501 Recipes for a Low-Carb Life

by Gregg R. Gillespie

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402708149
• ISBN13: 9781402708145
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

good recipes, even if some aren't that low carb

First off, the previous reviewers' complaints about this cookbook are fair - a lot of these recipes aren't truly low-carb. Quite a few of them are low-carb, but sometimes, I find myself making substitutions so the recipes are okay for my wife, who has diabetes, to eat - which you would hardly expect from a low-carb cookbook. The thing is, though, the recipes are really good. It's unfortunate they decided to market it as a low-carb cookbook - otherwise, I think you'd see a lot of 5-star reviews here on the strength of the recipes. Highlights include Beef & Black Bean Chili, Spaghetti Squash with Red Clam Sauce, Herb Stuffed Baked Tomatoes, Caribbean Stewed Vegetables, Garlic and Lime Pork Chops, and Greek Chicken. All great stuff.

501 Recipes for a Low-Carb Life

This is a really tempting book at first full of all sorts of foods I didn't know I could have on a low carb diet but then there's a catch. One salad recipe is for 12 servings, another dessert recipe is for 8. There's hardly one recipe for less than 6 servings and it's not like the servings are large, they're tiny. I estimate most of the recipes would feed two or three people realistically, which really boost the carbs-per-serving. Sure, you can have an approicot dessert, as long as you have two bites. Advice: watch what they consider a "serving."