The Paleo Approach Cookbook: A Detailed Guide to Heal Your Body and Nourish Your Soul

When I opened up The Paleo Approach Cookbook, it made me cry-in a thank god, relieved kind of way! After reading through and trying out some of Sarah Ballantyne's delicious recipes, I will tell you that The Paleo Approach Cookbook tops the list of all the excellent resources available today to reverse and halt autoimmune disease once and for all. The photography in this cookbook is both stunning and beautiful while the layout makes it really easy to read the recipes as the book stays open on your countertop. As a clinician treating many patients with autoimmune and chronic inflammatory disorders, I recommend The Paleo Approach Cookbook for guidance and cooking with all things autoimmune protocol. I currently witness the great relief that so many of my patients feel once they explore this template and find that they absolutely have the power to halt their autoimmune reactions with a Paleo Approach. I am truly grateful to have such an excellent resource to recommend not only for more than 150 delicious (including 2 weeks of FODMAP Free) recipes but also for food guides and reference lists that no other cookbook to date can match. Dr. Ballantyne's Paleo Approach Cookbook follows her phenomenal NY Times Best Selling "The Paleo Apporoach" which reveals an in-depth understanding and solutions for correcting the root causes of autoimmune disease. After reviewing The Paleo Approach Food Pyramid and the autoimmune protocol, Dr. Ballantyne explains why quality and variety matter and where to source foods even on a budget. Besides 6 weeks of meal plans, Dr. Ballantyne also includes tons of information of making substitutions when necessary. I appreciate that Dr. Ballantyne addresses many "gray area" foods and includes information graphics and pages that answer many curiosities such as smoke points, alcohol cook off times, measurement conversions, info on salt, the dirty dozen, the clean fifteen and which vegetables and meats to prioritize. In the extensive resources area, there are also many other handy guides including how to read labels and catch hidden sources of the major foods allergens e.g. corn, soy, gluten etc.. Dr. Ballantyne also includes a first of it's kind list of the top 10 nutrient dense food recipes! I also love the Recipe Index with the photographed dishes and page numbers which help to decide on what you'd like to make next! The recipes that I have tried include the super easy to prepare Lemon and Thyme Broiled Pork Chops, Steamed Vegetables, Hidden Liver Meatloaf, The super satisfying Burgers with Caramelized Onions and Portobello "Buns" with avocado on top as well as the elegant and tasty Vietnamese Spring Rolls. Next up, I am going to try the "Wonton" Soup-I mean who knew that this was even possible? The bottom line is that it is a great feeling to know about and receive the health benefits of this delicious approach autoimmune disease. Don't miss out. This is a must have resource for anyone considering a path to reverse autoimmune disease one bite at time. Highly recommended!

I'll have to update after I've used the cookbook longer, but so far I love it. The lay out is extremely easy to use and the directions are extremely easy to follow. She gives great information other than just the recipe (i.e. how to modify the recipe to make it FODMAP friendly, when that's possible possible). Let me say, I am NOT a cook. I was nervous about starting the Paleo Approach and wanted to have good food to eat so I would want to keep this up long enough to see if it will help my issued. Going from minimal involvement cooking to cooking enough for 3 meals a day* added a little bit of stress but I'm enjoying it (*I make bigger meals and have leftovers for lunch and breakfast most days). The other thing I like is the download from her website called "The Paleo Approach Quick and Easy Meals". There is a 7 day SUPER easy meal plan that got me started on the right foot. This is not an easy endeavor (to radically change a way of eating), and this "diet" is more restrictive than your run of the mill Paleo "diet", but she has made some very delicious recipes to make it a little easier. UPDATE...I have had the cookbook for two weeks. About 90% of my meals have come from this book (most notable exception is "bacon and berries" for breakfast!). There are so many reason I LOVE this cookbook. First-Part One (88 pages) is devoted to people like me. Definitions of things most people who are at home in the kitchen take for granted...who knew "blanch" meant to "immerse in rapidly boiling water and allow to cook slightly"? There is an EXTENSIVE index in the back. I bought a giant bag of cauliflower and wanted to know the recipes that used that as the base-there they were. Also, the 7 day weekly meal plans are not only in tear out form in the back of the book, but they are in the front as well ((so I can tear out the one that was meant to be torn out AND still have it as part of the book)). The pages are thick and withstand bacon grease spattering out on them. There is a section reminding me not only of what foods I have taken out of my diet, but also listing out all the wonderful foods I CAN/SHOULD eat in order to repair my gut and reverse my autoimmune thyroid condition. There hasn't been one recipe that I read and didn't know what it meant (unlike most cookbooks I've owned in my life!). I can't say enough great things about this cookbook!!

