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The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners: Your Essential Guide to Living the Keto Lifestyle Kindle Edition

by Amy Ramos (Author), Rockridge Press (Author), Amanda C. Hughes (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
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The simple, friendly way to start the ketogenic diet and lifestyle

AN EASY START TO KETO FOR BEGINNERS: Starting to work keto into your life can be overwhelming―so much to learn, so many resources to choose from. The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners makes it easy to start, and stick with, the ketogenic diet. Think of this book as keto for the lazy person- you get exactly what you need for surprisingly simple keto: meal plans, shopping lists, support, and lots of keto-licious recipes, for those concerned about weight loss or those just working on being healthy.

What sets this ketogenic cookbook apart from other keto books for beginners:

  • EXPLAINS THE BIG PICTURE: This book offers an overview explaining the fundamentals of the ketogenic diet and handy charts illustrating nutritional information to help you master keto cooking in no time.
  • CONTAINS 75 SCRUMPTIOUS RECIPES: From Bacon-Artichoke Omelets to Pesto Zucchini Noodles, these easy-to-follow recipes don't take too much time and can be prepared in 30 minutes or less.
  • OUTLINES A 14-DAY MEAL PLAN: With breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack suggestions, this book takes the guesswork out of starting your ketogenic diet by offering endless recipes to eat.

Easy meets delicious meets healthy in this ketogenic diet and healthy lifestyle guide and cookbook. Start eating keto today!

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Your all-in-1 guide to all things keto, "The complete ketogenic diet for beginners" book cover.
This is your ultimate resource for getting started with keto. Recipes to make a successful keto diet

The perfect place to begin your ketogenic diet:

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The power of keto

Lose weight, improve digestion, and feel sharper and more alert with keto. This ketogenic cookbook beginner’s guide shows you the way.

Plenty of variety

Eating a keto diet comes with new rules, but this cookbook makes sure you don’t get bored, with recipes for everything from Bacon-Artichoke Omelets to Chocolate-Coconut Treats.

Quick and easy meals

Most recipes can be made in just 30 minutes, and all recipes include nutritional information, including macros.

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What Readers Are Saying About The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners:

"What I love about this book is that it brings healthy ingredients to the forefront, without being snobby. The section on keto-friendly alternatives is particularly useful, and every recipe is just 6 carbs! That’s some no-brainer type of keto stuff I can get behind."—Amanda C. Hughes, Keto Cook at WickedStuffed.com, author of Keto Life and The Wicked Good Ketogenic Diet

“This book was incredibly helpful for a keto newbie. I love that there are shopping lists that coordinate with the recipes!”—Nancy T.

“The author was informative and had a strong knowledge on Keto. I feel like this book has equipped me to be knowledgeable and successful with my new Keto low carb journey. Highly recommend this book to others.”—Ccoard

About the Author

Rockridge Press is a trusted voice in health and diet books, publishing a wide variety of lifestyle guides and cookbooks, including multiple New York Times Best Sellers, such as Bacon & Butter: The Ultimate Ketogenic Diet Cookbook and The Wicked Good Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: Easy, Whole Keto Diets for Any Budget. The diet experts at Rockridge Press take pride in publishing thoughtful, well-researched books that help readers make positive lifestyle changes and build permanent healthy habits. Headquartered in Berkeley, California, Rockridge Press is situated in the heart of one of the healthiest regions in the world, the San Francisco Bay Area.



Foreword writer AMANDA C. HUGHES is a ketogenic chef based in New England with nearly a decade of experience in developing and cooking popular low-carb and paleo recipes. Stemming from the success of her ketogenic food adventure blog, WickedStuffed.com, she authored the cookbook The Wicked Good Ketogenic Diet. Her advice and recipes have been described as “life-saving,” “hilarious,” “delicious,” and “nonsense free” by the hundreds of thousands of keto-loving home chefs who loyally follow her.



