Healthy Carb Cookbook For Dummies (For Dummies (Cooking))

Healthy Carb Cookbook For Dummies (For Dummies (Cooking))

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According to USA Weekend, over a quarter of the adults in the U.S. have tried a low-carb diet. Many people have enjoyed lasting success. Others have felt mystified or deprived and given up!

Whether you’re a first-timer or a “try, try-againer”, this book helps you get with the low-carb program and stick with it! Building on the success of Low-Carb Dieting For Dummies, it gives you loads of nutritional information plus more than 100 sumptuous low-carb recipes like Crunchy Brunch Oatmeal Pecan Waffles, Caribbean Chicken, Chile Spiced Broccoli, and Lemon Torte with Raspberries. Low-Carb Cookbook For Dummies includes:

A complete nutritional analysis for each recipe so you can’t go wrong
Lots of recipes for dishes with 5 carbs or less
Recipes that de-carb no-nos like Southern fried chicken and Philly cheese steak sandwiches
Recipes for soups, seafood, and meat dishes, including pork chops, lamb and steaks (with a steak chart so you can chart a low-carb course)
Recipes for great desserts, including chocolate specialties and cheesecake
Vegetarian recipes and crock pot specialties
Terrific wrap recipes using lettuce, tortillas, or crepes
Guidelines for eating low-carb when you’re dining out or brown-bagging it

Author Jan McCracken, a health advocate and low-carber for more than ten years, has written two low-carb cookbooks and is a contributor to numerous low-carb publications. Having fallen off the low-carb wagon several times herself, she alerts you to things that can sabotage your success and clues you in on carb counting and techniques that have worked for her. You’ll get started right with:

Mini-courses on low-carb math and on low-carb nutritition and the glycemic index
A shopping list for stocking a low-carb kitchen
The scoop on different kinds of carbs and artificial sweeteners
Tips on using spices creatively for variety and flavor
Advice on incorporating exercise, including taking the first step (and lots more steps) with a pedometer
Tips for reducing stress (a common cause of bingeing)

With this information, you won’t be mystified. With the fantastic recipes, you won’t feel deprived. You will be inspired to stick to a low-carb lifestyle—one that can help you lose weight and feel healthier!

From the Back Cover
Over 100 homemade dishes high in goodness, low in carbs

Know-how and recipes to help you live a healthy carb lifestyle!

With sumptuous recipes and information on nutrition, this terrific cookbook helps you make the switch to healthy carbs. Get the skinny on the basics of low-carb living. Get recipes that de-carb favorite foods like Southern fried chicken and lasagna. If you've tried low-carb, but felt mystified or deprived, this is your key to success.

Discover how to

Prepare low-carb and healthy carb meals, snacks, and desserts
Eat low-carb on the go
Stock a carb friendly kitchen
Make low-carb cooking easy with a crock pot
Get in and out of the kitchen quickly

Healthy Carb Cookbook For Dummies (For Dummies (Cooking))

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