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Facts and Trends: An estimated 32 million Americans have joined the low-carb movement. Low-carb books are consistently bestsellers. More than 650,000 low-carb books were purchased in 2003. Low-carb dieters define 'low-carb' as under 15 carb grams per recipe. Today's busy cooks need to get meals on the table fast. About 44 per cent of weekday meals in the US are prepared in 30 minutes or less. Features: All 201 recipes under 10 net carb grams. 80 per cent of the recipes take 15 minutes or less to prepare. Special icons quickly identify each recipes optimum cooking method and time-saving appliance needed -- tabletop or outdoor grill, oven, skillet, slow cooker. Handy charts show the best and fastest cooking methods for meat, poultry and fish. Exclusive low-carb menu plan features a variety of recipes for all tastes -- two weeks of weeknight meals and one week of brown-bag lunches. Stearlined shopping list for each recipe. Includes tips and secrets to help low-carb diets work. |