The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes Ready in 30 Minutes or Less (The South Beach Diet) Reviews

• Lost 133 lbs

  
  By ATXM8O8KGQVMB on 2005-10-31
  I have every one of the South Beach Books. Phase 1 third day of the 2nd week is the hardest to get through. Your body has rid itself of those high glycemic foods, so you crave and want to eat some bread or other processed white flour food item.
  I have done every and I mean every diet out there (Atkins, Weight Watchers,Soup diet,Slim for Life, Slim Fast, American Heart Assoc. I also took Redux to lose weight which has caused me some heart trouble. Everytime any of the above was done I would loose then fall off the diet and gain what I lost plus an additional 20+ lbs. This was the only one which made since for me and has allowed me to have that cookie, french fry, or brownie once in a while and still keep on the diet.
  
  I enjoy this cookbook more as it is simple. The first cookbook was too in depth. More for chefs to cook with vs a working person. I hate having to be in the kitchen cooking for hours even when I was not dieting. Very simple recipes that allow short prep times. The fewer the ingredients the better for me. Best part helps with the making of a grocery list and tells you which foods to always keep on hand, so when you need to fix a fast meal you have everything.
  
  The South Beach Diet book is a must and you need to read through it. I skipped over the stories after a couple and went to the heart of what Dr. Agatston states about his diet (Not really a diet for me, just a guide to great healthy eating). Do highlight,write in the margins and use post it notes as you read the first book. This diet(guide to healthy eating) is about making your body work to process the foods which you eat instead of eating processed/high glycemic foods which your body doesn't have to work much to process. He even gives you a list of acceptable foods to eat in Phase 1. I leave this on my refrigerator even now, to remind myself that even though I am not in Phase 1 I still eat those foods which are best during Phase 1.
  What I took from his books: Eat to live with the right vegetables, dairy products,proteins and fruits.
  
  
  
  
  

• Dr. Agatston focuses on nutrition!

  
  By A2SV6FRI3HMATH on 2005-10-06
  I'm a busy working mom and being able to prepare a nutrient-rich meal -- that my family will actually eat -- in under 30 minutes is fantastic. The turkey and white bean chili (page 196)is their favorite so far. My husband, my teenager and I, all watch our weight and this cookbook is fast becoming our favorite tool in helping us add whole grains, lean sources of protein, and more vegetables to our meal plans. The Pork Fajitas (page 210) and the Rosemary Pork Medallions with Chunky Applesauce (page 211) or the South Beach Macaroni and Cheese (page 249) are perfect comfort food for this cooler weather. I love Dr. Agatston's sensible approach to nutrition and his philosphy that if we're satiated and satisfied by nutrient dense, fiber rich foods, we'll lose weight and have healthier hearts and blood chemistry.
  
  

• A must-have

  
  By A29IQXKSI359NY on 2006-03-09
  Definitely get this cookbook if you're following/thinking about following the South Beach Diet, or even if you just want to eat healthier.
  All recipes (except a few) take 30 minutes or less to both prepare and cook (shortcuts are also listed in lots of recipes, as in "you can use a frozen bag of broccoli here to save time"), and there are literally dozens of them that sound delicious to my boyfriend even, a hamburger and fries kind of guy. Nothing is too gourmet to be a good weeknight meal.
  Remember the "Stocking the South Beach Diet Kitchen" guide in the regular cookbook? It's much expanded here, with a short paragraph for each item, telling you what to look for at the store, what the item is good for, etc. Very helpful!
  There's also pages of meal and snack ideas that don't require a recipe. These are really simple ideas or tips for throwing together something quick. For instance, "take a whole wheat tortilla, slather spaghetti sauce and cheese on it, and broil it until done." No, that's not exactly what was written, but it gives you an idea.
  This will be my main cookbook on the South Beach Diet, and it's much MUCH more accessible for people like me who want a good, healthy meal, but don't want to spend an hour or two putting it together.
  
  

• Delicious and Healthy! A winning combination!

