Meal Prep Your Way to Weight Loss: 28 Days to a Fitter, Healthier You: A Cookbook Kindle Edition

The book is laid out very nicely with plans for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The meal prep plan provides good nutritionally balanced recipes with healthy fresh ingredients. The negatives are that there are several editing mistakes such as not having the right fractions listed, missing ingredients from the shopping list, missing words. The book also relies heavily on "superfoods" and gives a week of "detox". These "superfood" ingredients are very expensive, not readily available, have no scientifically proven benefit, and given that they have to be shipped from countries such as China, Africa, Peru, where they typically originate not really environmentally friendly. Many of the recipes are time consuming for meal prep.The book is good for learning some new techniques, trying new foods/ingredients, and teaching you to think about meal prep. For those on a frugal budget, wanting a quick and easy meal prep, prepping for multiple persons in the family, and not into the whole "superfoods" way of thinking, this should be a skip.

I wasn't familiar with Nikki Sharp at all before I pre-ordered this book five months ago, but I was excited to see a meal prep book that focused on vegan eating, and so Ieagerly pre-ordered it. It's a fantastic book, and I'm so glad I have it for my cookbook library!I usually do meal prep on Sundays, when I make mason-jar salads and snacks for the week. Since I've been in a bit of a rut, though, I was hoping to find some new gems in this book, which is exactly what I've found. Not only does it have really healthy recipes, but it breaks everything down -- shopping lists, prep time, order of what to prep, etc. -- in really clear ways that make it easy to follow the plan.The book is organized into three main sections, each with various chapters:Part One: Lose Weight, Meal by Meal* Chapter 1 -- Real "Fast Food" for Real Weight Loss* Chapter 2 -- Stop Emotional Overeating through Meal Prepping* Chapter 3 -- The Power of PrepPart Two: Super Prep* Chapter 4 -- Super Meals* Chapter 5 -- Super Ingredients* Chapter 6 -- Super Vegetables* Chapter 7 -- Super Fruits* Chapter 8 -- Super Grains* Chapter 9 -- Super Herbs and Spices* Chapter 10 -- Super BeveragesPart Three: The 28-Day Meal Prep Weight-Loss Diet* Chapter 11 -- Week 1: Souping and Smoothies* Chapter 12 -- Week 2: Fiber Up* Chapter 11 -- Week 3: Protein Power* Chapter 12 -- Week 4: Detoxing* Chapter 13 -- Prepping Snacks, Desserts, and More* Chapter 14 -- Meal Prep beyond the 28 DaysAs you can see, the program starts off with softer foods, and then moves to more of a focus on fiber and protein. Nikki mentions that while she gives you recipes for main meals and also snacks, you can choose simple snacks (like veggies or nuts) if you don't want to do quite so much cooking.I'm also watching my oil and salt intake, and while some of the recipes call for oil, it's used in very small amounts.One of the appendices also contains information about which meals freeze well.This is a lovely book that lays everything out in a clear manner -- and that makes meal prep fun and easy! Bon appetit!

I just got this book, it is well researched and incredibly informative. I am a beginner at meal prepping and this will serve me well as I embark on my journey to healthier eating. However, as a vegan, I misinterpreted the descriptions used about the type of cuisine, and I assumed this was a vegan meal prep book. One should never assume, I know. Mostly this book requires plant based ingredients and there is no meat to be found (one recipe is optional with salmon or tempeh), however this is better suited for vegetarians unless you’re willing to experiment and exclude some of the main ingredients some of the recipes call for, such as eggs and honey. Not everyone is looking for a vegan meal prep recipe book, and regardless of this minor misunderstanding under my part I do not regret my purchase. I would also recommend The No Meat Athlete Cookbook for those who are looking for a strictly vegan alternative.*Update as I have read every chapter up until the actual meal prepping/recipes portion. Nikki does point out that these recipes are flexible for vegans and non vegans alike. The main focus is plant based ingredients, how beneficial they are and how to use them for their maximum potential. My only critique is that a few weeks of the plan miss some of the ingredients that are needed for the recipes, for example week one has 2 sweet potatoes on the list when you really need 5, as well as frozen cherries needed for the ginger beet smoothie that are not listed. If you review the recipes first this is easy to avoid. I also dislike mushrooms, but found that eggplant works as a good substitute in most of her recipes.What made me feel like this was a worthy purchase is how passionate Nikki is about living a healthy, balanced lifestyle. She is so genuine to the point that she discusses how she has struggled with binging. She goes so far as to stress how important it is to be forgiving and sometimes to just give in to your binges. Not that she is encouraging them, but we are human and give in to cravings, and if this happens to at least make them worthy. She presents the idea of just enjoying the food instead of feeling guilty and hastily devouring your food, and to make it a special occasion. As someone who has struggled to have a healthy relationship with food this was so refreshing. The truth is when I hear that I can’t have something, and feel restricted, I want it even more and think about it constantly and usually end up eating huge portions of these “off limits” foods. After reading this book I feel so hopeful and excited for trying this approach, and I feel like it is a practical, smart solution to anyone who has a negative relationship with food or is simply looking to eat more nutritious foods. Very glad I have added this to my cookbook collection.

I’m enjoying following this diet plan - although I’m only on day two! But what really annoys me is that the pages are falling out of the book! After 2 days usage. Hmmm not happy.

I was zo looking forward to this book and giving my meals a new boost...PositivesLovely photosNice quality paper and bindingGood ideas on how to incorporate superfoods in your diet...Negatives...It is just not new or innovative enough for me...But it also borrows from paleo and RAW food styles?I thought it would be vegan, but or is not.Which is not a real problem as long as there are alternatives. The alternative for salmon is tempeh.The alternative for egg is ???While in the same book you are advised to not buy your plantbased milk but make your own...I think it is the lack of consistency in the philosophy that is annoying me...But....If you never mealprepper beforeThis could be helpfulIf you want to lose weight and are currently on a "normal" western diet, this will work .

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The book fell apart when I opened it also recipe doesn't have meat it’s all vegetarian

Love the book so far and great recipes...