Mediterranean Diet explained.
The Easy Mediterranean Diet Meal Plan
by Susan Zogheib
My doctor has said I must loose weight. So after having flirted around the "doing of" for some moons, and putting my repeat doctor's visit back by a month when I realized I'd procrastinated for far too long, I knuckled down to just getting on with it.
I've flirted with 5:2, with Intermittent Fasting and lastly this, the Mediterranean diet. "What a timely opportunity," I thought when this book came to my attention.
The book does explain exactly and succinctly what the Mediterranean Diet is.
It has a good list of meals, weekly menu plans, what to buy etc. Great, especially for those of us who just want the best help with the least amount of list making.
It gives calories for all meals, which actually suits the way I work. So that was an important plus.
(A couple of problems though, I cannot with a clear conscience use almond milk due to the amount of water it takes to produce one gallon, and I loathe quinoa.
Still these problems are surmountable. Just substitute!)
What I found hard was the book's overall presentation. I guess what I really would have liked is some sort of pictorial steps of the recipe how to's, or at the very least, an attractive presentation of each of the dishes. I know that sort of production pushes up costs. However, for me the aesthetic quality of the book just didn't carry enough weight. I found myself turning off and just glancing at the recipes rather than being anywhere near fully engaged.
A Callisto Publishers ARC via NetGalley
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by Susan Zogheib
I've flirted with 5:2, with Intermittent Fasting and lastly this, the Mediterranean diet. "What a timely opportunity," I thought when this book came to my attention.
The book does explain exactly and succinctly what the Mediterranean Diet is.
It has a good list of meals, weekly menu plans, what to buy etc. Great, especially for those of us who just want the best help with the least amount of list making.
It gives calories for all meals, which actually suits the way I work. So that was an important plus.
(A couple of problems though, I cannot with a clear conscience use almond milk due to the amount of water it takes to produce one gallon, and I loathe quinoa.
Still these problems are surmountable. Just substitute!)
What I found hard was the book's overall presentation. I guess what I really would have liked is some sort of pictorial steps of the recipe how to's, or at the very least, an attractive presentation of each of the dishes. I know that sort of production pushes up costs. However, for me the aesthetic quality of the book just didn't carry enough weight. I found myself turning off and just glancing at the recipes rather than being anywhere near fully engaged.
A Callisto Publishers ARC via NetGalley
**
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