The Bottom Line
Each dish is designated as being appropriate for Phase 1, 2 or 3. Phase 1 recipes include a Reuben wrap (without bread!) and coconut chicken. Phases 2 and 3 offer options like sesame chicken and couscous salad. Several fish-based dishes are also included, as well as vegetarian choices.
Pros
- Recipes are well-organized.
- Lots of choices under each category.
- Meals for all Phases of the diet.
- Includes nutritional information for each recipe.
- Great photographic representations of dishes.
Cons
- May seem daunting for some inexperienced cooks.
- May include ingredients not readily available to everyone.
Description
- Hundreds of recipes in categories like breakfast, fish and poultry, meats, vegetarian, and desserts.
- Includes an informative summary of The South Beach Diet.
- Features guidelines on grocery shopping for the diet.
- Also includes questions and answers about the diet itself.
Guide Review - The South Beach Diet Cookbook
The preparation instructions are fairly easy to understand, even for a relative novice like myself! All the recipes include nutritional data such as caloric content, cholesterol, saturated fat, protein, carbohydrates, fiber. Includes an assortment of colorful photographs depicting many of the dishes.The recipes are not limited to lunch and dinner entrees. Agatston also included breakfast, as well as snacks and desserts. There is also some information on entertaining while following the SBD. (Mainly incorporating vegetables, shrimp and nuts into the menu as appetizers.
An added bonus is the provision of shopping lists to make sticking to the SBD that much easier. Simply use the list as a guideline the next time you go to the supermarket and you'll stay on the program.
