- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (1 Jan 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684837013
- ISBN-13: 978-0684837017
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.2 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 789,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Diet food can be better, richer, and more sumptuous than most everyday foods", says Dr Robert Atkins, author of the massive best-seller, Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution. Carbohydrates, in his opinion, are the root of metabolic evil and the source of hyperinsulinemia, a condition that makes it next to impossible to lose weight. Billed as a companion to the New Diet Revolution, this collection of recipes focuses on ultralow-carbohydrate dishes. His anticarb stance leads to some unconventional dietary advice: "Remember that, as a rule, the lower the fat content of a milk product, the higher its carbohydrate grams. Use cream, not skim milk; use sour cream, not yogurt."
While these recipes are certainly quick and easy to prepare and feature easy-to-find ingredients, some are very high in fat (Zabaglione, Crab and Avocado Salad, Ham and Cheese Sandwiches, Baked Eggs in Bacon Rings). While it may be true that fat is flavour and is necessary to some extent to keeping blood sugar on an even keel, these recipes won't be helpful for those who are watching their cholesterol or are on similarly restricted diets.
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This cookbook is based on the famous Dr Atkins diet and focuses on ultra-low-carbohydrate dishes. Each quick and easy recipe takes a maximum of 30 minutes to prepare and includes a carbohydrate counter.
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430 of 437 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This isn't a bad diet cookbook but it's a lousy cookbook if you remove the qualifier of 'diet' cookbook.
It's American in the extreme and I could create much better low-carb recipes by just slightly adjusting my normal cooking. With the re-iterance of the rules of Atkins taking up three chapters at the beginning and pitifully few creative recipes (many of which depends on special products which would have to be ordered on-line) it smacks somewhat of 'let's sell yet another Atkins book to the low-carbing public'
If you're looking for a good value low-carb cookbook then in complete contrast I would recommend Fran McCullough's low-carb cookbook. This is a genuinely good cookery book. She's a food editor and it shows - her's is a book that contains recipes you would choose to use even if you were not on a low-carb program! I very strongly recommend her book instead of this one. It contains truly useful diet tips like what to eat if you are craving a certain type of food i.e. crunchy, salty, sweet or mashed potato and she gives dinner party and special occasion recipes that friends would never know were low-carb.
It's American in the extreme and I could create much better low-carb recipes by just slightly adjusting my normal cooking. With the re-iterance of the rules of Atkins taking up three chapters at the beginning and pitifully few creative recipes (many of which depends on special products which would have to be ordered on-line) it smacks somewhat of 'let's sell yet another Atkins book to the low-carbing public'
If you're looking for a good value low-carb cookbook then in complete contrast I would recommend Fran McCullough's low-carb cookbook. This is a genuinely good cookery book. She's a food editor and it shows - her's is a book that contains recipes you would choose to use even if you were not on a low-carb program! I very strongly recommend her book instead of this one. It contains truly useful diet tips like what to eat if you are craving a certain type of food i.e. crunchy, salty, sweet or mashed potato and she gives dinner party and special occasion recipes that friends would never know were low-carb.
170 of 174 people found the following review helpful
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The Atkins Diet is great and this follow-up recipe book is OK....my only complaint is that this book, as the orange book did before it, assumes foods like lobster, crab and swordfish are within the reach of your average dieter...admittedly the Cookbook is a bit more down to earth than the orange book, but is still aimed at the American market (and therefore all the measurements are in 'cups') meaning that it's not so ideal for UK dieters who will find it hard to get hold of some of the ingredients without blowing the week's housekeeping on one meal. There are some great low-carb websites out there with squillions of free recipes - my advice would be to save your money and search the Net first and if you can't still find what you're looking for, THEN buy the book :)
47 of 48 people found the following review helpful
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Atkins gets a lot of bad press, but when all is said and done his diet really works, and it works really fast. Atkins explains why he thinks it works, and his theory sounds plausable. But who cares, it works.
I suffered from a lot of stress, or hypertension before this diet. That has all gone, I no longer get sugar cravings, (i.e. shivering for no reason), mood swings, sudden hunger or faintness. And I got all this when I was not on a diet.
Now that I am doing Atkins (not all that strictly), I feel fantastic. Do not believe the bad press this book gets. This guy gets screwed because of his induction phase. But even he admits that induction is not healthy for long term, and he does not recommend this as a lifetime change, just a short kick start to a fat burning mechamnism.
I almost forgot to mention, I did get this book to lose weight, and I did. Its just that the other benefits I got seem to far outweigh the actual weight loss.
Don't be tempted to get info on Atkins from the Internet, there is enough rubbish on this guy out there. Read from the source.
Get this book if you want to diet, get this book if you do not feel 100% and you suspect diet (I mean an eating plan) could help.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
There are more effection Low Carb Diet's out there
needs ingredients available in the UK. I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy sorry. Healthy diet and exercise and you can get better results.
Published 1 month ago by S Kyei-Donkoh
Disappointed
I nearly got sucked into the diet but realised how very unhealthy and unbalanced this diet would be for long term health (In my opinion).
Published 13 months ago by Starryeye
Yummy!
I am such a lazy cook, but this book is full of recipes that are easy to follow and the dishes very tasty so I've found it really helpful. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Moley63
Good recipies if your on Atkins
I bought this book, as both myself and my daughter had started the atkins diet and we were getting a bit bored with the same old steak , eggs and sausages! Read more
Published 21 months ago by J. Bentley
good if you are on Atkins
If you are following the Atkins diet then this book will help. It is rather in depth with the carbs though which turned me off as I thought Atkins was about being able to each as... Read more
Published on 22 May 2009 by Esta
Excellent reference book
I have used this book endlessly as my husband and I are following the Atkins diet. At at glance you can see the net carbs value of the majority of foods. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by Mrs. Melanie Quinnellscott
Exactly what it says on the tin..
This book has had some slating in some reviews, but it is now one of my most used cook books. I've been an avid atkins follower for 4 months now and bought this as I was getting... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2004 by "leighanne_miles"
Pass the sugar substitute!
If you are a serious 'atkins-head' with the time and inclination to painstakingly "finely chop macademia nuts", then this is the book for you. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2003 by lauren foreman
Atkins Diet Revolution
No one that I speak to believes that this diet could possible work. It Does! You don't feel hungry, you don't have to count calories and you see effective results in a short time. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2002 by "jamesbrash"
What a great diet
I was a bit sceptical when i heard about the atkins diet so i thought i would buy the book and give it a try. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2002
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