200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes: Healthy Dinners That Are Ready When You Are! (Paperback)

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Product Description

God bless the slow cooker! There’s no denying that this kitchen staple of the 60s, 70s and 80s is back with an updated look and a fierce following, but isn’t it time somebody saved us from the same old carb-heavy recipes it’s known for? Dana Carpender to the rescue! No stranger to the busy lifestyle (after all, she penned the bestselling 15-Minute Low Carb Recipes, didn’t she?) low-carb maven Carpender offers up a host of delectable nearly carb free "fix it and forget it" recipes for anyone with just enough time to throw dinner in the slow cooker before rushing out for a full day of hustle and bustle. You’ll find:

Maple-Glazed Corned Beef with Vegetables

Chicken Minestrone

Curried Chicken with Coconut Milk

Pork Roast with Apricot Sauce

Lemon-Mustard Salmon Steaks

...and much, much more

About the Author

Dana Carpender is the author of 500 Low-Carb Recipes, 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes, The Low-Carb Barbecue Book, 500 More Low-Carb Recipes, Dana Carpender’s Carb Gram Counter, and How I Gave Up My Low-Fat Diet and Lost 40 Pounds, which together have sold almost a million copies. 500 Low-Carb Recipes was a Quality Paperback Book Club Main Selection and a USA Today best-seller. She has been featured on QVC, Weekend Today, Fox and Friends, and other local and national radio and TV programs. Dana writes a syndicated newspaper column called "Low Carb for Life" and is also the author of the popular e-zine "Lowcarbezine!", with over 20,000 subscribers. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Fair Winds Press (MA) (January 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592330762
• ISBN-13: 978-1592330768
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,925 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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112 of 114 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The essence of convenience, nutrition and soul satisfaction, June 13, 2005

By	A. Ryan "Merribelle" (Westminster, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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Dana Carpender has made a serious study of adapting classic recipes from around the world to work with modern low carb diets. In this latest offering, 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes, she proves once again that you don't need refined grains and sugars to enjoy healthful, satisfying food - no matter your culinary traditions or meat of preference. The key is quality ingredients, simply prepared.


Dana Carpender is a believer in keeping it simple and freshly prepared whenever possible. None of the ingredients were hard to find at my supermarket except perhaps the low-carb imitation honey that shows up in a few recipes. Of the dozen or so main dish recipes I tested in 200 LCSCR I can honestly say that seven were big hits with my family, a few were just okay and just one was bad. All of them cooked on time and just as predicted. There were some very satisfying desserts toward the end, with several variations on cheesecakes and custards that turn out splendidly in my slow cooker. Although I do not normally have a use for appetizer recipes, there is even a section for that - which contains an outstanding hot artichoke dip.

I am impressed with the author's diligence in keeping most recipes under 10 grams of net carbs per serving. Dana really does stick to the universal "rules" of low carb dieting; lots of veggies and meats, occasional artificial sweetening, a sprinkling of fruits now and then and a bare representation of grains and sugars -- and only when absolutely necessary for flavor, never as filler. She is good at innovating more nutritious subs for common starchy side dish ingredients; fauxtatoes (cauliflower) and mashed turnips are big players at her low carb table. Eat the 200 LCSCR way and you will probably have better, more varied natural nutrition than ever before in your typical American diet.

The recipes for lc condiments & sauces are a big bonus to those of us who suffer from sticker shock at the supermarket's low carb pricing practices. Readers of her other lc recipe books may find some of these items familiar, but hey, it is convenient to have them all in one place. And as for convenience, well...slow cooking is the essence of convenience to modern time-challenged dieters.

Did I make it sound as if this book is one of the best kept secrets for low carbers? I hope so, because it is.
-Andrea, aka Merribelle.

74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually quite good, even if you don't do low-carb, April 29, 2005

By	Mary (California) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

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This is a really nice collection of slow cooker recipes. Since they've been modified for low-carb eating, you won't find a bunch of recipes calling for "cream of whatever" soup mix. What I like most about this collection is the recipes aren't all really high in calories. Sure, some of them are, but there is quite a variety and I appreciate that.

Most of the recipes call for about 8 ingredients. Some ask for more, a few call for less. They are mostly simple, with a few "worth the extra steps" recipes thrown in.

I think any home cook can find a few things to like or love here. You don't have to be on any special diet to enjoy these recipes.

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dana Is My Heroine!, April 11, 2005

By	S. Martin (FL, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I recently bought this cookbook, and already own her Carb Counter, 500 Low Carb Recipes, and 15 Minute Low Carb Recipes. I love her writing style, and she's "been there, done that", as far as low-carbing goes. I have never made something that I didn't like from her books, and the recipes are easy to follow ~ I am no fancy cook. The Teriyaki Ribs were so good my DH wants me to do this instead of grilling them! I made her coleslaw recipe from the 500 Low Carb Recipes to go with it, and my family was in love, and I am the only low-carber in the bunch! I think the best testament to Dana I can give is, I ordered the other three cookbooks of hers I didn't have, today. I have gotten rid of any other author's LC cookbooks I have, as well. You ROCK, Dana!!!