Our 12 Favorite Healthy Picks For August

"It's all too easy to get into a salad rut; Williams-Sonoma Salad of the Day Cookbook ($35) solves this problem and then some. A rerelease, it includes 100 new recipes, as well as 265 favorites. Wide-ranging both in terms of complexity, ingredients (as the title implies, this cookbook's organized seasonally), and heartiness, there's something for everyone. A few recipes that caught my eye: black bean, corn, and quinoa salad; shaved zucchini with lemon, mint, and feta; Japanese cucumber salad; and shredded kale salad with tahini dressing and crispy chickpeas." — NP