Not a bad book at all, but the recipes were not really what I was looking for in a keto diet. Perfect for beginners, but nothing really popped out at me as a new idea.

Great Keto book for beginners although many of the recipes call for special ingredients I do not normally stock in my pantry.

This book contains many recipes that are easy to make. My family loves the new dishes I've been making.

My interest in this book was sparked by my desire to explore more low carb recipes and expand my current staples, and this book doesn't disappoint. Yes, many of the recipes require a little more planning in terms of getting the ingredients as they aren't always your everyday items, but the great variety will keep you interested for a while.

Easy to follow, well laid out recipes fill this book! There are so many pictures which is always a requirement for a good cookbook. Ingredients are easy to find in local supermarkets and prep instructions are clear even for a less experienced cook. There is a wide range of types of recipes. There’s something for everyone.

I received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

A great collection of low carb recipes. Easy to make and perfect for those stepping into the diet. Good for any library collection looking to cater to health/food trends, specifically in public libraries.

This looks like a great resource to try going keto. I've heard a lot about the ketogenic diet for weight loss and health, and there are enough recipes here to never become bored. I would like more photos, since I have trouble imagining recipes where I only have descriptions, but that's ok, really -- it's not as though I can make my food creations look like recipe photos, anyway!

Firstly, full disclosure: I've wondered about going keto for my diet for a long time, but as I cook food together with my partner who is vegetarian (well, pescetarian), the food choices feel like they'd be so so restricted that I don't think we'd manage it. If I was cooking just for myself, as a meat-eater, then no problem, but together... probably not. However, I do try to eat fairly low-carb most of the time, so wanted to use this as inspiration for super-low-carb recipes and to learn a bit more about the keto diet. This ticked both boxes beautifully!

I love the ideas for lowering carbs in meals, especially the items they use to replace them in recipes - it is very inspirational, and much of the recipes you can take and tweak slightly. There are recipe ideas for snacks/ finger food, baked goods, side dishes, dishes with a variety of meats and fish in, soups, desserts... the list goes on! So much choice and so many fab ideas, I love this cookbook!

one thing I will say, which links to my first paragraph, is that - understandably with a keto diet - a lot of the recipes involve meat (particularly pork rinds which must be a great low-carb replacement for breadcrumbs), so if you don't eat meat then you'll find your choices in this book very limited. However, I am saving most of these for when I'm cooking for myself, and planning to make some of the fish dishes (if you eat fish then you'll probably be really impressed at the choice of dishes, as there are plenty of fish dishes and they all look SO tasty!). Quite a lot of recipes include shirataki noodles or miracle rice, which are low carb, low calorie replacements for noodles/ pasta/ rice, so you'd have to check you actually like them - I am going to try them in some meals myself as it could be a revelation! The only thing I will say is there aren't really any photos, so if you're someone who needs to see how the finished dish will look, you might be a bit disappointed.

I'm really looking forward to trying out a lot of the recipes, particularly Trout with Saffron (will probably replace trout with a different fish I've got in the freezer though), sweet and smoky salmon, angel hair with shrimp, fish in coconut child sauce, sweet and salty almond crust, crisp chocolate crust.... ahh the options are endless!

I'd 100% recommend this for anyone thinking of doing a keto diet, or loosing for ultra low-carb recipes. Very thorough and with plenty of inspiration, you'll have lots of great ideas for keto-friendly dishes.

Interesting and informative! This book provided a wealth of great information about the Keto diet, as well as a large number of recipes. I liked the information about the diet and some of the special ingredients together with why they were chosen for the recipes that the author provided in the front of the book. I feel I learned a great deal about this intriguing diet. The recipes themselves are interesting, but most of them use ingredients I wouldn't normally have in my pantry (and I think that's the point!). In reading through the recipes I think I would find breakfast foods to be the most challenging for me since I don't eat eggs. There are plenty of recipes with eggs to choose from. However, it doesn't look like lunch and dinner would be a problem; many of the recipes seem like ones I would enjoy. To start this diet I would definitely need to stock my pantry.

Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group - Fair Winds Press through Netgalley for an advance reader copy of this book.

This is a diet cookery book for those following the keto /low carb type of eating plan that assists the hurning of body fat.

