58 Best Meal Planning Books of All Time
We've researched and ranked the best meal planning books in the world, based on recommendations from world experts, sales data, and millions of reader ratings. Learn more
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Reviving the inspiring message of M. F. K. Fisher’s How to Cook a Wolf— written in 1942 during wartime shortages—An Everlasting Meal shows that cooking is the path to better eating.
Through the insightful essays in An Everlasting Meal, Tamar Adler issues a rallying cry to home cooks.
In chapters about boiling water, cooking eggs and beans, and summoning respectable meals from empty cupboards, Tamar weaves philosophy and instruction into approachable lessons on instinctive cooking. Tamar shows how to make the most of everything you buy,... more
Through the insightful essays in An Everlasting Meal, Tamar Adler issues a rallying cry to home cooks.
In chapters about boiling water, cooking eggs and beans, and summoning respectable meals from empty cupboards, Tamar weaves philosophy and instruction into approachable lessons on instinctive cooking. Tamar shows how to make the most of everything you buy,... more
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No matter how busy you are, at the end of the day you want fresh, flavorful meals that are easy to prepare. And you want lots of choices and variations—recipes that call for your favorite foods and take advantage of excellent (and readily available) ingredients. In the first book from the award-winning magazine Everyday Food, you’ll find all of that: 250 simple recipes for delicious meals that are quick enough to make any day of the week.
Because a change in weather affects how we cook as much as what we cook, the recipes in Everyday Food are arranged by season. For... more
Because a change in weather affects how we cook as much as what we cook, the recipes in Everyday Food are arranged by season. For... more
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Jenny Rosenstrach, and her husband, Andy, regularly, some might say pathologically, cook dinner for their family every night. Even when they work long days. Even when their kids' schedules pull them in eighteen different directions. They are not superhuman. They are not from another planet.
With simple strategies and common sense, Jenny figured out how to break down dinner—the food, the timing, the anxiety, from prep to cleanup—so that her family could enjoy good food, time to unwind, and simply be together.
Using the same straight-up, inspiring voice that readers of her... more
With simple strategies and common sense, Jenny figured out how to break down dinner—the food, the timing, the anxiety, from prep to cleanup—so that her family could enjoy good food, time to unwind, and simply be together.
Using the same straight-up, inspiring voice that readers of her... more
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Provides hundreds of scrumptious favorites from Taste of Home, the world's #1 cooking magazine. Plus, there are dozens of recipes never before published in Taste of Home. less
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With 250 tempting recipes to take you from breakfast all the way through dessert, Everyday Food: Fresh Flavor Fast is the indispensable collection that home cooks yearn for. Organized into familiar categories—including sandwiches and pizzas, appetizers, salads, soups and stews, pastas, main courses, and side dishes—this highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Everyday Food: Great Food Fast helps you whip up the perfect dish any time of day.
Here is a book for the way we cook and eat now, with an emphasis on stretching meals (for example, leftovers from a... more
Here is a book for the way we cook and eat now, with an emphasis on stretching meals (for example, leftovers from a... more
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Cook what you want to eat, without all the fat
The editors of Everyday Food magazine know that it’s not enough to get dinner on the table in a snap—it also has to be good for the whole family. Everyday Food: Light features delicious, healthful recipes, all under 500 calories. Organized seasonally so you can take advantage of the freshest ingredients, this book shows you how to quickly make your favorite dishes in a way that’s light but nonetheless tempting.
Making simple adjustments to your weeknight arsenal is easy with the step-by-step... more
The editors of Everyday Food magazine know that it’s not enough to get dinner on the table in a snap—it also has to be good for the whole family. Everyday Food: Light features delicious, healthful recipes, all under 500 calories. Organized seasonally so you can take advantage of the freshest ingredients, this book shows you how to quickly make your favorite dishes in a way that’s light but nonetheless tempting.
Making simple adjustments to your weeknight arsenal is easy with the step-by-step... more
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What Grain Brain did for wheat, this book by a leading peripheral nerve surgeon now does for sugar, revealing how it causes crippling nerve damage throughout the body—in our feet, organs, and brain—why sugar and carbohydrates are harmful to the body's nerves, and how eliminating them can mitigate and even reverse the damage.
