Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals: Delicious, Primal-approved meals you can make in under 30 minutes (Primal Blueprint Series) [Hardcover]

Mark Sisson (Author), Jennifer Meier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2011 | Series: Primal Blueprint Series

Low carb styles of eating--whether touted as Primal, paleo, Atkins or the evolutionary diet--have proven to be the most effective for health and weight management. Unfortunately, many adherents find that regularly preparing healthy, natural meals the traditional ways can often take more time than they would like to spend.

Following the immensely successful Primal Blueprint and Primal Blueprint Cookbook, Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals offers healthy, low-carb Primal-approved recipes that can all be completed in under half an hour and, in many cases, in just a few minutes. Sisson and Meier show you how to delight your family or guests every time with quick, delicious meals using local produce, CSA meats, healthy fats (yes, and real butter) and common herbs and spices.

Now there are no more excuses for you to get into the Primal lifestyle, start losing weight, staying healthy and having more energy while enjoying nature's most satisfying foods.

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About the Author

Mark Sisson is a leading authority on evolution-based health, fitness and nutrition. A former elite marathoner and triathlete, Sisson is creator and publisher of www.marksdailyapple.com one of the most popular health blogs on the Internet and is the author of Amazon #2 Bestseller (overall) The Primal Blueprint (2009) and the best-selling low-carb cookbook The Primal Blueprint Cookbook (with Meier)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Primal Nutrition, Inc. (March 25, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0982207743
• ISBN-13: 978-0982207741
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (197 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Diet > Low Carbohydrate
  • #2 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Natural Foods
  • #3 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Quick & Easy

More About the Author

Health and fitness expert Mark Sisson is the publisher of the acclaimed MarksDailyApple.com, a popular health blog with millions of pageviews each month. His 2009 book, The Primal Blueprint, climbed to a top-10 ranking in amazon.com's health and fitness category, and has been critically acclaimed for challenging many flawed elements of Conventional Wisdom about diet and exercise. Sisson's "Primal" theme encourages us to reconnect with our hunter-gatherer ancestral roots: eating natural plant and animal foods, getting plenty of low-level daily activity interspersed with occasional brief, intense exercise, and engaging in lifestyle behaviors that balance the stress of hectic modern life. Sisson was one of the world's most versatile and accomplished endurance athletes, with a 2:18 marathon to his credit and a fourth place finish in the Hawaii Ironman World Triathlon Championships. He also served as the first anti-doping leader of the International Triathlon Union and consulted internationally for the International Olympic Committee on endurance training, nutritional supplementation, and the effects of performance enhancing drugs on athletes. He is the founder and president of Primal Nutrition, Inc. a Malibu, CA supplement company. Sisson lives in Malibu with his wife and two children.

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80 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Holy Grail of Paleo/Primal Cook Books, April 3, 2011

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Jeff Poulton - See all my reviews

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My wife and I run a paleo home kitchen. This book is a fantastic addition to our growing list of paleo/primal recipes. What specifically makes this book such a big win is the layout and generous use of quality pictures. Every recipe is accompanied by an ingredient list, a nutrient list, clearly written (not overly verbose) instructions, and perhaps what my wife and I appreciate the most, a picture of the ingredients and a picture of the finished product. This book was not just thrown together it haste. The photography is high-quality, the recipes extremely tasteful and the section broad. I highly recommend this book for anybody who appreciates high-quality, healthy meals.

56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be prepared to salivate!, March 29, 2011

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Jenna sais quoi (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals: Delicious, Primal-approved meals you can make in under 30 minutes (Primal Blueprint Series) (Hardcover)

Quick, non-intimidating, delicious meals. I have both of Mark's cookbooks, and eating Primally has absolutely changed my life. When this showed up yesterday, I flipped through it, and 90% of these meals are something that I would make, enjoy, and use again and again. I can't say that about any other cookbook on my shelves. Guests would never suspect they were being served "crazy caveman diet" food,(their words, not mine) because it is what it is: real, glorious, basic food. Most of it can be made using ingredients that I already keep handy: granted, I have been eating this way for over a year now, so it comes pretty naturally at this point. Really solid snack and breakfast options: entrees for the Primal eater are not hard to find, but I need to accept that I will eventually get sick of eggs, and when that time comes, The Primal Hot Cereal recipe will come in handy. If you're into counting carbs and calories, this one does have a macronutrient profile. Lots of potential for customization, and good-old-fashioned common sense. If you're more Paleo, there's dairy subs/suggestions/omissions too. The pictures alone will make your mouth water. I actually caught my husband flipping through it, which is a first. What's not to like?

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for those new to Paleo, April 2, 2011

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Jennifer L. Eliuk (Vail, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals: Delicious, Primal-approved meals you can make in under 30 minutes (Primal Blueprint Series) (Hardcover)

I just got this book and I'm really excited about it. Lots of great recipes.

Pros:
- Lots of variety
- Colour photos of the raw ingredients, the meal being prepared and the final product for every recipe. I've never seen a cookbook do this before and it's so awesome and helpful.
- Nutrition info for every recipe
- Great index
- Awesome sauce section

Cons:
- I think ALL cookbooks oughtta be spiral bound so you can lay it flat and look at while cooking
- Dust jacket is going to get destroyed in tke kitchen, would have prefered a glossy hardcover without dust jacket

If you are new to Paleo, or getting sick of making the same meals over and over, get this book. It will be a great addition to your kitchen!