The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100

Want to live to be 100? The Blue Zones Kitchen shares recipes eaten by people in the blue zones of the world. What are the blue zones? They are the five areas of the world where people live the longest lives. The blue zones are Sardinia; Okinawa, Japan; Ikaria, Greece; the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica; and Loma Linda, California.

What are their secrets? Blue zone diets use the same group of 20 ingredients, with less variety than most diets. People in the blue zones eat more cruciferous vegetables. They make beans tasty. In the blue zones, people use olive oil. Foods in the blue zones are supplemented with fresh herbs and spices. The people in blue zones eat more fiber than most people, and they drink red wine.

Am I going to change my diet to match the diets of those in the blue zones? No. The meals in the book do not appeal to me. There was not a single recipe I was interested in trying. I'd rather live a little less long.