Description
Overview
Introducing "The Shredded Chef," an exceptional culinary guide crafted for fitness enthusiasts and anyone seeking to enjoy flavorful, nutritious meals without the hassle of complicated recipes. Authored by the internationally acclaimed fitness expert and bestselling author Mike Matthews, this cookbook transforms the way you perceive healthy eating. With over 125 mouthwatering recipes designed to help you lose fat and build muscle, "The Shredded Chef" is a game-changer in the world of high-protein, low-calorie cooking. Each recipe is meticulously designed to ensure you never feel like you’re on a restrictive diet. Whether you’re aiming for a sculpted physique or simply want to enjoy delicious, health-conscious meals, this cookbook is your ultimate companion. Dive into a world where your culinary delights and fitness goals coexist harmoniously.
Key Features
- 125 Delicious Recipes: Discover a wide variety of meals that cater to diverse tastes while supporting your fitness goals.
- Macro-Friendly: Each recipe includes detailed nutritional information, making macro counting and meal planning effortless.
- Beautiful Imagery: Over 55 full-page, stunning photographs that inspire and guide your cooking journey.
- Expert Author: Written by Mike Matthews, a renowned fitness trainer who has sold over 2 million books worldwide.
- Comprehensive Guide: Includes prep time, cook time, servings, calories, protein, carbs, and fat for every recipe.
- Versatile Options: Find recipes ranging from breakfast to dinner and everything in between, including snacks and desserts.
- Easy-to-Follow: Designed for simplicity, ensuring you spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying your meals.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Comprehensive Content: Offers a wide array of recipes catering to different meal preferences and dietary needs.
- User-Friendly: Recipes are easy to follow, allowing even novice cooks to create delicious meals.
- Detailed Nutritional Info: Facilitates easy macro counting and meal planning.
- Expert Insight: Authored by a trusted name in the fitness industry.
- Visually Appealing: High-quality images enhance the cooking experience.
- Time-Efficient: Recipes are designed to be quick and convenient.
Cons:
- Niche Focus: Primarily targets those interested in fitness and muscle building, which may not appeal to everyone.
- Limited Cuisine Variety: While diverse, some might prefer more international cuisine options.
- Physical Book Size: At 284 pages and a weight of 2.48 pounds, it might be cumbersome for some users.
Why You’ll Love It
"The Shredded Chef" is more than just a cookbook; it’s a lifestyle companion for anyone who values fitness and flavor. Imagine a world where you don’t have to choose between the body you desire and the foods you crave. This cookbook empowers you to enjoy both, with recipes that are not only nutritious but also incredibly satisfying. Mike Matthews leverages his extensive experience to bring you a collection of meals that support your fitness journey without sacrificing taste. Whether you’re looking to lose weight, build muscle, or simply eat healthier, "The Shredded Chef" offers the perfect balance of taste and nutrition. Indulge in meals that keep you on track with your health goals while delighting your taste buds. Embrace the joy of cooking and eating well with this indispensable guide.
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The Rebecca Review –
Exciting Gourmet Recipes
Are you looking for exciting gourmet recipes and already know the basics of cooking? This will take some of your cooking skills to the next level. I’ve tried five recipes from this cookbook and am looking forward to trying more. Some of the recipes need a little adapting but since I know how to write recipes that is no issue for me. The recipes I’ve tried so far include:Creamy Blueberry-Banana Smoothie: This smoothie is made with banana, blueberries, honey, Greek yogurt, flaxseeds and milk. I felt it needed to be a bit sweeter so added three packets of stevia and one teaspoon of vanilla powder. It was then perfect.Beef Stroganoff: This is a lot better than the type of stroganoff you make with ground beef. Instead this recipes calls for beef tenderloin. I took it up a notch and used two beef ribeyes with all the fat cut off. One thing I can’t find at my local store is condensed beef broth, so instead I just used 1 1/4 cup water with 1 3/4 teaspoon beef base (look for it in the soup isle). At the end of the recipe I realized it was a bit soupy (probably because I’m using stock not a condensed broth) so I added in two tablespoons butter mixed with two tablespoons flour. Changes the recipe calories a bit but I don’t eat this very often. The Dijon mustard is really essential in the recipe. Once I forgot to add it and totally noticed a difference in flavor.Grilled Rosemary Lamb Chops: Making these is an aromatic experience. I fried the meat in a frying pan since I don’t have a grill and they still turned out fantastic. The minute the rosemary heats up with the lemon juice it produces a heavenly scent. I’d use double the rosemary next time. Also lamb bones are really sharp so when you put them in a plastic bag with the marinade it might leak a bit. To solve this problem I put the bag in a metal bowl in the refrigerator. No mess to clean up.Pollo Fajitas: This recipe has a heavenly marinade that you can taste even after the recipe is done. The combination of Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar and soy sauce (I used Tamari) was delicious once heated. You serve the chicken with onions and green bell pepper in tortillas. They are also good with sour cream and salsa. Made these twice already and they are going to be a favorite for a long time. I use two large fry pans and cook the onions and peppers separately at the same time as the chicken. Works out great since everything is hot at the same time.Lemon-Garlic Shrimp with Asparagus: You can omit the asparagus in this recipe no problem. I felt there were enough veggies just with the red bell peppers. And the author would be happy to know I used organic bell peppers. To me they are a bit sweeter. The only thing with this recipe is it calls for garlic to be sautéed and sometimes it can burn. So I put all the sauce ingredients in a Pyrex glass measuring cup and added the garlic to that and poured it into the shrimp and peppers at the end. Great garlic flavor without burning anything. I added one tablespoons butter mixed with one tablespoon flour to thicken the sauce a bit.Other recipes I’m eager to try include:Cinnamon-Spiced Sweet Potato PancakesSpiced Caribbean Oatmeal with Yogurt SwirlCoconut Carrot-Ginger SoupThai Basil ChickenChile Relleno CasseroleClassic TiramisuTriple Berry CrispYes this cookbook also has desserts but some recipes call for Truvia instead of all sugar.So this recipe book has been really fun to work through and I’m not done yet. I had a question about one of the recipes and the author got right back to me so that was nice.I look forward to trying new recipes in the near future. I love that so many of these recipes are gourmet. And these are recipes my weight lifting husband also enjoys.~The Rebecca Review
Kathleen M. Porter –
Buy this book!
