Customer Reviews

Easy Everyday Low Carb Cookbook

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This is not a low carb cookbook. Ingredients used are: All-purpose flour,regular sugar. All the type of ingredients that a true low-carb follower would never use. I am on maintenace and the amount of carbs in these receipes would send me into insulin highs and result in cravings. They don't even suggest sugar free products when they could be used, ex. maple syrup and jams for glazes. This is just a regular cookbook that would have to be adjusted to meet a low-carb lifestyle.

This would be a good cookbook for diabetics who still eat flour, potatoes and sugar, BUT for those of us following a diet such as Atkins these recipes are useless! One recipe called for 1 1/2 CUPS of flour!!! I about fell on the floor. And a word to those people that think diets such as Atkins are all fat all the time: 1. You need to eat higher levels of fat since that is your energy source on this diet. Low-carb AND low-fat is a DANGEROUS combination. 2. Having said that, you do not eat bacon at every meal. I eat chicken, fish and veggies, too - I just don't freak out if the restaurant puts butter sauce on my veggies.

My mother was recently diagnosed with diabetes, and I needed a low-carbohydrate cookbook to use when she visits for dinner. I bought this one, based on the reputation of Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks. I was very impressed. All of the recipes I tried have been delicious, and the carbohydrate counts for each recipe are clearly listed. The recipes are so good I even cook some of them for myself, when my mother isn't visiting!

This is an excellent book! Easy to read, 7 pages of unbiased useful scientific information, carb counter chart, non-extremist, 30 pages of all day meal plans, baking tips sheet, and 200 pages of really great recipes in 8 categories such as appetizers, salads, desserts, side dishes and different meats. All this and it's inexpensive. (I plan to give it as gifts to my friends, too.) Helps you balance carbs/protein/fats at any age or activity level. I hope this can counteract the very lame negative comments others have made about this wonderful book. Check it out for yourself!

I have many recipe books but this one I keep going back to. The recipes are easy to follow but I was looking for something fast and great tasting. This book has it. The absolute best recipes are Filet Mignon with Portobello Sauce, Veg. Stuffed Chicken and the Turkey Enchiladas and they can all be prepared from start to finish in 30 minutes. Some of the recipes are not low carb but this is still a great book.

Delicious, healthy recipes! I have tried many recipes from this book and continue to go back to it. Most "low carb" book have no respect for actual calories and are full of full saturated fat dishes ("oh no, not the tomato, but pile on the butter!" kind of philosophy). This one has low cal dishes that are easy to prepare and always come out tasty. Easy every day ingredients, full nutrition info, broken into categories (eggs, meat, seafood...). Great book. Highly recommend!

This is NOT a low carb cook book! When I flipped through it, I saw ingredients such as milk, sugar, flour, brown sugar, potatoes, and the like...

Complete waste of money... unless you can think for yourself, and replace sugar with splenda, or potatoes with cauliflour...

DO NOT waste your money on this book!!! Horrible... I wish I could give it less than one star...

Great selection of low carb recipes using items found right in your pantry. Great book for your low carb library.

Jeez, the recipes might have a smidgen of flour or cornmeal BUT they are not laden with mayo, high fat meats, and tons of cheese like the other low carb cookbooks I have seen. If you are interested in cutting back on carbs without clogging your arteries, this cookbook is AWESOME!!!!!!!