Paleo Approach Cookbook: A Detailed Guide to Heal Your Body and Nourish Your Soul

I've been waiting to write a review on The Paleo Approach Cookbook until I'd really used it. By that, I don't mean just made a few recipes, or even a lot of recipes. I mean, USED all of it and fully understood and felt the awesomeness of this book, even beyond the deliciousness it contains. Beyond? Yeah that's right, beyond. This book offers so much way, way, way beyond a cookbook. It's still difficult to fully grasp what a gem this book is and how it's going to change my life! You might think that's a high expectation or dream for a cookbook. Well it is a very high expectation and this book far exceeds that expectation and exceeds even what I could possibly dream of. Eating the way both The Paleo Approach and The Paleo Approach cookbook outlines has changed my life, and possibly saved my life. I can say the same for family members and friends of mine. I have a brutal autoimmune disease, and eating this way has given me a quality of life and remission I didn't know was possible.So, back to the book! Should you buy it? YES! Should you buy it because you have an autoimmune disease? YES! It's not even a question you should be asking yourself unless you have no desire at all to feel well again, and heal your body. Should you buy this book if you don't have an autoimmune disease? YES! The recipes are delicious and you'll love them, and as a nice little bonus you'll feel great. Also, there's definitely someone in your life with an autoimmune disease you can cook for, and introduce this book and it's predecessor to, and help them heal.What's so great? Here's my take:RECIPES: Well duh. That's why we all buy a cookbook, the recipes. I've made many of them and none have disappointed at all. In fact the were outstanding! My husband, who is as meat and potatoes and has no desire to try anything new as they come, also loved them! That's no small miracle. For those people fussing over the inclusion of recipes that have organ meat I ask you if you've actually tried just one recipe? How can you judge without actually trying them? If you are too squeamish to try, and I do get that, the percentage of recipes that have organ meat is so small, it would be silly to qualify that as a reason to not buy the book for the incredible amount of other recipes AND the huge volume of other information it includes.THE BASICS: The Paleo Approach is the book you really want to get if you fully want to understand the why's of foods and their correlation to autoimmune disease and healing. The cookbook does indeed include the basics of eating paleo, and if that's all you really want or can store in your brain, then you get that in the cookbook too. It's laid out beautifully with charts, pictures and easy checklists. It's very, very handy! I've come across foods that I'd like to try but are less common and have wondered if they are ok for me, and the charts have included such a huge variety of what's out there to try. So for those people who think the autoimmune protocol is very limiting, check out the very long lists of what we CAN eat! There's also a nice simple page of what to avoid. Great information on food quality and variety and why it matters, how to source foods and what to do if you can't find them, how to eat on a budget, and even a list in order or priority for what meats and produce are good/better/best. I found that really handy!FODMAP: What? Now I'm exceptionally happy about this part because in addition to the autoimmune protocol, I've discovered I also feel much better following a low-fodmap diet. Don't know what that is? Get the book. :) This is something that I would have dreamed about having included in this cookbook, but didn't know it would be! I thought that would be too much to hope for. This makes my life SO MUCH easier! There's a great list, and every single recipe has a FODMAP warning included!! There are substitutions if possible or just a straight up "don't eat this". Excellent. I love this!!PANTRY/KITCHEN TIPS: There is an excellent chapter on what to include in your pantry. For so many people starting out on this journey, they look in their pantry and all they see is everything they can no longer include, which leaves the pantry empty. Having this included in the book is awesome! Fill your pantry up and get cooking! You won't have that "ugh I don't have that" moment when you want to start cooking. She even included how to store foods, a glossary of cooking terms (mind blown) which is so great for beginners in the kitchen. Again, she thought of everyone and everything! The cooking tools is also great. You can literally be the most beginner cook/chef and have everything you need to learn to get started. I think it would also save time and money for those that have a tendency to randomly buy utensils and find later you actually didn't need that really pretty doodad.TIME MANAGEMENT: Many people have criticized the time it takes to cook these recipes, or cooking in general. The beauty is that if you learn how to plan well, it really doesn't take long. Sarah also included these tips! Batch cooking is everything! Stock your pantry, get the tools, plan, batch cook, use leftover, learn to store and DONE! It's really there from A-Z. Take the time to read the beginning chapters as it's worth the read to really get the most from the book.GUIDES: I love that Sarah includes useful guides for cooking temps. Now when I say guides, in true Sarah fashion, she's gone above and beyond. There isn't just standard beef, chicken, pork etc. Nope. She included all the cuts of meat, the size of the portion, cooking method, time and temperature. A whole page on grilling! She also included measurement conversions which is really handy! No more Googling needed. I really love the list of cooking fats and oil and the smoke point. Again, this is something I used to need to google.SUBSTITUTIONS: So many people say things like "what do you eat instead of bread" or perhaps insert snacks, sandwich wraps, grains, spices etc. Yup, she did that too.MEAL PLANS: Hello?!!! These are amazing! So great!! The hard work of planning is just DONE! And again, in true Sarah fashion, she included meal plans for low FODMAP folks, like me. I think she actually wrote this book for me. I was NOT expecting this chapter, but oh so sweet! And there are also tear out guides for you!RECIPES: Ya ok, you thought I'd already done this highlight, and I did, but I just want to point out it's at this point in the book the recipes start. By this time you've been given a TON of information that is not given in most cookbooks. It's really mind blowing. Buy the book already.NUTRITIONAL INFO: So ya, some books are going to include calories, and the basic fat, protein, carbs and sugar. Maybe sodium. If you haven't figured it out yet, Sarah does it all, everything you could possibly hope for and more. Her attention to detail blows my mind. The nutiritonal information given for the recipes is not just the basics but every single dang vitamin, mineral, amino acid you could possibly think of. I just got some blood tests that said I'm low in sodium, iodine, and potassium. Hmmm, I ask myself. What do I need to include in my diet now to resolve this? Not only can I look at each recipe and see what the profile of it is, she ALSO has a reference in the back! Again, mind blown. I don't need to go through each recipe to see what has the higher amounts I need, she has the list of recipes included. So handy. Really Sarah? How do you think of this?!MINI's: So many of the recipes include variations that are actually like another recipe! The volume of recipes blows my mind. This includes spice blends!READING LABELS: I thought I could read labels like a rock star already. Apparently not. She has an incredible resource to spot gluten, corn, soy, dairy and sugar. Some of this you may know already, like I thought I did. What I didn't know is possible sources of contamination, cross reactors, foods derived from corn (huge huge list I had no idea). And again, tear out guides?!!YES/NO/MAY: Aside from the recipes this could be my favourite section. You want to know if a food is safe for you? Huge alphabetical list. Find it, and your good to go. Easy peasy. You think you already know them all? You're wrong. Huge, HUGE list. Get the book.INDEX: Seems basic. Nope. If you haven't figured it out by now, Sarah goes above and beyond in everything! The index starts with little squares of gorgeous photos of the recipes! It's quite a pretty sight to behold! And THEN is the usual text index, which still isn't basic. I wouldn't think to look in the recipe index for "wok" cause that's not a recipe, but there it is anyway!SHOPPING LIST: Ya that's done for you too. The meal plans come with the shopping lists AND they have tear out guides. Of course.DOWNLOADS: If you go to Sarah's website she has now made downloads, for free, that have increased the value even more. So may pages you'll think that you wish you could take with you when your shopping, and then she does a tear out guide. Maybe you think they are too pretty to scrunch up and put in the bottom of your purse (they are actually very pretty). Well, boom, download and print. Print as many as you need. The BEST download of all, and it's brilliant really, it the easy "quick and easy meals" download. Maybe you don't have time to go through and figure out which recipes you can make in less than 30 minutes. Now you have a list. Seriously? Do the bonuses ever stop?This was a long review. I'll keep my summary short. Get the book. Get more for your friends who want yummy food, get more for your friends with autoimmune, and get a few more if you have autoimmune and want your friends and family to be able to cook for you!