Sugar Crush exposes the shocking truth about how a diet high in sugar, processed carbohydrates, and wheat compresses and damages the peripheral nerves of the body, leading to pain, numbness, and tingling in the hands and feet, along with a host...
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Cook Once, Eat All Week is a revolutionary way to get a delicious, healthy, and affordable dinner on the table FAST. Author Cassy Joy Garcia will walk you through this tried-and-true method and show you how batch-cooking a few basic components can give you an entire week’s worth of dinners with minimal time and effort.
Have you ever tried a meal prep plan before and gotten so excited about having your cooking for the week done ahead of time, only to find yourself totally exhausted after a full day in the kitchen, shocked by your grocery bill, and tired of the same... more
Have you ever tried a meal prep plan before and gotten so excited about having your cooking for the week done ahead of time, only to find yourself totally exhausted after a full day in the kitchen, shocked by your grocery bill, and tired of the same... more
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Don't have time to read the top Meal Planning books of all time? Read Shortform summaries.
Shortform summaries help you learn 10x faster by:
- Being comprehensive: you learn the most important points in the book
- Cutting out the fluff: you focus your time on what's important to know
- Interactive exercises: apply the book's ideas to your own life with our educators' guidance.
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Keto Slow Cooker & One-Pot Meals packs 100 high-fat, low-carb keto recipes! Enjoy quick, tasty dinners as you get healthy, lose weight, and control your blood sugar.
Slow cooker and one-pot meals are the ultimate convenience food. Just fix it and forget it, then enjoy a nourishing meal when everyone gets home. Unfortunately, most slow cooker and one-pot recipes depend on processed, high-carbohydrate ingredients like noodles, potatoes, and other high-glycemic ingredients which aren’t allowed on the ketogenic diet.
Now you can combine the... more
Slow cooker and one-pot meals are the ultimate convenience food. Just fix it and forget it, then enjoy a nourishing meal when everyone gets home. Unfortunately, most slow cooker and one-pot recipes depend on processed, high-carbohydrate ingredients like noodles, potatoes, and other high-glycemic ingredients which aren’t allowed on the ketogenic diet.
Now you can combine the... more
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Three signs you need this book:
1) Chicken fingers qualify as adventurous. (Hey, they’re not nuggets.)
2) You live in fear of the white stuff touching the green stuff.
3) Family dinner? What’s family dinner?
When Jenny Rosenstrach’s kids were little, her dinner rotation looked like this: Pasta, Pizza, Pasta, Burgers, Pasta. It made her crazy—not only because of the relentless repetition, but because she loved to cook and missed her prekid, ketchup-free dinners. Her solution? A family adventure: She and... more
1) Chicken fingers qualify as adventurous. (Hey, they’re not nuggets.)
2) You live in fear of the white stuff touching the green stuff.
3) Family dinner? What’s family dinner?
When Jenny Rosenstrach’s kids were little, her dinner rotation looked like this: Pasta, Pizza, Pasta, Burgers, Pasta. It made her crazy—not only because of the relentless repetition, but because she loved to cook and missed her prekid, ketchup-free dinners. Her solution? A family adventure: She and... more
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Savvy cooks are already setting a place at their tables for the 11th edition of an always popular collection. This handy compendium gathers more than 1,000 recipes from a year's worth of Cooking Light--the world's most widely read food magazine--plus tips, techniques, planning, preparation, and presentation ideas. less
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Wondering how you'll ever get dinner on the table? Mix and Match Mama is here to help!
Popular blogger Shay Shull knows that to feed her busy family of five, she needs a plan, exact recipes, a solid grocery list, and a well-stocked pantry. Because cooking isn't hard; it's deciding what to make that's a challenge.
