LasVegasFitGirl
Cathlete
Ok, if I'm gonna get one of her clean eating books...which one do you recommend? There were at least three on Amazon when I just looked
TOSCA RENO
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jansherman
Cathlete
I would suggest the Eat Clean Diet Expanded Edition. It explains the premises of her clean eating lifestyle. I also have the Eat-Clean Diet cookbook, and there are some good recipes in it. My problem with cookbooks is that they don't come with someone to do the shopping and cooking for me! 
Pearlstrand
Cathlete
I hear you, Jan!
I love the Eat Clean Diet Cookbook! It has some great recipes in it, and my very picky DH loves them. (Believe me, he is not a clean eating kind of guy!) But Jan is right -- you still have to shop, cook, and wash the dishes yourself!
I love the Eat Clean Diet Cookbook! It has some great recipes in it, and my very picky DH loves them. (Believe me, he is not a clean eating kind of guy!) But Jan is right -- you still have to shop, cook, and wash the dishes yourself!
story1267
Cathlete
I have her first book and I do have a little bit of love/hate about her - she's a bit dogmatic and repetitive but I blame that on bad editing...mostly . However, eating clean = good stuff and she's where I started with it.
One thing that I wish her book had was fiber content for the recipes.
Do the newer books list fiber grams?
. However, eating clean = good stuff and she's where I started with it.One thing that I wish her book had was fiber content for the recipes.
Do the newer books list fiber grams?
Pearlstrand
Cathlete
Yes.
Her Eat Clean Diet Cookbook lists fiber content; also calories, calories from fat, protein, carbs, sugars, fat, and sodium.
Her Eat Clean Diet Cookbook lists fiber content; also calories, calories from fat, protein, carbs, sugars, fat, and sodium.
lightening16
Cathlete
The cookbook is my favorite
I use the Cookbook all the time but I do like to go back and look at the first book occasionally to remind myself. The recipes in the first book are good too. I have the Family cookbook too. The first half of the book is all the same stuff but how to apply it too your family and only half the book is recipes. I am not sure that kids need to be as hard core as what she is suggesting however the recipes are pretty good here too. I have celiac disease and have to modify most of the recipes that have wheat but they all turn out well. It can be hard to find low fat gluten free food, so it is nice to be able to make it.
The cooler plans are really the ticket!
Good luck
Heather
I use the Cookbook all the time but I do like to go back and look at the first book occasionally to remind myself. The recipes in the first book are good too. I have the Family cookbook too. The first half of the book is all the same stuff but how to apply it too your family and only half the book is recipes. I am not sure that kids need to be as hard core as what she is suggesting however the recipes are pretty good here too. I have celiac disease and have to modify most of the recipes that have wheat but they all turn out well. It can be hard to find low fat gluten free food, so it is nice to be able to make it.
The cooler plans are really the ticket!
Good luck
Heather
meowracer
Cathlete
Why are you returning it???
As for Tosca Reno, I really love the cookbook too. I have the Eat Clean for Kids/Family and it has too much chat for me and only a few recipes - I didn't realize that when I bought it. Men's Health Muscle Chow is good too. He uses some sweeteners that I don't use but the foods are whole foods. There aren't pretty pictures though like in the Eat Clean books.
LasVegasFitGirl
Cathlete
Which one?
So which one is most beneficial to you...the one with the most recipes? Are they simple recipes? I'm just not one with a lot of time and I really need this but I don't need more recipe books (if you know what I mean!).
So which one is most beneficial to you...the one with the most recipes? Are they simple recipes? I'm just not one with a lot of time and I really need this but I don't need more recipe books (if you know what I mean!).
meowracer
Cathlete
Tosca's recipes are not as simple as Muscle Chow - not sure who you are asking the question to, but I will answer The only Tosca book with enough recipes to be worth it, IMO, is the Eat Clean Cookbook. I think Target has that one so I looked at it first. Muscle Chow is amazon only. It is targeted to men so it is easy and the recipes are good. It also gives you 3 phases - relaxed, lean and ripped, and recipes for each and/or ways to alter the recipes for whichever phase you are in.
The only Tosca book with enough recipes to be worth it, IMO, is the Eat Clean Cookbook. I think Target has that one so I looked at it first. Muscle Chow is amazon only. It is targeted to men so it is easy and the recipes are good. It also gives you 3 phases - relaxed, lean and ripped, and recipes for each and/or ways to alter the recipes for whichever phase you are in.
Pearlstrand
Cathlete
You're welcome!
I'm enjoying Ellie Krieger too (thanks to this Forum)! However, she is much less hard-core than Tosca. The Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup was delicious -- I made it on Monday. Looking forward to more great recipes from her.
I'm enjoying Ellie Krieger too (thanks to this Forum)! However, she is much less hard-core than Tosca. The Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup was delicious -- I made it on Monday. Looking forward to more great recipes from her.
story1267
Cathlete
Library book
It's a library book. They get pretty testy when you don't return things...especially when they're from other libraries. I swear I'm the biggest user of Inter-Library Loan in this town LOL!
It's a library book. They get pretty testy when you don't return things...especially when they're from other libraries. I swear I'm the biggest user of Inter-Library Loan in this town LOL!
Pearlstrand
Cathlete
Get busy!
Well, just copy your favorite recipes and check it out again if you need to! I do that with recipes I love anyway, so I have them all in one binder in the kitchen.
The library... great idea!
Well, just copy your favorite recipes and check it out again if you need to! I do that with recipes I love anyway, so I have them all in one binder in the kitchen.
The library... great idea!
LasVegasFitGirl
Cathlete
Thanks!
Thanks everyone for the input. I'll be going to Amazon now!
Thanks everyone for the input. I'll be going to Amazon now!
LasVegasFitGirl
Cathlete
Books
I got both Muscle Chow and Tosca's Eat Clean Cookbook off ebay -- thanks everyone for your 2 cents...
I got both Muscle Chow and Tosca's Eat Clean Cookbook off ebay -- thanks everyone for your 2 cents...
marnapril
Cathlete
hahaha funny and true.
bostonwendy
Cathlete
you could just get them all from your local library first! that way, you can decide for yourself which book you want, and if there are only a few recipes you really want you can just copy them. i am also a huge library user and request lots of stuff through the inter-library loan system (someone else mentioned this). what a great resource!
wendy
wendy
shanihib
Cathlete
Ah, I love Ellie Kreiger's recipes! You can get most of the ones in her cookbook (actually probably all of them) online at foodnetwork.com. I have the cookbook and then realized that later. Also, her show "Healthy Appetite" contains all of the same recipes (although the new episodes seem to have new ones).
You can get most of the ones in her cookbook (actually probably all of them) online at foodnetwork.com. I have the cookbook and then realized that later. Also, her show "Healthy Appetite" contains all of the same recipes (although the new episodes seem to have new ones).