The Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet: The Fast, No-Hunger Weightloss Diet for Vegetarians (Paperback)

by Rose Elliot (Author)
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Finally, the diet vegetarians have been waiting for, Have you been feeling left out lately? Many is the vegetarian or vegan who has watched their meat-eating friends with envy as they followed the Atkins diet and the pounds dropped off. There's no doubt about it: a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet really does work. But what about vegetarians and vegans? Is it possible to follow a high-protein diet without the fry-ups or the meat? And can it really be a healthy way of life? The answer to all these questions is a resounding 'yes'. Top vegetarian cookery writer Rose Elliot has devised an easy to follow, meat-free answer to the Atkins diet. Scientifically formulated to make your metabolism stop burning carbs and start burning fat, her diet helps you to lose weight and make carb cravings, mood swings and energy lows a thing of the past. With over 80 delicious, mouth-watering recipes, top tips for losing weight and staying slim, carbohydrate counters, menu plans and an explanation of why the diet works, this is the must-have book for any vegetarian or vegan who wants to lose weight.

About the Author
Rose Elliot is Britain's foremost vegetarian cookery writer and is the author of many bestselling titles. She has written more than 50 books, including Fast, Fresh and Fabulous (056348800X), Rose Elliot's Vegetarian Meals in Minutes (004140273), The Bean Book (0722539479), Vegan Feasts (072254006X) and Vegetarian Express (1841881562). She lives with her husband in Hampshire and London

Product Details

• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: Piatkus Books (December 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074992649X
• ISBN-13: 978-0749926496
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,207 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Vegans to Lacto-Vegetarians and others, January 23, 2007

By	Whispering Willow - See all my reviews

While I'm neither a vegetarian or a vegan, I did want to have more vegetables in my low carb high protein diet. Rose Elliot did a great job on this book. The book is well balanced with readable information, very useful quick reference charts, menus, recipes, a few encouraging testimonies along the way. She does provide vegan alternatives to the lacto-vegetarian choices. And, best of all, it is an easy inexpensive way to lose weight on a low carb diet.

Her commonsense approach to recipes means you can make them with food typically on hand and quickly. Typically, most of the prep work can be done in a few minutes. And, you can expand on them as you learn the basic techniques. As I've worked my way through the book, one of my favorite recipes is her spaghetti squash using cream cheese with spices.

It literally only takes ten minutes to steam the squash in the microwave then fold in the cheese with spices. You can use already prepared cheese with herbs and spice mixes from the store. Or, you can use Philadelphia cream cheese and have your own ethnic flavors from Mexican to Indian, to Italian Garlic-Parmesan etc. And, you can use almost any steamed vegetable that has been thin sliced. It is a nice break from tomato sauces and there are never any leftovers.

This book is definitely a keeper!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, August 29, 2008

By	meaveggie - See all my reviews

I bought this book 2 weeks ago and I've already lost 7 pounds and I haven't been hungry once. The recipes are great, the layout is easy to follow, and it's completely changed the way I eat. I've been looking for a good vegetarian diet book for a while and finally found it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow, Tasty recipes, and it works!!!, February 16, 2009

By	SC (San Mateo, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Vegetarian Low-carb Diet: The Fast, No-hunger Weightloss Diet for Vegetarians (Paperback)

I've been a vegetarian for 17 years, but never paid much attention to how much protein I was getting in my diet...I figured it all worked itself out. After my second child I was having trouble losing the last few pounds of baby weight, so decided to give this diet a try. It took a few shopping trips to revamp my pantry, and some prep work baking/preparing low carb snacks for those binge moments...but I feel less bloated and after 2 weeks have lost 5 lbs (I don't really need to lose any more than that.) The Low Carb pizza is delicious, along with the Chocolate Almond Bark, Spinach Bread, Tomato Cheddar Soup. A few of the prep time estimates have been off (and I have small children distracting me in the kitchen) but overall the food has been tasty and easy to prepare. I wasn't so crazy about the Nut Loaf and the hot cereals are a bit glue-like...but there are so many other things to try, I think I might try to stick to this diet for a while. One warning re reducing carbs: the first week I did feel light-headed and dizzy, but after I made it past 7 days I've been fine (and added a few more low carb servings, which probably helped.)