Low Carb 1-2-3: 225 Simply Great 3-Ingredient Recipes

by Rozanne Gold, Helen Kimmel

Low-carb cooking has never been this easy-or delicious!

Now 1-2-3 cooking goes low-carb, and the results are simply fabulous! Here readers learn how to create dishes that are not only low-carb but low in calories and saturated fat-from Pan-Seared Tuna Niçoise, Baked Eggs Splendido, and Wasabi-Stuffed Shrimp to Fresh Cherry Compote with Chocolate Drizzle-each using only three ingredients!

In Low Carb 1-2-3 - by Rozanne Gold, with Helen Kimmel, M.S., R.D. - readers will
o Recipes that fit effortlessly into any low-carb or good-carb diet, including South Beach, Atkins, and Sugar Busters
o 225 great-tasting dishes created by an award-winning chef
o A focus on healthy eating with recipes that promote good fats and carbs; shun trans-fats; use whole, unprocessed, fresh ingredients; and eliminate white flour and sugar
o An accurate carb count for each recipe, lists of low-glycemic index foods, and 100 menu plans
Perfect for today's busy lifestyles, these recipes make it easy for anyone to eat more healthfully every day.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2005

Reviews

[Janine Southard · Rating 3 out of 5]

This cookbook's 3 ingredient limit is right up my alley. That's about how many I can handle. I also particularly like the large net carb listing, featured at the top of each recipe page. Combined, these two things make Low Carb 1-2-3 a very efficient and practical cookbook.

However, it does assume that you like standard low carb fare, which is why I'm only giving it three stars. I went hunting for cookbooks because I recently started a low carb diet and am running up against the "there's nothing to eat!" problem. If eggs, cheese, and meat are the staples of a diet, then it's a diet on which I'm going to end up accidentally starving because I'd rather not eat anything at all.

Yes, since I started eating low carb I've lost weight, but I've also lost enjoyment of food. So, while this cookbook can tell me some interesting new ways to make a tuna steak melt (neat!), it can't make me enjoy eating tuna steak melts. For variety of food, there are better low carb cookbooks (The Low Carb Gourmet comes to mind), but for ease of use there aren't.

If I ever find a low carb cookbook that manages both "things I actively want to eat" with "things I can make in 30 minutes or less", I'll let you all know.

[Sonja · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't read every step of every recipe, but I devoured the rest! Lots of good information and delicious looking recipes, this beauty is moving to the kitchen !

[LowCarbConfidential · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm finding this an interesting take on low carb. Make it simple, flavorful, and keep both the carbs and fats and calories to a minimum - and only 3 ingredients. Within those constraints, the author still manages to come up with some creative dishes.

While more fat-phobic than I am (I would probably substitute the full-fat versions for her low fat substitutes for milk and cheese), there are a number of recipes I think I am going to try.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

surprisingly has become a go-to cookbook