Review of Sport Nutrition for Coaches (Paperback)

Extremely well written and informative. If you are dedicated to your team and can put the time in to set this program up I'm sure the results will follow.I would suggest that all coaches set an example by following the "program". You know who I'm speaking to :The overweight, out of shape coaches who think screaming at their players is the only motivation they need.

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As a coach, you want your athletes to perform at their best. To do that, you not only need to teach them how to train properly, but you also need to tell them how to eat and drink properly. You need to have the right information when it comes to nutrition for your athletes. Sport Nutrition for Coaches is the essential tool for coaches and fitness specialists. With this text, you will be able to maximize your athletes' performance through proper nutrition.

Sport Nutrition for Coaches provides all the information you need in an easy-to-use and practical layout. It outlines athletes' basic nutrition and hydration needs and describes how to adapt athletes' nutrition needs to their training schedules. It has tips for working with athletes with special dietary concerns, including vegetarianism, diabetes, and eating disorders. Also, this guide shows you how to develop a Coach's Notebook and a nutrition plan for your team, which you can share with your athletes to map out a successful season.

Sport Nutrition for Coaches is unlike any other nutrition guide for coaches. Most books are written only for the athletes themselves, but this text is specifically directed at coaches. After reading this book, you will have the knowledge to create proper nutrition plans for your athletes and help them develop healthy eating habits that will contribute to their success in any sport.

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Review of The Smart Student's Guide to Healthy Living: How to Survive Stress, Late Nights, and the College Cafeteria (Paperback)

This book was given to me by my boyfriend. Since I'm home from college for the summer, it was on my bookshelf for a few weeks before I started flipping through it as I prepared to head back to the dorm. When I had finished reading it, though, I was pleased with what I found.

As a girl who goes back and forth between "fad" diets and approaching buffets with wreckless abandon, I found the Smart Student's Guide to be something that has long-term potential. The meal plan is more of a "life-style" plan. And it is in wonderful incremental steps--something I found especially helpful! The focus is not only on eating, there is also a pleasant section on dormroom workouts, but the resounding theme was general well-being through choices in food and activities. I would call it "well-rounded" and well researched.

Most helpful to me, was the section on dorm recipes--even though my college is well known for its cafeteria, I love having the option of simple, healthy and well-proportined meals that make me feel a little closer to home.

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Fight the Freshman Fifteen, Sleepless Nights, and Other Pitfalls of College Life
Welcome to college life. It's full of possibilities-and pitfalls. Cafeteria food is awful, but there sure is a lot of it. And you can eat as much (or more) of anything-and everything-as you want. And in a single year of study, you can grow a gut that will haunt you for the rest of your life. No one in the dorm is going to tell you when to go to bed, and you can wear each all-night cram session like a badge of honor. But on two hours of sleep a night, the circles under your eyes will make you look like a raccoon before midterms-which you'll then probably fail. And exercise-what's that? Say hello to thunder thighs and saggy bat-wing arms.
Sound awful? Good. It's supposed to. But take heart: With the simple advice you'll find in this book, you can eat right and get the sleep and exercise you need to excel academically and creatively. You'll get the straight story on how to avoid the freshman fifteen, and learn how to make good choices in the cafeteria and make smart snacks on those few useless appliances they allow you to keep in your room. You'll get tips on fitting regular exercise into a busy class schedule and getting enough sleep without being the only one who never-NEVER-makes it to the latest of the late-night parties.
· Eat smart to fight the freshman fifteen, food allergies, and fatigue· Prepare smart snacks right in your dorm room-without burning the place down!· Get enough sleep without missing out on too much late night fun· Build the body of your dreams with smart exercise tips· Make the grade without succumbing to stress
"The Smart Student's Guide to Healthy Dorm Living is a must for any parent sending their student off to college. The book is packed with practical tips for healthy eating. It helps answer the questions I hear from college students every day. This book is the answer to helping teens stay healthy and fit as they transcend the college years into adulthood. Hats off to M.J. and Fred Smith for giving students and easy-to-read survival guide to healthy eating at college."-Ann Blocker, RD, LD, CDE, director of nutrition at Veterans Memorial Hospital and nutrition consultant to Luther College, in Decorah, IA
"A great book, so practical and useful-fantastic!"-Jane Hasek, MSN, Ed.D., chancellor emerita and distinguished professor at Allen College in Waterloo, IA

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Review of Hey Mom! I'm Hungry!: Great-Tasting, Low-Fat, Easy Recipes to Feed Your Family (Paperback)

This is the only cookbook that my kids really like. All the recipies that I have tried have been recieved with no gags or negative comments. I bought this cookbook years ago, when it first came out. The recipies are heathly, yet flavorful. My kids even like the veggie dishes. They love the frankies in a blanket and the turkey meatballs. None of the recipies take very long to prepare and are easy to make ahead and freeze. Susan Powter knows what kids like!