When I opened up The Paleo Approach Cookbook, it made me cry-in a thank god, relieved kind of way! After reading through and trying out some of Sarah Ballantyne's delicious recipes, I will tell you that The Paleo Approach Cookbook tops the list of all the excellent resources available today to reverse and halt autoimmune disease once and for all. The photography in this cookbook is both stunning and beautiful while the layout makes it really easy to read the recipes as the book stays open on your countertop.As a clinician treating many patients with autoimmune and chronic inflammatory disorders, I recommend The Paleo Approach Cookbook for guidance and cooking with all things autoimmune protocol. I currently witness the great relief that so many of my patients feel once they explore this template and find that they absolutely have the power to halt their autoimmune reactions with a Paleo Approach.I am truly grateful to have such an excellent resource to recommend not only for more than 150 delicious (including 2 weeks of FODMAP Free) recipes but also for food guides and reference lists that no other cookbook to date can match.Dr. Ballantyne's Paleo Approach Cookbook follows her phenomenal NY Times Best Selling "The Paleo Apporoach" which reveals an in-depth understanding and solutions for correcting the root causes of autoimmune disease.After reviewing The Paleo Approach Food Pyramid and the autoimmune protocol, Dr. Ballantyne explains why quality and variety matter and where to source foods even on a budget. Besides 6 weeks of meal plans, Dr. Ballantyne also includes tons of information of making substitutions when necessary. I appreciate that Dr. Ballantyne addresses many "gray area" foods and includes information graphics and pages that answer many curiosities such as smoke points, alcohol cook off times, measurement conversions, info on salt, the dirty dozen, the clean fifteen and which vegetables and meats to prioritize.In the extensive resources area, there are also many other handy guides including how to read labels and catch hidden sources of the major foods allergens e.g. corn, soy, gluten etc.. Dr. Ballantyne also includes a first of it's kind list of the top 10 nutrient dense food recipes! I also love the Recipe Index with the photographed dishes and page numbers which help to decide on what you'd like to make next!The recipes that I have tried include the super easy to prepare Lemon and Thyme Broiled Pork Chops, Steamed Vegetables, Hidden Liver Meatloaf, The super satisfying Burgers with Caramelized Onions and Portobello "Buns" with avocado on top as well as the elegant and tasty Vietnamese Spring Rolls. Next up, I am going to try the "Wonton" Soup-I mean who knew that this was even possible?The bottom line is that it is a great feeling to know about and receive the health benefits of this delicious approach autoimmune disease. Don't miss out. This is a must have resource for anyone considering a path to reverse autoimmune disease one bite at time. Highly recommended!

