I do Diabetic but my kids don't - Good book for all of us!

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	• Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way: Healthy Menus, Recipes, and the Shopping Lists That Will Keep the Whole ... Leanne Ely Ballantine Books, 2004 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 47 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

WOW - this is the BEST!

At 50+ and mother of four (and fulltime worker outside of the home), I have used probably hundreds of different cookbooks. This one has got to be the best one I have ever used! Each week, all the dinners are planned and nutritionally sound; she even includes a detailed shopping list. Yesterday when I went to the store with my daughter and husband, we shopped for the items on the list and left the store knowing we'd have great dinners (and leftovers for lunch) all week. Another unexpected plus is that we are trying foods that we have never tried before (like kale and cod)... You gotta get it if you're tired of cooking the same old things for your family and detest spending hours wandering the aisles of the grocery store looking for ideas for dinner.

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Lovin' Low Carb!

I've been faithfully using the original Saving Dinner for quite some time and purchased SDLC about 2 months ago. I love the low carb version equally but differently than the original. For starters, I thought going low carb was a fad. Little did I know the nutritional benefits! Second, these menus serve 4 instead of 6. Since it's just me and my 1 year old DD, I use 1 week of menus to last 2 weeks. It's great and I don't have so many leftovers that I feel like I'm eating the same thing all the time! Third, I've discovered I love soup. Who knew?!? I thought I was a soup-hater. Turns out I LOVE homemade soups and have a huge distaste for the canned stuff. Finally, I've learned to embrace new vegetables. This is a big deal for me. I'm 26 and only learned to love vegetables in my 20s. Now I'm expanding my horizons even more.

If you haven't checked out Leanne Ely's books, I encourage you to do so. Be adventurous! Try something new! If nothing else, learn how to plan a menu the way she does.

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A Keeper AND a Saver!

I have a family of four with several picky eaters, and we have had great success with the Saving Dinner Low Carb menus. As a working mom ultra-stressed for time, this is an absolute time-saver, as I can just take the menu shopping list to the store with me. Most of the meals can be on the table in 20 min. tops, which is great when you are squeezing dinner between getting home from work and rushing off to cub scouts. I've been following her LC menus for a while on line, and have given these books as gifts for time-stressed friends. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE (as they say)...since switching to Leanne's menus, not only do I SAVE TIME(planning, making lists, etc.) but I SAVE MONEY, and reduced our weekly shopping bill! Since many of the staples and meats repeat in the cycle, I can purchase economy size chicken breasts and pork chops and know that they will be used soon and not turn into prehistoric frozen wonders (i.e. wonder-what-it-was). There are weeks where all I need to purchase is produce...wow, does that feel great!

All my fussy eaters have enjoyed the dinners, since it is easy to reduce or eliminate any spices that don't work for us. Best of all, we have expanded our horizons to new veggies, old veggies new styles, and multiple veggie meals. It's a pleasure having Leanne in my kitchen, she's like a member of the family!

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A winner!!!

If you want healthy, variety, easy, buy this book! I'm a gourmet cook who enjoys a break from complicated, time- consuming recipies. Its good to be reminded that there are more healthy vegies to use with our meals. I bought Saving Dinner first and then bought Low Carb because I know I can lose weight uainf this book. My family loves the food!

I do Diabetic but my kids don't - Good book for all of us!

Our family needs a diabetic menu for the parents and kids who still need carbs. Thank you, Leanne, for supplying the cookbook we needed! No really strange recipes (kid friendly) and we simply mark the corners of pages that everyone really likes. We occasionally play with the spices a bit, or substitute a side dish. It's not written in stone!
I like to browse online, occasionally, but cooking's not my real passion. This book frees up time for those things that we ARE passionate about! Way to go!

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