Book Review – Healthy Carb Cookbook For "Dummies," by Jan McCracken

I have been part of the low-carb community for several years, and I find it interesting to watch the trends and the ups and downs of low carb advocacy. I've always leaned towards a healthy version and moderation.

From the beginning, I preferred "real food" made healthy, and this delightful book, Healthy Carb Cookbook For 'Dummies' (Wiley Publishing, 2005), by Jan McCracken, offers a wonderful variety of down to earth and delicious, "real world "recipes.

This book is a realistic and humorous guide for living a healthy life for real people. It addresses ease of preparation, economy of effort, consideration of meal budgets, and most importantly abundance of flavor – all with health as the underlying factor. I love every recipe I've tried so far.

As any "Dummies" reader knows, there's more to a "Dummies" cookbook than recipes. And in this book, there are terrific, common sense, and again, realistic segments, from advice and tips to information on how to get the most benefit from living right in this fast-paced world. I also appreciate that the author obviously knows her chops, so to speak. She has done her research and provides information that I have not found readily available about low and healthy carb.

I've been researching and reading about all angles of low carb eating for several years, and this book actuallyave me some fresh information, new perspectives and a fun read. If you have any curiosity or interest in low or healthy carb cooking, I highly recommend getting a copy of this book.