AMY RAMOS is the pen name of the author behind the bestsellers The Complete Ketogenic Cookbook for Beginners and the Easy Ketogenic Diet Slow Cooking cookbook (Rockridge Press). A professional chef for over 25 years, Amy is a passionate advocate for the ketogenic diet and the health benefits of a low-carb lifestyle. Her areas of expertise include recipe development, holistic health, and medically restricted diets.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N9892Q6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rockridge Press (December 20, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 20, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 38488 KB
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AMY RAMOS is the pen name of the author behind the bestsellers The Complete Ketogenic Cookbook for Beginners and Easy Ketogenic Diet Slow Cooking cookbook (Rockridge Press). A professional chef for over 25 years, Amy Ramos is a passionate advocate for the ketogenic diet and the health benefits of a low-carb lifestyle. Her areas of expertise include recipe development, holistic health, and medically restricted diets.

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Mistake with missing recipe. Otherwise good.
In the first week’s menu it says on Sunday’s dinner the chicken bacon burger that the recipe is on page 82. But on page 82 is a recipe for cheesy garlic Salmon. I looked through all the recipes and the Chicken Bacon burger recipe is not in the book. It sounded good and wish I could contact publisher for that recipe. A little disappointed. Other then that the book is great. It does require cooking through the week. Buy Keto diet requires cooking. And for the week’s meal plan some of the meals are left overs. And most of the ingredients are used in multiple recipes so you’re not buying as much as you think.
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Monica Justice
5.0 out of 5 stars Great information
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2024
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This book gave great learning material, but I wish it had literally laid out a 14-day meal plan, but some great recipes were given
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This are perfect for meal prep and I also have a small dog because of allergies I meal prep for. Just perfect with a tight seal. Great seller as well.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
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This is very well made and informative. Convenient with easy instructions and a variety of meals. What else does a person need.
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Andrea E Menzies
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Starting Place
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024
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This book is a good starting place for diet information. All diets get you watching what you eat and not piging out on chips. It is a bit self contradictory at times saying vegetable oil is bad fat but lard is good, and that peanut oil is bad then has a peanut butter smoothie recipe in back. Almond milk is better than milk but cheese is in almost every recipe which has milk IN it. Yet these high protein diet foods are tasty, and there is good keto research here so it is worth a purchase.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
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The recipes leave a lot to be desired. Haven't found a keeper yet. However it set us on a good path of discovery for this lifestyle choice
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Loren Matthe
5.0 out of 5 stars Keto book for Dummies.
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
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Very informational for Keto diet for beginners, there are great recipes that really taste good and simple. Also, helpful with grocery items needed to have on hand for my diet change.
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Deb
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginners!
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024
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I had no clue about Keto. I enjoy books vs online reading. And this book was a great start to learning, cooking, enjoying. Keto is not a difficult change in eating habits. So, I do recommend this book for beginners.
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lyllian
5.0 out of 5 stars Keto
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Wow. All kinds of yummy recipes and very easy.
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kwdayboise (Kim Day)
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginners
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2017
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When I decided to start ketogenics I bought a general book plus three cookbooks. This book was the smallest of the three cookbooks but easily the most useful.

Ramos includes basic ketogenics information at the front of the book and tips for eating away from home at the end. In between is a lot of helpful information.

The book contains a two week menu for beginners. (Face it, there's a 90% chance you won't follow it to the letter, but it does help set your thinking in the right direction.) For each individual week there's a shopping list which, by itself, will help you adjust your kitchen quite a bit. There are tips on the best sweeteners (Swerve over Splenda), the oils you'll need, produce, canned and bottled items, pantry items, and meats. Something to consider as you go along is that some items, like almond and coconut flour are expensive items to stock up on, but you'll use considerably less than non-keto recipes will use for regular flour. Do what you can afford. Just know that there are some must-have staples like coconut oil and olive oil.

The recipes themselves are divided into smoothies and breakfasts, appetizers and snacks, fish and poultry, meats, veggies and sides, desserts, and staples. Each individual recipe gives an overall "keto quotient" (how close it fits the idea balance of fats, carbs, and protein) as well as what each serving contains in calories and the fats, carbs, and protein for those servings. This makes life a lot easier if you are using a phone or tablet app to keep an eating record.

