Book Review: The Beginner's KetoDiet Cookbook Living Keto for Life by Martina Šlajerová

Title: The Beginner's KetoDiet Cookbook Living Keto for Life 

Author:  Martina Šlajerová

Stars: 4 stars 

Review:
You can't a health nut without having hear of the Keto Diet.  Everywhere you turn this is the diet everyone is talking this year.  We have seen diets from South Beach to Aktins and they work for a time and than everyone starts to gain the weight back.

Why you ask?
To be honest no one should diet you should change your lifestyle towards eating.

I am not on the diet but I am interested in recipes that are healthy and ways to get more veggies in  my kids diets.

The pictures are beautiful and it will have readers diving into making these amazing dishes. 
The beginning of the book explains in detail the list of carbs that are in different items of food like veggies and fruits.  It Explains how much you need each day to live this diet and why it is important to add fitness.  Diet is 80 % of weight loss and fitness in only 20% (Depends on what diet book you are reading.)
There is a section in the book for  vegetarian and dairy free. Which helps this mom out since all but one of the kids have dairy allergies (Yup very little dairy in this house)

While I live by the my words I don't diet I do understand changing your lifestyle and how to eat to better your health.  If you can stick to this diet I am sure there are wonderful out comes but remember be realize to what  your, body, mind and lifestyle can do.  This isn't a quick fix this is a life style choice. 

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Fair Winds Press for the advance copy of Martina Šlajerová  The Beginner's KetoDiet Cookbook 

Why  4 stars (Because it is another diet with pretty pictures.)

Synopsis:
The ketogenic diet has become the go-to healthy diet for losing weight, managing diabetes, and possibly preventing and managing conditions such as neurodegenerative illnesses and cancer.

The transition to a keto diet can be difficult, but this “induction” phase doesn’t have to be! Bestselling author of The KetoDiet Cookbook, Martina Slajerova, explains the first tricky few weeks as your metabolism readjusts to burning fat rather than carbs.

Every recipe in The Keto-Induction Cookbook is designed to meet the special nutrient requirements of the induction phase. Just some of the dishes you’ll be enjoying include:

-Breakfast Chili
-Anti-Inflammatory Egg Drop Soup
-Ricotta & Pepper Mini-Tarts
-Avacado Power Balls
-Salmon Ramen
-Dulce de Leche Fudge
-Chocolate Electrolyte Smoothies

From quick "keto-flu" remedies and curbing cravings, to avoiding pitfalls like incorrect macronutrient balances and “zero-carb” approaches, The Keto-Induction Cookbook puts you on the right path to lose weight, get healthy, and enjoy all the benefits of the ketogenic diet for the long-term. 

Paperback, 208 pages

Published April 3rd 2018 by Fair Winds Press

About The Author:



I currently live in the UK. I hold a degree in Economics and worked in auditing, but I have always been passionate about nutrition and healthy living. I love food, science, photography and creating new recipes and I am a firm believer in low-carb living and regular exercise. As a science geek, I base my views on valid research and I have first-hand experience of what it is to be on a low-carb diet. Both are reflected on my blog, in my apps and cookbooks.

I changed the way I ate in 2011, when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. I had no energy, and I found it more and more difficult to maintain a healthy weight.

The irony was that, like so many other people, I used to follow what I believed to be a healthy, balanced diet. I avoided most fatty foods in fear of clogging my arteries and putting on weight. I based my diet around whole grains and vegetables, and limited my intake of animal products. I did exactly what the general dietary recommendations advised: I exercised more and ate less. Still, nothing worked. Finally, I got tired of dieting all the time, and I was determined to regain my health by following a different approach.

That’s when I decided to quit sugar, grains, and processed foods, and to start following a whole-foods-based ketogenic approach to food.

After we witnessed the incredible benefits of low-carb eating firsthand, my partner and I created KetoDiet, a tracking and planning application with hundreds of low-carb recipes, which is now one of the bestselling apps on the App Store and Google Play. Then, in 2012, I launched the KetoDiet blog, which helps over 2 million monthly visitors follow a whole-foods-based, low-carb, ketogenic lifestyle.

Since 2016, I've authored 5 low-carb & keto books to help people follow a healthy diet and to show them that this way of eating doesn't have to be complicated or boring.

When creating recipes for KetoDiet, I don't focus just on the carbohydrate content: you won't find any processed foods, unhealthy vegetable oils or artificial sweeteners. My recipes are all grain-free, sugar-free and gluten-free. Most of my recipes are paleo-friendly or include paleo-friendly alternatives. I always opt for grass-fed beef and butter, raw hormone-free dairy and healthy fats like coconut oil.

KetoDiet is not just about losing weight at any cost; it's about adopting a healthier lifestyle. My mission is to help you reach your goals, whether it's your dream weight or simply eating healthy food.