Let's just call this the Kale Avocado Cookbook because nearly every recipe has those ingredients. I like kale and avocado as much as the next person, but Candice Kumai must literally live on them.

That said, if you used this book as your primary recipe source and you are the target audience of single 20-something female, your grocery shopping at your local Whole Foods (I prefer Sprouts...saudades) should be pretty straightforward. Nothing too crazy as far as ingredients go, and most of these recipes whip up in 30 minutes. Bonus points for being gluten and dairy free.

This book is good inspiration for making your lunches a little healthier, but I would give it a trial run before buying to see if it is really useful long-term.