Autoimmune Protocol Made Simple Cookbook

This is a fab recipe book for those who have an autoimmune disease or have friends/family that suffer from one. Having suffered from terrible stomach issues for 5-10 years and having been told that they the tests I have had strongly suggest I have Crohns disease I figured I should try and do something dietary to hopefully increase the chances of remission and lessen my long-term suffering. So when this book popped up and I was approved for an advance copy to read and review I was overjoyed.

Sophie Van Tiggelen is a popular Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) blogger and has compiled these recipes into an easy and accessible book. The recipes look tasty and simple to prepare and the full colour photographs give you an idea of what you should be aiming for.

"The Autoimmune Protocol Made Simple Cookbook"is an excellent resource for those of us with an autoimmune disorder but I do not agree with all the points being made. Firstly, the book almost blames sufferers themselves for having an autoimmune disease - by stating that lifestyle and diet are the causes. I know that lifestyle/diet can make a difference but they certainly aren't the cause. Secondly, there are some quite dramatic assertions made that by changing to the AIP diet the symptoms will get better. I feel that unless this has been scientifically proven then they have no right to make these bold claims. Evidence is what is needed and until then no such statements should be made.

I am going to try out these recipes and hope to gain some benefit from the change but I do think that the approach should've been vastly different. Blaming those who suffer from an AI disorder is no good for anyone.

Many thanks to Quarto Publishing Group – Fair Winds Press for an ARC. I was not required to post a review and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

There are over 100 Autoimmune diseases and these diseases effect over 50 million people. Only about 1/3 of these diseases are genetic, the rest are from environmental exposures, like infection, toxins, and pollutants. It has been found that some of these diseases can be helped if not cured with the right diet and lifestyle changes. This book features 100 recipes to help with the diet changes. There is also a lot of information on how changing your diet can help. How to get started, what you can eat, and even when ad how to start re-adding foods to your diet. There is also meal plans

These recipes are great for anyone even those not suffering from a autoimmune disease. The recipes look very tasty so you wont miss the foods you should not eat.

The recipes are broken into sections. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, small bites, veggies, meats and so much more.

I received this book from the Author or Publisher via Netgalley.com to read and review.

I requested this book as I enjoy healthy recipes and am always looking for new "staples" or ideas to add to the mix.

First, I found the recipes straight-forward, no-nonsense and didn't mean I had to invest in lots of different powders and potions I didn't already have in my cupboard (admittedly, speaking as someone who already has things like coconut flour, for example).

Second, I love that I can give this book to a friend of mine who does suffer with various allergies and intolerances and know she will like the book because it has gorgeous pictures of the food, so it's simple to use AND pretty.

My one suggestion is that it would have been useful to have more recipes for vegetarians here. Most were readily adaptable but I do like to have the option from the outset.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Quarto Publishing and Sophie Van Tiggelen for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I was very excited to receive this book since I suffer from autoimmune disorders.

This cookbook was very good about going over what foods are good and bad for many with autoimmune disorders. While certain foods affect people differently, it gives a great starting point to figure out which foods you can or cannot handle well.

Many of the recipes sound quite appetizing, yet some did not appeal to me. I would love to have seen more pictures throughout , though the ones used were beautiful. It was very easy to read with clear ingredients and directions. It would have been nice to see nutritional information for each of the recipes, but they are unfortunately not present in this cookbook.

However, despite there being a few things I would change, I feel like this is a great cookbook and I am very excited to try out some of the new recipes in here. I especially am interested in trying some that utilize cauliflower rice since I love using cauliflower rice in recipes. There were many other new recipes that I will definitely be adding to my arsenal of staple meals as well!

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I received an Advanced Reader Copy from Fair Winds Press for my unbiased opinion of the book. I enjoyed this book loved the layout, pictures, and recipes. Such as Crispy Yucca Fries, Gut-Healing Turmeric Gummies, Fluffy Plantain Pancakes. I would consult a doctor before taking this book word for word. With that said, I found many ideas formulas, recipes great in helping me manage my Rheumatoid Arthritis. I look forward to trying all the ideas as well as recipes going forward!

Sophie did such an amazing job with the development of this book. It shows how truly passionate she is, especially being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. The shopping list and weekly menus really help make this change simple. I can't wait to try these recipes, and the beautifully taken photos made my mouth water!

