Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Cookbooks reviewed: Mar 22

  






THE COMPLETE DASH DIET COOKBOOK: 555 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Everyday with 365-Day Dash Diet Meal Plan by MELINDA R. BOND 
This book starts with TOC where recipes are listed as meals and food categories.
Description  of the book is included.  Intro discusses the diet plan, benefits and what you can and can't eat.
Each recipe starts with a title, some contain a small photo. Prep cook times and servings.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low fat, low sodium, low sugar and fresh vs canned items.
Some contain a lot of items, be sure to have them all first.
Recipes do NOT start at top of new page.
Some nutritional information: calories, fat, fiber, carbs and protein.
There are just a very few pictures.
Years daily meal plans are included at the end.
Lots of all kinds of food to choose from.
*removed at Amazon*

 


 

35 Chicken One Pot Meals – Tasty One Pot Recipes With Chicken by  Pamela Kazmierczak
TOC starts this book where recipes are listed.
Short intro about the book in all virilities of meals.
Thank you page and author requests a review.
Each recipe starts with a title, short summary of the dish.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low fat, low sodium, low sugar and fresh vs canned items.
Some recipes call for a LOT of items, be sure to have them all first.
Directions are given and serving suggestions.
There are NO pictures and NO nutritional information.
Lots to choose from.

 

 

THE NEW MIND DIET COOKBOOK: 150 Healthy Recipes to Boost Brain Function and Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease by Lydia Merrill
TOC where recipes are listed as meals, Intro with pictures discusses foods made to keep your mind healthy.
What is diet is all about  and what foods you should be eating.
 along with heal benefits.
Conversion charts are included.
Each recipe starts with a title, SOME contain a medium size color photo, summary of the dish, prep and cook time and servings.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low fat, low sodium, low sugar and fresh vs canned items.
Some contain a LOT of items, be sure to have them all first.
Directions are given and some nutritional information: calories, carbs, fat and protein.
Recipes do NOT always start at the top of a new page.
We eat many of these dishes weekly and need to eat more of them, quite the variety.
Three week meal plan is included at the end.
Author requests a review and about the author are listed at the very end.

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