Beachbody Autumn Calabrese's FIXATE Recipe Book, 21 Day Fix Recipes, Healthy Cookbook, Easy to Follow Meal Plan Program for Portion Control, Vegan, Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Paleo, 101 Recipes

Delicious and healthy recipes 😋

I have made almost every recipe in the book and have loved all but one of them. Yes some of the ingredients are pricey but they go a long way and are good for your health. There are recipes for every meal and some great ideas for shake flavors (I use the Natures bounty vanilla and chocolate protein complete shake mix instead of the costly shakeology mix). I feel the actual layout of the cookbook was rushed and not thought out but not worth a star deduction. The cook book also takes the calculating work out of following daily intake if you are doing the 21 day fix diet using the containers which is why I purchased it. In fact I have lost 12 lbs and my spouse 10 lbs in three weeks without any exercise using just the recipes in the book! I hope she puts out more cookbooks in the future. The recipes are for single to double portions for most so the book is good for couples that struggle to find quick and easy healthy meals.I find my grocery bill on first trip hurt wallet a bit but I was also replacing all my food in our cupboards with the ingredients in the book for a dedicated approach to healthy eating. Since then my shopping trips are average to what we were spending on old way of eating and takeout, and we feel so much healthier and have energy again.

I had to leave a review because when i was thinking about buying this recipe book there were all these reviews saying only beach body coaches give the good reviews and they concerned me and I trolled around online wondering if i should invest or just get some recipes off of pinterest. Well, now that I've only had the cookbook for a few days I can tell you - if you are doing the 21 day fix program DO IT. get this book. its great. and i'm a good one to evaluate because i've been on every diet under the sun and enjoyed the weight watchers cookbooks and rocco dispirito's (also a wonderful italian based diet cookbook) and its every bit as good as well as very motivating if you are doing the plan. Keeping in mind what the 21 day fix is all about - which is basically "clean eating" which all that means is whole foods and no added sugar or much fat - all of these suggestions about the blueberries (which are great btw!) dressings and shakes are to pair together with the basic food on the plan, spice up your dishes with flavor and make them more satisfying to help motivate you through the full 21 days. I did fall off the wagon on saturday so I was happy to have this book and get back on track this week ...eating the tuna salad right now. once i finish the 21 days, I can see how these ideas will pair with other diets that I may want to try. its got recipes that are low carb, low sugar and just basically healthy.

I'm actually really impressed with the recipes and can't wait to try a few of them! I'm not a fan of the way the book is put together though. The pages themselves are really thin, and you need to be careful as to not tear them. I just got it and I feel like it's already falling apart (for the cost, I wish it was more sturdy) I love following the 21 day fix diet plan, and the reason for buying this cookbook was to make it easy to follow that plan. I also LOVE that things you make for breakfast or dinner, are reused to make lunch! Especially cooking for 1 person, this will help to change things up a bit, without wasting food, or overeating! Other than the quality of the book itself, I love it! It'll be the perfect Jumpstart to some yummy, healthy recipes for the new year!

The cookbook is put together nicely, with recipes sectioned out according to the meal for the day (breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts). I am not interested in Shakeology, because of the price, but I will likely be trying one or two of those recipes with an alternative powder (I am using Vega One). Thankfully, there aren't many of these shake powder recipes in the book. I bought this book solely because I am using the portioning cups and am running out of creative ideas for meals besides eating a red box of chopped meat and a green box of chopped veggies. In this regard, the recipe book does not disappoint at all. It gives many different recipes, extending my interest in the portion control boxes, as well as continuing to provide guidance for methods by which I can convert my other recipes to make them fit the portion control program. Bottom line: If you're trying the FIXATE portion of her 21 day fix, you will really appreciate this cookbook. And you can even manage it without a coach.

This book is definitely not as good as the first!