Navarro Alex - Transforming Recipes, Ultra-low Carb Edition

Turn your body into a fat burning machineMore than 100 Recipesunder 10 grams of CarbsAlex V. Navarro & Mary J. GinesIntroduction by John KieferThe Ultra Low-Carb Edition Everybody. Prepared especially for: Everybody. Prepared especially for: By Alex V. Navarro & Mary J.

Gines Transforming Recipes: The Ultra LowCarb Edition Copyright 2013 Fit Living Foodies All rights reserved. Original printing in USA. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any way, nor electronically stored, accessed or shared, without the prior written approval of the copyright holder, except as may otherwise be required by applicable law. Printed in the United States of America This book is not medical or any other form of professional advice that requires licensing in any jurisdiction. It is for scientific and educational purposes only. Please consult a qualified health care professional for medical advice.

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This nutrition information is an estimate only. We use software to calculate the nutritional analysis from the individual ingredients in each recipe. While we do our best to ensure accuracy, we make no representation or warranty regarding the information, and there can be no assurance that any of the information contained therein has not been, or will not be changed or altered. Prepared especially for: Author photos Eric Wilson (www.ProfilePortraits.com) iii Transforming Recipes PREFACEBy John Kiefer, author of The Carb Nite Solution and Carb Back-Loading Low and ultra-low carbohydrate diets are serious business these days. Ever since introducing Carb Back-Loading and The Carb Nite Solution to the fitness industry landscape, Ive sat and watched as peopleexperts and laymen alikebegan coming around to the notion that carbohydrate manipulation is the fastest and most effective method for changing body composition and making serious health improvements in just about anyone. As Im always saying in all my written material, we know me to sign off on them as acceptable, and I just cant give this because science says its fact.

In study after studynot my approval because the foods they send me simply dont to mention all the anecdotal evidence were constantly match up with the requirements of my programsor anyone seeing in the form of astounding physical transformations elses ULC plans, really. by literally thousands of peoplelow and ultra-low carb diets have been shown to work more effectively for these Thats where Alex Navarro comes in. Alex loves to cook, purposes than anything ever created. And given the success and shes phenomenal at it. I know precisely what these of my diets, two wildly divergent nutritional systems programs need in terms of ingredients and macronutrient that both rely on carb manipulation as the root of their counts to make them work the right way. it would be extremely useful to come out with an official ultra-low carb cookbook that can safely and deliciously be On a daily basis, I interact personally with dozens of people used by anyone looking for creative ultra-low carb recipes. Everybody. who use my programs, and Ive noticed a common thread In this book, youll find the ideas and direction you need to over the past few years: Most people have a really hard time make dishes you can consume without fear on any low or sticking to just a few basic foods for extended periods of ultra-low carb diet plan. time. time.

They need variety in their diet, otherwise theyre just not going to last over the long haul. The title of this cookbook is Transforming Recipes. We called it that because this title has two meanings. First, it refers to What weve seen, then, is that these people tend to scour the the recipes themselves. Weve taken foods you loveeven internet looking for safe recipes to go with these programs. some traditionally carb-laden delicaciesand transformed Prepared especially for: The problem, however, is that most of these recipes arent them into their ultra-low carb versions.

Without, if I may say safe at all. This is because the people creating them almost so, compromising anything in terms of taste and texture. uniformly fail to understand the difference between low carb and ultra-low carb. And on diets as advanced as Carb The second meaning is the more important one, at least Back-Loading and The Carb Nite Solution, thats a major when we consider the bigger picture. These recipes will problem. transform your body, the way you look, and the way you feel.

Theyll allow you to follow my plans to the letter, giving you Clients and readers show me recipes all the time, hoping for the bodyand the good healthyou want and deserve. iv Transforming Recipes INTRODUCTION Since youre reading this book, Im going to assume youre either currently on an ultra-low-carb (ULC) diet plan, or youre on a diet that includes some ultra-low carb days. From what Ive seen and heard from virtually everyone Ive ever worked with, most of these plans fall completely flat when it comes to offering a diversity of food options, making it extremely difficult for most people to sustain their momentum for very long. WELCOME TO THE ULTRA-LOW CARB LIFESTYLE When youre in the planning stages of a diet like The Carb This is how I always start The Carb Nite Solution and Carb Nite Solution, its tempting to think you can just eat the Back-Loading, and Ive found this to be true of just about same meats and cheeses every day. After all, when youre everyone whos ever tried my plans. first envisioning what a diet is going to do for you, its perfectly natural to be somewhat blinded by images of a By week two, however, this will start to wear on you.

If youre lean, ripped body, ignoring the details of what its really relying on cold cuts as a protein source, maybe youll decide going to take to get there. At this point, youre not worried to switch from turkey to salami. If youre using ground beef about what your psychological state will be a few weeks or steak, maybe youll throw in some salmon. Either way, down the road, because you havent even gotten started yet. youre now suffering from a very limited palate, youre getting very limited textures and taste sensations, and things I can assure you, however, that youre going to want some are becoming painfully boring. variety.

Whether its once per week or every single night, youll need your food to taste differently, and youll want, This is why people quit these types of diets, because again, more than anything else, to feel like youre eating the this kind of tedium is difficult to endure for very long. It really way you used to eat. Youll want to remember all those does take a certain kind of crazy to eat a small number of great flavor combinations from the so-called bad foods foods for a long time. And heres something else to think that caused you to gain all that unwanted fat, and those about when youre planning your ULC diet menus: memories will eventually make a plain, repetitive diet impossible to stick to. Research has shown that eating the same foods over and over again isnt as healthy as having a reasonable degree Everybody. Thats what this book attempts to do, and it succeeds.