What I Like about This Cookbook
Basically, I like the entire approach. Dave and Karine are onto something here. I really appreciate the Fat Loss Optimizer Guide, and the many helpful tips provided in this book. Also, I really like the Breakfast Cookbook and the Vegetarian Cookbook. Additionally, for all the recipes, I appreciate the attractive layout of these Cookbooks, and the ability to see the protein, fat, carbohydrate and calorie count for each recipe easily comprehended. When I compare the recipes in Metabolic Cooking with some of the recipes found at superfoodsrx.com, I typically get more nutrition information and a more explicit recipe with Dave and Karine’s cookbooks.
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I also like getting the free workout and bodybuilding advice from Dave Ruel, an acknowledged expert in this field.
What You Get with the Cookbook
The product set includes:
Cooking 9-Cookbook Set
Fat Loss Optimizer Guide
Supplements Optimizer Guide
Thermo-Charged Seasoning Guide
Metabolicious Calorie Free Dressings
Metabolic Salad Builder
Quick Sheets
The 9-Cookbook Set has guides in the areas of:
Breakfast
Chicken & Poultry
Fish & Seafood
Smoothies
Pork
Red Meat
Sides
Snacks
Vegetarian
The bonuses are:
Metabolism Mastery Files
Restaurant Revenge
Cooking Videos
A printable daily food log with an easy conversion chart is provided. Also included is a Fat Loss Optimizer which presents the principles behind the program. This manual includes the ’10 rules of metabolic cooking,’ and money-saving/time-saving tips.
For my own needs (I am currently about 20 pounds overweight), I wanted to start with a 5-pound weight loss goal and found many useful options in the 9-Cookbook set, which appealed to me. Since I am a semi-vegetarian, the Vegetarian Guide provided several easy recipes. The “Pepper Quiche” and “Egg Salad Sandwich” recipes were very enticing. In all, 14 Vegetarian recipes are provided. Not neglected, however, is the Red Meat Guide, which has 20 recipes in all.
One thing also available from the cookbooks is an abundance of herbs and seasonings. If you want to use more herbs and spices in your cooking, you’re going to get a good healthy dose of such spices as curry, thyme, cinnamon, and coriander. Sure enough, Dave and Karine include these seasonings in nearly all their recipes.
A lot of thought has gone into the creation of these Cookbooks. They are easy to follow, nicely presented and packed with useful content. I also like the ability to take a recipe found in the cookbook’s index, and click on a hypertext link to the recipe itself. Easy! many of the recipes have the results displayed in crisp color photos. The recipes are color-coded according to their Protein, Carbohydrate, Fat, and Veggie content. The Ingredients list and Directions are presented in a very clear, concise, and visually pleasing manner. Here is an example of a recipe for Apple Oatmeal Pancakes, taken from the Breakfast Guide.
Apple Oatmeal Pancakes Recipe
Apple Oatmeal Pancakes Recipe – Courtesy Dave Ruel and Karine Losier
The Bonus material provided with the 9 Cookbooks and the Fat Loss Optimizer Guide includes several instructive videos. For example, here is a scene from one of the bonus cooking videos, how to create “Noodles Shrimp Pad Thai.”
Noodle-less Shrimp Pad Thai - Courtesy Karine Losier and Dave Ruel
Noodle-less Shrimp Pad Thai – Courtesy Karine Losier and Dave Ruel
The Metabolic Cookbook presents the nutritional value of foods in the context of “Metabolic Thermo-Charge.” This term is defined as “The metabolic powers certain foods have to make your body burn more body fat.” It is a way of rating foods, based on “how many calories your body is going to burn just breaking down the nutrients each time you consume a certain food.”
This effect is sometimes called the thermic effect of foods, or TEF. For instance, the body expends more energy to just metabolize proteins so a high protein food would have a higher thermogenic effect. Clinical research has shown that TEF is, in fact, enhanced by aerobic endurance exercise having sufficient duration and intensity. So, there are valid scientific studies supporting this concept.
Protein occupies a special place in this program since it is central to the idea of eating food which has a high thermogenic effect. In fact, Dave Ruel and Karine Losier advocate eating only foods which have a minimum of 15 g protein in any given recipe.
This approach offers an alternative to the boring, mundane way of cooking usually utilized for weight loss. With 9 Cookbooks in all and over 250 recipes, much variety has been built into this program. This is one of the main selling points of this cooking program, the variety of recipes found in the 9 Cookbooks.
Also, with many thousands of other purchases, you are not going to undergo this type of diet as a research subject or guinea pig. You are not alone in your weight loss endeavor!
