Search

Search only in certain items:

    Blood Type Diet®

    Blood Type Diet®

    Health & Fitness and Medical

    (0 Ratings) Rate It

    App

    This is the only official Blood Type Diet® app released by Dr. Peter D’Adamo, international best...

    Rthm – The Body Clock

    Rthm – The Body Clock

    Health & Fitness and Lifestyle

    (0 Ratings) Rate It

    App

    From heart rate to sleep cycle, this app helps you monitor and improve your wellbeing & health in an...

    Future Farming

    Future Farming

    Business

    (0 Ratings) Rate It

    App

    Welcome to Future Farming Technology and precision farming can often seem baffling. However our new...

    Sushi & Maki

    Sushi & Maki

    Food & Drink and Lifestyle

    (0 Ratings) Rate It

    App

    Have fun making sushi today ! Featured by Apple as “New and Noteworthy” on the US App Store! ...

    Helsana+ Bonus programme

    Helsana+ Bonus programme

    Health & Fitness and Sports

    (0 Ratings) Rate It

    App

    Collect Plus points with our Helsana+ bonus programme by exercising, taking preventive health...

I am extremely impressed by this book. The sheer amount of work that went into making this such a valuable tool will, I hope, bounce back to benefit many people.

This is not just a cookbook. This is a reference book. The book starts with a rundown of the different kinds of athletes and their specific dietary needs (with constant reminder that everyone is different and you should check with your doctor or dietician to confirm diet changes). Then it provides practical's on how to meet those needs. Not just recipes (that are all divided up by high or low fiber, low fat, high carb, and high protein) but also meal plans, detailed appendix, water replacement recipes, recovery meals and drinks, and even athlete-friendly deserts. It covers how to determine how many calories you need, how to balance your energy, measure your BMI and BFP, and eating for each stage of training, up through recovery from a performance or event.

The recipes themselves are detailed and easy to follow, and most of them fall into the Easy category (which automatically gives it a plus). It includes a rundown of the categories, prep time, ingredients, yield, make ahead and freeze plans, substitutions in case you want to make it gluten-free or vegetarian, and the breakdown of nutrition information.

There were a few recipes, mostly baking recipes like muffins and breads, that I thought could have used less sugar. There are lots of ways to substitute sugar, oil, and eggs by using things like avocado, apple sauce, peanut butter, honey, agave, etc. and I thought there could have been more of that happening. There were a few drinks that seemed like they had too much sugar in them as well. Sugar really is an athlete’s poison (actually it’s everyone’s poison). And honestly I don’t see how a fudge pop with pudding and whipped topping as the only ingredients belong in a healthy athlete cookbook. But even including those few recipes, this book still blew me away. It should be a staple in every health-conscious home, and every athlete’s shelf.