If you’re looking to radically change your life and sick of being sick, then this cookbook is for you. Having an autoimmune disease means multiple trips to doctors, multiple prescriptions, and usually becoming withdrawn from society.
This book offers a comprehensive way to eliminate foods (like nightshade) that promote inflammation and other triggers. The downside is that this diet is expensive and could mean you’re the only one in your household eating the foods from the recipes. But if you’re frustrated with the progression of your disease, maybe it’s time to shake things up.

This is not just a dietary cookbook, it is a book that shall help you to follow the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) to increase your health on a longterm basis. The AIP and autoimmune diseases are explained in easy to understand language. The benefits of the AIP are explained but also the caveats, which foods to eat and which to avoid, and which foods, when and how to re-introduce them into your diet.

Let me stress here, following the AIP is not easy, but this book is supposed to help make the transition more easy for you with weekly meal plans, including shopping lists, and yummy looking recipes.

To be honest, I was browsing through the book before I read the introduction. A lot of the recipes looked so good, I wanted to try them at once. Then, I started reading and read the words: fish, seafood and organ meat. Ugh! Those have put me off potential AIP diets before, though mainly because I had no idea how to incorporate them into my life. This book offers intersting recipes that I can see myself trying, like the Liver Paté recipe.

While I would still recommending using this book in tandem with the help of your autoimmune specialist or his/her medical staff, this cookbook is a great guide to resetting your system and finding which foods work for you and which foods are making your system worse. So much of autoimmune diseases are comprised of our bodies' reactions to the things we put into them that having a guide to taking those things out of our body and reintroducing them slowly is incredibly important.

While I don't have an autoimmune disease (I have irritable bowel syndrome), I've become quite the reference in my entourage in question to food intolerances. I like to keep myself informed, this is why I was happy to receive this book through NetGalley from Quarto Publishing. The book begins with a lot of information on how to heal your body. There are a lot of recipes that can be perfect for me, so I can’t wait to try them!

This book is a significantly above average cookbook. It is much closer to to what I consider healthy than other cookbooks. On the other hand, there are some dubious foods like nutritional yeast, bacon and coconut aminos which don't seem to belong in a healthy diet. Many of the more interesting recipes contain these ingredients. That's not to say there aren't lots of healthy recipes in there but as a bit of a cook book collector there wasn't much new in here to me that was still healthy. That being said, this book did turn me on to some good paleo-ish flours and had a very interesting cracker recipe.

As a sufferer of Autoimmune conditions myself, I was excited to be accepted to read this recipe book and hopefully be able to follow the protocol.
The book begins with some details on the protocol and what happens to your body when you have autoimmune conditions and the symptoms you may or may not suffer from.
Reading the book I was a little disappointed that many of my favourite foods were on the no go list (typical!) But having said that it won't stop me following the plan and hopefully resetting my system and seeing benefits. Full of recipe ideas and pictures, I would recommend this to fellow sufferers, or those looking for a healthy diet plan. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for allowing me to read.

I don't necessarily agree with the underlying philosophy of this cookbook--that eating certain foods will reverse chronic illnesses such as MS--but this is a well-written book with clearly delineated recipes and beautiful illustrations. I will purchase a copy for our library, and I'm sure it will do well.

There is lots of important information in this book! If you are seeking to boost your autoimmune system through good food then look no more! This book provides all the needed information

I am currently going through getting my diagnosis but my drs suspect lupus or another auto immune disease. This book gives some info on why this diet may help and what to eat and what to avoid as well as some meal plans and general info. Then it obviously has the recipes. I haven’t tried them yet but they actually don’t look bad. The lack of eggs makes me kinda sad but the meals look pretty tasty. I’m interested to see the results of eating following the meal plan.

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The Autoimmune Protocol Made Simple Cookbook offers 100 tasty and healing recipes to help reverse chronic illness. This is the first such guide for beginners, with tips for cooking and living well using the Autoimmune Protocol Diet. Also includes helpful pantry lists and shopping guides for ease of preparation. 5/5
 
Grateful to the Quarto Publishing Group - Fair Winds Press and NetGalley for the early copy, in exchange for my true review.

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Creative and interesting recipes as well as great information are in this cookbook. This is a helpful cookbook for anyone not just those with an autoimmune protocol reason. This is a well written cookbook.

Simple and easy to digest (pun intended) science behind using diet to heal autoimmune conditions kicks this cookbook off. Whilst most who suffer possibly have already accessed this information, it will be useful for friends and family who may cook for someone with one of these conditions. 

The list of foods to eat and avoid look somewhat familiar to me (although I would possibly have a few more on the avoid side) and just as disheartening as you'd imagine. But a reminder that foods to be avoided is always helpful - especially when a few are favourites. The sample meal plan helpfully brings together the ingredients to exemplify how to build meals from the basic ingredients. 

