The complete idiot's guide to low-carb meals - Lucy Beale

In the world of diets, the Atkins diet is still king. Reformed from its early no-carb version, today's Atkins relies on cutting down on carbohydrates in your diet and replacing them with protein. Whether or not you're a strict Atkins follower, numerous other diets today-The Zone, Protein Power, Somersize, Glucose Revolution, Weight Watchers, and even some diabetic diets-rely on cutting carbohydrates. Cooks today are looking for low-carb alternatives that aren't bland diet book recipes. As many readers point out, The Atkins Diet and The Zone cookbooks read like they were written by scientists-not cooks! Enter cookbook authors Lucy Beale and Sandy Couvillon with more than 330 taste-tempting recipes for low-carb alternatives. With everything from breakfast (egg dishes, of course) to late-night snacks, Beale and Couvillon offer hundreds of delicious recipes for the die-hard dieter that appeal to the family and are easy to make. This cookbook even offers fantastic salads, bread and pasta recipes, grains, potatoes, rice, desserts, fruit options-and even an entire chocolate chapter!

Lucy Beale is a weight-loss expert and coach, and the creator of the best-selling audio series Be Thin in Body, Mind & Spirit. For more than 18 years, she has taught her Naturally Thin program to thousands of people worldwide. In 1982 she went from a size 14 to a size 6 and maintains her ideal size to this day.

Sandy Couvillon is a Registered Dietician with a Master's degree in nutrition. For 25 years she has taught seminars on the benefits of wholesome nutrition, and has been featured on television and radio, and in nationally syndicated newspapers.