The South Beach Diet Super Quick Cookbook: 200 Easy Solutions for Everyday Meals

Ok, I admit it I am on a diet. And yes, it is even The South Beach Diet. I have lost 75 Lbs in the first year and I`ve been on it over 2 years! But even if I was not on South Beach I'd recommend this new cookbook because I am a busy gal. I always have been. Presently, I have 2 jobs working over 12 hrs a day. So, while I love to cook, I don't want to spend the balance of my free time in the kitchen. Quick, Easy and Yummy have great appeal to me. While I have over 300 cookbooks in my collection, the ones that help me maintain my health are the ones I now treasure. This new addition will rank with the best because it also respects the limited time I have to cook a healthy menu. The new South Beach Super Quick Cookbook is a wealth of information and tips. There is Grab and Go, Budget Shopping Tips; Reworking of Old favorites and Cook Once, Eat Twice. Each topic enhances the concept of saving time. In addition, all the recipes can be made within 30 minutes. When I saw the recipe for Black Bean Brownies (page 245) I reflected on how I had learned about this technique from another member years ago. I thought at the time: "How gross". But later I learned that once you puree any bean, it is very similar to an egg flour mixture. In this cookbook I was also was thrilled to find an acceptable Hash Brown substitution with Jicama Hash Browns (page 223 ) I have used Jicama in salads but never thought of using it this way. Brilliant ! Dieting for me is not about "doing without". It is about "doing with" flavors and healthful choices. A big bonus from this cookbook is the time it gives me to enjoy the benefits. The Super Quick Cookbook allows me to do it all! Whether on a diet or not, those who care about eating healthier will enjoy this new addition to the South Beach Cookbook library. It is family friendly, single friendly and right on target for all of our busy schedules. So, I don't know what you are doing tonight, but I am making Black Bean Brownies and taking them to work. I can hardly wait to tell them they just ate beans, they'll never believe it !

Love this cookbook! With all the great recipes in here, you'll want to stay on Phase 1 for months! Wide variety of very tasty, filling foods that assure you don't miss all the sugar and carbs you thought you had to have. Very easy to prepare, not a lot of oddball ingredients. So easy this full-time worker can do it after a long, hard day! Many of the recipes offer Phase 1/Phase 2 options and suggestions for using leftovers. If you want to eat healthy, get off the carb-craving roller-coaster, and do it superquick, this is the cookbook for you. I highly recommend it as well as its companion, "Quick & Easy". Even if you don't want to do the South Beach Diet itself, this is a very good cookbook for changing your bad eating habits.

This cookbook is full of delicious, healthy, quick recipes! I get home two hours before I have to go to bed and being able to put dinner together in less than 30 minutes is HUGE! Some of my favorites are the recipes that call for you to throw some sliced up deli roast beef in with a couple additional ingredients for a yummy beef dish! The content of this cookbook gets a full 5 stars! HOWEVER, I do NOT recommend the kindle version AT ALL. I was hesitant to buy a cookbook on kindle, but I thought I'd give it a try - I live in a small apartment and didn't want to clutter it up with more cookbooks and I like to support emerging technologies. The cookbook contains many cross-references, for example, the meal plan gives page numbers (paper page numbers, not kindle locations) for the recipes it includes, but doesn't have a link to the recipes. So, if you're going through the meal plan, you have to search by recipe name, go look at that recipe, and then go to your bookmarks to get back to the meal plan. It's a lot of work - I've done more typing on my kindle since I got this cookbook than I have in the entire time I've owned a kindle (which is since they first came out). On the other hand, I can decide what I'm having for dinner on the bus ride home, but all in all, I think the paper version is far superior.

I bought this book because I already had the 'The South Beach Diet Cookbook' from 2004. I thought I would update myself. However my original is still the better book. For people just starting out on the south beach diet I would definitely recommend my first book for 2004. There is just a lot more information in it that is handy to know and help you along the way. And it really does have some good, easy, and tasty recipes.

