How To Eat To Live is a series of two books published by the Nation of Islam and written by its leader Elijah Muhammad in the 1960s.
(ISBN 978-1884855160) The books cover his beliefs on healthy eating and the prescribed diet of members of the Nation of Islam at that time.
[2] According to the review that Daniel Pipes wrote of the books, Elijah Muhammed was opposed to eating "sweet potatoes, white potatoes, rice, pasta, grits, and full-grown corn and popcorn".
[3] He also opposed eating "all peas but sweet peas, no to collard greens, cabbage sprouts, turnip salad, raw vegetables, leafy legumes, large beans, and soy beans"[3] claiming that a " meal made of nuts reduces life by five years".
[3] Among the foods that Elijah Muhammed recommended were "brown rice, smoked turkey, tahini, and tofu".