Like Jamie, many of us are asking the same questions. How do we help our bodies be the best they can be? What do we need to do to maintain a healthy weight? How do we sleep better? How do we support our immune systems so they can protect us from common illnesses? And ultimately, how do we feel healthier and happier in the world designed to make us unhealthy? These are the questions answered in Eat Yourself Healthy.
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Eat Yourself Healthy
Discover a new you in 2026 and kickstart your good life with Jamie’s first cookbook for better long-term health – Eat Yourself Healthy.
With a two-week healthy meal plan containing 42 tasty, filling meals allowing you to eat more, not less, you’ll make a habit of good health in 2026 with Jamie.
This is all about what you can have, not what you can’t.Jamie’s healthy eating is joyful, generous and so tasty you’ll keep coming back to it.
For the first time, the book will open with a 2-week nutrition-packed meal plan to kickstart your health journey and 50 helpful health hacks ensure that healthy choices are always easiest choices.
This is good food to change your life.
Chapters are divided into:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Weekend
- Healthier sweet treats
- Drinks
Recipes that caught my eye:
- Mothership overnight oats (p46)
- Once-cup pancakes (p58)
- Granola fruit cups (p66)
- Batch-it-up protein rolls (p68)
- Harissa tuna platter (p80)
- Crispy sardine & avo wrap (p88)
- Black bean houmous salad wrap (p98)
- Fluffy spring veg omelette (p102)
- Carrot gazpacho (p104)
- Tuna and broccoli pasta (p120)
- Smashed flatbread burger (p130)
- Super-green stir-fry (p132)
- Easy prawn curry (p134)
- Charred Mexican salad (p146)
- Crispy pork noodle broth (p150)
- Steak & sticky aubergine salad (p166)
- Super-green orecchiette (p190)
- Roasted veg & chickpea smash (p198)
- Chapati (p202)
- Healthy fish & chips (p224)
- Crispy steamed veggie buns (p230)
- Meatball traybake (p244)
- Chipotle chicken & bean soup (p248)
- Beef & borlotti bean ragù (p252)
- Chocolate orange pots (p264)
- Almond, apricot & choc oaty fridge balls (p272)
- Mini protein bars (p278)
- Morning kickstarter (p286)
- Post-workout protein smoothie (p290)
What I made:
I made the overnight oats and shared the batch with a friend who loved it. I found them a quick and easy solution for lunch when I got home from work. But, I am not a big enough fan of cold oats to make these again. The carrot gazpacho reminded me of the ajoblanco Dave made, so I had to try it. This is a winner in my books and will be on repeat in summer. The mini protein bars were the perfect first bite of the day for me. I combined Jamie’s recipe for the morning kickstarter with a friend’s recipe for a morning shot, and created something quite interesting. This a work in progress until I get it perfect. I make a smoothie every day, so it was really nice to have something different to try.
My impressions:
In this book, Jamie focuses on delicious, abundant, joyous, beautiful food. Specifically, Jamie has ensured that for breakfast, each recipe gives one portion of your seven a day, and comes in at under 400 calories. For the rest of the mealtime recipes, each one gives at least two portions of the seven a day, and each are under 600 calories. And ensuring that we are not left craving a sweet treat, there are a bunch of recipes all under 250 calories. I loved the two week meal plan. However, for somebody who does not work from home, this is really not achievable. Like Jamie, I follow a Mediterranean diet, and as he says, the most important thing to remember, is to eat the rainbow!
Publishing information:
Penguin Random House South Africa sent me Eat Yourself Healthy to review.
See the links below for blog posts I published on May 28:
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- 2024: Smore Biscuits
- 2022: Basic Guide To Pan Frying
- 2021: Cinnamon Bun Rusks
- 2018: Pea And Yoghurt Dip
- 2017: You Said Forever
- 2015: Lamingtons
- 2014: Packing Your Suitcase
- 2012: Caramelized Apples
- 2011: The Omnivore’s Hundred
- 2010: Cointreau Soufflé
Wow! I did not know Jamie had published this! For a dyslexic boy born into English pub culture he surely is responsible for so much sensible and healthy food around the world! I watched his TV shows when he was still in a boyband beating drums — still watch and read and follow! You are SO right when you say ‘abundant, joyous, beautiful’ even tho’ he did manage to give his beloved children rather ‘funny’ names 🙂 ! This news has to ‘travel’ 🙂 !
If you get the TV Series in Australia, it is worthwhile watching. Dave caught the end of it last night and has asked me to try a few more recipes!
Not sure those foods are healthy, but definitely look very tasty! I don’t count calories, just eat until I am comfortly stuffed. Don’t eat until I am hungry, that’s usually 23-24 hours later.
That is very interesting to know 🙂
It’s a great approach for a cookbook. In the US there are still people who live off of fast food and don’t cook. So they’ll never change.
I can remember being at Uni in Mississippi and people eating McDonalds rather than the meals prepared in the kitchens in the hostels!
Lovely review, Tandy! I’ve always liked Jamie’s relaxed and approachable cooking style, and this book sounds both inspiring and full of practical ideas.
That describes it perfectly!
Jamie makes some solid recipes. I’m also intrigued by the idea of a carrot gazpacho! I’ll have to look into this.
I will share the recipe soon!
I’m glad you wrote about this book, I’ve been debating about getting it. Everything looks lovely.
Amalia
xo
This is one worth getting!
What a great review! I am not familiar with this book, but the carrot gazpacho and prawn curry really caught my eye.
The carrot gazpacho was really good!
Sounds like a really good book. I know so many of us are focusing on more conscious healthier eating. I like your description,,delicious, abundant, joyous, beautiful food. I think we all want our food to feel joyous as well as nutritious. What is the orange dressing you put on the salad?
That is the carrot gazpacho – recipe to follow soon 🙂
I enjoy watching Jamie on YouTube, he does seem to encourage followers to eat fresh and healthy items.
I did not know he was on YouTube! I so seldom watch anything on that channel 🙂
Hi Tandy, I have two of Jamie Oliver’s and I found them to be very excessive with rich additives like cream. This book sounds different and the recipes seem interesting.
This is completely different! Which two do you have?