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Old 12-02-2004, 05:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Before you look scrounge around for a recipe here, you might want to look at the book Gourmet Nutrition by Dr. John Berardi and our very own Dr. John Williams ('Johnka'). You'll find over 100 tasty recipes, a lot of cooking and ingredient tips, and fun and interesting trivia about food.

Since John is probably too modest to self-promote, you can read about the book and sample some recipes here.

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Old 12-02-2004, 10:20 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Kung Pao chicken (pg. 78): Tastes GREAT!

K RATING (for flavor since nutrition is always a 10 out of 10): 8 for it's subtle mix of many flavors (garlic, ginger, peppers, onions, and peanuts).

A 10 would've been the fat laden stuff you get at a restaurant (fat, but tasty). Anything above a 5 is yummy. A 1 or a 2: think Biotest Surge.
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Old 12-02-2004, 10:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Granola Bars (pg. 176): Yummy.

K RATING: 7; smells good, looks good, tastes very good. Much better than anything store bought made of hooves and other wierd animal parts. Use a protein powder that is sweetened with sucralose, as I do, if you like sweeter fare and make it really taste great.
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Thanks for the reviews Kaiser! For our next book we should bring you aboard so that we can attach a K Rating for each recipe [img]smile.gif[/img]
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I have to admit that I've been waiting for the actual BOOK to come out... none of this ebook stuff. I'm going blind as it is staring at computer screens so much of the time. When can we expect that?
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Tuna Burgers (pg. 112): Flavorful version of a basic.

K RATING: 6/7; good stuff abounds in John's tuna bruger recipe: fresh garlic, cilantro, omega-3 eggs, and olive oil. But what really packs a nutritional punch (besides the incredible 63 grams of protein in one 475 kcal serving!) is the addition of flax meal. I grind mine up fresh from whole seeds - no need to worry about spoilage then - and get 3.2 grams of Omega 3's per serving.

Why the rating of only 6/7? It's a staple recipe with the exception of the flax seed, and that's hard to improve on. Plus, for some reason, I can never get the damn things to cook and stay together as one nicely formed patty. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Kaiser thanks a lot for the link to the samples. The presentation style of the samples book is great and I got completely taken over by the pictures. They look yummy and I have decided to give Dr. John's chili a shot.
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Tuna Burgers (pg. 112): Flavorful version of a basic.

K RATING: 6/7; good stuff abounds in John's tuna bruger recipe: fresh garlic, cilantro, omega-3 eggs, and olive oil. But what really packs a nutritional punch (besides the incredible 63 grams of protein in one 475 kcal serving!) is the addition of flax meal. I grind mine up fresh from whole seeds - no need to worry about spoilage then - and get 3.2 grams of Omega 3's per serving.

Why the rating of only 6/7? It's a staple recipe with the exception of the flax seed, and that's hard to improve on. Plus, for some reason, I can never get the damn things to cook and stay together as one nicely formed patty. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Very thoughtful review once again Kaiser. One trick you might try to keep the burgers together is to add an extra egg white, and decrease the heat for a longer cooking time (make sure those eggs in the matrix get cooked, which serves as the glue, so to speak).
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How do you guys grind the flax seeds? I'm not sure we have a flax grinder in the cupboard.
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Johnka explains how to on page 60 of his book.
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Old 12-16-2004, 04:32 AM   #11 (permalink)
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haven't read the book but a coffee grinder should do the trick.
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Torque, flax seeds can be ground in a coffee grinder, like gobbla said, or even in a regular old blender. I actually prefer the blender because you can grind a bunch all at once. Put a cup or so of seeds into the blender and process for about 5 minutes until you have a fine meal. Store in a sealed container in the fridge.
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Thanks for the tip John. Seems to be my own deficiency, because when my wife makes them, she has no problem getting them to stay together in patties.
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Old 12-16-2004, 12:36 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Johnka, I finally had a chance to fix your chili last night, and it turned out very well. The cashew meal is a nice touch. The recipe tastes great and according to my fitday calculations, it also provides 80 to 300% RDA of 10 different vitamins and minerals per serving. You aren't kidding about feeding a village though. I've got seven bowls in my freezer now. How long do you think they'll keep in the freezer?
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Johnka, I finally had a chance to fix your chili last night, and it turned out very well. The cashew meal is a nice touch. The recipe tastes great and according to my fitday calculations, it also provides 80 to 300% RDA of 10 different vitamins and minerals per serving. You aren't kidding about feeding a village though. I've got seven bowls in my freezer now. How long do you think they'll keep in the freezer?
Glad it worked for you TD. My general rule is 2-3 months for frozen foods.
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I just bought the book and I've had a few of the recipes so I'm going to add in my reviews as well.

