Phyllis of Many Creative Gifts has teamed up with the author of Eat Lots of Colors, Helen Marstiller, to create a series of books that focus on mouth-watering recipes and nutritional information for all colors of fruits and vegetables. This series came about through our focus on the Body. We have been learning so much about optimizing the wonderful nutritional benefits of whole fruits and vegetables and want to share that information. You will find recipes here that are for both raw and cooked whole foods and that can be used for different meal times. Delicious, satisfying meals do not have to be made from processed, bad-for-you ingredients. Our delectable recipes capture the essence of the whole foods and enhance them with healthful spices and seasonings. But, these books are much more than just conventional collections of recipes. They are designed both to maximize health and nutritional benefits without skimping on taste or appeal and to offer comprehensive nutritional information and guides, fruit and vegetable buying and storage tips, and seasonal availability charts. We encourage you to buy seasonal, local, and organic fruits and vegetables as often as you can because such produce will be fresher, tastier, and more nutritious. But, you should be able to find all of the ingredients listed throughout our books in your local supermarket or grocery store.