Low Carb Recipes Fast & Easy [Spiral-bound]

Chaddie Letson (Author), Belinda Schweinhart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 28, 1999

This book contains real, great tasting, easy recipes. They are all low carb, no sugar, no flour recipes suitable for anyone following the Atkins diet, the Protein Power Plan, the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet, the Zone and the Neanderthin diet as well as those needing no sugar recipes for diabetic diets. When was the last time you ate a really good cookie without feeling guilty? Try the peanut butter cookie on page 150.

I know there are hundreds, if not thousands, of low carb recipes on the Internet. I've personally tried many of them. The problem I've found is that 1) they don't taste very good and I'm not wasting any of my carbs on something that is marginal, 2) the carb counts frequently aren't right and 3) they are too complicated.

(Note: All carb counts used in this cookbook have been obtained from the USDA Internet data base. See page 11 for address.)

I owned and operated a restaurant for six years to a daily packed house crowd and am well aware of pleasing the customer, repeatability and ease of a recipe, the need to be specific with ingredient brands and just plain eye appeal. I spent a lot of time doing up front developing on a recipe so it could be prepared by anyone from the instructions on the wall.

My best advise for anyone wanting to follow a low carb diet is to get the book of the plan you are going to follow and read the book -- all of it. There are a lot of self-proclaimed experts due to their experiences, but nothing can replace getting the facts from the real experts. Again, read the books.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Belinda Schweinhart started the Atkins diet in January, 1998, after trying every other diet available. None worked, at least not for very long. She knew diabetes and low blood sugar were prevalent in her family. After 6 months, she had lost 40 pounds, and more importantly, gone from size XXL to size MEDIUM! Cholesterol went from 251 (with HDL of 54 -- test didn't show other numbers, darn it!), to 234 (with HDL of 61, LDL of 140 and tryglycerides of 165) after only six months and had cholesterol of 225 (with HDL of 64, LDL of 126 and tryglycerides of 174) after one year. It has been 15 months and she has continued to keep the weight off and still feels great on the low carb diet!

Chaddie Letson found her way to the low carb way of thinking because of her husband's onset of adult diabetes. Her husband's doctor suggested that he consider the low carb diet. After 3 months on the diet, he lost 40 pounds, lowered his bad cholesterol (LDL) by 30 points and increased his good cholesterol (HDL) by 20 points. But the most remarkable result was that he was able to go off his diabetes medicine . . . his blood sugar went from 356 to 146!

We love this way of eating! We can no longer call this a "diet."

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 154 pages
• Publisher: Brass Pig Llc (May 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967182107
• ISBN-13: 978-0967182100
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,339,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

114 of 116 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for Low Carb eating!, September 2, 1999

By 

Paula Kirsch ([e-mail]) (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Low Carb Recipes Fast & Easy (Spiral-bound)

Belinda is a great chef! She has done the almost impossible--developed recipes without flour and sugar that taste like the real things! "Banana Nut Snack Cake" that tastes like it is rich with golden, ripe bananas! Top it off with creamy, decadent, banana "Frosting", and it's "to die for"! "Peanut Butter Squares"? Move over Reese's! Great tasting desserts are hard to come by--but you won't be wishing for them if you buy this book, and I haven't even mentioned the great appetizers, breads, soups, salads, veggies, breakfast dishes, and entrees! You've got to have it!

64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy, quick recipes with great information resources, October 29, 1999

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T. Lowe "SuperNanny" (Portola Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Low Carb Recipes Fast & Easy (Spiral-bound)

This book is great for whipping up something quickly. I especially like the desserts. There are also helpful pages on low-carb items that can be found in any grocery store, as well as resources for finding more obscure ingredients, such as Splenda (sugar substitute). I found the chart showing various sugar substitute equivalents particularly helpful.

102 of 114 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just a friendly warning..take it for what's it's worth, December 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Low Carb Recipes Fast & Easy (Spiral-bound)

It was my mistake. I really admit that. When I read "no sugar" I made the mistake of actually thinking "no sugar." I forgot about the use of artificial sweeteners, which, of course, I cannot tolerate. So many of these recipes will not work for me. I also question the use of mixes in some of the recipes as many of these contain MSG, which is also not good for a person following a low-carb plan. Nevertheless I applaud Ms. Schweinhart's efforts.