So, I figure with the number of moms here, maybe you guys have some opinions and advice.
I'm a busy mom (guess you already figured that one out), and have always eaten fairly clean etc (though pretty high carb, all in all). I'm switching over to the higher protein diet, and I've been using a few of the recipes in NROLW and like them, but I'm always running out of time for meal prep (and I don't much care for it to begin with).
Do you guys have any suggestions for high protein/clean eating cookbooks that focus on tasty and fast?
if you have a crockpot and are trying to control carbs you might like Dana Carpenter's crockpot book - or just look around on the net for crockpot recipes that are lower carb
Thanks Roland/Lost Dog! That was Exactly the kind of thing I was after. I checked out your blog, too, and see you've got some fun food stuff there too. In a perfect world, I would spend hours cooking great food (I admit it, I'm a food snob) but in my current less-than-perfect world... It's 5:30 pm, and I'm just trying to figure out what to make the kiddos before they start to dissolve into hungry emotional messes. And I would hire Roland, if that was in any way feasible.
Cool. I might give the illusion of cooking for hours all the time, but it's not really happening. It's not possible because I'm not that organized. I often have high hopes for the weekends, and end up doing fun stuff (fun for them, since cooking IS fun for me).
On the weekends, I bake bread (they ask for it) and go for simple foods for the kids. Relatively plain grilled meats (tri tip, chicken legs, sausage, etc.) that I can doctor up with pesto or a sauce for my own plate. They like raw veggies and eat them up just fine.
Of course they ask for things like mac and cheese, bread, popcorn, donuts, and other treats, so it's a balancing act to let them have some fun and keep them on track with good nutrition. Actual meals tend to be meat and veggies/fruit, and I just don't serve the carbs unless they ask for them (rarely), since they'll get plenty of carbs from the "fun" foods.
Now, if Rachel would just make a slow cooker cookbook... When my kids open the door and smell the slow cooker, they get interested in the meal.
I love the book Eating for Life. It's by Bill Phillips, of Body for Life, and meant to complement that program, but I've found that it works well for eating high protein meals. I love it because all of the recipes are simple and easy, and the lunch and dinner ideas are full menus, with sides already selected for you. Makes it so easy. And my husband loves that there is a picture of every single recipe, so you can see what you're getting. I've made most of the dinners in the book, and they're all yummy and easy.
I love the book Eating for Life. It's by Bill Phillips, of Body for Life, and meant to complement that program, but I've found that it works well for eating high protein meals. I love it because all of the recipes are simple and easy, and the lunch and dinner ideas are full menus, with sides already selected for you. Makes it so easy. And my husband loves that there is a picture of every single recipe, so you can see what you're getting. I've made most of the dinners in the book, and they're all yummy and easy.
I LOVE my 'Eating For Life' cookbook!
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I would expect Rachel Ray's book to have pasta or rice in every one - am I wrong? I really can't serve it at all.
Correct. It is a "lower carb" cookbook. The portions of pasta and rice are much smaller than most other cookbooks, but it's definitely not a low carb cookbook.
Bobby Flay's Grilling For Life is a grilling cookbook that does have some good low carb recipes. They are not all low carb, but he concentrates on the healthier ones and has much smaller portions of starchy carbs.
I have zero low carb cookbooks, so I'm interested in hearing some recommendations in that dept. I tend to buy cookbooks and just pick and choose, and change the recipes to make them right for me.
John Berardi's Gourmet Nutrition v2 is superb Lots of low carb recipies. In fact most of the main dishes are the meat only and you add a PW or Anytime side from the seperate sides section. (Anytime being the low starchy carb variety)
There is a sample PDF of several recipies from the book on the link above.
I do own this book and it is absolutely gorgeous, well worth every penny.
I am new here but thought I should chime in. I love the Eating Well Cookbooks. They have aquick meals cookbooks: Healthy in a Hurry. However, I find that anything from their collection tends to be super quick and user friendly. They tend to break down recipes by the kind of recipe (low cal, low carbs, low fat...etc. can't remember all.) The recipes are yummy and super quick. Back when I lost 14 pounds I put on over a year in 4 months with recipes from that book, cardio and lifting.
Cookbook for busy moms?
Ditto!
Lots of low carb recipies. In fact most of the main dishes are the meat only and you add a PW or Anytime side from the seperate sides section. (Anytime being the low starchy carb variety)
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