  
  By A3TT6A8O20RN4A on 2006-08-29
  The food in this cookbook is amazing... it tastes so good it's hard to believe it is healthy. I have never considered myself a good cook, but since using this book I actually enjoy eating my own meals. And I have had several houseguests who were very impressed by the dishes I've made. After the first few days using the cookbook in Phase 1, I assumed I must have gained weight. I seemed to be eating all the time and I always felt full... then I stepped on a scale and was shocked to see that I had lost 8 lbs!!! And I was not fat to begin with! Wow!
  
  The food this book requires can be a little more expensive than you're used to. It requires a lot of fresh seafood, meats, and vegetables. However, eating healthy is worth a few extra dollars per week, in my opinion. And now that I like cooking, I'll dine out less. Also, many of the ingredients are redundant so you'll only have to buy them the first time around. (Dark Sesame Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Spices, etc.)
  
  I find that it takes me a little longer than 30 min to make many of the recipes, especially when I am making more than one dish at a time (main dish + side). However, this is probably because I am not good with the knife and multi-task cooking is hard for me. I think once I get used to the recipes and more capable in the kitchen, the time will decrease drastically. And in general, it's still only 5-10 min or so longer than what the recipe suggests.
  
  This cookbook is fabulous! I have lost weight eating food that I prepare myself that tastest great! What more could you ask for?
  
  Try: Balsamic Salmon with Green Bean Salad, Shrimp Scampi with Stuffed Tomatoes, Aspargus Soup, and Pork Satay with Chinese Broccoli. Yum!
  
  

• Even if you are not on the South Beach Diet...

  
  By AMP3GHUFUUQSD on 2005-10-11
  ...this cookbook is a great addition to your cooking library. It has become one of my favorite cookbooks -- the recipes are easy to follow, the pictures are wonderful, but most importantly, the food tastes great! I really like the Indian Chicken -- this is a great dish to entertain with -- add some brown rice and a green salad, and you have a tasty, impressive and healthy meal.
  
  
• The Perfect Companion for South Beach Dieters: Lots of Easy and Quick to Prepare Recipes
  By A1AHG76Y8S89BJ on 2006-08-21
  
  Let me start saying that I have read a lot of books on weight loss and I have my own experience in the weight loss game, having being able to loss more than 200 lbs and shrink my waist (from 44 to 32) in about eight months, and I have been able to keep in good shape for more than 6 years. I believe that for a Weight loss program to be effective in the long term it has to be realistic and it has to be practical and easy to follow, so one can stick to it in order to gradually obtain what we ultimately want: Burn unwanted body fat.
  
  This book will not teach you what are the fundamental ideas behind the South Beach Diet, but rather provide a huge recipe collection for its followers, in order to make even easier staying in the right track for weight loss. What makes this book so practical is that every single recipe can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Additionally it will help you introduce variations and new flavor to your diet so you won't get bored.
  
  Before you buy the book you could download and try the three available recipes, so you will know if this book is for you, even more if you are not sure if this is the kind of diet you can stick to, these three recipes will give you a first hand element to evaluate this. The three recipes ready for download at the product page at Amazon are:
  - Black Bean & Goat Cheese Tostada.
  - Tempeh Dagwood Sandwich.
  - Turkey Parmesan.
  The recipes are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. If you don't have Acrobat in your computer don't worry either, you can download the reader for free at Adobe site.
  
  Weight Loss is not a simple matter, since it takes commitment and discipline to achieve real and lasting results. Once we accept this we are ready to turn advices into habits. Since you are checking this book I have to guess that you are interested in losing weight, getting in better shape or just be healthier, so I will share my own experience in the weight lose game:
  
  My own successful personal experience in weight loss is based on strategies to boost metabolism. Don't stress yourself, eat frequently, eat just what you need each time, and choose wisely what you are going to eat, supplement your diet. Yet simple and it works. I loss more than 200 lbs and shrink my waist (from 44 to 32), and I have been able to keep in good shape since then. Every single aspect of my life has improved since then.
  
