FEEL GOOD FOOD
By Joe Wicks
HarperOne, April 4th, 2023
Joe Wicks, aka “the Body Coach”, is the UK’s favorite healthy cook and fitness sensation. He got his start posting 15-second recipe videos and HIIT workout routines on social media and has built a massive following of 11M+ followers. He’s sold over 4 million cookbooks in the UK for both adults and children (ranking behind only Jamie Oliver), created a successful fitness and nutrition program app, helped kids stay active during the pandemic with his 100-million-view “PE with Joe” YouTube livestreams, and become an advocate for mental health.
Like so many, Joe’s family life has been touched by mental illness from an early age—but it wasn’t until 2020 that he realized just how widespread mental illness had become. During lockdown, Joe found himself inundated with messages from thousands of followers on social media asking for help. As he offered up exercise as an outlet to relieve stress, he realized he wasn’t just helping people’s physical health but their mental health as well.
Now with his latest cookbook FEEL GOOD FOOD (HarperOne, April 4th, 2023), he helps readers better understand the impact food has on our mental and physical health, providing 100 balanced, sustainable recipes that are quick, healthy, and delicious—comfort food for both body and mind.
Top Takeaways from FEEL GOOD FOOD:
FOOD = MOOD: As Joe explains, 90% of serotonin is produced in the gut. He illuminates how the food choices we make control our mental well-being, and outlines mood-boosting ingredients.
How to feel in control of your food again: Joe helps you understand your body and what it needs to feel energized, helping you take back control over your own meals and wellbeing,
How to enjoy cooking again: Eating to feel good and improve mental health is just as much about learning to appreciate the process of making meals as it is about eating the right foods. Joe’s quick, tasty recipes help readers feel empowered and look forward to getting into the kitchen.
How to get the whole family on board: Joe gives tips on encouraging healthy eating by getting children involved in the cooking process.
Best Foods to Keep Stocked in Your Kitchen: Eating well becomes so much easier when the right ingredients are at hand. Joe outlines what he keeps in his cupboards and fridge.
7 Building Blocks for Feel-Good Eating: including reducing meat intake, eating more plants and whole grains, cooking from scratch, choosing slow-release carbs, minimizing ultra-processed foods, and consuming the right amount of dairy.
100 Recipes: From brilliant breakfasts, to mood-boosting mains, to super-tasty sweets, Joe’s got it all covered with recipes to increase your energy levels, improve your focus and productivity, help you feel calmer and less stressed, improve your gut health, and help you sleep better.
Timely advice: With the U.S. in the midst of a mental health crisis—from “quiet quitting” and “burnouts” to upticks in suicide—Joe’s message on the importance food has on our mental well-being cannot be overlooked.
Joe will be in the U.S. and available for interviews around the book’s April 4 release. Please be in touch soon to arrange an interview.
Check out Joe’s YouTube channel with 2.82M subscribers.
About the Author
Joe Wicks, known as “The Body Coach,” is Britain’s favorite healthy cook and fitness sensation. His lockdown smash-hit PE With Joe YouTube videos have been viewed 80 million times. He is the multi-bestselling author of Lean in 15—The Shift Plan, Lean in 15—The Shape Plan, Lean in 15—The Sustain Plan, The Fat-Loss Plan, Cooking for Family and Friends, Joe’s 30-Minute Meals, Veggie Lean in 15, Wean in 15, and 30 Day Kick Start Plan. He lives in Santa Monica, California, and London, UK.