In Mix-and-Match Meal Planner, Shay provides eight weeks' worth of simple meals (plus lots of sweet treats!). The meal plans change by the season, never have lengthy directions or hard-to-find ingredients, and don't take a long time to prepare. They're... more
Popular blogger Shay Shull knows that to feed her busy family of five, she needs a plan, exact recipes, a solid grocery list, and a well-stocked pantry. Because cooking isn't hard; it's deciding what to make that's a challenge.
In Mix-and-Match Meal Planner, Shay provides eight weeks' worth of simple meals (plus lots of sweet treats!). The meal plans change by the season, never have lengthy directions or hard-to-find ingredients, and don't take a long time to prepare. They're... more
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With the hectic pace of the modern world, it's hard to plan, track, and execute household meals. Keep it simple by harkening back to the bygone era of home-economics: if you schedule the food you eat, you'll always know what's for dinner. less
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Don't have time to read the top Meal Planning books of all time? Read Shortform summaries.
Shortform summaries help you learn 10x faster by:
- Being comprehensive: you learn the most important points in the book
- Cutting out the fluff: you focus your time on what's important to know
- Interactive exercises: apply the book's ideas to your own life with our educators' guidance.
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Don't Freeze Up at Meal Time -- Reach Into the Freezer Instead
Let's admit it: we all want to save time and money while still putting healthy and tasty homemade food on the table. But how? Karrie Truman, creator of the much-beloved blog Happy Money Saver, is going to let you in on a secret: the answer is freezer meals.
When she was an exhausted young mom, Karrie found herself serving processed or fast food at the end of a busy day even though she knew it wasn't what she wanted her family to be eating. Then she discovered freezer meals. Immediately, she had... more
Let's admit it: we all want to save time and money while still putting healthy and tasty homemade food on the table. But how? Karrie Truman, creator of the much-beloved blog Happy Money Saver, is going to let you in on a secret: the answer is freezer meals.
When she was an exhausted young mom, Karrie found herself serving processed or fast food at the end of a busy day even though she knew it wasn't what she wanted her family to be eating. Then she discovered freezer meals. Immediately, she had... more
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Stop counting calories and transform your body while eating all the foods you love with
The Everything Macro Diet Cookbook
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You can finally stop counting calories and start eating foods that bring you joy! With the macro diet, no food is off limits. You can eat just about anything, just in specific portion sizes and still lose weight and gain lean muscle. The Everything Macro Diet Cookbook is an introduction to this flexible diet that can help anyone lose weight without having to avoid your favorite foods that may contain fats or carbs. Based... more
You can finally stop counting calories and start eating foods that bring you joy! With the macro diet, no food is off limits. You can eat just about anything, just in specific portion sizes and still lose weight and gain lean muscle. The Everything Macro Diet Cookbook is an introduction to this flexible diet that can help anyone lose weight without having to avoid your favorite foods that may contain fats or carbs. Based... more
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Mix & match your way to healthy eating! Choose 3 meals plus 2 snacks to equal 1,500 calories or less. It's easy! With more than 150 delicious recipes, there are endless combinations to create a day of balanced meals and snacks. No matter what you choose, the total will always be 1,500 calories or less-the amount the average woman needs to lose weight. You'll also find nutrition and exercise tips, advice for eating out, and ideas for enjoying a healthy lifestyle. less
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An easy, graphic guide to planning delicious, diabetes-friendly meals This innovative, graphic cookbook offers the easiest and most flavorful way to build complete meals that are diabetes-friendly and delicious. Sidestepping complex programs that turn meal-planning into work, the 90 complete meals in Diabetes Meals by the Plate follow the Plate Method--a simple approach to eating the right foods in proper amounts by filling your plate with one half nonstarchy vegetables, one quarter protein, and one quarter starch. A clever photo style showing every meal in its three components... more
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Learn how to meal prep like a pro with 12 weekly meal plans from YouTube's popular Steph and Adam (formerly Fit Couple Cooks), each with 4 unique recipes for 6 days of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.