  Based on my own personal experience I can recommend another tools that you may want to consider, to establish your own strategies for boosting your metabolism, loosing weight, and even more important keeping that weight off. They are:
  
  - "Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss" by Mark Hyman. A practical a more realistic plan for weigh loss.
  - "The ABS Diet", which is another very practical, readable, insightful, and inspirational book.
  - A Body Fat Monitor or Scale. This will help you monitor your progress, to assure that the weight you are loosing is fat (fat lost = increased metabolism) and not muscle, water or bone mass (decreased metabolism).
  - A Heart Rate Monitor Wrist Watch. This is an excellent tool that will help you monitor and control your Heart Rate in order to keep yourself in a burning fat state (increased metabolism).
  - "Heart Monitor Training for the Complete Idiot", a primer on the use of Heart Rate Monitors for health improvement or weight control.
  
  If you want to star focusing only on your diet, the first two may be worth considering. If you exercise, or want to start doing it right, the last three are for you. If you do both, all the recommended options can improve your results.
  
  I am 39 years old, With the help of the tools I just mentioned not only I went fro size 44 to size 32 pants, but also obtained substantial benefits that included weight control, cardiovascular improvements, lowered blood pressure, and improved muscular-skeletal strength and flexibility, but also the myriad of mental and psychological benefits derived from being in the best shape of my life.
  
  Keep in mind that loosing those extra pounds are just part of the equation, you also need a plan that helps you keeping them off. Anything you choose to do that increases your metabolism is in the right direction. A high metabolic rate will keep you burning calories (and fat) all day long.
  
  
• Recipes and More
  By AOPGDH5M54SWN on 2005-12-14
  Dr.Agatston has put togethere a very useful and practical form of eating at the reader's finger tips. We have used many of the recipes in the book over the past month. Our childern even enjoy the meals and they don't mind that it's healthy for them! This book is very helpful for the fast pace lifestyle most of us have during the week days. The receips are easy to put together and many to choose from.
  Remember to combine exercise and diet if you want to lose weight effectively.
  
  
• Easy, delicious recipes for a healthy lifestyle!
  By A5M4EGUYV1KSM on 2005-12-29
  My husband and I fell into a rut of pizza, take-out, and convenience foods because (we thought) our busy lifestyles kept us from eating healthy foods. Last month, we decided to begin the South Beach Diet, and I purchased this book with the hope of finding simple, nutritious recipes.
  
  The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy cookbook provides simple, quick recipes with ingredients that are easy to find in a typical grocery store. In the beginning of the book, Dr. Agatston provides the reader with a complete glossary of ingredients, a list of quick meal ideas, food safety tips, and a list of 10 essential kitchen tools. The recipes are categorized into breakfast, soups, snacks, salads, seafood, poultry, meat, vegetarian, side dishes, and desserts. Recipes are color-coded for Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the South Beach Diet.
  
  I wasn't sure what to expect, since I had heard the stereotypical complaints of health food being dry, boring, and tasteless. I was pleasantly surprised! The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook provides wonderful recipes drawing from many different styles of cuisine, and has added some much-needed variety to our diet. A few of our favorites are the Almond Energy Blast, Chicken and Mushroom Soup, Turkey Parmesan, Baked Pesto Chicken, and Grilled Ancho-Rubbed Flank Steak. My husband has raved about many of the selections, indicating that they're some of the best dinners he's ever tried. The tasty food we've been eating gives us great incentive to stick with this program.
  
