Eating For Life
by Bill Phillips
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Book Reviews of Eating For Life
Book Review: Makes Body for Life SOOOO Much Easier
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll just add to the glowing reviews of this book. I have followed the principals of BFL for 3 years now. The biggest issue my wife and I have had is that you run out of ideas for food, and begin to burn out on the same things. This leads to straying away from balanced meals.This book should solve this problem. Yes, we've only used it since Christmas, but there are so many recipes here that it should be much easier to follow. In addition, these meals are fantastic! The Chicken Enchiladas are great. The Chili is great. And as someone else mentioned, they have ideas for in-between meals that are so simple yet never occurred to me. Also, for a cooking novice such as myself, the recipes are incredibly easy to follow. I do wish the would have provided a nutritional breakdown per meal, but I can read lables and calculate that on my own.
I also like the fact that this book doesn't push the EAS products at all, my only complaint with the first book, because you can achieve outstanding results without all the supplements or Myoplex.
While some don't like the ripping on low-carb plans, I think they are totally justified. I nearly passed out trying to work out during the first 2 weeks of South Beach. You NEED carbs for energy!
As for the ripping on Bill Phillips for trying to make a buck? Get over it. This is capitalism, Bill can make millions and I don't resent it a bit, he put out a GREAT product. This book has me re-energized on the BFL plan.
Book Review: ABOUT TIME HE DID IT!
Summary: 4 Stars
TWO YRS. AGO I DID THE BLF AND LOST 36 POUNDS WITHOUT DOING THE PROGRAM 6 DAYS A WEEK. I ACTUALLY HIRED A PERSONAL TRAINER BEFORE DOING THE BLF PROGRAM AND MY PERSONAL TRAINER SUGGESTED THE BLF BOOK TO HELP WITH MY EATING HABITS. I COOKED ON SUNDAY FOR 3 DAYS THEN ON WEDNSDAYS FOR ANOTHER 3 DAYS AND SUNDAYS WERE MY FREE DAYS. HOWEVER AS TIME WENT ON AND I BECAME VRY BORED WITH THE BLF FOOD LIST I BEGAN TO SLACK OFF. I BECAME VERY TIRED OF THE SAE OLD FOOD OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I BROGHT THE EATING FOR LIFE BOOK THE OTHER DAY AND COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW WONDEFUL THE MEALS LOOKED AND THE PICUTRES OF EAC INGRIENT YOU MADE NEED TO FIX EACH MEAL. I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE BEST PART! THE PICTURES OF THE ITMES. I AM GETTING MARRIED IN JULY 2004 AND I KNOW IF I GO BACK TO THE PLAN AND GET BACK TO THE GYM I CAN DROP THOSE POUNDS I GAINED BY MY WEDDING DAY IN JULY. IT TAKES DEDICATION TO DO THIS PROGRAM, AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO MAY WORK AND ALSO ATTEND SCHOOL OR WHO HAVE VERY HECTIC LIVES IT CAN BE A LITTLE CHALLENGING TO FIT THOSE MEALS IN OR MAKE THOSE PROTEIN SHAKES. BUT WHERE THERE IS A WIL THERE IS AWAY SO MAKE YOUR HEALTH AND THIS WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM PRIORITY IN YOUR LIFE, AND BE CREATIVE WITH PLANNING YOUR MEALS, IF U ARE AT WORK AN YOU CAN'T USE A LOUD BLENDER FIND A DIFFERENT SNACK TO TAKE TO WORK THAT CONSIST OF A PROTEIN AND A CARB AND THE BOOK GIVES YOU GREA SUGGESTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ORANGES AND EGGS ON PAG 301.Book Review: My Favorite Cookbook
Summary: 5 Stars
Even if you've never boiled an egg, you can make delicious, nutritious meals from Eating for Life. Dinners, desserts, breakfast, smoothies--they're all included. I've made many of the recipes and haven't found a bad one yet.
I'd been a Body-for-Lifer for five years and although I liked the results, my diet lacked variety. Eating for Life changed that with meals that weren't obvious: pudding with protein powder (yes, it tastes great), burgers and fries that aren't loaded with fat, and chip and dip that's so healthy and tasty that I eat it almost every night.
The recipes are realistic. Most of the them don't require a long list of ingredients or exotic foods; everything is available at a conventional grocery store. Every recipe also includes a color picture and the approximate time it takes to make it. For those who know absolutely nothing about cooking, there is a section on cooking utensils and basic procedures.
Only a few things would improve the book. First, most recipe books are organized by main ingredient. Within the dinner section, for instance, chicken, beef, fish and other dinners are mixed together in no apparent order. Second, the index could stand improvement. There's no entry for "fish tacos" for example. It's under "seafood." These are minor points, though. I use this book every day and it has been well worth the price.
Book Review: It's so easy!
Summary: 5 Stars
About a year ago, I tried to do Body for Life but only lasted a week trying to eat from the list of "approved" foods. But, when my husband and I decided we needed to do something to lose some weight and get in shape, I agreed to try it again. Fortunately, I discovered this book while browsing through the bookstore.
The recipes are fabulous. We've been eating out of the book for a week and have yet to find a recipe we didn't like. In fact, I can't believe just how easy Body for Life is with this book - it's almost too good to be true!
The serving sizes are perfect for a married couple or single person. There's usually enough for dinner and one or two servings for lunch the next day - however, the recipes could also easily be doubled for larger families.
You don't need to be a gourmet chef to prepare the meals. The recipes are easy (most are prepared in 1 hour or less) and some even contain pictures of the ingredients at the bottom of the page. Perfect for people with busy schedules (like mine).
An added bonus: the back of the book contains a shopping list and menu planner that you can copy (or download from eatingforlife.com after you've purchased the book). Very helpful when planning your weekly meals and doing your grocery shopping!
I highly recommend this book for anyone (Body for Life or not) who wants to eat healthier and feel better!
Book Review: Great for adults
Summary: 4 Stars
We found that many of the meals in this book are really good and not too difficult to make. It's easy to find the items and the meals are usually really good. But if you have children like we do, they probably won't eat these meals very easily. So in a situation where one has kids, you may find meals they like in this book, but you may end up making two meals for every meal...and that doesn't last very long.
For example: The book gives a Seafood Pasta Salad on pg 269. The full page photo and easy instructions are great. Put that in front a first grader and he will turn his nose up at it.
The ingredients for this menu item are simple. There are nine common ingredients including bow tie pasta, and frozen or cooked crab meat.
The directions are easy. Everything about this book is great in my view, except most kids we know, including our own, won't eat these menu items. Even though we've had to back off from using this book because of that we still keep it handy and I think it's a great recipe book for meals without kids.
But if you don't have kids...or if you have the patience to make multiple options for meals...or want to force your kids to eat like you are...then this is a great way to go. The nutrition is balanced using ingredients that are not hard to find...nor too expensive for a regular budget.