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3/09/2010

Review of Play Your Carbs Right!...With The Brennans (Paperback)

The book "Play Your Carbs Right!" by the Brennan's is an easy plan to help you get skinny and enjoy yourself in the process!
Recent studies have shown that many Americans have "dieted" themselves into obesity and poor health. By eating low fat we have filled our food with chemicals and sugar that create havoc in our bodies. By counting calories we have slowed our metabolism and can't maintain any weight loss.
The key according to the Brennan's is the amount ofcarbohydrates you consume. A diet rich in protein with moderate amounts of carbs added will trigger satisfaction and help curb temptation.
Eating a lower carb diet is not new. There are a number of books on the market that espouse the low carb lifestyle. However, many of them are so scientific they are hard to understand. Others lay out plans that have you severely restrict carbs from your diet. Strict low carb diets are hard to stay with over the long haul.
That's where the Brennan's book differs. Their book, "Play Your Carbs Right" offers a kind, gentle, low carb eating plan that you can commit to for life!
I first learned about the Brennan's when I came across the books "Sugar Bust For Life! with the Brennans" and "Sugar Bust for Life! with the Brennans Part II" at a book store. I love the books!
They are chocka'block with great recipes, wine lists,tips and more on following a low sugar, healthy diet.So when I learned they had recently released another book, "Play Your Carbs Right", I decided to pick up a copy.
As I read through the book something "clicked" for me. Over the past years I have read a number of different diet books that teach the low carb lifestyle. (I had already tried and failed at calorie counting and eating low fat) Despite trying some of the plans I couldn't stick to them. Either too complicated, too strict, or just plain boring. But "Play Your Carbs Right!"spelled out in simple terms what I had to do to accomplish my weight loss goal. AND IN AN ENJOYABLE WAY THAT I COULD STICK TO FOR LIFE!
It absolutely simplifies low carb dieting. It explains in easy terms why low carb dieting is an effective weight loss method. It teaches you how to figure out your personal carb intake to lose and maintain your weight. It lists daily menus for several weeks, snack ideas, and a handy mini carb counter. I started losing right away!
The book also includes a ton of delicious low carb recipes.
The Brennan's own the well known Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans. The recipes in "Play Your Carbs Right" are based on their many years of working in the food industry. These are recipes for folks who love to eat and want delicious meals that satisfy.
Unfortunately many low carb diet books contain alot of awful dishes. (I hate to think of the times I have wasted food as low carb recipes I made came out inedible.)
The Brennan's book is an exception. I have tried a number of the recipes and they are great! There are a variety of recipes including: Appetizers, Sauces, Soups, Stocks, Salads, Salad Dressings, Mayonnaise, Omelettes, Frittatas and Quiches, Entrees, Side Dishes or Vegetarian's Fare, and Desserts and Dessert Beverages.
Some of my favorites include Classic Buffalo Wings, Asparagus Bisque, Green Bean Salad, Creamed Lemon Chicken with Asparagus, Ellen's Crabmeat Salad, Pecan Crust and Italian Shrimp.
The recipes are not only delicious but they are easy to make and call for ingredients that are easy to find! Each recipe also includes carb counts per serving.
It's my personal belief that more and more folks will realize that weight loss does not have to involve starvation diets or over analyzing the nutrients you eat. The key is simply to be smart about carbs.
If you watch the carbs you eat, you can eat delicious, filling meals and snacks. By making smart carb choices you will lose weight quickly, without hunger and become healthier.
"Play Your Carbs Right!" is a great guide to help you get healthy and lose weight! You can accomplish your goals!

Product Description
GET SKINNY - EASY WEIGHT LOSS - SATISFYING AND DELICIOUS
Surrounded by a myriad of dining opportunities and impassioned by their sheer love of food, Ellen and Ted Brennan of Brennan's Restaurant in New Orleans understand the challenge of weight control confronting all food lovers. They have learned to adjust their eating habits the low carb way while maintaining their good health. The Brennans have done so, first, with a simple formula for counting carbs and losing weight. Next, they have incorporated a complete understanding of carbohydrates with easy recipes that create scrumptious, satisfying meals.
Eating a low carb diet is not new. What is new is that medical researchers now recognize that losing weight the low carb way is not unheathy - quite the contrary! There are numerous diets and diet books on the market that espouse the low carb lifestyle. However, many of them are so scientific they are difficult to understand. Some diets severely restrict carbs from your diet. Strict low carb diets are unrealistic to maintain over the long haul.
Unlike many low carb diets, Play Your Carbs Right! offers an approach which forgives the occasional splurge. In other words, "falling off the wagon" is no reason to quit. You can still lose weight!
Play Your Carbs Right! is a realistic method for losing weight. The Brennans will help you understand and simplify your low carbohydrate approach to weight loss and good health with an easy weight loss formula and simply, delicious recipes that complement a low carb lifestyle. These recipes are not only satisfying and delicious, but they are easy to make and call for ingredients that are easy to find. Most importantly, each recipe also includes the carb count per serving - making these very same recipes acceptable on other low carb diets as well.
Ellen and Ted Brennan will teach you how to count your carbs, eat healthily and lose weight. The Brennans will lead you down the low carb path as they began it over thirty years ago. They will teach you how to lose weight and keep it off while sharing the numerous, delicious and satisfying choices available when you Play Your Carbs Right!...With The Brennans.

