In last week's blog we provided many great ideas for healthy holiday gifts at no cost, low cost, and more cost. This week, we're providing a list of specific book titles that promote health and calorie consciousness.  

• "Cooking Healthy Across America" by The American Dietetic Association and Kristine Napier, MPH, RD. Provides 350 region-specific recipes with easy-to-follow instructions and helpful cooking tips.
• "The Calorie King: Calorie, Fat and Carbohydrate Counter" by Alan Borushek, RD. Contains up-to-date calorie, fat, and carbohydrate counts for just about any home- or restaurant-prepared food.
• "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More than We Think" by Brain Wansink, PhD. Explains many of the triggers that encourage eating when not physically hungry - and how these triggers can be tamed!
• "Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook" by Nancy Clark, MS, RD. Sound nutrition suggestions for any adult or adolescent athlete (or active person).
• "The Volumetrics Eating Plan: Techniques and Recipes for Feeling Full on Fewer Calories" by Barbara Rolls, PhD. Packed with ideas for incorporating low energy density foods into meals and menus.
• "Steps to Better Health" by The Cooper Institute. Give with in combination with a step counter to motivate your friends and family to achieve 10,000 steps a day.
• "Walking Handbook" by The Cooper Institute. Anyone can get fit with these seven steps for planning and implementing a walking program - no gym membership or trendy workout clothes required!

All of the books described above can be purchased from amazon.com or The Cooper Institute Bookstore.