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Susan Powter answers "What's for breakfast? What's for dinner? What's for lunch? What can I snack on?" with 100 of the best tasting, high-volume, low-fat recipes ever! Something sweet. Something chewy. Something for those nights when you didn't get to the grocery store or it's dinnertime and you don't have a clue what to cook. These recipes have all been tested by moms and kids for the whole family. They're all low-fat, quick, easy, and taste soooooooo good. Everything you need is right here - healthy, hearty, great recipes so you'll always have an answer when the kids say, "Hey, Mom! I'm hungry!"

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Review of The New Detox Diet: The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality With Recipes, Menus, and Detox Plans (Paperback)

This book is well written and easy to understand. It really explains how and why to detox.It actually has daily menu plans that you can actually use. No wierd foods or herbs just everyday food you can find at your local grocer or farmers market. I have read many books on detox and this is by far the best I have read. I finally can start detox rather than just reading about it. Thank you Dr Haas, BRILLIANT


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Dr. Elson Haas has helped thousands recover from chemical dependency through what he calls the missing link in the American diet: detoxification. His tried-and-true program set forth in THE DETOX DIET shows how to cleanse your body of sugar, nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, and other harmful toxins for improved health, energy, and well-being. For those who have experienced the diet's benefits and would like to make detoxification a lifestyle choice, THE NEW DETOX DIET presents a comprehensive plan for lifelong vitality. Dr. Haas has teamed up with nutritionist Daniella Chace to provide 50 all-new recipes and menu plans to nourish your body and help you detoxify with minimal side effects. THE NEW DETOX DIET includes tasty, nutritious recipes like Baked Apples, Smoked Wild Salmon Salad, and Mango Salsa. Dr. Haas and Ms. Chace also share case studies and personal stories of triumph over toxic substances. Even after years of a damaging lifestyle or bad eating habits, you can break the cycle of addiction and achieve greater vitality and improved overall well-being.

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Review of 1,001 Low-Fat Vegetarian Recipes: Delicious, Easy-to-Make, Healthy Meals for Everyone (Paperback)

This is one of the best vegetarian cookbook ever. Most of the recipes are simple and fast to make, and all of them delicious.
It classified every meal into vegan, lacto-ovo, lacto, and ovo; and each recipe has the nutrionational guide too.
In the last edition they added the Smart Carbs chapter, for vegeterians that are also interested in wiselly choosing their carbohydrates.
I totally recommend this book for everyone that want to eat in a healthier way.

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This new edition of the vegetarian kitchen bible reflects current food trends and styles of cooking. Catering to the needs of today's busy cooks, from committed vegetarians to "flexitarians" to those simply looking for inventive ideas for peak-of-season produce, the recipes are easier and faster to prepare, with fewer ingredients and more concise cooking methods. The recipes, which all adhere to American Heart Association guidelines, emphasize "super foods" - foods that boast high nutritional, antioxidant, and phytochemical qualities - including blueberries, pomegranate juice, edamame, leafy dark greens, beans and legumes, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and soy. Included are recipes from every category, from appetizers through desserts, with more than 500 entrees, offering a superb assortment of satisfying meals that are low in fat and rich in flavor. Each recipe is labeled with an identifying icon for vegan, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, and lacto-ovo-vegetarian. Nutritional data and diabetic exchanges are provided for each recipe.

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Review of The Simple 0-to-10 GI Diet: Lose Weight with the Easy Food Scoring System Based on the Glycemic Index (Paperback)

This is my favorite book when it comes to weight loss. I have used it twice with great success. After the birth of my first baby I needed to lose 15 lbs and after the birth of my second baby I needed to lose 25 lbs to be back to my pre pregnancy weight. I used the book both times and I use it to make my food choices pretty much every day.