Wow, so impressed with this book! My husband and I are looking for new, creative and delicious meals that incorporate more protein into our daily meals. This book is not only full of great recipes that are easy to prepare and delicious but itâs also got a lot of information about nutrition that explains why fats and carbs arenât bad and what your body needs to be healthy and balanced. Canât wait to try more of the recipes. Oh, and the quality of the book was beyond my expectations. Hard cover, lots of pictures and each recipe tells you the number of servings, and the amount of protein, carbs and fat per serving. Highly recommend!
Andrew –
Solid advice, good recipes, could use more structure and proofreading.
Michael definitely knows what he’s talking about for building muscle, burning fat, and staying lean without spending more than 4-6 hours a week in the gym. His recipes are delicious and are solid for carb-cycling weight-lifting days and rest days. The cooking instructions and ingredients lists are generally fairly simple and easy to follow. The addition of pictures for most of the recipes is a huge plus.I had a couple minor frustrations going through the book – one, there should’ve been a Table of Contents. I don’t understand why this wasn’t a thing, especially for a recipe-based book where you’re needing to flip back and forth; and two, I noticed some errors in sentences and cooking instructions. For instance, one of the poultry recipes has four steps in its cooking instructions, yet it clearly had five steps at some point. You’re told to remove foil that was never used in the first place. Honestly, you can just use your head and figure this one out, but it should’ve been more complete.All-in-all, I think it’s good and is a worthy buy for anyone trying to step up their cooking game and get leaner at the same time.
Robby –
This book is GREAT and I can’t recommend it enough!
I really love this book. I’ve read Mike’s other book “Bigger, Leaner, Stronger” and was really motivated by it and liked the writing style. This book is very much in the tradition of BLS. There is clear and well presented information in the first part of the book and then come the recipes. The recipes presented are GOOD. I just made the Dijon-Sage Pork Loin and the Crispy Squash Fries. I’m so glad I did! There were minimal ingredients so my shopping list didn’t cost an arm and a leg, and though everything was simple it was SOOOOO flavorful! My boyfriend and I have been wanting to eat better and incorporate more veggies into our diet and this cookbook is helping us do that. I particularly like how each recipe has the calorie count and macros listed. There are so many pros to this book that I hate to mention the very very few cons I’ve found but I think a fair heads-up to other shoppers is always good.For me, I am a relatively new cook so not having pictures of each finished dish leaves me to wonder if I’m doing everything right and just hoping for the best. Additionally, the recipes have the barest of bones of directions.One is totally able to accomplish the recipes as a beginner, no doubt, but I do think they would be easier to adapt, if need be, for a more experienced cook. Scant instructions are a bit of an issue for me because cooking makes me anxious, I get too worried that I’m doing everything wrong, but as I said above, I was more than able to cook a few things from this book despite my concerns and self-doubt. These concerns are really just mine and may not really apply to everyone. I have seen others complain of scant instructions in knitting patterns that I have felt were perfectly clear so it really is just a person to person thing.Overall, I would recommend and gift this book to others who may be looking to change up how they eat, or to anybody that would appreciate a well written and beautifully produced cookbook.
Eric Fazekas –
10/10
So many great and tasty recipes!
Nicole tabone –
I was in a food slump and struggling to find new recipe ideas. I just came across this book after searching for macro related recipe books. So glad i bought it. I have tried several recipes in it and all just so tasty. The peanut butter swirl brownies…..omg they are the best brownies i have ever made/tasted. Great book if you are looking to make tasty nutritious food. The only downfall is that the measurements are all US, but a quick google search to convert it was no issue.
Yash Gupta –
I found it difficult to take advantage of the recipes, probably because I am an Indian and have had indian food for a long while now
Client d’Amazon –
Basically copy pasted intro from bigger-leaner-stronger.Obvious advices such as How to buy meat : if it smells bad don’t buy it. ( Thanks for this one ! )Very few pictures.Recipes are not ‘precise’ at all.Example : To poach eggs seems like you just have to crack them in a bowl and slip them in hot water.Sorry but cooking is a bit more than this.Anyway it’s a cheap book – I’ll try to get some ideas out of it. But I would not buy it again :/
Java P. –
La combinación de ingredientes para lograr cómodas sanas para ve poder verte y sentirte en forma
valrond –
Este libreo es parte de los libros BLS (Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body (The Build Healthy Muscle Series)) de Michael Matthews. En este libro, Mike nos propone 114 recetas, desde desayunos a platos complementarios, todo tipo de carnes: pollo, pavo, ternera, cerdo; batidos, batidos de proteÃnas, e incluso postres. Lo mejor es que saben muy bien y son bastante fáciles de hacer (algunos ingredientes no son tan fáciles de encontrar, sobre todo en España). Si estás haciendo ejercicio o quieres llevar una dieta más sana, este libro es para tÃ.Nota: el libro está en inglés.