Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep: 100+ Make-Ahead Recipes and Quick-Assembly Meals: A Gluten-Free Cookbook

This is unlike any cookbook I've ever purchased (and I have a lot!). This book is organized, easy to read (as in the book lays flat), great print size, awesome pictures. The recipes are delicious and so easy to prepare. I love the way Lisa has put meal plans together and listed every ingredient. Her recipes are interchangable in that you cook fish and use it several different ways. There are no funky ingredients, mostly what you have in your pantry minus the fresh ingredients that make these recipes so delicious. If Lisa were to ever write another cookbook, I'd buy it in a second.

I own a LOT of cookbooks. And I order way more and send a lot back because I’m picky. I almost never write reviews. But I love this cookbook. It’s truly healthy (the food, the recipe combinations and. Even the advice on which containers to use to store). It’s practical (long gone are the days I get an uninterrupted hour to cook). Many of the recipes allow me to prep quickly in advance when I’m free and then assemble or reheat right after picking my kid up from daycare. The flavors are excellent and she doesn’t demonize anything. Need a bit of maple syrup to make oats appealing? It’s in the recipe. Want less sugar, reduce it. There are pictures for everything and they look very appetizing. And even better, when I make the recipes, my food looks the same which is rare given the age of instagram focused food belongs. Simply perfection!

I am loving this book! I have never been good at meal prepping and using my leftovers efficiently. I love how she gives you guidelines for how long the prepped items keep in the fridge and freezer. I have only had the book a week or so and I have made several recipes and everything came out great. I made the Mediterranean Lamb Meatballs with her Tzatziki sauce, Pepper Steak Stir Fry, Honey Citrus Chicken Breasts and used some of her guidelines for salads. I love her Lemon Vinaigrette. I made a batch of Lemon Herbed Rice and have been using it all week! I get home late tonight and am looking forward to having some of the leftover Lamb Meatballs and Lemon Herbed Rice when I get home. I liked this book so much that I sent copies to my daughters! Looking forward to trying Chia Pudding! I have been cooking for years and have large collection of cookbooks. Some get use, some are pretty but sit on the shelf because the recipes are too complicated for everyday. The recipes in this book are easy, quick and made with easy to find ingredients. And they taste great!

This book is changing my life. I have struggled with SIBO, and recently tested negative. It’s been a crazy couple of years with stomach issues and recovering from having a baby. I was getting into a rut being “too busy” for healthy foods. This book, and her approach is everything! I’m eating tons of veggies and it’s so simple. It’s actually simplifying my life so much. My kids are even trying, and liking some of her recipes! Some of them look really healthy, and I always wonder if I’ll have to gag it down. Everything I’ve tried is delicious! My one and only concern is not all of the foods have a good protein content. Maybe I’ll just start doctoring them up. I’ll try to keep adding photos. So far I only have the chickpea curry, which is so yummy.

I don't normally leave reviews unless something is so awful I need to warn people, or so good I need to tell people.The content, design, information, photos and layout of this book are brilliantly done.The fact she "shows" you how the prepped ingredients will look once made, and then follows up with the 5-9 more dishes you can create using the prepped ingredients, is positively ingenious, and beautifully done too, I might add.The recipes to make the prepped portions are found by the page number added below the item. Additionally, there's an easy to see list at the bottom of all the fresh and pantry items you need.The only addition I'd like to see would be the nutritional value, etc., not just the carbs, calories etc., along with what vitamins and other health benefits are included in each dish. However, maybe that is an another book, one which could help balance the daily nutritional values, or the particular nutritional values of the dish as a whole.The fact that literally everything made has a beautifully picture is priceless.Extremely well done Lisa. Thank you.