Essential Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: 100 Low-Carb, Heart-Healthy Recipes for Lasting Weight Loss

The bad: If you are cooking for one, and have a small-mid size fridge/freezer, be advised that you will want to be very careful about the week 1 (and I assume the week 2) shopping list(s).I bought what was on the list w/o checking the recipes first. And though I started eating keto on Monday morning, and it’s presently Wednesday night, I’m still eating food I made for Monday. And have a fridge over-stuffed with perishables that will probably rot before i get to making the meals for the rest of the week! Sorry, but there’s no room in my freezer to put all the extra food cooked for Monday.BTW, all these groceries were ~$350.00, and that’s because I already had most of the recommended pantry items, or they could have easily cost more. So buying all these perishables, in grand abundance, will have been an expensive mistake. And, this review is meant to save you from making the same mistake.I think the assumption the author has is you are cooking for two AND have a lot of freezer space (since some of the recipes are for 8 servings). It would have been nice if this was more explicitly stated at the front of the week 1 grocery list, along with a suggestion to halve the list if you were cooking for one. And/or a suggested dimension of free space necessary in a freezer.The good: The food! All of the recipes for Monday are actually pretty tasty. I was worried I didn’t like avocados enough to eat them so often, or that the food would taste too unctuous for my preferences (copious amounts of olive oil are used). But, so far, so yummy!I also made the marzipan fat bombs because I have a sweet tooth that needs to be satisfied. I was impressed with how outstandingly good they were, especially given how easy they are to make!I considered docking stars for the problematic grocery list(s), but the recipes are just too tasty to do that. However, I hope the author edits any future editions to help folks buy the right amount of food if they’d like to follow the week1 grocery list/meal plan.Now that I’ve learned the lesson the hard way, I’ll put together my own meal plans and grocery lists for these delicious recipes. So, overall, 5 stars because the recipes are surprisingly good.PS. 10 days later I’m still cooking from that first grocery run. And, yes, I had to throw some produce away (even after giving some away). But, I’m happy there are a number of larger recipes that, for me, will serve as ‘make-ahead’ recipes. I just finished preparing the vegetable tagine and it’s another tasty dish. I’m freezing half and the other half will be my veggies through the week.

I have only been using this for one day and I have noticed two things. Firstly, my pants were slightly loose and second, I did not crave tons of sugar {or I would have snuck a cookie or two from my husbands co-worker snacks). My husband usually buys at least 3 bags of chips, cookies, chocolate covered whatever, and several pints of ice cream when he goes shopping. I do most of the shopping and cooking (which is why I only ask him to go if I am desperate or need something small). I also have to make him at least five extra servings a day for him and sometimes adding pasta or a sandwich is just easy. I was also making a smoothie in the morning for both of us with all of the fruits that are high in sugar and would crave chocolate or something sugary before lunch. I would then have maybe beans or store bought salad dressing with a tortilla with lettuce and be starving before dinner. I was making smoothies with apples, carrots, etc., all the veggies that have tons of sugar, so this book makes sense. There are sugars hidden in everything and it does not have to say sugar. I also noticed soy oil was the first ingredients in the store bought dressings and when i start eating them, I crave more sugar. Let me start by saying I have purchased and read over 15 books by mostly doctors who do not receive dietary training in medical school and they never could explain easily why the body should not consume soy oil and these books always had limited recipes. I also love the formula for the zone/meditteranean diet which I don't remember reading in other books. I know this is too early to tell and it could be the glucose molecules splitting from the water explaining the loose fitting pants, but when i tried the zone diet a few years ago, i noticed a reduction in weight. I will provide an update later.

I wanted to like the meal plans each week and use the shopping list BUT my daughter isn’t into a few of the meals so I have to figure out which ingredients to remove from the list by checking out each recipe page. No big deal though. We made the Mediterranean frittata and manchego crackers and both were pretty decent for us newbies. The artichokes were a little much lol.

Used book arrived in very good condition. Numerous pages are dog-eared but there are no markings. The cover shows no wear. I've made a couple of the recipes and they have been straightforward and delicious. Happy with this purchase.

Looked for a keto/Mediterranean cookbook for 2 different diets in our home. Photo on front looks delicious, however no photos inside the cookbook. This is a huge disappointment for my spouse who prefers visuals before making, and I must agree if it is something new that I do not have experience with eating. I think photos would possible make this a stand out cookbook for our home. I'll update once I make a few of the items, but right now I am not too inspired.

I have reviewed a lot of KETO BOOKS and this is the best one I have found yet. It has reliable information from a RD. The book has an index which makes it a good reference book. The recipes are tasty and reasonable. It also has features of the Mediterranean diet making it very heart healthy.