Your Real Happy Meal

Christina Pirello shares healthy, fresh Italian and Mediterranean recipes as well as her brassy, insightful approach to liver, kidney and heart health and diabetes prevention. Diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1983, Christina turned to a macrobiotic diet of whole grains and vegetables to aid in her recovery, launching the 20-plus year run of her Emmy Award-winning series Christina Cooks.

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Your Real Happy Meal

Season 1 Episode 103 | 26m 46s | CC

Happiness begins in the kitchen where we cook fresh foods to create strength and wellness. Christina’s message is clear and unique: what we choose to eat has a big impact on how we look, feel, age and move through this challenging world. Recipes include Black Bean Burgers, Cracked Potatoes and Almond Joyfuls.

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