Cut the Crap Kitchen: How-To Cook on a Budget in Costa Rica(2 Costa Rica Travel Guides: Based on These Gringos' Experience How-To Travel, Cook, & Move)

How the heck do you cook in this country? This "How-to" guide contains information about preparing food on a budget in Costa Rica. Many people who move here or who visit for long periods of time have asked us how to prepare meals since eating in restaurants is not always an option. "Eating out" can get very expensive too. The other issue that many newcomers face is in finding the ingredients they are used to cooking with or when they do locate them the cost is much more. We provide a variety of simple recipes that are affordable and in most cases good for your health. Don't get us wrong, we like our fats and sweets as much as anyone; however, we have learned that we feel better and eat cheaper when we prepare healthy meals and snacks. Not to mention the reduced medical costs since our health has improved. A few "not so healthy" recipes are included as well, to help satisfy those cravings from time to time. There are several fruits and vegetables that people from other regions have never seen and have no idea how to prepare. What is that? What does it taste like? How do I eat it? Do I eat it raw? Should I peel it first? We inform you about the common products you can find at farmers markets, fruit stands, and supermarkets. Answering the common questions most people have and giving our opinion of which are the best we also tell you which fruits and vegetables are good to experience but not our favorite. Are you a carnivore? Costa Rica has a few options on where to purchase your beef, pork, poultry, and fish. Learn where to find the best cuts of meat and the freshest fish. You may be surprised at where you start to purchase your meat products. Includes useful -Easy To Follow Recipes -Health Information -Cost of Ingredients -Shopping Tips -Insights from Experts

About the Author :
Steve Page became a #1 International Best-Selling author by self-publishing his first book, Cut The Crap & Move To Costa Rica, A How-to Guide Based On These Gringos Experience. His latest International Best-Selling book, The Ultimate Costa Rica Cookbook: Healthy, Quick, & Easy Meals teaches readers about local produce, provides cost-effective recipes, and includes health benefits of eating whole foods. Hitting Amazon #1 Hot New Release, this cookbook is here to help you. Steve has worked in several industries and has excelled in developing successful businesses. He uses his technical and entrepreneurial experience to help other authors and entrepreneurs to find success in working online. As an author, he loves to share his knowledge and imagination with his readers. Through his website, blogs, and social media. He continues to provide expert advice to relocators about current events and logistics of expat life in Central America. He also helps independent authors self-publish and promote their books with both training courses and mentorship. Steve continues to travel abroad and enjoys his life in Costa Rica. Nikki Page is a loving wife, a mother of four children, and a loyal daughter. Born and raised in Fort Collins Co. It was always her dream to travel and live internationally. In 2015 Nikki and her husband Steve quit their jobs and sold everything they owned so they could move to Costa Rica. Sounds like the craziest thing in the world to most. To her, it was about living life to the fullest. The rewards for this choice are priceless. She became a #1 International Bestselling author by self-publishing her first book, Cut The Crap & Move To Costa Rica, A How-to Guide Based On These Gringos Experience. This initial work provided the tools and information for readers to move to The Happiest Place in the World. Her next book, The Ultimate Costa Rica Cookbook: Healthy, Quick, & Easy Meals not only hit the Best Sellers list, it went on hitting #1 New Release on Amazon overnight. It teaches readers about local produce, provides cost-effective recipes, and includes health benefits of eating whole foods. Nikki's third offering, 228 Days Trapped in Paradise: The Diary of an Expat Chica in Costa Rica provides readers a glimpse into life as an expat during a worldwide pandemic.

Review :
Barbara Rodgers ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Author/Certified Integrative Health Coach Wholey Cow A Simple Guide To Eating And LivingIt's a proven fact that some of the healthiest cultures around the world share a number of commonalities. These areas, known as Blue Zone (cultures with the largest amount of centenarians) eat healthy foods, stay active, have strong connections and live with a sense of purpose. This life-style sounds like a good recipe for healthy living and one we all should strive for. Unfortunately, many people around the world are sick, over weight and unhealthy, especially in the United States. In fact, over 65% of Americans are overweight and almost half the population has a chronic disease.1 Those are some staggering statistics. It's no wonder so many people need help with their diets. Many people these days are eating the wrong types of foods. Eating too much processed food, sugar and unhealthy fats can all cause weight gain and illness. Many people turn to fad diets to lose weight, but what people really need is a diet over-haul! Fad diets often only provide a temporary solution. What is needed instead is a life-style change with improved eating habits. Our society today consumes more processed food containing artificial preservatives and ingredients than real, wholesome foods. This is a problem and where health coaches come in. Health coaches are a wellness authority and provide mentorship and support to clients. Health coaches are on a mission to educate people about eating healthier and you can find them in over 150 countries around the world. As a health coach, I am passionate about helping people learn how to eat healthier and stay active and why I wrote my book, Wholey Cow A Simple Guide To Eating And Living. In my book, I provide 7 guiding principles to help teach people to eat well and live a healthy life-style. I also talk about the importance of getting back to the basics of eating more whole foods to improve our overall health. In Cut The Crap Kitchen, Steve and Nikki Page share how they did just that after making a move to Costa Rica. Once settled in, they were surprised to find that eating wasn't quite the same in their new home and surroundings. In fact, the food choices were quite limited compared to the vast array they were accustomed to back home in the United States. Many items in Costa Rica are more expensive too, making it a challenge to eat. They discovered quickly they had to change their diet to stay within their budget to live in paradise. One thing they did to change their diet was to add in more fruit and vegetables. Costa Rica is known for their tropical fruit and abundance of vegetables. They are also a major exporter of pineapples, bananas, melons and some vegetables. Since fruit and vegetables are plentiful and easy to find in Costa Rica, it was relatively easy to add more of them to their daily meals. They also began substituting fruit for snacks instead of unhealthy items such as chips and cookies they were used to eating and in the process literally "cut the crap" out of their diet. Ironically, this is something that health coaches teach their clients and I wrote about in my book. Adding in more fruits and vegetables to your diet and crowding out unhealthy items is important and can make a big difference. Costa Rica has some of the best tasting fruit in the world. And who doesn't like a fresh, juicy pineapple or watermelon? I recently had the opportunity to visit Costa Rica and have to say I had some of the sweetest pineapple I ever tasted. It makes my mouth water just thinking about it.