What Others Are Saying About "Affordable Healthy Food"
“This is not just another health book. It is practical, evidence-based advice that did not leave me feeling overwhelmed. I walked away feeling empowered and not restricted!”
-Tameil Youmans-Dauphin, Certified Nurse Midwife and Registered Nurse
"This book takes a really difficult topic and makes it approachable. If you are struggling with bills and finances it can be really stressful to ALSO think about what to eat and what to avoid eating. Renee helps break things down into manageable steps and helps you take away the stigma and shame that can come with financial, health and food related issues. She takes a harm-reduction approach and allows you to put yourself and your own goals, interests and tastes at the heart of it all. This is not just a book that tells you how to eat like Renee, it tells you how to eat the foods you (and you, and you) each like and enjoy and that will help you achieve your own goals. Dig in, have fun.
-Rebecca Khan, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
“Renee’s book offers realistic and practical tips for making small yet sustainable changes that can help people of all backgrounds and income levels to make long-term improvements to their dietary intake and health outcomes—all while better managing budgets and even saving money by buying less of what they don’t need. The book can also help readers to better understand their own barriers to and motivators for healthy cooking and eating, thereby pointing them in the right direction for positive changes they can make. It can also offer hope to readers—whether they are highly motivated or resistant to change—that they can take incremental steps that will truly pay off in the long run. Also, her messages and years of experience reinforce the importance of education and counseling provided by registered dietitian nutritionists in helping individuals and broader communities to improve their health. Much of my own work—whether in practice, research, teaching or writing—focuses on culinary and lifestyle medicine, which are fields that embrace the same principles of positivity, accessibility, and community that are promoted in Renee’s book. I look forward to seeing how Renee spreads these messages and helps people in need across the country!”
-Christina Badaracco, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist