I was leary about this one since all of the low-sugar cookbooks I've checked out recently have just had abysmal recipes, but there are a lot of really great ones in here! It's not a low-sugar cookbook, but rather a 'less added sugar' cookbook, so there is still quite a bit of sugar (albeit mostly natural) in these recipes. That said, it will make a great starting point for any family looking to reduce the amount of sugar in their diet. The beginning uses statistics and rationale for why you should be concerned about this issue. Highly recommended for the parent who wants to tackle the sugar beast, but is completely overwhelmed at the recipes and struggle to give up sugar.

I really like the concept of this book. It explains why and how to start cutting down on your sugar and gives some great recipes to achieve that from breakfast through to dessert. Recipes that don't use disgusting artificial sweeteners. Screw you Splenda!

For some of these sections, if you're cooking from scratch, sugar probably isn't a big problem for you already. Dinner isn't going to be sugar laden if you're cooking it yourself for the most part. Some of the other sections though, like sauces and desserts, are very helpful for making lower/no sugar versions.

I'm so happy to have been given the chance to review this book; not only did it have great information ('how sugar behaves in your body', 'added sugar-free is not sustainable') it had great recipes (loved Blueberry Scones, Cinnamon-Apple Coffee Cake)). While I don't have children of my own, this book serves as a great reference to those who are really monitoring their sugar intake. The 7 Simple Tips for Reducing Added Sugar is fairly easy to remember (most important for me was tip #5 'Start Your Day Right'). Breaking down the grams of sugar per type of added sugar was also very helpful (and I cringe to think of all the sugar I used in a cake I baked over the weekend), as was the simply designed layout of the cookbook, including the sugar cube diagrams of 'ours versus theirs'. The only 'downside' (if that) was that some recipes are a bit more labor-intensive than others which can be a bit intimidating. Overall, great reference book that I'll be using time, and again.

A brilliant starting point for anyone trying to reduce or remove sugar from their diet. A good introduction explains the reason we need to cut our sugar intake and is followed by one hundred recipes which are all low sugar. There is a good selection of recipes, many are favourites that have been tweaked to taste just as good but with a lot less sugar. Well set out and easy to follow. Thank you to Net Galley and Workman Publishing for an ARC.

A great collection of yummy-sounding, easy recipes that will appeal to the whole family. Lots of info on sugar, hidden sugars, and reducing sugar throughout our food intake. Recipe chapters are breakfast, snacks, lunches and salads, dinners, desserts, beverages, and basics and condiments.
Many recipes include "what kids can do" and/or "make ahead" tips.
Recipes have an "ours to theirs" sugar content comparison, but it is not clear where "theirs" came from. The recipes do lower the sugar quite a bit .There are lots of color photos, but quite a few of them are of empty plates or other kitchen items and not a recipe.
Even though the cover says the book has recipes for every meal of the day, with the photo being brownies, I think I was expecting the book to have more recipes for baked goods. That said, this book gives me great ideas and ways to lower sugar in all kinds of dishes, and I look forward to trying the new versions of some foods we really enjoy.
I received an ebook ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a complimentary copy from netgalley - many thanks

I had requested this for purely selfish reasons. I have recently been diagnosed with diabetes type 2 and have been searching out anything that I feel could be useful or helpful.

This is great !! With a very sweet tooth, I have found this informative, helpful and will be extremely useful with meal planning.

It would also be good obviously for families etc but from my own point of view - a bit of an eye opener

Would highly recommend