  
• Has helped me lose 25 pounds in 4 months!
  By A2AHG1SD7BLCHI on 2007-01-28
  I have been on South Beach for four months. I've tried several recipes from this book, including:
  
  The Balsamic Glazed Salmon (yum), Eggless Caesar Salad (good, but I tweaked), Cajun Chicken Salad (sliced chicken breast on top of a salad, not a salad like for sandwich filling), BBQ Sauce (ick), Swiss Cheese and Vegetable Omelet (yum), Warm Spinach Salad with Mushrooms, Shrimp Scampi (double yum), Chicken with Goat Cheese and Spinach (YUMMY!!!!!), Turkey Parmesan (good), Baked Pesto Chicken (pretty good), Mustard Crusted Steak (good), Stuffed Baked Tomatoes (crappy tomatoes - will be much better with my homegrown garden tomatoes this summer), South Beach Chicken Paella (which was surprisingly good), Provolone Chicken Melts (good and easy, but I will tweak to make better), Almond Energy Blast (ick - needs tweaking), and Sesame Green Beans (yum).
  
  Despite trying so many, there are still many recipes I plan to try in this book, including:
  
  Buttermilk Waffles with Jam, Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes, Savory Ham Egg & Cheese Crepes, Spiced Oatmeal with Dried Apricots and Walnuts, Dutch Apple Pancake, Autumn Veggie Soup, Rustic Tomato Soup, Multigrain Watercress and Cucumber Tea Sandwiches, Creamy Tex Mex Bean Dip with Baked Tortillas, Greens Chicken and Citrus Salad, Turkey Salad with Pistachios and Grapes, Tricolor Salad, Green Leaf Pear and Goat Cheese Salad, Brown Rice Tomato and Cucumber Salad, Warm Salmon and Asparagus Salad, Steamed Halibut with Bell Pepper and Summer Squash, Salmon Cakes, Rigatoni with Turkey Sausage and Mozzarella, Chicken Quesadillas, Rosemary Pork Medallions with Chunky Applesauce, Beef with Asparagus and Mushrooms, Warm Steak Sandwich with Roasted Pepper Mayo, Quinoa Pilaf, Nutty Brown Rice, Sauteed Mushrooms with Thyme, Fruit Salad with Lime and Mint, Creamy Dreamy Strawberry Vanilla Shake, Orange Poppy Seed Cupcakes, Chocolate Berry Cups, Chocolate Walnut Macaroons, Lemon Olive Oil Cake
  
  I am looking forward to trying even more of the Phase 2 and 3 recipes. It has definitely been a great resource. The recipes are all fast to prepare and most of them seem to include simple ingredients. A few get adventurous, but that's ok, I am trying to be more adventurous!!! :)
  
  
  
  
• Makes it much easier to get on track with South Beach Diet!
  By A24K7WPTYNQQGK on 2006-01-16
  Of the three cookbooks, this one is the best because it offers recipes that real people can handle given real life time constraints. So far, the five recipes we've tried have all been very good. And I'm already down over 12 pounds in 2 weeks. That's a real motivator to stay on the diet.
  
  
• Great help in following the diet!
  By A2631NXTHKQB0V on 2006-04-13
  I am so happy to have bought this book! I started the diet two weeks ago and lost 10 lbs. Having this cookbook helps me to organize our meals. And the fact that most of the recipes are quick and easy helps me get in and out of the kitchen faster -- a definite plus with three little ones running around.
  
  
• I hope more like this keep coming!
  By A2K9DO2BG54IIX on 2005-10-29
  This is by far their best book. At the beginning of the book, there is an A - Z glossary for the ingredients of all the books. This helps me when I need to shop and the helpful hints are awesome. The recipes are easy and so darn good. I do not feel like I am on a DIET! This book definitely helps me maintain my new "lifestyle" and I just hope they keep these types of books coming!
  
  
• Quick and Delicious
  By A1BUXARKHV8F9O on 2006-01-04
  I love this cookbook! After purchasing the first cookbook and preparing consistently delicious meals from it, I had to have this one! Like most of us, I am extremely busy with three boys under 5 and a husband who works all the time. These dishes are quick and delicious and healthy - the Shrimp Scampi is DIVINE and took me 10 minutes to prepare with prepeeled shrimp - I had to put the pasta on before the Scampi it was so quick.
  
  Great purchase.
  
