Fresh Food Matters is a practical guide for feeding the people you love. Every meal you prepare is an opportunity to create vibrant health for you and your family. Fresh Food Matters reveals: - Why we crave certain foods that lead to unconscious overeating. - How to balance meals to increase your vitality and health. - Easy tools to help change old negative eating patterns. - Escape the lure of fad diets to sensible and delicious food. - How to make healthy menu choices while dining out. - Get essential nutrients whether you're a vegetarian, meat eater or flexitarian. "Suzanne not only cooks extraordinarily prepared meals, but cooks from the heart. When she's in our kitchen her delicious meals turn our house into a home."  —Kenny Loggins, singer/songwriter "This is a celebration of globally inspired yet simple, delicious and wholesome foods. The Passionate Vegetable takes you on a culinary journey that will change the way you cook, eat and think about food-forever."  —Bradley Ogden, restaurateur, chef, and winner of the James Beard Award "Suzanne’s warmth and robust sense of humor are a great compliment to her forthright style. She transformed my kitchen into a cozy and nurturing environment . . . She possesses an extensive knowledge of macrobiotic and vegetarian nutrition with an emphasis on herbs and natural healing.”  —Pia Zadora, actress/singer "Suzanne never leaves you feeling deprived or unsatisfied. Every meal she prepares is balanced, nutritious and absolutely delicious. Her recipes will change the way you eat and change the way you feel."  —Ellen Kreidman, PhD, author, Light His Fire "I really appreciate the simplicity, farm fresh ingredients and the emphasis on mouth-watering flavor that characterize her recipes. This is the cookbook you’ll turn to again and again.”  —Krista Harris, editor/publisher, Edible Santa Barbara Suzanne Landry is a celebrity chef, wellness educator, industry consultant, blogger, and certified Macrobiotic Cooking Teacher. Through her cooking school, Nature’s Table, she has lectured and taught more than 8,000 students. She has appeared on TV and radio and has published numerous articles. She lives in Ventura, California.