EatSmart : The Kiwi Family Cookbook (Cancer Society)

Life is busy and time is short. We all want to live a healthy lifestyle but we don't want to give up living to do it, so the Cancer Society has developed EatSmart to fit into your life. EatSmart is all about making small, easy changes to your meals that add up to a healthier diet. In this simple cookbook there are no strange or expensive ingredients, no complicated recipes, no weird food that the kids won't eat - just easy-to-prepare family food that is good for you. Diet is estimated to account for about 30% of cancers in industrialised countries making it second only to tobacco as a theoretically preventable cause of cancer. You can stack the odds in your favour just by eating fruit and vegetables because the research tells us is that eating '5 + a DAY' will reduce your risk of cancer. But many of us struggle to get all the servings in each day, so EatSmart is here to show you simple tricks and tips for eating healthier. And, sometimes, you won't even notice!

Author Biography

The Auckland Cancer Society was formed in 1929 as a division of the New Zealand branch of the British Empire Cancer Campaign Society. For over 75 years the society has provided a full range of support services to people with cancer and their families, in Auckland and Northland. It also has a unique relationship with an internationally recognised cancer research centre - the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre - the only Research Centre which has developed and brought an anti-cancer drug (Amsacrine) into clinical use in the Southern hemisphere. As approximately 80% of cancers are due to lifestyle and environmental factors, the Auckland Cancer Society is taking a lead in cancer prevention through their programmes SunSmart, Smokefree and LiveSmart.