I thought this was a fairly good introduction to healthy fats for the average holistic approach to eating. The author provided an extensive list of healthy fats, plenty of very easy-to-moderate level recipes that I knew I could make. The food photography was good, if not inspired. I think books about healthy fats help us come a long way from our anti-fat diet days of the 1980’s and assist in promoting whole food diets. There was a very large amount of recipes that required ghee; not that ghee is a bad thing, its a great healthy fat, I was just continually made aware of how much ghee was a staple of this cook’s recipes.

I have been a longtime fan of Lee Capatina's ghee products for a while, and have tried a couple of recipes on her blog, so I was intrigued when I heard that she was writing a cookbook. 

For anyone interested in adding good fats to their diet, Eat Good Fat is a relatively easy way to get started. There are recipes for every part of your day, and for a health-based book, every recipe appears appetizing. 

I received an ARC through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Eat Good Fat was a really great book to introduce you to good and healthy fats and how to incorporate it into your diet. I loved reading about Lee's own journey with food and how she came to learn and adopt a healthy lifestyle. The recipes looked delicious and the images that accompanied them were amazing. I look forward to buying some ghee and trying out a few of these recipes!

Are you looking for ways to bring more good fats into your diet? Then this is the book for you. 

In addition to some yummy recipes, there is easily understood explanations of what constitutes good fats and not so good fats and why this is important . I've made several of the recipes and they were all lovely. Do note, though, that this isn't a "keto" book though I'm sure those that do Keto could eliminate some of the carbs. 

Thanks for the ARC to the publisher and Lee Capatina.

A roughly straightforward recipe book that focuses on dietary fat and how to incorporate it into many different lifestyles. Many of the recipes involved are essentially entree dishes that can apply to many different diet regiments, but invariably have some element of fat-based ingredient. An excellent cooking and recipe book for general ideas, but may not be applicable to any individual who is trying to conform to a strict dietary lifestyle such as keto or paleo, for example.

There's lots to love about this photo-heavy cookbook of delicious looking recipes, and lots that made me want to pull my hair out. It's written by an ex-model turned nutritionist who runs a company selling ghee and related items, and is filled with Instagram worthy photos of every dish.

What exasperated me right off the bat is that she provides no nutritional information for any of the recipes. There's no way of knowing how much fat, fiber, carbs, protein or calories are in any of it, even though she talks about diets like keto where you obviously have to count carbs very strictly. She's a nutritionist writing about healthy fat and she provides no nutritional information for her recipes?

Secondly, she provides no references at all for any of her claims about the health benefits of fats. I just finished a book by a respected doctor who recommended limiting fats and increasing fiber in order to turn around medical problems, and he provided literally dozens of pages of references. Here, we just have to take her word for it that she knows better. And that's fine -- most people who pick up this book will already be believers. But at least throw a few studies in there, something.

Thirdly, this is a rather carb heavy book for a book about eating fat. I personally have nothing against healthy carbs and do not limit them, but it struck me as odd. Keto folks are likely to be really annoyed at how many carbs are in so many of the recipes, especially since they have no way of knowing how many that is without the aforementioned nutritional information. There are a lot of carbs that most people consider healthy but are still carbs, like millet, dates, coconut sugar, tapioca flour, oats, sourdough bread, maple syrup, bananas, farro, potatoes and so on. Many of the recipes look like they're very low carb, but it's going to be tricky for anyone who's not a real pro at low-carb to really suss them all out if that's important.

That said, there's a lot to like. The food sounds good, though the ingredients tend to be rather pricey. The photos are the best part of the book. They're beautiful and make every dish look mouthwatering. Mot recipes are either gluten free or can be converted to GF, and it will be easy for paleo folks to follow for the most part (as long as they're okay with ghee, which is very heavily featured). Vegans won't find a lot here, and vegetarians will also have to substitute heavily since many dishes like salads and soups have bacon, chicken and seafood added.

This ended up not being a good fit for my family but others are likely to love it. If nutritional information had been provided I would have given it 4 stars instead of 3.

I read an ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

Eat Good Fat…whoa slow down now, fat, did you say FAT!!  Oh shut the front door, fat is a dirty word and we can’t say things like that… This cookbook is fabulous it focuses on healthy fats which your body needs to stay healthy and gives you some really mouth watering recipes to try (which I will be trying a lot of them for sure).  There is a beautiful pictures with almost every recipe and to me that sells the recipes as I eat with my eyes first.  nom nom nom

I was provided with an electronic ARC through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is closed and you are in #COVID19 #socialisolation,  superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. (I have played a zillion games of scrabble, done a zillion crosswords and I AM BORED!!!)

I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.

Delicious, fat-fuelled, recipes that will help keep you feeling satiated and energized all day long.

Fat is back! We have finally realized what our ancestors knew all along--that fats are incredibly healthy and nutritious. As a result, everyone is looking for ways to eat good fats as part of a healthy lifestyle. Most of us are not eating nearly enough good fats and could benefit from radically increasing them in our diets. Good fats provide a rich source of energy for the mind and body, balance blood sugar levels, help with the absorption of vitamins, lower bad cholesterol, and keep you full and satisfied for longer. Most importantly, fats make food taste great!

Eat Good Fat makes eating healthy simple and shares the best healthy-fat foods you should definitely be working into your meals and snacks on a regular basis. The book features over 100 delicious recipes that use whole food ingredients and plenty of good fats in dishes like Grainless Ghee-nola, Easy Banana Oat Pancakes, Turmeric Lemon Soup with Ghee-Fried Cashews, Healthyish Carbonara, Grass-Fed Burgers with Pesto and Butternut Squash, Chicken Thigh Pad Thai with Creamy Almond Butter Sauce, Miso-Orange Wild Salmon with Crispy Broccolini, and Cardamom Date Cake with Goat Cheese Frosting. 

Each recipe is part of a road map to help guide you toward using fats correctly and in a healthy way--and they were created to have a broad appeal for anyone looking to embrace good fats (in all their delicious glory).

With what seems like everyone eating Paleo and Keto these days, what is unique about his book is that they are HEALTHY Fats. I am sure that we all know people who did the Atkins/Keto thing and lived on eggs, bacon and steaks and gained back the weight the second they went off it. The ONLY way I can lose weight is to eliminate most carbs from my diet but... I hate steak. Not that I have ever eaten one but I am guessing that it is like my hated roast beef. DItto pork tenderloin, ham, etc and I am then down to Lacto-Ovo vegetarianism with a side of chicken and fish. But that is me ... (I tend to go off on tangents: they are a theme in my reviews!)

What is nice about this book is not carb-free: it is healthy carbs that may make me not sit and dream of eating peaches: when something is totally eliminated it makes you want it more, right??  Healthy fats mean that satiety is achieved and that keeps people on diets/eating plans/etc. This book comes out on December 29, 2020 ... right in time to eat more healthily in 2021. BUT ... why not release it a little earlier so people have time to read it, plan it and shop for the ingredients??

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis (outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube  Millionaires/etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it 🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑

p.s. for those of you who follow my reviews ... Yes, I have a cat named Peaches. That/those are not the peaches I crave to eat.  LOL