The first thing you'll notice are the beautiful photographs that accompany the text...they'll have your mouth watering! The author talks about whole food ingredients, and the benefits of each type (eg, the various types of grain and the benefit of each), and then goes on to talk about her experience with whole food cooking. This isn't a health-food book, it's more of a 'better for you' book. The recipes are simple, but elegant, and look really tasty! There are sugars used in them, and plenty of desserts are offered, but it's 'better for you' because, if you're going to eat sugar and dessert, you might as well make it real, and tasty, food.