Kung Pao
Rating: 8/10
I really liked the mixture of textures with this one. Loved the peanut - chicken taste mixture.

Coconut Chicken
Rating 8/10
Had some problem with the top burning, but next time I'm going to put on a lower rack.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar
Rating 3/10
I think the reason this didn't workout was because of my chocolate whey. I'm going to buy some better stuff and try it again.
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I have the book as well. Great work Johnka and JB.

To date I have made the following:

Chicken with Squash in a Cream Sauce
Excellent with the exception my Cream Sauce was not creamy, it was a bit runny. Not sure what I did wrong (any tips would be appreciated), however the dish was still very tasty. I used the leftovers to make a wrap using a low carb tortilla. That was fantastic as well.

Cinnamon Raisin Protein Bars
Very, very good bars! These have become a favorite for everyone in the house.

Peanut Butter Banana Bars
Good, however the Cinnamon Bars have them beat, at least according to the critics at my house.

This book is making cooking eating fun again. Thank you.
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Great feedback guys!

Sorry the PB chocolate bars didn't work out for you Charger - biotest grow makes them a lot better. The best bars though are probably the cinnamon raisin, or the mixed nut bars if done correctly

Lefty, you might have used too much chicken broth in the chicken dish - try less broth and simmer the dish until you get the desired consistency.
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I made the Granola Bars yesterday, very very good. I made something similar before which have come out dry and chewy, these very excellent. My little 2 year old girl also loved them!

I think the trick is to not over cook, stick to what is recommended in the book.
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I made the cinnamon raisin bars and they are amazing!

This recipe is worth the price of the book easy.
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I have a question about the Dr. John's Chili.

For the cashew meal what amount of cashews should I use? The recipe doesn't say so guess it is suppose to be the makers discretion, that is fine but I am a total novice at cooking chili so I need some sort of guideline to start with.

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Glad those granola bars and cinnamon raisin bars worked for you guys. These are two of my favorites in the book.

Cward, use about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of cashew meal for the chili.
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Johnka,

I picked up Gourmet Nutrition last week and I love it! The first thing I made was the S'mores bars. Fantastic!

I had my girl try them and she thought they were delicious! She was surprised I could make something like that...and then I finally told her about your book. She wasn't that impressed with my skills then.

I'm making the Moroccan Chicken tonight...I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks again for the terrific book!
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I'm thinking of buying the book, but I noticed that at least 75% of the sample recipes were labeled PW instead of Anytime. I'm concerned that the rest of the book is the same way. PW meals are never a problem for me... it's all those other ones
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I picked up Gourmet Nutrition last week and I love it! The first thing I made was the S'mores bars. Fantastic!

I had my girl try them and she thought they were delicious! She was surprised I could make something like that...and then I finally told her about your book. She wasn't that impressed with my skills then.

I'm making the Moroccan Chicken tonight...I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks again for the terrific book!
Glad you like it! If you like the S'mores bars, give those cinnamon raisin ones a try. You can even tell your girlfriend that you made up the recipe - I don't mind
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I'm thinking of buying the book, but I noticed that at least 75% of the sample recipes were labeled PW instead of Anytime. I'm concerned that the rest of the book is the same way. PW meals are never a problem for me... it's all those other ones
The PW meals are using very strict guidelines for macronutrient partitioning. I use a lot of the recipes listed as PW all the time. Most of the ones with complex carbs like oats and quinoa don't seem to be an issue for me outside of the post workout window, within reason.

Nevertheless, there are a bunch of anytime recipes as well.
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I made the Kung Pao Chicken last night. It is pretty good. I did however make a couple of changes. Instead of white cooking wine I used dry sherry which is what is used in a lot of chinese recipes, and instead of using the dried chillis I used some chinese chilli sauce called Sombol (SP?). It didn't taste like the fattening stuff you get from a chinese restaurant, but it is still pretty damn good.
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is there a sample of the recipes on line as would like to know if the ingredients are buyable in good ole blight over the pond before I buy it as reviews sound good
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