I find myself in the kitchen a lot more, but that's a good thing, especially since I'm gaining more energy and endurance from the diet. Since I live alone I've also invested in more plastic bags and containers. When I use one of the recipes I divide the finished product into the number of servings, eat one and bag the rest for the freezer or fridge.

Recipes include items like homemade salad dressings and mayonnaise in a good keto balance. Since I'm eating a lot more salad this has been handy to have. I also thought I would miss sweets but I've been using the book to make snacks with stevia products. There are some chocolate recipes using cocoa powder and oils that help stifle any chocolate cravings. The oils often melt at a little above room temperature so I put chocolate pieces in bags in the freezer and granola in the fridge in snack bags.

I have yet to find a recipe that didn't turn out well, though my tastebuds like a little more salt. Better to add it in later because you can't take it out once it's cooked. The only bad turnout I had was my mistake, assuming that coconut flour would substitute for almond flour. It won't.

There's a wide variety of tastes to help you learn your way through adapting the lifestyle to your tastes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2022
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Lorna Heacock
5.0 out of 5 stars An easy, workable culinary adventure in losing weight!
Reviewed in Canada on August 15, 2020
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My love wanted to lose 30 pounds. He hated counting calories and refused to believe how much snacking he did between meals. The Atkins diet made him grumpy. Fat-burning soup got old fast. His cousin talked of keto, but it seemed complicated - especially when I am thin and must eat Low Fodmap. On impulse, we picked up The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners. I photocopied the Week 1 shopping list, and off we went. It was like a grocery store treasure hunt. (Oops! It is actually enough food for 4, and there are only 2 of us, no wonder those groceries seemed expensive!) We flipped to the Week 1 Meal Plan. We prepped some foods - cooked bacon, boiled eggs, chopped veggies, made fat bombs, that sort of stuff. We did some calculations and figured out that these recipes were designed exactly for his size and weight. Then life got simple. We knew what we were eating every day. The groceries were in the cupboard. There was no stress in meal planning. There was no calorie counting. He wasn't even hungry! I stopped hating grocery shopping. We learned lots of new ways of cooking. It was like being invited out or having a date every night. He made his own breakfasts, and often mine, too. Lunch was easy and packable. We had snacks in the freezer. Dinner was a pleasure. The weight is gone. We still use the cookbook, which is the only one we've bought since internet was mainstream. It is nearly worn out! What a bargain!

Amy Ramos (Bernard), would you please, please make a book like this for my mother, who lives alone and cooks for one? There's nothing wrong with her and millions like her except that she doesn't eat well. (She's low on sodium and iron.) I've hunted everywhere, and I cannot find anything. Your fresh, easy style is perfect for singles and seniors who need to learn modern cooking methods and simple food prep for one! Your shopping lists broken down into departments are a dream. I've hunted. There are many recipe books, but no simple, easy balanced diets for healthy singles with recipes, shopping lists, and meal plans. You are a wizard, and we need you!

Oh yeah, I highly recommend The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners. So does my handsome, sexy husband!
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5.0 out of 5 stars bueno
Reviewed in Mexico on August 29, 2019
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Buen libro para empezar keto
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Arsh
4.0 out of 5 stars A Healthy start
Reviewed in India on November 27, 2020
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Nice product. A little costly if you plan to eat it for a longer period as part of your keto diet
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5.0 out of 5 stars Alles drin, was man für den Einstieg braucht.
Reviewed in Germany on August 9, 2018
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Leicht verständliches Englisch.
Tolle Basisinformationen und leckere Rezepte für den Einstieg.
Meine Lieblingsrezepte sind Zitronen-Butter-Hähnchen und Paprika-Hähnchen.
Morgens gibts oft Eier mit Tomaten und Speck oder Bulletproof-Kaffee.
Der Berry-Green-Smoothie wird jetzt aber mal alternativ getestet, um Sodbrennen vorzubeugen.
Der Tipp Erytrith als Zuckerersatz zu nutzen ist super. Benutze es anstatt Stevia in den entsprechenden Rezepten.

Habe in den ersten zehn Tagen 6,5 kg abgenommen.
Viel Erfolg!
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