Thursday, April 30, 2020

Books read Apr 30




5-Ingredient Instant Pot Cookbook by Sophie Brown
5 Ingredient Instant Pot cookbook easy recipes for fast and healthy meals by Sophie Brown
TOC where after intro recipes are broken up into meal  and food categories.
Intro starts with instant pot history lesson and how each setting works.
Also noted: dietary aids: AK Atkins, DK Keto, HP high protein,  LC low carb, LF low fat, PC, palo, PL paleo, VGI veg, VGN began, WD whole foods.  These are not mentioned in recipes.
Each recipe starts with a title, servings, prep and cook times, servings, Macros per serving: calories, protein, fat-NOT broken up into good or bad, and carbs.
Ingredients are listed and I'd substitute for our healthier dietary needs: low fat, low sodium, low sugar, fresh vs canned items.
Instructions are given how to make. Recipes don't come with initials for food groups.
There are NO pictures outside of the intro material.
Don't see many classic easy recipes like chicken noodle soup recipes here.
Nothing really sticks out.



Air Fryer Cookbook - 100+ Basic Recipes for Everyday by Erika Connor
Air Fryer Cookbook 100 basic recipes by erika connor
Table of contents, intro and recipes are broken up into meal categories.
Intro talks about the air fryer and how it all works, pictures included.
Different settings are discussed. Quick easy fast food items are listed with times and information.
Each recipe starts with a title, color photo, servings, prep and cook times.
List of ingredients is included. Not sure where to get duck fat for first recipe, hmmmm.
How to make the recipe is attached and some nutritional information per serving: calories, fat-NOT broken up into good or bad, fiber and protein. Sodium is not even listed.
Should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, low sugar and fresh vs. canned items.
Recipes do not start at the top of a new page.
Some recipes have a mixture of US and UK measurements listed.




The Best Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook by Jeannette Nosrat

The Best Anti Inflammatory Cookbook by Jeannette Nosrat
Free ebook offer. Table of contents where recipes are broken up into Meal categories.
Intro starts out with what inflammation is and how to avoid it with foods you eat.
Each recipe starts with a title, prep, cook time and total time and servings.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low sugar, low fat and fresh vs canned items.
Directions are given along with recipe notes.
Some nutritional information per serving: calories, fat, carbs and protein.
NO sat fat and NO sodium levels.
There are NO photographs.
Low fat vanilla oatmeal pumpkin muffins sounds like a great recipe to try.


The Easy Anti-Inflammatory Diet Cookbook by Rosaline Bishop
The Easy Anti-Inflammatory Diet Cookbook by Rosaline Bishop
TOC that includes intro material, recipes broken up by meals.
Intro contains info about the foods you can select and why to fight off inflammatory illnesses.
Also has a listing of foods you should avoid.
Useful tips also are included.
Colorful photos are included throughout.
14 day meal plan is attached in chart format.
Each recipe starts with a color photo and prep, cook time and servings.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, low sugar and fresh vs canned items.
Directions are given and tips are given at the end.
Nutritional information is included: calories, proteins, carbs and fat-NOT broken up by good or bad. NO sodium levels either.
Recipes do NOT start at the top of a new page.
I didn't find anything new to me and many call for items I don't have and not easy to obtain.






The Plant Based Meal Plan Cookbook by Rosaline Bishop
Starts with table of contents and after intro material the recipes are broken up by meal category.
Intro is about what a plant based diet is and what the health benefits are with a brief explanation about each of those.
Like the list of foods to eat and which to avoid.
Love the substitution list also! Chart showing 21 day mail plan for each of the main meals and a dessert.
Each  recipe starts with a title, medium size color photo and prep and cook times. Servings are listed and nutritional info includes: per serving: calories, fat, sat. fat, carbs, fiber, sugars and protein.
List of ingredients is included and there are some recipes that have LOT of ingredients.
I would also substitute for our healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low sugar, low fat and fresh vs. canned items.
Directions on make to make is included and servings suggestions.
Not all recipes start at the top of a new page.
Baked fries would be my choice, healthy baking them. Other recipes call for a lot of oat flour, almond products which i do not readily have or can get easily.

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