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First, my biases. I’m starting a new diet that’s along the lines of Esselstyn, Ornish and McDougall (emphasis on plant-based diet and excising meat, eggs, dairy, oils and other forms of fat). So, I’ll say that if you think that “low-fat” means vegetarian, not-so. There’s a pretty wide variety of meat-based dishes in this book. That said, I wasn’t expecting this to be vegetarian (it does seem to have a “vegetarian” section, however, though it must be lacto-ovo-vegetarian as it generally still includes dairy; not sure on eggs).

Long story short, I’ll probably end up adapting some of the recipes to a vegetarian pantry. Just wanted the range of dishes this offered. Looks good so far. Can’t wait to start trying recipes. Many of which won’t even need adaptation.

It seems pretty straightforward in arrangement. It has an intro with some diet advice and several appendices on various health-related topics. The recipes are divided into sections, seem legible on the page (though I haven’t tried it in the kitchen while cooking yet). The recipes also seem to have basic nutritional information breakdowns.

I assume this book should be a good addition to the typical chef’s repertoire of cookbooks and recipes. For those looking toward vegetarian / vegan cooking, or toward non-fat diets, quite a few of the recipes are a bit too “standard” and may require some tweaking or adaptation to remove oils, dairy, etc. But since that’s not what the cookbook is about, I won’t fault the authors on it. The average user should find it a useful book for preparing more healthy meals.

Those wishing to know more about health or heart disease may want to do some additional reading, such as The China Study, and books by Dr. Esselstyn, Dr. Ornish and The Mcdougall Quick and Easy Cookbook: Over 300 Delicious Low-Fat Recipes You Can Prepare in Fifteen Minutes or Less.
Rating: 5 / 5

My husband was recently told he has high cholesterol. His doctor told him to make life changes if he wanted to see 50. We have tried several recipes and have liked all of them. They use simple ingrediants. If you have to add something to your cabinet, more than likely you will use it in more than one of the recipes.
Rating: 5 / 5