserts to ease you along the way of your expedition to weight loss via the Mediterranean diet. What is a Mediterranean Diet? The author acquaints us with the basic principles of this nutrition, its characteristics and positive influence on the body, which contributes to reducing not only the weight but also the risks associated with cardiovascular, cancer pathologies, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. As I understand it, the diet excludes the use of products with cholesterol, such as animal meat, preferring fish, seafood, chicken and a lot of fruits and vegetables, the use of which is recommended to raise to five servings a day. That, of course, excludes the use of sweets and as a consequence of salts in any form, as well as cream and butter, substituting them with healthier olive and sunflower oils.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Got me all fired up when I saw the recipes and the foods that are mostly included in this diet."
"To be honest, it is hard for me to eat only healthy food, but Mediterranean recipes from this cookbook are very tasty and they are easy to cook, so I think this is a great book."
"Since I am not smoking and drinking, this will be fitting to my eating habits."
"In "The Mediterranean Diet " you'll see that correct mix - A simple to take after, straightforward way to deal with more adhering to a good diet stressing lean meats, heaps of new products of the soil and almost no prepared sustenance alongside a great deal of references to essential research assets showing the estimation of this eating routine."
"Healthy and refreshing cookbook.It tells you the benefits of eating Mediterranean style of diets and what type of foods are good for this diet before giving healthy samples of Mediterranean recipes.It is a good to go book."
"Its an ideal guide for beginners in this diet plan."
"It provides guidelines to slowly include changes to create sustainable habits."
"Best book ever.This book has a full explanation of the Mediterranean diet."