Once into the recipes there is a good mix of plant based and meat based meals, including seafood. Each recipe has a short introduction, ingredients and easy to follow instructions. The photographs are mouth-watering! I'm really looking forward to trying out a few of these recipes. 

I don't feel I'm able to rate the cookbook as I haven't (and probably never will) try all the recipes. However I would say that I will definitely recommend this book to others. 

A free copy was provided by the publisher for an honest review, through netgalley.

Today I am excited to review a new book, The Autoimmune Protocol Made Simple Cookbook written by Sophie Van Tiggelen. It’s tagline on the cover states “Start Healing Your Body and Reversing Chronic Illness Today with 100 Delicious Recipes” and this is what really caught my eye. I am very interested in learning what a person can do to improve a chronic illness by using nutrition as a natural way to work with your body. Even the dedication, inspired me to dive into this book – “This book is dedicated to all Autoimmune warriors. “The natural healing force within each of us is the greatest force in getting well” -Hippocrates.

Autoimmune Disease affects approximated 50 million Americans. Many of the diseases you have heard of; rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and lupus just to name a few. In all autoimmune diseases our immune system which should be protecting us from pathogens instead turns on our own bodies and attacks our proteins, cells and tissues. Depending on which tissues your body is attacking, determines the type of autoimmune disease you have. These are chronic, lifelong diseases and they come with debilitating symptoms that affect day-to-day living.

The recipes in this book are based off of recommendations of the Autoimmune Protocol, or AIP. I was interested in approach because this is supported by scientific evidence. I will admit that not everything I am finding out has been something that I am happy or excited by, but I am reading up on the details and understanding the reasoning behind the recommendations. One of the hardest things that I find out in this book is that a category of foods that should be avoided by someone with an autoimmune disease are members of the nightshade family. Yes, that essentially means all my favorite foods that I was so proud to eat as good healthy foods; tomatoes, tomatillos, ground cherries, bell peppers, hot peppers and potatoes. Heavy sigh. Again, I am educating myself on the facts, and using that understanding to work on the plan. The book does a great job of breaking down information and giving the read a way to work out meal plan options.

There is also a very valuable section in this book called The AIP Kitchen which provides a bullet list of ingredients that will be encountered though out the book. I found this list a bit overwhelming, but I know that I am going to use this cookbook as an ongoing resource, so I am working room into my food budget to add some of the more unique ingredients over time. You will find plenty of recipe options that a beginner can work with. Enjoy going though this beautifully photographed cookbook to find a few recipes to start with as you start your journey with this new diet.

Some of the first recipes that I started with were; Grain-Free & Nut-Free Granola, Pork-Veggie Breakfast Skillet, and my current favorite which I will be making as a on-going staple Garlic Refrigerator Pickles. Each recipe includes a nice intro about why this is a going AIP option. For example the Garlic Refrigerator Pickles page explains that most store brands of pickles contain spices that are removed for your diet during the elimination phase of the autoimmune protocol. Their recipe, using fresh herbs, is an even better tasting option and it literally takes about 15 minutes to make. Most recipe pages also include helpful tips that are pulled out in a “note” graphic that make it easy to learn more helpful information.

This book will be a great resource in your library as you find ways to help your body function better in a natural way. I highly recommend this book for yourself, or someone who you care about as a gift.

Very nice cookbook that gives and overview on what Autoimmune protocol is, what it can mean and what you should/can eat if you have it.

I liked how this book was made up, with more "formal" information about the food, issues and tips in the front and than the recipes. I prefer it that way since it makes it easier to find recipes or the information since most of the time i want one or the other - either i want to re-inform myself OR i am looking for recipes, so loved that this book had a pretty clear separation!

The recipes wehre also nice and very easy to follow along, without being overly easy or skipping steps.

All in all a very nicely done cookbook and if you are looking for Autoimmune recipes or general information?
Defiantly give this one a try!

This is actually quite what is says it is - recipes made simple to fit the autoimmune illnesses (I guess). The point is, the recipes are really simple and basic, only tweaked and transformed to fit the dietary needs and restriction of the autoimmune disease.

I will definitely make some of the desserts in this book - that was my favourite section -, especially the tapioca pudding and the honey turmeric gummies!

My complaints are with the lack of photography of the book. There are pictures, but not enough. I do not necessarily want a picture for each recipe (although that would be fantastic), but at least a few more pictures - and better pictures, because some of the pictures were quite lacking in composition and making the food the center of attention. But I loved the picture of the gummies!