When you're busy and time is short, eating nutritious, balanced meals can be a challenge, which is why planning and preparing your meals in advance is the best way to ensure you're always eating healthy. But figuring out what to make and eat each week can also be overwhelming. Healthy Meal Prep does the work for you, and will help you achieve your health... more
When you're busy and time is short, eating nutritious, balanced meals can be a challenge, which is why planning and preparing your meals in advance is the best way to ensure you're always eating healthy. But figuring out what to make and eat each week can also be overwhelming. Healthy Meal Prep does the work for you, and will help you achieve your health... more
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Lose weight and keep it off with the straightforward guidance and simple recipes in The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners--your all-in-one resource for starting--and sticking to--the ketogenic diet.
Eat healthier, lose weight, trim your waistline--it sounds so simple. And yet, the CDC reports that more than one third of Americans face significant weight loss challenges--with nearly 1 in 20 suffering from type 2 diabetes--and have yet to find a solution that works.
When on the ketogenic diet, you're simply using your body's own... more
Eat healthier, lose weight, trim your waistline--it sounds so simple. And yet, the CDC reports that more than one third of Americans face significant weight loss challenges--with nearly 1 in 20 suffering from type 2 diabetes--and have yet to find a solution that works.
When on the ketogenic diet, you're simply using your body's own... more
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The Complete Guide to the Convenience of Meal Prepping
The secret to savoring healthy meals throughout the week is simple―prep work. The Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook offers expert advice that takes the challenge out of meal prep with practical and straightforward advice anyone can master. Featuring three, 2-week meal plans―as well as over 100 healthy, storage-friendly recipes―this meal prep cookbook is a great choice for new and experienced food preppers alike.
The Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook includes:
3 Complete Meal Plans―From... more
The secret to savoring healthy meals throughout the week is simple―prep work. The Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook offers expert advice that takes the challenge out of meal prep with practical and straightforward advice anyone can master. Featuring three, 2-week meal plans―as well as over 100 healthy, storage-friendly recipes―this meal prep cookbook is a great choice for new and experienced food preppers alike.
The Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook includes:
3 Complete Meal Plans―From... more
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Most of us work long hours, so we need fast, healthful, portable breakfasts and lunches. Then, when we get home at night, we need easy delicious dinners that can be assembled in about the same amount of time it takes to change into our sweatpants. Having a busy schedule does not mean we must compromise our health, settling for subpar meals in a restaurant or from a cardboard box or drive-thru window.
You work hard; you deserve fresh food. Malia Dell created this food system so you don't have to think. You can go to the store with a complete shopping list and come home with a plan... more
You work hard; you deserve fresh food. Malia Dell created this food system so you don't have to think. You can go to the store with a complete shopping list and come home with a plan... more
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Don't have time to read the top Meal Planning books of all time? Read Shortform summaries.
Shortform summaries help you learn 10x faster by:
- Being comprehensive: you learn the most important points in the book
- Cutting out the fluff: you focus your time on what's important to know
- Interactive exercises: apply the book's ideas to your own life with our educators' guidance.
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Today's busy, health-conscious cooks will love the convenience of nearly 900 delicious, kitchen-tested recipes from a year's worth of Cooking Light--the nation's largest epicurean magazine--in one handy edition. Each recipe features a complete nutritional analysis, step-by-step photos, time-saving tips, and menu suggestions. less
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Finally, a cookbook that takes the guesswork out of keto meal prep planning, with over 60 low-carb recipes and 8 easy-to-follow weekly meal plans!
