The South Beach Diet Cookbook by Arthur Agatston MD
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Book Reviews of The South Beach Diet Cookbook
Book Review: Diet Or Not, These Recipes Are AWESOME!
Summary: 5 Stars
I serve these scrumptuous meals to family and company alike. The response is alway enthusiastic. You'll seem like a gourmet chef, and the results betray the ease of preparation. Our teenagers love the meals which simplifies cooking for dieters and non-dieters alike.
My favorites are Caribbean Baked Chicken with Mango, Bolivian Spiced Pork Chops, Capri Chicken and Spinach Souffle Stuffed Chicken. In these and the other recipes, spices replace traditional fattening flavor enhancers. You won't miss the pound producing add-ons at all!
The dessert section provides more pleasing choices than the ricotta based desserts in the original South Beach Diet Book which I personally did not enjoy. Our family loves Apple and Almond Souffle, an easy to prepare sugar-less and satisfying treat!
The large-print version is especially helpful for those of us over-40'ers. Beautiful photos throughout provide serving inspiration.
Diet or no diet, these recipes will become family favorites.
Book Review: My mouth started Watering!
Summary: 5 Stars
I went on South Beach in December and when I moved to Phase 2 I was letting myself get away with more that Phase 2 or 3 allow. I ordered this book to add more variety to my life, and the moment I opened it, my mouth was watering! The recipes are amazing. Like other South Beach recipes, some of them can be expensive to make (as better cuts of meat that are leaner, tend to cost more), but there is alot of variety and not too much complication. Some recipes are for Phase 2 or 3, While some you can eat right away. It is split into sections like any other cookbook. The only thing you have to watch for some of the recipes is portion control, which you should be doing with certain foods anyway. As someone who knows this program works, this cookbook is a nice addition to the South Beach plan, and offers enough variety to keep you on the diet for life. I think owning all of the cookbooks is your best bet, as it will offer a variety of menu options to accommodate you for the entire year.Book Review: The cookbook that passed our road test!
Summary: 5 Stars
We've now had over 30 patients in our cardiology practice "road-test" and try many of the recipes in Dr. Agatston's companion volume to his popular South Beach Diet. The response has been overwhelmingly favorable, both in taste as well as in weight loss.
The condiment recipes, like South Beach Barbecue Sauce and South Beach Teriyaki sauce, have gotten rave reviews from our patients, as well as some of the unique vegetarian entrees, like tofu cacciatore and baked Portobello caps with melted goat cheese. Dr. Agatston, a professed chocoholic, concludes with 20 recipes for desserts that use some clever substituting to avoid excess sugar, flour, and unhealthy oils.
The Cookbook is also a graphically-beautiful book, with full-color photos accompanying many, if not most, of the recipes.
Book Review: A Great Follow Up
Summary: 5 Stars
A Great Follow Up..to the South Beach Diet....although it is a cook book ..It is much more..It continues with medical ideas and suggestions from both the writers and dieters following The South Beach Diet...Both books give reasons WHY a diet is needed for other than "Good Looks" . The meals require thought and preparation before the cooking which adds to the satisfaction and as calories are not the only "message" one can eat a good size meal without feeling guilty.A vsiting friend was very surprised when we told her that that the South Beach mashed potatoes were realy cauliflower !!!!!!A Good Read and Very Informative !!!Book Review: This diet works for me
Summary: 5 Stars
The South Beach Diet is divided into three different Phases. The first Phase lasts for two weeks and is the strictest of the three. Each Phase includes specific allowable foods on the Foods to Enjoy list, as well as meal plans and recipes. Dr. Agatston says decreasing the bad carbs will help you metabolize what you eat more effectively and will also improve insulin resistance, leading to weight loss. The diet is based on the Glycemic Index.
He says you will become accustomed to eating the good carbs and fats and leaving the bad ones behind. He says by doing so you can lose anywhere between 8 and 10 pounds in two weeks