  
• More of the Best
  By A3JLDNNNB317S2 on 2006-03-25
  "South Beach" is not a "diet" for us Seniors but a plan for healthy eating for the rest of our lives.I couldn't wait to add even MORE recipes to the ones I've been using from the original book and the 1st cookbook. The reason that we have adopted this eating plan so wholeheartedly is because ALL the recipes we've tried have proved to be delicious!Note: We also are grandparents raising another grandchild, who is a 15 year-old boy and, HE likes all the South Beach recipes! AND our 21 year-old grandson lost the weight he really needed to by using "South Beach" products, AND our 45 year-old son and his wife, trying to stay in shape,cook almost exclusively South BEach.
  
  
• Nice addition to your collection!
  By A1ZV33Y7BD0DL8 on 2006-03-26
  I have all the South Beach cookbooks and this is a great addition! I have tried lots of recipes and they are all very good. You will not be disappointed in this selection.
  
  
• God Send for South Beach Dieters
  By A9REEKTBGZ5W0 on 2006-07-24
  My husband and I are so thankful for this book. We did South Beach before, but stopped about a year ago because the recipes were just so darn time consuming and complex, and with an infant daughter and full-time jobs, we were tired of a diet that required so much work in the kitchen. When we saw this book had come out, along with the dining out guide, we decided to give it another go, and in less than 2 months we are both nearly down to our goal weights. The recipes in this book feel even less like a diet than the original cookbook. They are so yummy. We like the shrimp stir-fry, turkey parmesan and catfish. And the chips with black bean dip is far better than any bean dip I've ever bought pre-packaged from the store. The recipes are all super easy, especially if you do prep work the evening before. Usually it takes us no more than 20 minutes to get a delicious dinner on the table. And the beginning of the book lists tons of snack and quick meal ideas. I like topping a flat whole-wheat tortilla with pesto, shredded mozzarella and cooked chicken strips, and then baking like a pizza.
  
  As with the original cookbook, you really don't get into the more delicious recipes until phase 2. And there is a bevy of standard ingredients and spices you should stock up on before starting this diet, which will result in a pretty large grocery bill at the get-go. But soon the South Beach diet becomes a way of life. It doesn't feel like you are dieting. It just feels like you are eating healthy, fresh meals. Best wishes to all the dieters out there.
  
  
  
• Must have for South Beach Diet followers
  By A2RFJZI6CVRX12 on 2006-12-31
  I love the South Beach Diet except for one thing - the time investment to cook most of the meals. This wasn't a problem until I recently returned to work and am gone for 12 to 13 hours out of the day. Who wants to cook let alone cook healthy when you return home tired with a family hounding you about dinner? What started happening was DH would grab some takeout or delivery and while everyone loved it for awhile, I didn't want us going back to being this unhealthy, overweight family. Thank goodness I found this book. The first recipe I tried was the mexican chicken soup. The only real prep was the grocery shopping. It took about 25 minutes to prep and cook. The kids added tortilla chips to theirs, so I suppose you could add some whole wheat or lower carb chips if you wanted. But it really didn't need the garnish. It was fantastic and the whole family ate it.
  So far we haven't been disapointed. Thank you Dr Agtston for finally coming up with timely, easy, great tasting meals.
  
  
• Quick and Easy is really... Quick and Easy!!
  By A3IHL57LQ3R9H on 2005-10-21
  I hope these books keep coming!! The South Beach books are guiding me through all of my home cooked meals. I must say that I have only made a few of the recipes out of this book, but so far my favorite has been the Shrimp Stir-Fry. It is really tasty and super fast. I would even suggest this book for those who are not on The South Beach Diet.
  
  
• Low-Carb, Fast Food Diet -- South Beach-Style!
  By A1J6B00Z1D6PS4 on 2006-01-17
  What's the first thing you think of when you hear the phrase "fast food?" Is it a double-decker cheeseburger, super-duper sized French fries and a 64 ounce bucket of sugary soda pop? Unfortunately, in the vernacular of our society these days, that's exactly what we immediately think of regarding quick and easy food. What a shame!
  
