This cookbook is just a further extension of what was offered in the South Beach Diet. The Chapters are broken into stages, to make it easier for people following South Beach Diet.

I have made many of these recipes, and they were all very good. However, I also try to stay away from processed food as much as I can, and do not have a strong sweet tooth. For people that do not like the taste of whole grains, you may need to gradually get used to it by doing a mix of whole grain and the refined grain you consume, until you get used to everything.

Also, this does requires some prep time on your part. If you are the kind of person that wants a meal made a in a mere five minutes, you will be very much out of luck here. A lot of these recipes take a good twenty minutes or so to prep, and then varies on cooking time, half hour or more, pending on the recipe. Obviously, one can cut down prep time by washing all the produce after going to the store, and could probably make a day of preparing some of these dishes ahead of time and then just reheating them...but, it will take organization on your part. If you like to cook, and don't care for over refined foods, then I think you will enjoy the recipes in this cookbook.