I purchased the Kindle edition of this book, looking for new recipes and love it!!! ALL THE RECIPES MY FAMILY AND I EAT!!! Which I didn't think would ever happen. We are eating healthy and REALLY ENJOYING IT! I'm not spending ALL DAY in the kitchen either, or spending lots of $$$ on specialty foods at the grocery store. This is definitely my favorite cookbook. If you are looking for GREAT healthy recipes, you should get this cookbook. The only downside to the kindle edition: The table of content is only sections (breakfast, soups, etc.), so, you do have to scroll through if you don't tab the recipes you want. However, its not enough for me to not use it EVERYDAY! What I did to help this, because the book references page numbers, and the Kindle doesn't show page number, was to make my own index with all the recipes in the order of the book. I reference this to get to a recipe quick.

This is the third South Beach cookbook we have bought and the first e-cookbook. My husband and I enjoy trying new recipes. We loved the black bean brownies, we call them Beanies! As we were "flipping" through the pages of our ebook, we had a moment of disgust when we saw the title "Black Bean Brownies" in the dessert section, but we decided to give it a try. We haven't tried a South Beach food we haven't liked yet. They were great! Of course, you have to keep an open mind as these are healthier brownies than traditional ones. If I had to do it again, I would personally buy the hard copy of the cookbook because I love to turn the pages and have the tangible feel of a book in my hands, but at $10 dollars for the ebook, it is well worth it!

This is a wonderful cookbook, full of very simple yet tasty recipes. Agatston focuses on flavor using good combinations of basic and sometimes surprising ingredients. It's a wonder what a little splash of lemon juice or lime zest will do for a dish. Of course these recipes are written with the diet conscious in mind. Most recipes are either no or very low carb and lots of them are gluten-free (this book being written before the gluten-free craze). Nothing takes very long to make. Shop the outside aisles of the grocery store and you'll have everything you need to make the recipes in this book.

I have the other quick recipe South Beach cookbook, and I wanted another one to supplement. This is great! It has all new recipes, and they are all really good. I love how quick and easy the recipes are!

This cookbook has easy, quick recipes and most of the ingredients are pretty common, in other words you don't have to go looking in exotic shops to find things. Not all the recipes have pictures, but if you enjoy cooking, you won't really be bothered. There are a few pages telling about the diet and the types of foods you can and can't eat. The recipes are made using American measurements so if you live in the UK, you'll need to convert or buy some American measuring cups. I live in the UK, but, I'm an American so it doesn't bother me. However, there is a small conversion chart at the back of the book. Also at the back of the book are sample menus for both Phase 1 and Phase 2. I'm a big fan of the South Beach Diet and have been from the start. Must admit I've been on and off of it about 4 times and have definitely lost weight each time. I lost 28lbs. last time but went off of it and gained most of it back. You don't need to be on the South Beach plan to eat the delicious and healthy recipes in this book. I've made a good many of the recipes so far and at the rate I'm going, I should be able to make all of them by the end of the year! I highly recommend this whether you are dieting or not.

I initially borrowed this book from the library and it was so good I had to buy a copy for myself. The recipes are tasty and gets you through phase one without suffering.

Love it! I've been using the recipes in this book for a few months now and they are super easy and delicious. The diet plan at the back of the book is great which you can follow for easily. I'm happy, and most of all, the recipes are still tasty and not bland.

I really like the South Beach diet and feel so much better for eating this way. It is an American recipe book but is extremly transferrable to English ingredients- I found them very easy to follow. The recipes are delicious and quick. Buy and enjoy!

Liked it, used it, enjoyed it. It lives up to its name because the recipes are certainly quick - that is provided you have the ingredients readilly on hand. Oftentimes, ingredients that are common in the U.S. aren't so easily found in Canada So I do a lot of improvising. That being said though, South Beach recipes can be relied upon to be foolproof and tasty - best of all not fattening!!