  But Dr. Arthur Agatston, the ingenuitive creator of the world-famous South Beach Diet, thinks people's perceptions about what fast food is and how much better is could be needs to change dramatically. That's why he wrote The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook.
  
  We all live busy, hectic lives and desire to eat healthier, but we don't think we have time for that. We get up in the morning when our alarm clock goes off and we don't stop until our heads hit the pillow at night. Our go-go-go society has literally forced us into making bad decisions regarding our health and well-being and rising obesity rates and the onset of disease has been the result.
  
  In The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook, Dr. Agatston shows us that we CAN eat healthy AND fast! By implementing healthy carbs and fats into our meal plans, nothing will stand in our way of improved overall health and weight maintenance.
  
  After giving a brief dissertation on how our society became a fast food nation, Dr. Agatston states in his book that implementing his South Beach diet principles into the real world is not as hard as some may think. He provides a well-explained glossary of foods you should stock up on when you go grocery shopping so you can enjoy any of the 200 delicious and nutritious recipes he offers in this book. The bright, colorful pictures of the completed recipes will tantalize your senses and motivate you to start trying these recipes right away!
  
  Interestingly, before you get to the recipes, though, Dr. Agatston lists several pages of VERY simple meals and snacks to enjoy when you are wanting a quick low-carb pick-me-up, including tuna salad, luncheon meat wraps, and protein smoothies, just to name a few. There really is no excuse for NOT being able to stick with your low-carb plan regardless of how busy your schedule is.
  
  One really neat feature of The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook is the inclusion of several South Beach diet success stories sprinkled throughout the book. Real-life examples of how this diet has helped others overcome their weight problem will encourage you to take this journey for yourself.
  
  With recipes for breakfast, soups and snacks, salads, fish and shellfish, poultry, beef, pork, lamb, vegetarian, sides and, of course, desserts, The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook will keep your tastebuds happy while you are livin' la vida low-carb.
  
  Although I did not personally use the South Beach version of low-carb to lose nearly 200 pounds, I can certainly appreciate the invaluable contribution that Dr. Agatston has made on today's culture with his weight loss concepts focusing on the food fats and carbs. The low-carb lifestyle has gotten such a bad rap because it has been so grossly mischaracterized by the media and the self-proclaimed health "experts" that its original message has now been convoluted.
  
  But most people who follow a low-carb lifestyle are eating the good fats, healthy amounts of protein, the good carbohydrates while avoiding the unnecessary sugars, white flour, and starchy foods that lead to weight loss disaster. Dr. Agatston understands that and is trying to help others take an interest in their own health before it is too late.
  
  Getting people interested in weight loss is step number one to eradictating this obesity epidemic once and for all. Providing books like The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook will help people lose the weight and then maintain their weight loss forever as the sands of time keep ticking away.
  
  There are no more excuses! It's time to lose weight and keep it off! The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook will help you do it -- FOR GOOD!
  
  
• South Beach Beats Em All
  By A1S3MI4TOBH5OZ on 2005-10-21
  The Book has some great recipes. Tastfull & Easy to prepare.
  The explanations are easy to follow. You dont have to be on a Diet just healthy Food thats good for you!
  
  
• South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook
  By A1VIWTR7F5Y4VK on 2006-03-18
  These meals are much easier and quicker to prepare than in the original South Beach cookbook. With being a working mom, this fits in my schedule a whole lot easier. Matter of fact, the recipes are even tastier than in the original cookbook.
  
  
• SB Menu Enhancer
  By A1OX82JPAQLL60 on 2006-10-19
  Need for quick yet diet conscious recipes which provide great nutrition, variety of ingredients and tasty meals are hereby provided in this "quick and easy" addition to SB diet collection.
  
  As advertised there are over 200 recipes from normal categories expected of soups, salads, meat, seafood, desserts, etc. Utilizing time savers such as frozen artichoke hearts is example of approach of these recipes to be prepared under 30 minutes. Each recipe has prep and cook time estimates provided, as well as nutritional analysis.
  