Eating keto can be challenging, and cooking keto recipes that are satisfying can be even more challenging! You need to make sure you're eating enough fat to stay in ketosis, while still eating food that is satisfying. Weekly meal prep can help ensure that you stay in ketosis while still enjoying fresh, delicious, keto-friendly recipes that aren't the same every week. With Easy Keto Meal Prep, planning and preparing your... more
Eating keto can be challenging, and cooking keto recipes that are satisfying can be even more challenging! You need to make sure you're eating enough fat to stay in ketosis, while still eating food that is satisfying. Weekly meal prep can help ensure that you stay in ketosis while still enjoying fresh, delicious, keto-friendly recipes that aren't the same every week. With Easy Keto Meal Prep, planning and preparing your... more
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Food awareness, nutrition, and meal planning advice for people with diabetes
"Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies" takes the mystery and the frustration out of healthy eating and managing diabetes. Both the newly diagnosed and the experienced alike will learn what defines healthy eating for diabetes and it's crucial role to long term health, why healthy eating can be so difficult, and how meal planning is a key to successful diabetes management
"Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies" takes the guesswork out of eating and preparing diabetes... more
"Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies" takes the mystery and the frustration out of healthy eating and managing diabetes. Both the newly diagnosed and the experienced alike will learn what defines healthy eating for diabetes and it's crucial role to long term health, why healthy eating can be so difficult, and how meal planning is a key to successful diabetes management
"Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies" takes the guesswork out of eating and preparing diabetes... more
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Learn about the basics of macronutrients—carbohydrates, fats, and protein—how to count them, and how to successfully lose weight in this new guide!
Are you trying to diet but still get tempted by a slice of pizza or a juicy burger, knowing you won’t be able to say no? By following a macronutrients plan, you can have your favorite foods without ruining your diet.
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are three of the most important nutrients found in food. With this guide, you will learn the importance of these essential elements and how to control them to be the... more
Are you trying to diet but still get tempted by a slice of pizza or a juicy burger, knowing you won’t be able to say no? By following a macronutrients plan, you can have your favorite foods without ruining your diet.
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are three of the most important nutrients found in food. With this guide, you will learn the importance of these essential elements and how to control them to be the... more
Don't have time to read the top Meal Planning books of all time? Read Shortform summaries.
Shortform summaries help you learn 10x faster by:
- Being comprehensive: you learn the most important points in the book
- Cutting out the fluff: you focus your time on what's important to know
- Interactive exercises: apply the book's ideas to your own life with our educators' guidance.
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550 Effortless Keto Recipes for Quick Weight Loss in 2019-20! Do you crave quick & effortless keto recipes? And I know you had tasty dinners with the loved ones and there are a few or more extra pounds ''on board''! That's why I focused on creating the one and only Keto recipe book with 550 Delicious meals, that you'll ever need to cook to stay on Keto! Shoot for it!
This simple, yet powerful keto cookbook has plenty of content in the following categories:
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This simple, yet powerful keto cookbook has plenty of content in the following categories:
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Spend less money and more time together—easy, healthy meal prep for two
Convenience doesn’t have to come with a cost to your wallet, health, or sanity! Now you can prepare delicious, nourishing dishes for two ahead of time—and savor them throughout the week, stress-free. Whether you’re prepping food with a partner, family member, or roommate, Meal Prep for Two will help you build simple and balanced meals together.
Jump right into eight flavor-packed, week-long meal plans for two people. Follow along with detailed shopping lists and step-by-step meal prep instructions... more
Convenience doesn’t have to come with a cost to your wallet, health, or sanity! Now you can prepare delicious, nourishing dishes for two ahead of time—and savor them throughout the week, stress-free. Whether you’re prepping food with a partner, family member, or roommate, Meal Prep for Two will help you build simple and balanced meals together.
Jump right into eight flavor-packed, week-long meal plans for two people. Follow along with detailed shopping lists and step-by-step meal prep instructions... more
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Easy Keto Meal Prep is a comprehensive four-week meal preparation guide that takes the guesswork out of ketogenic eating by providing an easy-to-follow template for weekly meal planning. Each menu features delicious low-carb, keto-friendly meals that will get you off and running to success on today’s most popular diet! Author Jenny Castaneda is the creator of the popular blog and healthy living site Cook and Savor.
Jenny’s plan is designed to accommodate the demands of real life. She teaches you how to minimize your time in the kitchen by preparing your meals on one... more
Jenny’s plan is designed to accommodate the demands of real life. She teaches you how to minimize your time in the kitchen by preparing your meals on one... more
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If you are managing type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you need to know your carbs--what they are, which foods contain them, how many you're eating, and how to match them to your medication. This new edition of the bestselling guide from the American Diabetes Association is here to help.The completely revised Complete Guide to Carb Counting, 4th edition, from the nutrition experts at the American Diabetes Association, provides you with the knowledge and the tools to put carbohydrate counting into practice. Updated from top to bottom to include the latest science on meal... more
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Conquer your healthy eating plan while saving time and money! In A Visual Guide to Easy Meal Prep, nutrition coach and meal prep master Erin Romeo, founder of Food Prep Princess (foodprepprincess on Instagram), shows you how to prep your food in five easy steps, with photos clarifying every detail.
