Extreme Lo-Carb Meals On The Go: Fast And Fabulous Solutions To Get You Through The Day [Paperback]

Sharron Long (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 10, 2004

In this clever lo-carb manual the author tackles lifestyle challenges that busy lo-carb dieters face every day: What to do for breakfast when there isn't time to cook; Which lo-carb snacks can help fend off late afternoon sugar cravings; What's a quick, filling lunch to bring to work? Which easy-to-prepare lo-carb dinner options will the kids actually eat and enjoy? Featuring 150 fantastic meals that can be made ahead, such as Sausage and Cheese Muffins, Very Veggie Wraps and Mocha Cheesecake, this book is the perfect way to save both time and carbs.

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About the Author

Sharron Long is a mother of three and the author of other lo-carb titles. She writes articles and monthly columns for www.locarbeating.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media (November 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593372140
• ISBN-13: 978-1593372149
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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224 of 227 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money!, May 7, 2007

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Mab (Chester Springs, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extreme Lo-Carb Meals On The Go: Fast And Fabulous Solutions To Get You Through The Day (Paperback)

Those who gave this a good review must not have tried any of the recipes.

The book title says extreme lo-carb meals on the go. It is none of these things.

A lot of the recipes contain low carb breads, pastas and tortillas which is fine if you have no weight to lose.

The book promises fast recipes but tells you in the introduction that to the author fast means that the recipes can be cooked in less than an hour. Many of the recipes require that you prep ingredients in advance, the author calls "make ahead".

Many of the recipes call for expensive, hard to find substitutions for sugar, wheat, and syrups.

The only good recipes in the book, which were few and far between, I already had from free, online, low carb sites. (I saw two recipes out of the whole book that I would try and already had seen them online.)

A huge disappointment and I was very excited by the reveiws given so I thought this would be a good resource for me.

Save your money. Search online for the same recipes without the expensive ingredient substitutes.

56 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A workhorse of a cookbook!, January 9, 2005

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lucky "norm" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extreme Lo-Carb Meals On The Go: Fast And Fabulous Solutions To Get You Through The Day (Paperback)

What I really enjoy about this cook book is the simplicity of some of the recipes. It makes you wish you had thought of them. Many do ahead tips that will get you out of the kitchen fast with a meal that seems to have taken far longer to prepare

47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for the money out there, March 24, 2005

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Sarah B. (Oregon) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Extreme Lo-Carb Meals On The Go: Fast And Fabulous Solutions To Get You Through The Day (Paperback)

This is a great little book at a very reasonable price. It is full of helpful hints and quick recipes that should appeal to a wide range of tastes. Most ingredients are common to the lo-carb kitchen, or would be fairly easy to obtain. The sweeteners Sharron uses are Splenda packets, SteviaPlus and Sweet & Slender (luo han guo) which are my three favorite sweeteners.