There are 16 main chapters in this book starting with an introduction to keto and ingredients to know. It explains what the keto diet is, and how to have the right levels of healthy fats, protein and carbs in your diet. There is some research from medical papers too. The chapter on ingredients explains healthy fats, so fats such as butter and lard (yes lard!) are on the list.

Then it moves onto the recipes section and these include Snacks, finger food & party munchies, Baked good & other grain substitutes, Eggs, Hot side dishes, Poultry, Fish & seafood, Beef, Pork & Lamb, Main dish salads, Soups, Sauces, condiments & seasonings, Beverages and Desserts.

There are 500 recipes to pick from however it does not suggest a list of meals you could have in a day or over a week which may have bern handy to have as a starting point.

The book title suggests it helps you remain in ketonics, but I wasn't clear from reading it how that's achieved.

I was surprised there was not a chapter on breakfast.

The recipes use cups & metric measurements and the instructions are clear, though I'm not sure all of ingredients are easy to come by in the UK.

There is no photography in this book, so you do not know what anything looks like once its made.

I received this book from netgalley in return for a honest review.

Dana Carpender is a name I trust. I’ve had her low-carb cookbooks for years, and I love them. I use them almost as much as my mother’s beloved Betty Crocker cookbook.

My doctor has recently been encouraging me to make the not-far jump from low-carb to keto. But it seems so overwhelming! And my husband and children need more variety than I do. I was so excited to see her come out with a keto cookbook that was so detailed and sensible. With chapters devoted specifically to snacks and munchies, baked goods, eggs, side salads, hot sides, poultry, fish/seafood, beef, port/lamp, main dish salads, soups, condiments, beverages, and desserts, this book is truly a compendium of keto wisdom! I can’t wait to work my way through the whole book, much like I’ve done with her low-carb books.

I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting a sensible, do-able keto recipe book with simple ingredients and clear directions.

I gratefully received this book as an eARC from the author, publisher, and NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review. But I loved it so much, I bought a copy for myself.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

I have been on the keto diet for over a year now with pretty good success and am always looking for new recipe books to keep things interesting. This was a nice addition with lots of recipes that are fairly simple. My only gripe is, no pictures! I hate when cookbooks don't have pictures but I still might buy it anyway because it is a really good resource.

Easy to follow methods, and many beautiful ways to have tasty healthy meals. It's so nice to eat well.

The recipes in this book were great. I found a lot of new things to try to help me in my weight loss journey. The book was well written and arranged well.

Packed full of great tasting recipes for anyone on a keto diet, this cookbook shows that you don't have to feel like you're on a diet to be on one!

Beautiful pictures make every recipe look amazing and easy to understand instructions make even the most challenged into master chefs in their own kitchen.

I highly recommend this book not only to those eating keto but anybody looking for delicious recipes without the carbs.

Very good book for a beginner of this type of cooking, etc. Very good recipes for the Keto Diet. I tried a few recipes and found them to be easy to follow, and very tasty. All types of food is covered here so there is something for everyone. Great book. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley. All opinions are my own. I was excited to find this collection of low carb, high protein recipes to change up some of my tried and true standbys. 500 Ketogenic Recipes is a great resource for trying this diet (with your doctors approval) without requiring you to purchase obscure or expensive food choices. While no diet is the answer to all of our weight struggles this one will have you on your way to a new start!

One of the biggest challenges when following a ketogenic way of eating is to find recipes and cookbooks that are truly ketogenic so I was a little bit skeptical when I picked this one up. So, I was happily surprised to find that there's a lot of good stuff in this book! Not only that, but there were some new, interesting, and innovative recipes that I was super excited to try.

As other reviewers have mentioned, there are no pictures in this book. Not a dealbreaker for me, but probably worth knowing going in. On the other hand, you get 500 recipes, some of them build off others, and some called for ingredients that aren't as clean as I would have liked, but there was still plenty in here for me to be excited about! On top of that, I was charmed by how they were written. It's a friendly recipe book, and the author calls out little details or notes about recipes, making me feel like I was reading blog posts or something just a little less formal than the usual fare, and right up my alley!

In all, if you're eating ketogenic and looking for something new and exciting? I think this is an excellent offering!

Great mix of recipes. I do wish it had more pictures and some felt slightly repetitive