A low carb diet is one of the most popular for healthy living and weight loss. It can include other diet regimes such as keto and paleo which fall under its umbrella.
The idea behind The Primal Low-Carb Kitchen is the combination of low carb recipes with healthy, whole food primal ingredients.
The primal template involves cutting out gluten and grains while embracing unprocessed whole foods.
Kyndra Holley has personal experience of losing weight, so she approaches this book with the knowledge that dieting is hard and shouldn’t always have to involve sacrifice.
As a result she includes a lot of snack recipes in her cookbook as well as some indulgent main meals.
These recipes are healthy, nutrient dense and flavorful.
Pros:
Detailed information on gluten sources and substitutes
Color photographs
Flavorful low carb food
Cons:
Lots of sides and sauces
Themes: Low carb and primal combination, comfort food
A slow cooker is one of the most useful items you can have in your kitchen.
Combining this efficiency and taste with low carb recipes will help you to achieve a healthy diet with minimal effort and maximum taste.
This book by Helena Walker will explain how the low carb diet works, why a slow cooker is helpful for this diet and gives you lots of recipes to try out.
The book is filled with helpful information and lots of photographs.
There are chapters on breakfast, meat, fish, vegetables, desserts and soups so there isn’t much that isn’t covered in this book.
The Gourmet Prescription for Low Carb Cooking has 163 different recipes which are geared toward a range of dietary goals.
These include increased fat burning capacity, lower insulin, increased energy and of course, weight loss.
Deborah Friedson Chud presents her food with international flair and not a little of her medical knowledge.
She emphasizes high fiber vegetables and fruits rather than starchy potatoes and grains.
Pros:
163 gourmet low carb recipes
Flavorful dishes
Suitable for range of dietary needs
Cons:
Some ingredients hard to find
Not an everyday cookbook
Themes: Gourmet dishes, range of dietary goals
Final Thoughts
There are many low carb cookbooks on the market and some of the best are written by female chefs.
A lot of these women have had personal experience of trying to lose weight, to live a healthier lifestyle or had health concerns that required them to eat a low carb diet.
I'm Barbara Hunt, the founder of WomenChefs.org. Being a mom of two, I understand the challenges of meal planning and the monotony it can bring.
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I hope you'll join me in exploring WomenChefs.org and discovering your next favorite recipe. Let's embrace culinary diversity and try something new together!