I was pleased to read this book for review. Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity.

I have recently contracted a Autoimmune disease that has upended my entire existence. As I am a vegan I approach things very holistically and I refuse to take medications of any kind. I prefer to heal through food and this cookbook has made a HUGE difference for me in how I treat my disease holistically.
I was pleased to find many easy to follow vegetable recipes and ignored the meat recipes as I am vegan.
There is much to like here and the nutrition information is priceless. The authors suggest very wisely to stay away from nightshade vegetables which increase symptoms in autoimmune patients. Much is here about approaching a autoimmune disease from a food standpoint and this book is a great source for all patients who are seeking further information on how to treat themselves. All in all a valuable read with excellent advice and great new recipes. A wonderful cookbook I highly recommend. Very well done.

I enjoyed this cookbook. Whether or not I jump into following the protocol, the recipes sound just what my digestive system is asking for. Recipes such as: chicken patties, bison burgers, turmeric ginger soup, honey lime chicken with peach salsa. And of course, the tapioca pudding!

Nahrungsmittel sind wirksamer als gedacht, wenn es um die Vermeidung von Krankheiten geht, bzw. wenn man seinen Gesundheitszustand verbessern möchte. Hier bekommt man neben Informationen auch gleich die passenden Rezepte dazu.

This book has helped make cooking AIP easier. I'm thankful for this cookbook! It is assisting me in my journey to combat my autoimmune illness and become healthier and inflammation free.

Thank you Netgalley for an ARC of this book.

This is one of the first books I have picked up in relation to auto immune protocol. I enjoyed how the book described how to implement the protocol as well as providing meal plans. This book was informative and easy to read and has increased my interest in learning and reading more about this area in health.

To compliment the plan there were lots of recipes and some gorgeous photos of recipes.

Thank you Quatro amd Netgalley I was grateful to get the opportunity to find new recipes and create healthy meals at the same time.

This looks like a healthy way to eat even if you don't have autoimmune issues (but would like to avoid them). I read this to suggest the book to friends, but will be making some of these for myself because the recipes look good!

An original and delicious way to eat fresh food. The choice is fantastic and easy to reproduce at home. Very creative and well illustrated.

The cookbook begins with a brief explanation of the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) and provides lists of foods to eat and foods to avoid as well as a sample meal plan for 1 week with shopping list. It also provides some very nice guidance regarding how long to follow the protocol and how to reintroduce foods once you’re ready (handling reintroductions correctly can be tricky and is crucial to your success).

If you’re not used to eating a restricted diet, some of the ingredients may seem exotic, but most of them shouldn’t be too hard to find. I can find coconut aminos, arrowroot flour, and cassava flour in some of my local grocery stores, but if you can’t find them locally, you can always order them online.

The recipes I’ve reviewed are clearly written with helpful notes and include cook time, prep time, and yield. Many also have attractive photographs, though this isn’t a figure-intensive cookbook. The recipes do not include nutritional data if that is important to you (I have to count carbs for my diabetes, and that may be tricky with some of these recipes.)

So, how do the recipes taste? Not too bad, especially if you are used to following a restricted diet. Many of these recipes probably wouldn't be very appealing to anyone who doesn’t have a compelling reason to want to follow a nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory diet, but for anyone with chronic health problems, it might be worth giving this a try.

The first recipe I tried was the Carrot Cake Smoothie, and while it was not quite the treat the author promised, it wasn’t bad—I would make it again. Next I tried the Express Cauliflower “Oatmeal” for breakfast, and that was actually much better than I expected, although I had to add extra coconut milk while it was cooking to keep it from burning. My third experiment was the Cream of Parsnip Soup, which was creamy, easy to prepare, and felt like a reasonably good comfort food, though a bit bland for my taste (I added some fresh herbs and was happier with the result, but might also increase the amount of bacon next time I make it).

The back matter includes additional resources for autoimmune health and an index that includes both ingredients and recipe names.

My overall impression is that while some of the recipes looked a bit complicated or required somewhat unusual ingredients, this cookbook offers some nice choices for those wanting to try the AIP to treat autoimmune disease or other chronic illnesses, or for those living with multiple food intolerances.

I was provided an ARC through NetGalley that I volunteered to review. Because I have not seen the final published version, I cannot comment on the final editing and formatting. The ARC was well-written and neatly formatted; I don’t recall noticing any proofreading errors.