I like that this book is light enough to carry around, unlike most of the cookbook tomes I've read recently, and gives you enough ideas for everyday home cooking. For someone new to this style of cooking/eating, this book gives as good an intro as any to the basic categories of what gets prepared. The author is a nutritionist, so there is a lot of nutritional info in the comments at the top of each recipe. The pages are attractively laid out, some photos.