Anti-Inflammatory Diet Meal Prep: 6 Weekly Plans and 80+ Recipes to Simplify Your Healing Paperback – August 18, 2020

I ordered this anti-inflammatory meal prep book because I have an auto-immune condition that when it flares, it makes daily life miserable. I won't go into the details, suffice it to say it is an IBD. When I discuss it with close friends, their automatic response is: You don't look sick. Those of you who have IBD will understand.So, in comes this book. It didn't have very many reviews, but I ordered it anyway. It came way sooner (Friday 10/9/20). I glanced through it and tossed it on the coffee table. On Saturday, I looked at it again, concentrating on week one. Hmm. Ok. I went shopping for week one today, 10/11/20. I spent about $80-85, only because I was out of a lot of the spices, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, ect. I had already looked ahead into the book, and you will be using these same condiments and others through out, so I didn't mind the initial expense.Any way, I began the process following the step by step instructions, which are fabulous. I have already decided I need some sort of food processor for chopping. Doing the chopping of everything was the most time consuming. I bought a small jar of minced garlic (game changer) as well.So, I made the Overnight Oats with Cinnamon, Berries, and Soy Milk (I used almond milk), Tempeh Taco Salad (I used ground turkey), and the Lemony Split Pea Soup. I placed each recipe into five containers. I had purchased 21 three compartment containers with lids and used these for all three recipes. All of the recipes fit perfect into the five containers. I had a bit of the split pea soup that fit into a sixth container, I ate that for lunch today. It is delicious. Everything else made five nice servings. I had also purchased a cantaloupe for the snack.My husband helped me divide it all up. I was very happy looking into my garage fridge at 15 prepared meals. This took me about 31/2 hours to complete from start to finish. When I have a food processor, this will cut down the time even more.At this moment, I am very happy with the purchase. I have never done this type of meal prep before. I mean I've made left overs into Tupper ware containers and used the next day for dinner. But I have never made breakfast, lunch, and dinner for five days.My hope is that using all of these fresh ingredients, the anti-inflammatory spices, etc. that I can get the inflammation in my body to subside somewhat.I saw some of the reviews saying this is nothing new and you can find all this on the internet for free, yada, yada, yada. Well, it is new to me and I like having it all in one book, and right now, I have 15 prepared meals in my fridge for the week!! I haven't decided what to do for the weekend meals. I will figure that out as I go. Usually we eat chicken or salmon, rice, and a vegetable. Breakfast is either oatmeal or eggs, sometimes I will add an avocado, and lunch is usually tuna salad on crackers or toast.Week one is a hit. I am sure weeks 2-6 will be just as good. The recipes for week one were very easy, and like I said, the step by step instructions for cooking everything is wonderful.

My sister is using this cookbook because of the anti-inflammatory factor and a weird autoimmune disease. She and her husband love the recipes and she feels better. She's got a busy, high pressure job and can prep these delicious meals on the weekend for the rest of the week. She's really USING this book! It's not just sitting on the shelf.My 91 year-old mother tried these recipes while visiting my sister. Mom said they were delicious and easy to prepare... "Meals I'd actually cook for myself." Mom is an excellent cook but lives alone. Anything to inspire her to eat healthy meals REGULARLY instead of just not eating because "nothing sounds good" or worth the effort to prepare. She said they were simple to fix and she didn't need any special equipment (pressure cooker, air fryer, etc.) even though she has all that stuff.She asked for this cookbook and 2 others which were delivered super fast.

I love the recipes, they are simple and delicious not to mention healthy and advantageous for you. I believe anyone could benefit from this book , it gave me many ideas and I tweeked a few recipes and shared with several of my friends. The multi spice is awesome on everything !!!! There are A few Discrepancies such as 28 grams equals 1 ounce, not 30 grams and I feel there should be more of these delicious recipes, these are a few of the reasons for my rating. Nothing is perfect.

This is the cookbook I’ve been looking for! I do not like to cook. I want simple and healthy recipes. I grocery shop and spend a few hours cooking for the whole week — that’s it. These recipes are delish and all the grocery lists are done for you. THAT SAID: I do not mind eating the same thing every day. If you do, the meal plans won’t work for you. But just ignore those and use the recipes on your own schedule. You won’t regret it!

I wanted to love this book, and maybe you will. I found this book to be underwhelming. The author does wonderful work in the field of nutrition, and meal planning/ prepping is going to make your life easier….. but this just feel short of the inspiration and organization strategies I was hoping for. The author steps you into a “full” anti-inflammatory diet progressively by week, but if you’re looking for anti- inflammatory meal prep, your probably already committed; in which case the many pages of “benefits” discussion is redundant. What I disliked the most- the “meal plan” involved the same 3 meals a day all week long. Thats not meal preparation- that’s batch cooking, which can be good in its own right. The meals were simple, but nothing particularly new or inspiring. More photos might have helped. My favorite part is the dressing/sauce section. There might be some easy but tasty options here that are great to make ahead and can transform a dish/salad quickly. Overall, I think you might find a few recipes to add into rotation, but probably actually a meal prep guide. I would however look up this author, follow her and her organizations, and have a consultation with a professional in person. Specialists can help you make a diet transition, this is doable and might help you feel better! Good luck!

I bought this book to start out the new year on a healthier kick. Lots of meal ideas and was easy to read. Fit the ticket of what I was looking for based on our needs.

Best thing I’ve purchased for my family. My dads A1C has gone down in less than a month. 100% game changer. Love the recipes. Easy to follow and easy to grocery shop for. All these meals have been pleasantly delightful

The meals are tasty and I love that pictures are in color!