Neris and India's Idiot Proof Diet Cookbook [Hardcover]

India Knight (Author), Neris Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 2008

"Low-carb cooking. So, meat for breakfast, meat for lunch and meat for dinner, with a side helping of cream, right? Wrong. How about onion bhajias, sesame stir-fried duck and a fabulously retro Black Forest trifle for pudding (yes! pudding!)." If you're very good, we'll even show you how to make a low-carb cheese and ham toastie. Here is the most ingenious, least diety diet food in the world - but eating this way has resulted in tens of thousands of women losing unbelievable amounts of weight.Packed with brand spanking new recipes from the authors and Bee Rawlinson - a veritable Nigella for low-carbers - this book features over 100 delicious and simple recipes for breakfasts, snacks, soups, main meals, treats and desserts, including quick and easy recipes which just use five ingredients; food for people who live alone and want something wonderful to eat that doesn't involve six different pans and new ways to make you love your veg, plus ideas for canapes, travelling and picnic snacks, breakfast alternatives and lots more...With each recipe geared to a phase in the "Idiot-Proof Diet", this fantastic cookbook will inspire you, delight you, and - best of all - make you shrink like you wouldn't believe.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A slimmer's delight OK! Tasty but healthy recipes will shed that belly in no time Grazia 'The 'Nigella of low-carb' ...recipes you'll want to gorge on, whether you're following their low-carb plan or not' Scotland on Sunday --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

India Knight is the author of My Life on a Plate, Don't You Want Me, and The Shops. She is columnist for The Sunday Times and is a mother of three. Neris Thomas is a film producer and artist, she lives in London and is married with one daughter. Bee Rawlinson is a mother of four from Devon who came to Neris & India's attention through her delicious recipes on the Pig2Twig forum, the Diet's website.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Fig Tree (January 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1905490356
• ISBN-13: 978-1905490356
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,339,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!, June 23, 2008

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DMC2 (WA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet: A Weight-Loss Plan for Real Women (Hardcover)

This book is incredible! I'm on Day 10 of this eating plan and have lost 9 pounds! It truly is amazing. I've lost 40-lbs. up to now on the less-calories & less-fat approach but this way of eating is SO much less painless--once I got over the awful craving for breads, pasta, chips, etc. I'm just thrilled with the initial results. The first few days were pretty rough from carb cravings but once I got over that hump it's been very doable. I eat loads more veggies than I ever have and everything I eat is fresh. Nothing processed/altered--which is different from my other plan. I highly recommend this if you've "hit the wall" with your current diet. I feel SO MUCH better--no afternoon sluggishness and I wake up not feeling tired. India and Neris are a hoot and I love their daily entries for; it really helped me to read those. A+ and THANK YOU NERIS & INDIA!!! --A grateful reader.

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun diet partners to have, April 29, 2008

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W. Maite "I love books" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet: A Weight-Loss Plan for Real Women (Hardcover)

Neris and India are the Trinny and Susannah (of What Not to Wear fame) of dieting. This book could have easily been called "What Not to Weigh," and it is more of a dieting companion than an actual plan. The Idiot-Proof Diet is basically a low-carb diet with a slight spin and some really wonderful recipes (sadly too few of them) thrown in.

The humorous, self-effacing tone is engaging and the journal-style entries truly make the reader want to join Neris and India on their day-to-day ups-and-downs of trying to lose weight - which they successfully accomplish. There are lots of great and useful tips, too. This book is basically for weight loss support, and it successfully fulfills that mission in an utterly charming way rarely found in other diet books.

This is definitely a book that appeals to women. I don't think men would identify with it at all, but of course the subtitle lays that out.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Clever Book, June 7, 2008

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Jennifer Johnson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet: A Weight-Loss Plan for Real Women (Hardcover)

I read this book in 2 days from front to cover! I love it and I felt like they knew me all too well! There is many funny moments, many aha moments and lots of inspirations. This is unlike any other "diet" book i have ever read. I plan on starting this type of eating on monday. It makes so much sense to me as I am a carb whore! I am also a nurse and I bought all the supplements with no hesitation and I agree with this type of eating as to be healthy. I love eating fresh foods, organic foods and regular fat foods not fat free or light as they are not healthy for you at all.

If you are stuck in a rut, and the scale keeps going in the wrong direction, read this book. It is entertaining and they give lots of resources and web sites for things. What do yo have to lose, it is worth the 2 shirt days of reading, trust me!