The Ultimate Bodybuilding Cookbook: High-Impact Recipes to Make You Stronger Than Ever Kindle Edition

This is a good cookbook for making meals that are fairly simple. The complaint about using exotic ingredients is valid. Like many healthy cookbooks, it uses healthier substitutes for common ingredients, like IMO syrup, various extracts, etc. I don't mind this as it gives me exposure to new items, but you do end up buying a bunch of new things you need to store. Maybe it's a deal with Amazon to keep up sales : ); I can usually find them here.One issue I have, and I hope I can clarify with the author, is what she means by "granulated stevia". I tried using https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B014RQWOG0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1, but it's way too sweet when 1 cup is used in the coleslaw. Either this recipe has an error, or she's specifying something else. 1 cup made the dressing inedible. I don't mix my dressing with the salad until I'm ready to eat it, so I didn't lose the entire salad, but that was a $17 problem as it used about all of the above-mentioned product.Each recipe lists the calories and macronutrients, but it's not always clear what a serving size is. For example, "Creamy Cucumber Salad" says it makes 6 cups, but it never says the serving size is 1 cup. I presume it is, but it'd be nice if the recipes clearly stated serving size and overall quantity of the recipe.I like the recipes, but this book seems to suffer from some 1st-edition problems that I hope are fixed eventually.

There are many options in this book, however, after careful review of the nutritional values of all these meals, they are extremely low in comparison to recipes found online. (e.g. a rootbeer float shake in her book is under 300 calories, as opposed to one I found online close to 700). This is because the author goes absurdly health-conscious which can be expensive. She requires very unique ingredients--that I found in some cases unnecessary--such as IMO syrup for her snack bars, medjool dates for some of her shakes (more expensive than your regular dates), stevia (an alternative to sugar), and many others. I've calculated my basal metabolic rate (typical minimum daily caloric intake on a rest day) at about 1700 calories. Her book is broken down into breakfast, meat types, salads, sides, desserts, shakes and snack bars. Her average breakfast: 173 calories; poultry meal: 174 calories; beef meal: 221 calories; pork meal: 172 calories; salads: 207 calories; shakes: 239 calories; bars: 192 calories. Either her "meals" are markedly incorrect, or the portions are so small that they're meant to feed a small child. I would need to eat 2 or 3 servings of each item to reach my minimal 1700. I bought this "ultimate bodybuilding cookbook" with the intentions of developing a meal plan, but I am struggling to create a plan that is affordable, easy to find at the supermarket, and portionable to a young athletic male. I bought this book in tandem with Shredded Chef, which may not have as many options, but definitely incorporates my needs a lot better.

This is an excellent book for those looking to burn fat and/or increase muscle mass. I bought it in preparation for my first NPC bikini competition later this year. I've had the book 2 days and already I've made the coconut macaroons and the sloppy Joe's. Both were very easy to make and exceptionally tasty. I was very surprised flipping through this book because I expected another boring diet book. I was so wrong. I have marked several recipes to make in the very near future. I love the way each recipe is marked by goals such as fat burning or muscle building. I hope there is a second edition with more recipes!

For the most part, this is a great book. Easy to follow (And I started off BIG) and the lasagna turned out great. My only "complaints" (and they are not bad) are that some ingredients are a little more difficult to find, and while the author talks negatively about the "fat free" craze of the 80s and 90s, she still uses an awful lot of ow fat and fat free dairy. This is a personal argument between nutritionists/trainers/gym rats but I lean toward *not* cutting all the fat out.Other than those small things, this will be a great addition to my kitchen!

Really enjoying the book so far. I love the layout and its straight-to-business nature. However, I'm confused about a few things relating to portion size (1 scoop of my whey protein, for example, appears to be very different from a scoop of whey recommended in the book; telling me in grams may be more helpful). I also don't understand what some of the acronyms at the bottom of the pages mean (D-F, L-C, G-F, P, V). I can guess P means protein and V means vegetarian or something, but I'm not even confident about that, and the book doesn't appear to tell you. Lastly, there are no pictures of any of the completed meals from the recipes. Besides that, solid book that I would recommend and not just for beginners.

This cookbook is perfect for your fitness goals and to not get sick and tired of the same old-same old chicken, rice, broccoli, sweet potato. I love this book, recipes are easy to follow, do not need a million ingredients and they're fun to make. My husband loves them as well. The orange chai chicken is seriously the best baked chicken we've ever had, the crispy chicken with sweet mustard sauce is awesome too. Also had the raspberry orange smoothie.She gives recommendations for cooking, prep, shelf life, and how to make it fit in either before or after working out.Buy this cookbook, you won't regret it one it. It will not be one to sit on a shelf, I can see this being a go-to cookbook for years to come.

I've purchased many bodybuilding cookbooks and they all seem to be the same thing...bake, broil, or grill a chicken breast with some McCormick seasoning poured on them. This is NOT that kind of book. I've eaten about 10 different recipes from her book and every one has been phenomenal! Even my kids love them and they don't even realize they are eating healthy.

Loving this cook book! I’ve had some really delicious meals using the recipes inside, there is a lot of other helpful info on building muscle etc too. A couple of down sides, nothing major but just enough to lose a star for me - the units are American (cups?), although there are conversions at the back, this doesn’t always help (how do I measure 100ml of cabbage? Liquid, yes. Solid, no). The other thing is no pictures of each recipe, neither are the end of the world but would definitely be welcome improvements, particularly the conversions!

I'm so glad I took the chance and bought this book. It's given me so much inspiration for preparing tasty meals with health and fitness in mind. It's American based but I haven't found this to be an issue. I've had no problem sourcing ingredients and to be honest the ingredients are simple, nothing that really hard to find.I love that it's gluten free since I have a gluten intolerance. I also have a whey intolerance so I substitute whey protein with plant protein - it may take a bit of adjustment with liquid etc but not by much and you'll get the knack.I've enjoyed every recipe i've tried. Some play dislike the fact that the recipes have no photos but don't let this deter you. They don't need photos.If you're into fitness, bodybuilding or just want to keep a healthy, trim body don't hesitate. Get this book!

Great recipes, easy to make and very tasty.

Excellent book. Recipes give macro breakdown. Tasty dishes that you want to eat too!

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