Meal prep is the key component to any diet—whether you're low carb, vegetarian, dairy free, gluten free, or just trying to eat healthy! If you don't plan to eat, then you plan to fail! With A Visual Guide to Easy Meal Prep: Strategies... more
Meal prep is the key component to any diet—whether you're low carb, vegetarian, dairy free, gluten free, or just trying to eat healthy! If you don't plan to eat, then you plan to fail! With A Visual Guide to Easy Meal Prep: Strategies... more
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175 single-serving recipes for every solo chef who just wants a satisfying and delicious home-cooked meal for themselves.
Cooking for one is harder than it seems and it can leave anyone wanting to make a healthy, tasty meal either throwing out extra helpings or watching expensive ingredients expire. But it’s possible to prepare single-serving recipes that are full of flavor, easy to make, and economical if you have the right guide.
The Ultimate Cooking for One Cookbook allows you to make a fresh, delicious, home-cooked meal for one without creating a... more
Cooking for one is harder than it seems and it can leave anyone wanting to make a healthy, tasty meal either throwing out extra helpings or watching expensive ingredients expire. But it’s possible to prepare single-serving recipes that are full of flavor, easy to make, and economical if you have the right guide.
The Ultimate Cooking for One Cookbook allows you to make a fresh, delicious, home-cooked meal for one without creating a... more
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Easy, comforting slow cooker recipes from the experts at Diabetic LivingDiabetic Living magazine is the most trusted source of information on nutrition and wellbeing for diabetics. In this new collection, the editors of the magazine present 150 flavorful, no-fuss recipes for the slow cooker. Every one of these recipes combines delicious flavors with healthy amounts of calories, carbs, and sodium.
These comforting meals cover almost any occasion, from party foods to pastas, and even hot sandwiches like a Classic French dip. Full nutrition information for each... more
These comforting meals cover almost any occasion, from party foods to pastas, and even hot sandwiches like a Classic French dip. Full nutrition information for each... more
Don't have time to read the top Meal Planning books of all time? Read Shortform summaries.
Shortform summaries help you learn 10x faster by:
- Being comprehensive: you learn the most important points in the book
- Cutting out the fluff: you focus your time on what's important to know
- Interactive exercises: apply the book's ideas to your own life with our educators' guidance.
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Meal planner notebook includes grocery list and pages for your favorite recipes. This meal planning calendar will help you get organized and eat healthy. Planning meals is easy with the meal planning chart, meal plan grocery list, notes section, and recipe pages. less
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Learn to prepare healthy, portion-controlled meals for the week with this easy-to-follow cookbook that saves time and can help you lose weight.
Meal prepping has quickly become one of the best ways to control what you eat and organize your eating habits. In The Everything Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook, you’ll learn how to plan out portion-controlled, nutritious meals and prepare them in advance—so when the time comes for dinner, it’s a breeze to whip it all together. You’ll discover the benefits of meal prep and learn how to do it effectively so you are always eating something... more
Meal prepping has quickly become one of the best ways to control what you eat and organize your eating habits. In The Everything Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook, you’ll learn how to plan out portion-controlled, nutritious meals and prepare them in advance—so when the time comes for dinner, it’s a breeze to whip it all together. You’ll discover the benefits of meal prep and learn how to do it effectively so you are always eating something... more
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Don't have time to read the top Meal Planning books of all time? Read Shortform summaries.
Shortform summaries help you learn 10x faster by:
- Being comprehensive: you learn the most important points in the book
- Cutting out the fluff: you focus your time on what's important to know
- Interactive exercises: apply the book's ideas to your own life with our educators' guidance.