The Living Well Without Lectins Cookbook

100 Lectin-Free Recipes for Optimum Gut Health, Losing Weight, and Feeling Great

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Pub Date Feb 25 2020 | Archive Date Jan 29 2020

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Millions of people say they feel better when they eat lectin-free. This cookbook makes lectin-free cooking fun and delicious!

For people who take their health and well-being seriously, gut health is a top priority. Optimum gut health means more than just a well-working gastrointestinal tract. It means you have more energy, you simply feel better, and, not least, you’re not gaining unwanted pounds.

Among diets that address gut health, lectin-free is the fastest-growing, mainly because following it means your intestines absorb more nutrients and your gut is populated by fewer bad bacteria. Its many adherents range from people with specific disorders, like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis (and other autoimmune disorders), and “leaky gut,” to people who simply feel better without lectins. Easier weight loss or weight maintenance is an added benefit!

Claudia Curici is the talented writer and photographer behind the pioneering lectin-free blog Creative in My Kitchen. The 125 nourishing and imaginative recipes she has created for this book are all sugar-, grain-, and lectin-free, and they are delectable and easy to make. Many are dinnertime main courses, from a Moroccan Chicken with Broccolini and Almonds to a One Beef Kebab Platter to vegetarian options like Cauliflower Gratin with Pecans and Healing Vegetable Soup with Kale and Broccoli. There are lectin-free superfood smoothies, too, among other drinks and snacks, along with soups, salads, sides, and even desserts, including an easy-to-prepare Summer Berry Crumble.

Nourish and protect your gut with these diverse and delightful dishes!
 
Millions of people say they feel better when they eat lectin-free. This cookbook makes lectin-free cooking fun and delicious!

For people who take their health and well-being seriously, gut health is...

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ISBN 9781592339495
PRICE $26.99 (USD)
PAGES 224

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This was a wonderful cookbook. It’s laid out so nicely and user friendly. With lots of photos and easy to follow directions. I had to go to unique stores to get some of the ingredients but it was worth it.

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I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is just as the title suggests - a book jam packed full of recipies that cut out lectins from your diet.
I loved the section of chicken recipies and cant wait to try afew of these out. I also loved the variety in the deserts section too.
A brightly pictured, scrumptious cookery book - I just hope my meals look as tasty as these when i make them.

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Some really interesting ideas here, especially the vegetable soups and dishes, but I was a little disappointed in some of the ingredients, just that they were a little more uncommon or hard to get or I'd have to get them and wouldn't have much else use for them beyond a recipe or two here.

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I'm always interested in cookery books, but didn't have a clue as to what a lectin was, let alone living well without them. The media talks about fats, good and bad, protein, gluten, sugar, carbs but never lectin. So before I review the book, what the heck is a lectin I hear you cry? It is a protein found in plants which reduces the bodies ability to absorb essential nutrients and can cause inflammation in the body. They are found in most plants, but are higher in grains, legumes, tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergine, courgettes, and potatoes.

Mmm, does this mean a plant based diet is now no good for you and you should eat white rice instead of brown? Blimey eating is getting complicated! Anyway on with the review...

This book includes a useful introductions, explaining lectins and the authors background, and also includes recommended equipment (nothing too fancy), cooking methods and a clean-eating shopping list, which includes the foods you can eat.

The book is divided into 11 chapters (no of recipes in brackets):
- Breakfast & smoothies (11)
- Crackers, breads & savoury treats (9)
- Small bites & appetizers (6)
- Sauces, dressings & spreads (7)
- Salads (9)
- Soups (9)
- Main Courses
Fish & Seafood (9)
Chicken (13)
Beef or Pork (11)
Vegetables & Vegetarian main courses (23)
Sweets & Treats (19)

The recipes have both imperial and metric measurements. Not all the recipes come with a photograph, though to counter this, there are some included on the first page of the relevant chapter. There is no nutritional values shown with each recipe, but does with serving sizes and time to prepare and cooking times.

Some of the ingredients you cannot get at your local supermarket, such as psyllium husk or tigernut flour, so you would have to go to a specialist wholefoods type of store for that, which potentially could make the meals less than budget friendly.

It's certainly an interesting cookery book and something I would certainly look into, especially as the middle age spread has begun even though I try to eat well (most of the time)!

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

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Interesting book. Relevant pictures are given too. Unfortunately I did not get time to test the recipes, but it looks good. All the best to the author (who has a running blog on lectin-free diet) and thanks to the publisher for the ARC.

I personally think it's a tad difficult to cut-off all kinds of grains and flours and legumes in hectic daily / weekly plans, but this book is a good effort for diet conscious people or ones suffering from autoimmune diseases who aspire to reduce inflammation by reducing 'negative reaction' foods.

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