HOLY MACKEREL BATMAN!! This is an AMAZING cookbook. I haven't even looked at all the recipes yet, but just the first two chapters is almost worth the price alone. The first two chapters are the introduction to the diet and kind of the "kitchen basics" section. This kitchen basics section alone is worth its weight in gold. It has tables and charts and lists, things like about how long to cook X pounds of meat, ingredients to replace non-AIP ingredients (an actual flow chart, most revolutionary idea? Need a tortilla and can't have the gluten? Use NORI! I mean seriously, how on EARTH did I not think of that? brilliant brilliant BRILLIANT!!! I can have tacos and sandwiches again...), the smoke points of different oils, how to season your cast iron cookware, just .... its like the old Betty Crocker cookbook that my grandmother had. It has all the how-tos in it PLUS all the recipes, except this cookbook is all AIP food so it is better and healthier for you.I am allergic to eggs, milk, and gluten, and my eczema is still acting up so I know something else is bugging me too. If you're looking at this book I'm betting you are in a similar boat. Its hard to think of new ways to cook things when you've been brought up and been eating and cooking the same way your whole life, and suddenly have to change EVERYTHING. This book is a life saver. I haven't read the first book, don't own it, but I'm so glad I found this. If I ever decide to have kids, THIS will be the cookbook I teach them to cook from.If nothing else it will be a great quick reference when cooking, plus my brief look at the recipes look amazing. I can't wait to try some of the recipes (and a nori taco! Still need to figure out how to get around the nightshade/spicey thing... any suggestions?).

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Lo compré esperando encontrar recetas que hicieran las verduras más atractivas, pues tras 3 años de dieta me había cansado de tomarlas de forma sencilla (al vapor con aceite y vinagre), y sólo encuentro recetas con bacon. La autora debería saber que no es deseable tomar un mismo alimento con demasiada frecuencia, ya que se puede desarrollar intolerancia al mismo. Una decepción.

kann dieses buch nur empfehlen, finde es übersichtlich (ja, über puzzleteile als grafisches element kann man streiten, aber es geht hier um wichtigere dinge als designfragen...) und logisch aufgebaut. man muss ja auch nicht alles essen, wenn man z.b. keine schweinefüße mag. aber im großen und ganzen sind meiner meinung nach nur wenige "merkwürdige" rezepte dabei und das buch regt an auch mal was neues auszuprobieren. wenn ich tiere esse, weiß ich ja schließlich, dass z.b. eine kuh nicht nur aus filet und bratenstücken besteht. habe für mich herausgefunden, dass rinder-bäckchen sehr gut schmecken, habe diese allerdings in eigenkreation marniert und dann wie gulasch gekocht, super. sarah ballantyne hat fundiertes wissen, habe auch schon die paläo therapie von ihr gelesen, auch sehr empfehlenswert. ich kann mich nur bei frau ballantyne herzlichst bedanken.

Great book. you do need to have the time to sit down and read it a sthere is a huge amount of information in it. Not sure I like some of the alternative ingredients like cricket flour - but there are other alternative suggestions for every day ingredients. I also bought the amazing book that goes with this which is extremely detailed explaining how certain foods can react with yor autoimmune diseases. I think it is fabulous and anyone with any autoimmune disease would be helped by this book. It is a faff t change your way of eating but it is SO worth it to del better. I have felt heaps better since I followed this way of eating. (I have Hashimotos Thyroiditis) So avoiding sugar,gluten and dairy sound hard to do - but it is possible and worth try if you have been feeling lousy for ages. Anyway it is a BRILLIANTLY researched book as is The Paleo Approach - Reverse Autoimmune Disease. Oh yes - I lost weight too!