TFS Book Review: “The Pump Energy Food” Cookbook
Posted May 28th, 2007 at 5:59 PM by Katie Drummond
Section: Motivation, Books, Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Vegetarianism, Special Features, TFS Reviews
With obesity in America at epidemic proportions, we need fewer restaurants boasting oversized meals heavy on deep fried foods, and more people like Steve and Elena Kapelonis, the owners of The Pump Energy Food restaurants in New York City.
The Pump promotes active and nutritious lifestyles by offering a delicious, healthful menu without using or including any butter, egg yolks, bacon, white bread, mayo, or fried foods. While those lucky enough to live in New York can get their fill of healthy fuel at one of Pump’s five locations, athletes looking for recipes that promote fitness and energy will find their culinary match with “The Pump Energy Food: A Revolutionary Cookbook and Eating Plan to Create the Body of Your Dreams“.
More than just recipes, the book is filled with advice for those who want to lose weight, build muscle, and/or increase energy…
Readers immediately get a sense of the Kapelonis’ focus on fitness – rather than a forward written by some culinary impresario or world-renowned chef, the book is introduced by Dr. Robert Pastore, a clinical nutritionist who espouses a whole foods diet akin to that offered by the book’s 150 recipes and two two-week eating plans. Tips range from practical guides for stocking your kitchen to finding the time for fitness, and from advice on avoiding restrictive eating to using food to fuel your body.
Their guidance makes it clear that the Kapelonis’ aren’t promoting a crash diet or fad weight loss program. Rather, the authors advocate a lifestyle devoted to overall wellness, and their recipes, which feature whole grains, fresh vegetables, and lean proteins, are proof of their dedication to healthy living.
From energizing breakfasts to savory soups and sandwiches, the book offers food for athletes with specific goals, tastes, and dietary restrictions, as well as testimonials from regular Pump clients who have reached their athletic aims while enjoying Pump foods. By taking fat-laden favorites like guacamole, hummus, and pizza and converting them into “pumped up” nutritious recipes, the Kapelonis’ prove that healthy food is by no means bland – a recipe for guacamole with garlic, cilantro, lemon juice, scallions, and cayenne sounds better than any dip you might find at the grocery store, and a “nature burger” made with miso, tahini, lentils, and sunflower seeds makes for a low fat, protein-packed barbecue favorite.
The book really shines when it comes to converting sinful desserts into treats every athlete can enjoy as part of a balanced eating plan. An oil-free pie crust made with almond butter and rice milk is the base for tarts like an apple pie nutritious enough to eat for breakfast, and an innovative sweet potato and banana pastry with vanilla protein powder for an extra boost. If you’ve ever been on potluck dessert duty and flipped through cookbook after cookbook of recipes calling for piles of refined sugar and shortening, the Pump Energy Foods book is your new go-to for desserts that won’t veer an otherwise sensible eater off course – but that certainly won’t taste like a stereotypical bland “health dessert,” either.
A quick glance at the ingredients makes it clear that this food is seriously nutritious, but the Pump book goes further by listing nutritional breakdowns of each recipe, along with helpful icons denoting those that offer a push of energy, help trim your waistline, maintain fitness, or build muscle. No matter what your goal, there are a myriad of recipes to suit your needs, and the icons make it even easier to narrow in on ideal options. As an added bonus, the recipes are simple and use common, easily substitutable ingredients, so vegetarians don’t need to shy away from that ground turkey pizza with mouthwatering homemade tomato sauce – just swap crumbled tofu for the meat instead.
With innovative, flavorful recipes designed for athletes, Pump Energy Food is a must-have for the chef who wants to create delicious food to fuel their body, rather than dine on processed, fat-filled junk that does nothing but weaken it. These recipes are neither fancy nor challenging – chances are, you’ve already got many of the ingredients in the pantry – but by taking nutritious ingredients and focusing on spices, tastes, and textures, the Kapelonis’ have compiled a book of recipes for meals you can enjoy tonight and feel good about tomorrow.
For more information, to find a Pump Energy Food restaurant location, and/or to buy the cookbook, please visit: ThePumpEnergyFood.com
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