Healthy eating is about feeling great, having more energy, stabilizing your mood, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible. These things can be achieved by learning some nutrition basics and using them in a way that works for you. In Slow Cooking 365 Healthy Recipes, the author provides just that: 365 healthy recipes for people who are searching for a healthier life. Slow cooking offers several advantages: - Extended cooking times - Better circulation of flavors - Economical. You can use cheaper cuts of meat. Tough meats, such as chuck roasts or steaks and stew beef, are softened through the long cooking procedure. Cooking in one pot in a small appliance even for long periods of time is significantly cheaper than turning on your oven. - Safety: Your slow cooker can be left safely unattended throughout your work day. - Convenience: Just pop ingredients in before going to work. Come home to a prepared meal... - Efficient. Saves time. The meal prepares itself while you're at work. Come home to easy clean up! With slow cooker meals there are also leftovers for the next night. This saves mores time and money! - Good for dieting. - Nourishing. By slow cooking you avoid high temperatures which break down food supplements--vitamins, and minerals--and create unhealthy chemical compounds - Saves freshness and pleasantly flavors. In addition to mouthwatering recipes like: Sausage, Apple, and Sage Raisin Bread Strata breakfast entrée Alpine Chicken lunch dish South-Of-The-Border Lasagna entrée Tarragon-Mustard Turkey with Fettuccine Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cake luscious dessert. the author offers valuable tips for cooking with a crock pot like: - Full-fat dairy items are better for crock pot cooking. - Dried lentils and split peas: Do not require pre-soaking. Add to the recipe at the start of cooking time. - Cut high-moisture vegetables into bigger pieces or include during the last thirty minutes of cooking time. - Include crisp herbs at the end for ideal flavor.