The alli Cookbook by Caroline M. Apovian Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The alli Cookbook
Book Review: Same Book
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't own this book...BUT I do own the "Alli Diet Plan" book. The recipes on the sample pages of the cookbook are exactly the SAME as the ones in the diet plan book (except for the page numbers, of course). The only difference appears to be that you can tear-out the restaurant guide.Book Review: Straightforward, TASTY recipes; many more than you get in the basic book
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very surprised to see the other review for this book, but then I saw the line about the person NOT owning it. I preordered this book, and like the other reviewer, felt that the recipes would be the same...however, I forgot to cancel the preorder, so lo and behold, it arrived at my house in mid-December. This has become my FAVORITE diet cookbook! Unlike the South Beach Diet cookbooks, which contained laundry lists of ingredients and yielded usually unflavorful dishes, the Alli Cookbook contains (1) many, many more recipes than are found in the main book--250 pages of recipe text alone, (2) food for a large variety of tastes including vegetarian, (3) carefully thought out and easy to prepare dishes, (4) creative and interestingly seasoned dishes, and (5) dishes you would never think you would find in a diet cookbook. I am somewhat of a picky eater when it comes to "healthy foods" and I was still able to find dozens of recipes to suit my tastes. The bottom line is that this cookbook has helped me succeed on the Alli plan by adding needed variety and easy-to-cook dishes to my meal plan -- so much so, that even when I get busy and forget to take the pills for several days, I still lose weight and almost never feel deprived. I don't think I would be at the point in the diet with the recipes in the Alli Diet Plan book alone, and I credit this cookbook. (Since starting the diet in mid-November, I've lost 15 pounds, even with some cheating around the holidays, and I'm within 10 pounds of my overall goal.) If you want to enhance your chance for success on the Alli plan and want to enjoy some really flavorful dishes, you need to add this book to your Alli toolkit!Book Review: The Alli Cookbook
Summary: 3 Stars
While this cookbook contained many delicious sounding recipes, I found it annoying that it didn't really specify how many exchages you would be consuming per serving.
On the plus side the recipes seem fairly easy to follow and were illustrated with great photos.
The tear out resaurant guide was nice but certainly too large to carry in my pocket or purse.
Book Review: Yummy Recipies - Not Helpful
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this book when I purchased my starter kit - and the book is going back. While the recipies look very tasty, I was not at all impressed by the fact that the only nutritional information is for "The Complete Meal" and not for the recipie by itself. For instance, they will give you a recipie for a granola, but then there is a section for "complete the meal" which adds 1/3 cup of 2% milk. The nutrition information was given for a serving of the granola with the milk.
While the granola looked delicious, I drink skim, and I really don't want to figure out the difference in calories/fat between skim and 2% milk. Same goes for trying to figure out the difference in calories between a grain (ie brown rice) that I have in my pantry and orzo, which I don't keep stocked, and I'm not even sure if its in my grocery store.
I like freedom and flexibilty when cooking/eating, and while the recipies looked great, I don't find it to be at all useful for the way I cook and build meals, which is mixing and matching things I have on hand, and using leftovers.
I have plenty of cookbooks that provide detailed nutriont information for each recipie, I will use thoes and return this.
Book Review: alli cookbook
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this cookbook I started the alli april 15th 2009 and I feel great! I have 3 children and never lost weight after having my kids. I finally decided to try alli.
At my heaviest I weighed 203 lbs I have lost a little, but i think it is far more healthier to lose slowly then too fast. the recipes in this book are great. yes you must change your life style. you have to want to commit to change with the alli though there are some side effects called treatment effects to me that just tells me i am eating much fat.
THE Alli cookbook is fun to use with kids there are recipes in this book that kids can help you prepare my two oldest are very picky an don't get enough veggies but with this they don't even know they're getting their veggies and it's healthy and they don't even know it 's health food i have my whole family eating better foods 4 them and making better choices.
THIS BOOK IS A MUST IF YOU DECIDE TO GO ON ALLI ANOTHER GEAT BOOK IS:THE ALLI DIET PLAN THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO SUCCESS WITH ALLI BY CAROLINE APOVIAN M.D.
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