The authors have taken the calorie content of each food and given it a GI Score from 0 to 10 (based on the sugar, protein and fat content, not just the effect it has on your blood sugar).
They have a detailed listing of various foods along with their GIS. For the first phase (2 weeks of quick weight loss) you are allowed to eat 17 points (for women). After the two weeks you move onto the second phase od slower weight loss and you are allowed to eat 20 points. Once you have reached your happy weight you can eat 20 points.
The first couple of weeks on this plan are a bit tough because you have to look up all the foods and add up the points, but after a while it becomes very easy as we tend to repeat a lot of the foods that we eat.
They do have some sample menus and recipes to make it easier for the fist few days.
On this plan you can eat anything you want as long as you stay with-in your point allotment. This book will eventually lead you to good nutrition. As you can guess vegetables and fruits have the lowest GIS and you would want to choose a lot of those in addition to some lean meat, legumes, small quantities of nuts and whole grains.
The authors have a very easy formula to follow VVPC (veggie, veggie, protein, carb)
Divide your plate in 4 and fill it with two parts of veggies, one part lean protein and one part carbs. Doesn't get easier than that.

By keeping my meals smple and easy I have had great success with this diet. I don't feel deprived of anything. Once I lost all the weight that I wanted to lose the book eased me back into eating larger portions or having a treat now and then without going on a binge and gaining all the weight back. By exercising and following this diet, my body looks much better toned now, than it did before I was ever pregnant even though I am at the same weight.

Note to the previuos reviewer. I have tried steamed ground beef. It's actually very tasty with some tomato sauce.

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Balancing blood glucose by eating the right carbs is vital to losing weight, but the glycemic index's complicated scoring system makes it difficult to keep track of total carb intake. By simplifying the scoring system and creating an easy-to-follow plan, The Simple 0-to-10 GI Diet offers a no-hassle program to lose weight and maintain a healthy long-term diet.
Written by nutrition experts and focused on what you can eat, not what you can't, The Simple 0-to-10 GI Diet takes the work out of GI scoring so dieters can focus on creating a diet that is as tasty as it is healthy. The program is realistic, forgiving, and flexible, and the book includes a 50-page, easy-to-reference table that rates the GI value of common foods based on the authors' unique 0-to-10 scale. By managing their carb intake, rather than avoiding carbs altogether, readers can create healthy eating habits for life and keep the weight off for good.

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Review of The Best Low-carb Cookbook (Paperback)

I'm not usually one given to writing reviews, but this book impressed me so much that I had to share my opinion.
I have used 2 of the recipes so far with great results. Previous to this I have been eating low-carb for a while now and had got stuck in the rut of the types of foods I was eating, how I was cooking them and the spices I was using.
And while some may find that a couple of the recipes seem to be variations of another in the book,(and the zucchini boat recipe is actually a generic vegetable stuffing recipe that does not have zucchini in the recipe, but mushrooms instead...) it has re-opened my eyes to the creative possiblities while eating low-carb.
The other benefit of the book is that the writer does make an effort to keep the recipes lower-fat than many atkin style recipes.
I am using another 2 recipes out of the book tonight and if the ingredients are any indication they should be delicious as well.
(I would have given the book 5 stars except for some of proof- reading errors that should have been caught before publishing.)

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An outstanding collection of more than 475 low carb recipes.
By now all of us are aware of the low carb phenomenon and how enthusiastically it has been embraced by the general population. There are several popular low carb diet plans available and everyone seems to have their favorite. While the popular diet books contain loads of information on why and how low carb diets work, they fall short when it comes to recipes.
Delicious food that is easy to prepare and follows the low carb philosophy is the key to these diets. After the initial delight of consuming previously forbidden foods, like meat and cheese, recipes that are interesting and flavorful are crucial to staying on a low carb diet.
With more than 475 recipes to choose from, The Best Low-carb Cookbook provides literally a different dish to have every day for the next year, such as: - Mushroom Sun-Dried Tomato Cheese Pate - Seafood Garlic Antipasto - Chicken Salad with Tarragon and Pecans - Mussels with Sweet Bell Peppers and Garlic - Curried Red Pepper Chicken - Oriental Beef Bundles in Lettuce - Bistecca alla Florentine - Company Pork Roast with Fruit Stuffing.
Each recipe has a complete nutritional breakdown that includes the carbohydrate count.

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Review of The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook (Paperback)

After a year of losing 40 pounds eating according to their earlier book, Protein Power, I began searching for ways to expand my menus. I have bought several other cookbooks looking for adequate alternatives to baked goods, but was never happy with the results: Often too delicate, or too bitter, or they'd fall...
Now along comes Drs. Eades and Ursula Solom with recipes that are exactly what they advertise: Comfort Foods. Tonight, we enjoyed delicious Chili Con Carne with Black Soy Beans and slices of Best Whole Wheat Bread and butter. All low-carb, satisfying and delicious. For breakfast, we added a slice of Super Banana Bread mini-loaf to our plate of ham and eggs. Hard to believe it was low-carb, it tasted (and rose) just like the real McCoy.
Most of the recipes freeze, so I can make a variety of baked goods on the weekend, freeze and have them handy for days to come.
I can hardly wait to try the Cinnamon Rolls, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Elegant Biscuits and so much more.
If you enjoy a low-carb lifestyle, this book belongs in your arsenal.