  This is not the complicated, difficult ingredient nor prep technique recipe collection, but rather opposite of simple, easy to find ingreds and simple to prepare yet providing excellent food to eat and serve.
  
  There is additionally nice glossary of intedients along with tips on prep, and a nifty section on "Qucik Meals You Can Make without a Recipe" e.g. topping any fish fillet with salsa, drizzle of olive oil, then baked.
  
  As of all SB cookbooks, there is Phase rating and excellent color photos for many of the dishes.
  
  Great addition of SB user to add quick/easy yet tasty meals!
  
  
• Good starter
  By A12Q2L7RG5IVUH on 2007-02-10
  Good book to start. Requires lots of ingredients not on your everyday shopping list...which is the idea I suppose. 200 recipies all quick and fairly easy to make. Not much in common between recipies so you find yourself making special trips to the store to get items for one meal. Sort of defeats the purpose of quick or easy. In all a useful tool!
  
  
• Great for inpatient cooks!
  By A3QZUCCOF9REXG on 2006-07-07
  I would classify myself as an impatient cook. I do enjoy cooking but I tend to prefer simple, quick recipes. This book is wonderful for cooks like me. I've only been on the SBD for a month and was getting bored with the recipes that came with the original book so this book really helped me stay on track. The recipes are very easy to follow and make. Most of them call for ingredients that you can find at your local grocery store and all the recipes are color coded for Phase 1, 2 or 3. There's also nutritional info listed for each dish. I love that the book features different types of recipes ranging from Asian to Mexican to American. The biggest plus is that I can usually whip a dish up within 20 mins. to half an hour. If you are serious about the South Beach Diet, you should get this book.
  
  
• Fast and Delicious!
  By A1SCZH7TCD7FAG on 2006-11-10
  I was surprised how easy and fast the recipes were, yet delicious and healthy at the same time. The creators did a fantastic job combining ease with taste and health.
  
  
• Overblown, not worth the money
  By A3LMI69PGCO5T7 on 2007-01-04
  Listen folks, you can get as much info as you need from the South Beach Diet Book itself, don't waste your money on the cookbook. The recipes are from restaurants and are not cheap or simple to prepare. Stick with the regular book and the internet for low carb recipes.
  
  
• Nutritious and Delicious!
  By A11FCKDY260QUF on 2007-01-09
  I love all the recipes in this book. It has taught me a different way of cooking and eating that I can apply universally to my eating habits, from making sure I am eating protein for breakfast, to using mainly olive oil in my cooking. The recipes are truely quick, (or I wouldn't make them!), and the diet is very easy to stick to. This diet is a great way to train yourself to eat better, but don't expect fast weight loss. If that's what you are looking for, don't look here. I would really only use this book to eat better, not lose weight fast.
  
  
• Quick, Easy, Delicious, it Works!
  By A2ES2NSI2ZR29G on 2006-01-14
  The greatest thing I love about this particular cookbook is how fantastic the recipies taste, and how healthy they are.
  
  If you like to cook delicious, unique meals, and especially if you want to lose weight, this cookbook really works! Everything I've tried so far has come out perfect, and tasted great!
  
  
• Good book for those who like South Beach diet
  By A3DGW2HVAABCV2 on 2006-11-09
  I personally liked the organization of this cookbook compared to the earlier book. Good recipes and clear idetification of which phase they belong to. Any way that I can reduce the preparation time, which on the South Beach diet is extensive, I appreciate.
  
  
• Nothing tastes good and it isn't really fast
  By A1GDKSPYX8FH7H on 2006-02-09
  I am very disappointed in this book. I don't find the recipes are that fast to make and so far, I have tried several and have found them to be tasteless. The Indian chicken was soupy and had no taste. The Vietnamese Pork Rolls simply would not stay together - what a mess! Pork Scaloppine with Herbs - bland. I loved the other books - This one let me down.
  
  

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