I let all the bad reviews of this cookbook stop me from buying it at first. I read The Paleo Approach and started the protocol a few weeks ago. It was easy enough to make stews and have salads for most meals, but I needed more ideas. Because this cookbook had so many bad reviews and complaints about specialty ingredients, I ended up buying The Healing Kitchen: 175+ Quick & Easy Paleo Recipes to Help You Thrive instead. That one had the "easy" recipes that looked good, and I spent a week or two making a bunch of the recipes. Then I realized that The Healing Kitchen was really lacking in ideas for offal and seafood. We were eating mostly sweet potatoes and chicken... and chicken is supposed to be limited on AIP. So I went back and bought this book. And I was surprised by how wonderfully it's laid out! Each recipe has nutritional information, modification ideas, and FODMAP adjustments. Since we are also avoiding fodmaps right now, that was incredibly helpful. My husband had trouble getting through the entire Paleo Approach book. It can be way too overwhelming for someone who hasn't cooked much before. But he really wanted to be on board and be able to make a few meals. This book has a thorough introduction that reviews the major points of the AIP, includes definitions of cooking terms for new cooks, and gives lots of tips and ideas for people who might be new to cooking from scratch. You could easily read ONLY this book, and still have all the major points of AIP and the meal plans and recipes. I regret that I didn't just buy this one first! But I'm also happy to have both books on my shelves, as they both have a lot of excellent recipes and ideas.

kann dieses buch nur empfehlen, finde es übersichtlich (ja, über puzzleteile als grafisches element kann man streiten, aber es geht hier um wichtigere dinge als designfragen...) und logisch aufgebaut. man muss ja auch nicht alles essen, wenn man z.b. keine schweinefüße mag. aber im großen und ganzen sind meiner meinung nach nur wenige "merkwürdige" rezepte dabei und das buch regt an auch mal was neues auszuprobieren. wenn ich tiere esse, weiß ich ja schließlich, dass z.b. eine kuh nicht nur aus filet und bratenstücken besteht. habe für mich herausgefunden, dass rinder-bäckchen sehr gut schmecken, habe diese allerdings in eigenkreation marniert und dann wie gulasch gekocht, super. sarah ballantyne hat fundiertes wissen, habe auch schon die paläo therapie von ihr gelesen, auch sehr empfehlenswert. ich kann mich nur bei frau ballantyne herzlichst bedanken.

This cookbook is as wonderful as I expected it to be. I have been following Sarah on Facebook as the Paleo mom for quite some time now and love how she explains things scientifically yet so I can understand. The book is outstandingly complete! From the macro/micro nutrient listing for EVERY single recipe to the great section listing if you need specific kitchen appliances so you can prep. I love the recipes we have tried so far and have tabs on the pages we want to try soon

Ottimo testo che uso sia nella mia professione che nella vita quotidiana. Semplice da comprendere ma nello stesso tempo di rigore scientifico

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Great book. you do need to have the time to sit down and read it a sthere is a huge amount of information in it. Not sure I like some of the alternative ingredients like cricket flour - but there are other alternative suggestions for every day ingredients. I also bought the amazing book that goes with this which is extremely detailed explaining how certain foods can react with yor autoimmune diseases. I think it is fabulous and anyone with any autoimmune disease would be helped by this book. It is a faff t change your way of eating but it is SO worth it to del better. I have felt heaps better since I followed this way of eating. (I have Hashimotos Thyroiditis) So avoiding sugar,gluten and dairy sound hard to do - but it is possible and worth try if you have been feeling lousy for ages. Anyway it is a BRILLIANTLY researched book as is The Paleo Approach - Reverse Autoimmune Disease. Oh yes - I lost weight too!