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2/02/2010

Review of Sugar Bust for Life!... With the Brennans: Cookbook and Companion Guide (Paperback)

Sugar Bust for Life! is based on the diet principles from the Sugar Busters Cut Sugar to Trim Fat book. Ellen Brenan the author of Sugar Bust for Life! was theconsultant and publisher of the original Sugar Buster's book. The book Sugar Busters describes a healthy way of eating to gain vitality and lose weight. Sugar Bust For Life! expands on the book with a ton of information to make the Sugar Buster way of life simple!
The Sugar Bust for Life! book includes over 400 recipes, menus, an extensive supermarket shopping list with brand names, a glycemic list of foods, detailed information on the program, low fat modifications and even a list of acceptable red wines!
The recipes range from simple appetizers to savory entrees. Each recipe was carefully formulated to maximize your taste experience yet help you lose weight, control cholesterol, and improve your health by using ingredients that have a low to moderate glycemic level and little refined sugar.
Appetizers include Oysters Rockefeller, Crabmeat Mariniere, Fresh Salsa and Mexican Layer Dip. Soups include basic stocks, Red Bean Soup, and Cream of Broccoli. Tomatoes and Wine, Ketchup and Alfredo are among the sauces. Breakfast dishes, salads and salad dressings, grilling and marinades, side dishes and vegetarian fare are also included. The entrees are extensive ranging from Baked Chicken Supreme to Lasagne to Steak Diane. Over 400 recipes and all made with easy to find ingredients and simple to prepare!
The Brennan's include 2 weeks worth of meal plans and suggestions on how to maximize your weight loss. They also have a wonderful section of brand names to look for in your supermarket to help make, selecting healthy choices easy. And they include a list of hidden sugars to beware of.
Another welcome section to the book is a list of acceptable wines you can drink in moderation, while following the Sugar Busters program. Theodore Brennan is the co-author of the book and owner of Brennan's restaurant of New Orleans. His brother James, a wine expert and connoisseur, selected the wines. Brennan's restaurant has won numerous awards, for its fine wine cellars. The wines selected are the best choices that are acceptable within the Sugar Busters guidelines.
The book Sugar Bust for Life! was formerly called Sugar Less for Life! Unfortunately (...)is selling these two books together as a set when they are the same book! The Brennan's do have a another book out called Sugar Bust for Life with the Brennan's Part II. It's also available through (...). I just received a copy, and like its sister book, it looks wonderful!
Sugar Bust for Life! With the Brennan's is certainly a delicious easy way to lose weight and get healthy!

Product Description
SUGAR BUST FOR LIFE! ... WITH THE BRENNANS has sold over150,000 copies, helping dieters lose weight, stay healthy, with easy,delicious dining. Containing over 400 low sugar recipes, menus, redwine list, shopper's brand name guide, tips for success, and more,this helpful cookbook and companion guide is based on the dietprinciples found in SUGAR BUSTERS! CUT SUGAR TO TRIM FAT.
SUGAR BUST FOR LIFE! ... WITH THE BRENNANS is the Brennans' responseto the many people who need help in implementing the Sugar Bustersdiet. As a result of Ellen Brennan's involvement in the initial SugarBusters endeavor, she is eager to share her knowledge of a healthy,low sugar lifestyle.
Ellen and Ted Brennan, of Brennan's Restaurant in New Orleans, sharewith you some of the restaurant's gastronomic secrets so that you mayrecreate these very dishes in your own kitchen as you SUGAR BUST FORLIFE!Ellen and Ted have adapted Brennan's recipes to a low sugarlifestyle by eliminating all high glycemic carbohydrates and refinedsugar, while still maintaining quality and taste.
The Brennans have put all their acquired knowledge into a guide tomake it easy to follow a healthy lifestyle.SUGAR BUST FORLIFE!...WITH THE BRENNANS provides a simple way of eating withouthaving to rely on counting calories or fat grams. There are appealingmenu plans from soup to nuts, tasty desserts as well as a suggestedred wine list to complement your meal. You will discover a new way toeat right while eating well.SUGAR BUST FOR LIFE! ... WITH THEBRENNANS unfolds an easy road to a healthful life for you.

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