Need a little inspiration to keep your healthy eating new year’s resolution? Rachel Khanna‘s cookbook Live, Eat, Cook Healthy is just the thing to get you into the balanced living lifestyle you’ve always wanted. Here, Rachel shares the five books that inspired her journey into balanced living:

Food and Healing by Annemarie Colbin

Colbin’s book stands at the forefront of the food revolution, exploring the link between diet and health, including low-fat diets, food combining, and alternative medicine.

The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan’s book is a brilliant and eye-opening exploration of  little-known but vitally important dimensions of eating in America.

What to Eat by Marion Nestlé

As Nestle takes us through each supermarket section–produce, dairy, meat, fish–she explains the issues, cutting through foodie jargon and complicated nutrition labels, and debunking the misleading health claims made by big food companies.

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price

The idea that the food we eat affects our physical structure for good or ill is almost universally accepted. Price’s book rocked the worlds of science and nutrition with Dr. Price’s irrefutable evidence and documentation of this concept.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child

Julia Child’s revolutionary cookbook explains how to create authentic French dishes in American kitchens with American foods. It was the first book to bring French cooking to American homes.

Pinterest PS – Rachel’s cookbook inspired this healthy eating Pinterest board!