The Shredded Chef: 115 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy (Paperback) - Common Paperback – 2012

Contrary to some of the poor reviews that reference the lack of creativity in the recipes, I'm not a bachelor and I have two kids. I'm also an entrepreneur and between my sometimes failed attempts at being a great husband, father, and employer, I've never made the time to cook. So with that said, I personally don't need elaborate recipes with sexy garnishes. In addition, I don't enjoy prep, cooking, or clean-up. For all those reasons, I love this book. I went thru it and highlighted the best-looking recipes with the shortest prep time. I throw the ingredients on Wunderlist (on a grocery list shared with my wife), she does the shopping, and with these quick and easy, yet tasty recipes, I'm trying to be a bigger part of dinner time in our house - something I've always sucked at. So if you want a huge cookbook filled with elaborate recipes to make in your commercial-chef-inspired kitchen, this might not be for you. However, if you're a busy and/or simple person who just wants good food that is super easy to make, ignore the other reviews and spend the relatively low cost for a ton of recipes that taste good, regardless of the apparent, sometimes-perceived "simplicity."

I like that these are high-protein recipes, but I'm not sure if I can trust the recipes. After flipping through, I settled in making the no-bake matcha green tea fudge bars first. I bought the almond milk and almond butter (already had matcha). Then, I realized that the recipe leaves out the quantity of matcha and protein powder that are supposed to be added. I could probably wing it and make something work, but it's not a good sign for the rest of the cookbook. I'll probably have to recalculate all the nutrition info so I can trust it.

There are 2 books that I recommend on a weekly basis. This book and "Strength Training Anatomy" by Frederic Delavier.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0736092269/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0736092269&linkCode=as2&tag=justinshoreco-20&linkId=XHUPD7MAMFUG3DL3I've purchased dozens of copies of both over the last several years and given them to friends and family. There's a reason.I highly recommend to everyone who's trying to lose weight or build muscle that they read the first couple of chapters of this book. It explains in clear and concise language how food breaks down. It explains thing such as:why you crave protein or carbswhy you need both and whenwhich fats are good, which are bad, and why you need bothwhich protein takes the longest to burnwhat you need to eat before bed if you're hungrywhat you need to eat when you first wake upBasic and simple explanations for what to eat, when and why. It helps the average Joe understand the basics of the food that they're eating (or should be).The last 3/4s of the book contains recipes for eating getting lean or getting big. It's simple recipes that you tweak in one direction or another depending on your goals.This book is a fantastic read and I recommend it to all fitness beginners or pros.

To start off, I have never owned a cookbook before. I started meal prepping for the first time and I really got sick of eating the same things over and over again. I'll be honest, I'm not a chef of any sort. I stick with the regular lean beef and chicken with broccoli sort of things.This book has a ton of recipe's in it! Everything I have made from it has tasted especially good so I can't fault Michael Matthews at all when it comes to flavor! He has it in this book. That being said, I wish there were more simple recipes with every day ingredients in it. You will also need quite a bit of cookware and appliances which I didn't and still don't own along with a hefty sized wallet to afford some of the ingredients. I'm slowly building up my stock of kitchen-ware, pans, bowls, utensils, etc. and you will have to do the same. The good thing is he explains the differences in knives and some of the other things that you can go cheaper on.When it comes to the ingredients for some of the recipes, they aren't things that you can find at your local Walmart, which, unfortunately for me is all that I have other than a health foods store across town which I can't afford. Hopefully he will come out with another recipe book that doesn't use such hard to find items, because what I have made has been extremely pleasant compared to chicken and rice.Regardless of it all, it gave me more ideas of things to make, which I believe was part of his plan in the first place. So thank you Mr. Matthews for the knowledge that you gave with this book which is worth more than all of the recipes inside of it.

Great recipes and tips

Easy, delicious recipes for all

Always good product from mike

Mike lays everything out in such a transparent, simplistic manner. I read this book in just over 24 hours (given that I skimmed through the recipes).

I'm always skeptical of "healthy" recipes, but I love this author. He understands that food should still taste good, and that being healthy doesn't mean depriving yourself of...

The recipes are simple, some fairly quick to make which is great for a single mom. Ingredients are items I’ve heard of, most of which I have in my pantry already.

I would say a good portion of the recipies in this book are a 4/5, with occasional 3s and a few 4.5s.

Great recipes, I just wish there were more! My go to book for good high protein meals

Disappointed in the content.

Really great info in this book and very motivational (especially for my husband). You do the math, you exercise, you eat the meals (all of the ones we have made are now favorites...