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The revolutionary cookbook that satisfies all your comfort food cravings-from the New York Times bestselling authors of Protein Power

When you think about low-carb diets, do you picture complicated meal plans and bland foods that leave you with cravings? Do the words comfort food make you long for scrumptious delights like pancakes, ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, or fettucine alfredo-foods you thought you could never have on a low-carb diet?

If your answers to the above were yes and yes, you're in for a huge surprise! You can have these foods and many more, thanks to The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook. Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades and chef Ursula Solom give you unique, easy cooking tips and more than 300 yummy low-carb recipes for foods that help you keep your weight down and fulfill your cravings. In no time at all, you'll be on an easy-to-follow low-carb plan that will allow you to stay thin and healthy-and feel great!

Southern fried chicken with pan gravy * Elegant biscuits Melt-in-your-mouth pancakes * Deluxe low-carb macaroni and cheese * Beef and mushroom crepes * Spicy corn chips Soft crust pizza * Low-carb beef stroganoff * Raisin rolls Breaded sole * Fettucine alfredo * Low-carb lasagna * Super banana bread * Low-carb tacos * Bean and cheese burritos * Best garlic bread * Eggplant parmigiana * Rich low-carb pound cake * Scrumptious low-carb cheesecake * Apple brown betty * Cheddar cheese waffles * Chocolate ice cream * Key lime pie * Sublime truffles

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Review of Learn the Low-Carb Lifestyle for 5 Bucks (Learn...for 5 Bucks) (Paperback)

"What can someone who's been living the low carb lifestyle for five years say about a basic book like Karen Rysavy's "Learn the Low Carb Lifestyle for 5 Bucks"?

BUY IT! This book is not only the absolute best short version of how and why low-carb works, but Karen's informal style and first-hand knowledge of the subject make this little gem a joy to read. It got me excited about low-carb all over again!

Whether you're a beginner, or a beginning-again dieter, you'll find "Learn the Low-Carb Lifestyle for 5 Bucks"a suprisingly meaty (LOL) and helpful guide to improving your health by controlling your carbs."

Andrea M. Mondello
Web editor, LowCarb Living Magazine Online
LCLmag.com

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Learn the Low-Carb Lifestyle for Five Bucks is a small, bright, four-color, quick reference guide for readers who want to learn about the South Beach, Atkins, and low-carbohydrate eating phenomenon. Written by longtime food writer Karen Rysavy, this book will show you just what you need to get started, offering readers plenty of encouragement while debunking a few myths (yes, you can eat more than steak and eggs on a low-carb eating plan). Organized in short paragraphs with to-the-point info, this book shows readers the basic principles of the low-carb diet. Readers will learn how and why low-carb eating works to reduce weight and improve health; tips for sticking to a specific plan; and how to find outside support. With little more than a physician's check-up and this inspirational handbook, readers have all they need to get started.



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Review of The Low-Carb Gourmet: Recipes for the New Lifestyle (Paperback)

This is one of the best cookbooks I've bought in a long time, and I buy a lot of cookbooks.I made the Haricots Frites with Tarragon Sauce for a small cocktail party I had recently, and everyone raved.It was great to be able to tell my guests that they shouldn't feel guilty because these frites are low-carb!I also just tried the Seared Scallops with Cauliflower Florets, since scallops are in season, and the recipe was flawless. Whether or not you intentionally eat low-carb, these recipes are great!

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From Hollywood to South Beach, the latest craze in the diet world is low-carbohydrate, high-protein meals. However, until now, low-carb cookbooks have been decidedly lowbrow, more concerned with prepared ingredients and overly simplistic recipes than with flavor or presentation. In THE LOW-CARB GOURMET, Brigit Binns proves that it's possible to follow a low-carb regime and still eat well-in fact, exceedingly well. With 70 recipes for sophisticated yet approachable dishes like Gratin-Style Spinach and Aged-White Cheddar Soufflé, Hazelnut-Crusted Freshwater Trout with Preserved Lemon Relish, and Star Anise Flan with Blackberries, THE LOW-CARB GOURMET takes low-carb eating beyond the hamburger sans bun and explains how to maintain a healthy, gourmet lifestyle that will leave you looking and feeling great. Complex enough to impress foodies and discerning guests yet simple enough for everyday family meals at home, THE LOW-CARB GOURMET raises the concept of "diet food" to new culinary heights.

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