The Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet Cookbook: The fast, no-hunger weightloss cookbook for vegetarians

I bought this after purchasing Rose Elliot’s Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet book to give me more variation. I have wanted to give up bread, potatoes and pasta for some time but struggled to know what to cook. After my first week on the diet I have lost 7lb with hopefully another 16lb to go. The home made Granola is delicious. As the recipes have more protein, I find I am not hungry even though the portion sizes are much smaller than I had been eating previously which has been an education. I am looking forward to staying on this way of eating as the recipes in this book sound delicious. There are no photos which I miss as I do like to see pictures of recipes but on paging through the recipes, they sound tasty and I can’t wait to try them. My Achilles Heel is chocolate and sweet things but I have not been tempted to buy or eat any and drinking more water definitely helps, I also read that sparkling water makes you feel fuller for longer which I am drinking on an evening instead of a glass of wine. I have not needed any of the suggested snacks yet as I am not hungry between meals or having any cravings at the moment. I was concerned at the fat content as have no idea of calorific value of the meals but I am encouraged by the weight loss so far. I know it will slow down as it should do in the next few weeks but am hopeful I can get to my target. Early days but long May it continue.

I followed the diet in Rose Elliot's Low Carb Diet book and achieved rapid weight loss in the first two weeks. I then met my target weight within a month, although I followed it carefully. This cookbook makes the transition and maintenance of a low carb vegetarian diet easy. The recipes are quick and easy to prepare but you might need to restock your store cupboard with a few key ingredients at first: nuts, soya isolate, linseeds etc (don't buy ready ground, buy a grinder instead) but they are a worth investment for your health. Overall I am pleased with this cookbook and use the recipes regularly but allow myself simple carbs if eating out or once a week if I feel like it, not that I do very often as I feel healthier and slimmer following a low-carb diet.

This is a really good book and I have made quite a few of the recipes successfully already. I am a Diabetic Type 2 so the lo carb approach is necessary for my blood sugar level. The lo carb Granola is tremendous and completely healthy and satisfying - the Asparagus Frittata is now a firm favourite.I would give this 5 stars but I feel that it is too heavy on the 'dairy' element. I think it is a product of an era when vegetarianism needed to be 'sold' as ' look we can eat deliciously without meat - cover everything with cheese, add a lot of cream or butter..' I think most people accept now that vegetarianism is a fully satisfying way to eat if you want to.It isn't a deal- breaker because you can tone down the recipes with say, lo-fat oils, reduce the cheese element and cream or just ignore them. Also the sweetener, Stevia, is now widely available in UK supermarkets so you don' t have to get involved in ordering off the web any more as the book advises.Very good book - whatever your reason for being interested.

Not the most exciting of cookbooks, and there's a lot of effort for some recipes. On the plus side, she really goes through the low carb system for vegetarians, gives excellent nutritional advice, and sorts her recipes into stages 1, 2, and 3, to reflect the Atkins style low carb diet plans.

Great book for the low carb vegetarian. Lots of great easy to follow recipes for all the family.

Slight disappointment will put into charity

I'm vegetarian and have tried to loose weight for years. I've tried eating little and often, I exercise alot, but nothing seemed to shift the weight. So I decided to buy the atkins diet book and give that ago. I made a list of all the foods you were allowed and then listed things I could eat, like quorn products, soya etc etc. I bought this book, just to see if it said the same sort of thing and it did - exactly the same thing. You may as well buy atkins and use your brain to come up with veggie alternatives. The recipies in this book (apart from a couple) arn't great. It's typical arsey vegetarian recipies. It's really quite easy to come up with your own recipies. I found it was good making a list of all the quorn products I like, all the spoya products etc and then write down the carbs that are in them.The low carb diet has been very successful for me (which quite frankly is a mieracle). I have an underactive thyroid and I take other medication that really slows the metabolism down. I was starting to think that no amount of healthy eating or exercise would work. After restricting my carb in take to 20g's a day, I have lost 11 pounds in 12 days. Which is ruddy brilliant!!! I would recommend buying the atkins book though and then coming up with your own ideas. There's more information in there.Don't get me wrong, this is a hard way of eating. It's very restrictive and you have to have alot of will power to stick to it. But having finally had excellent results after years of trying to loose weight, I will be sticking to this. Alot of people have had side effects, but I haven't had any. I may not have quite s much energy on certain days when I'm exercising, but thats about it.I really hope this works as well for you as it has for me.

