This book is a good lesson on how not to prepare a great meal.
588701
I was surprised to learn that most of the "recipes" in this book are nothing more than opening a can of something and arranging things neatly on a plate. I also realize that preparing hundreds of meals in a coal fired kitchen is no picnic and the men who did this for a living are to be commended on a lot of hard work. This book is rather interesting given the reputation of the Southern Railway for it's dining experience. I realize that the railroads lost money on the serving of food and used the meals as a form of advertising.
1806905
This is a good book.  I particularly like the recipes.  Even  if you don't feel like reading much, just use the recipes and you'll start feeling better by eating more healthfully.

I have an extra copy if anyone wants it for free.
3287227
I am not a great cook. Good enough to prevent starvation. I thought if it doesn't improve my skills at least some nutrients will be added to the food. If you look hard enough you can find a silver lining somewhere, right?
862492
With all the diet system in the market this book makes sense but not that easy to follow.
The book is well written and there are lot of tips and recipe.
722176
The recipes in this book are quite good, but the title is a bit of a misnomer. Almost all of them need to be cooked in advance and are not quick recipes. In that sense almost anything you make the night before is a portable lunch. This really is no different in concept than other Paleo recipe books. Following a Paleo diet is not for people who don't want to spend time in the kitchen, at night or before work. It is a time consuming lifestyle, but the recipes are wholesome, healthy and tasty. So I do recommend this book.
2403357
I ordered this book after hearing the author on an NPR talk show.  It is a common sense approach to eating healthy foods in healthy quantities.  What I like is that it gently steers the reader away from fad diets, something I think we should all do.  As the author points out, you can lose weight on the so-called "Twinkie Diet" but it's not healthy.  Also, fad diets are like drugs...as long as you stick with them...and purchase the products they promote and sometimes sell...you can lose weight, but you may be hooked.  Any book that teaches you how to eat sensibly and in sensible, healthy proportions is worth reading.  This one falls into that category.
4685395
This book openned my eyes to the fact that the raw diet is not the absolute best way to eat, sometimes a little cooked food is actually better for you.
951160
It was a good read. It explains the diet and then gives some recipes. I'm not going to put into place the steps since I frankly don't need to (I got this book while it was free and I was curious).

I would've liked to have seen some empirical evidence behind some of its claims. There isn't anything inherently dangerous about this diet, unless you poorly calibrate the amount of carbs and take too few.
1581369
A very good book to learn to cook or to refresh your knowledge and skills. It also contains some great recipes.
4681868
I enjoyed the meal planning guide at the back of the book for the Jewish holy days. I also enjoyed the narrative along with the ingredients. It may not have been an accurate representation of the daily diet at the time of the old and new testament but then we have found that ingredients are far more available in the 21st century and the ground yield is not of the same nutritional value as then. Reverend Arlene Raedel (HGSA 2001) www.arleneandthe ancients.com
6266
Because it was funny and it taught the boy a lesson about not eating the same food everyday in a funny way.
1374839
This book is nice if you don't know how to cook, since I know how to, it did not help me much. But I definitely will recommend it.
3677354
The author explained the great health benefits of bone broth , but was a bit weak explaining how the ancient grains were dangerous.  The implications were that fruit and vegetables were ok on the non fasting weeks,  so it can't just be the impact of some carbohydrates.  Yogurt was not mentioned at all with the healthy bacteria it provide.  The need is to avoid the sugar added and get used to plain Greek yogurt.  This book makes a valuable addition for anyone trying to determine the best diet for themself.
4948633
Very good.  Easy to follow instructions on how to prepare meals.  Interesting read.  this was recommended by a friend to me.
1192598
I read this as an Advanced Reading Copy.

This was a pretty good book.  One star down because the book and book description didn't really match.  The book description I received talked about how the main character didn't like the Blue Angels because her father was one and had abandoned her mom.  But the main character has no overtly negative view of them in the book.  She just distrusts men in general from life experience.  She doesn't even find out that her father was one until late in the book.

Aside from the above, the book was a good book.  I enjoyed it.  But what I really want is a cook book of the food mentioned in this book.  Reading this book is going to make you hungry.
805599
I'm not great about keeping true to diets but this is a great way to structure your food.  The only issue is if you aren't excited about the recipes (I'm really not) you will have to be creative to work within each phase.
1493570
First of all, I'm not a believer in "magic solution" so the idea of a 21-day diet is not appealing to me but besides that, the content of the book, considering is for beginners is good. It provides,asides the recipes for a cleaner eating, some advice on which food you should avoid and how to plan for success. Speaking about recipes they seem easy to prepare and not time-consuming which is even better
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