This is a very easy book to get to grips with. There are no pictures of the dishes but the recipes are clear and easy to follow and up to now have not come across strange or hard to get ingredients.We have made several dishes and each one has worked. Braised celery was never on our radar, but we thought we would try out the 'delicious' description in the book. It was surprising and delicious. Blackberry Fool, described as 'heavenly' was indeed ambrosia.Straightforward no nonsense vegetarian cooking for the diet concious.

j'ai pensé apprendre des choses nouvelles mais ce n'était pas le cas.même les recettes ne sont pas très appetisantes.

I bought this years ago and I am surprised they are letting me write a review for this.However, this is a great cook book. We continue to use this now, years later and we have even lent it to others.Being a vegetarian it is difficult to go on a low carb diet. I was tired of eating jello and salad. This cook book helped me lose 75 lbs.I am also happy to say that I kept most of the weight off thanks to healthier vegetarian eating that was enhanced by this cook book.I would highly recommend it to vegetarians looking to eat healthier and a low carb diet.

This cookbook is a fantastic resource for vegetarians or vegans looking to use a low-carb diet. I'm sure most vegetarians, like me, are well aware than our choice of diet is not exactly low-carb. And looking through most low-carb cookbooks supporting the "Atkins Diet" or "South Beach Diet" or similar doesn't offer much hope.This book changes that. It is packed with good-tasting, vegetarian (and in many cases, vegan) recipes that are low in carbs, higher in fat and protein.American readers should note that this is an English cookbook. All measurements are in both SI (metric) and US (or Imperial) units, so you won't have any problems there. However, some terms will require a little research. Keep a dictionary -- or the internet, or both -- handy. E.G. "Courgettes" are zucchini. "Dolcelate" is a milder version of Gorgonzola made for export to England. Don't neglect a recipe just because you haven't heard of it, because chances are, you have -- just under a different name.And a few recipes have measurements in both systems that aren't very close, like 300 ml vs. 1/2 pint. You may wish to try them both ways, your measuring cups probably are labeled for both anyway -- think of it as a game.The tarragon, Peccorino, almond tart is just fantastic. Even if you live somewhere in the sticks like me and Peccorino (sheep's milk) Romano is hard to find.My final comment: I am finally losing weight since gaining it constantly after becoming vegetarian.(Edit May, 2012.)Still using and enjoying this cookbook.I figured out the pint issue: An Imperial (UK) pint -- which is used in the book -- is 568 mL or 20 Imperial ounces. A US pint is 473 mL, or 16 US ounces. US and UK ounces are also slightly different. So to convert an Imperial pint to a US pint, multiply by 1.2 (or add 20%). To convert UK pints to US ounces, multiply by 19.2. Better yet, just use the milliliters measure on the other side of your liquid measure.Also, you'll need to have a kitchen scale, preferably one you can "tare" or "zero out". All bulk ingredients are measured in ounces and grams, rather than cups. This includes flours, powders, ground and shredded ingredients. I actually like this, especially with ground nuts and shredded cheese, since I can weigh out the amount before grinding/shredding instead of trying to guess how much makes a cup after processing.

just sad there is no îcture but very good recipes

If you like the Atkin diet you'll love this book. Yes it is a vegetarian low carb book but great recipes and easy to make. So far I have liked every dish I've made. I have just bought my sons girlfriend one because she is a vegetarian and wanted to cut back on carbs. I would definitely recommend this book.