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SportDr · 28-10-2006, 10:01 AM

In an effort to increase my knowledge and find new inspiration I have bought and read a few E-Books lately and thought I would share my opinions of them with you.

Disclaimer: the following statements are the opinion of the author only and not representative of UK Muscle community or administration.

Muscle Menus 1
Authors: Nicole Bremner & James Collier
Topic: Recipe Book
Date Of Publication: 2003
Price: $24.95 or approximatley £13
Pages: 99
website: http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/bodybuil...ipes.asp#order

Synopsis: A bodybuilding recipe book containing 170 recipes, written by a collaboration of a nutritionist and an enthusiast from the MuscleTalk community.

Review: Muscle menus is well structured, separating into breakfasts, snacks etc by section. Each section contains a variety of recipes to suit most peoples pallates, with some interesting ideas. It is nice to see that they use good old millilitres in a few places instead of cups and occasionally use grams too which I also prefer over cups which is a measure of volume, not weight and can be innacurrate especially with vegetables. They do however swap their use of units between recipes, measuring in mls one recipe for milk then switching back to cups for another, it would appear more organised if a standard unit system were used.

A lot of the recipe ingredients are easily sourced, but still people insist on using unsweetened apple sauce, can anyone get this in the UK?? and as for veal can anyone afford it?

Not sure why the book is priced in $ either, it is by UK based authors, from a UK based site, the use of $, I find misleading.

The book fails to deliver much that hasn't been covered before, and my biggest gripe is the use of 'padding' recipes. Why they put in such culinary secrets as 'scrambled eggs' or the mysterious 'porridge' I dont know, yes I am serious Porridge Recipe: add 3/4 cup oats to 2 cups skim milk, combine and heat!

Looking at the recipes I found quite a few that were EXTREMELY high in fat (by calories), I was looking for nice lean bulking recipes, with an expectation for a few unusual meals to stimulate me to create my own but found recipes that would raise your cholesterol and put flab on like a seal pup! I.E Wiener schnitzel 30/1/16, yes thats 16g of FAT mostly saturated.

If I wanted high fat meals, I would have brought home a mcdonalds menu, its free!

The other problem is that many of the recipes arent complete meals, you have a burger, but no description of what to accompany it with for example, yes they are recipes but I expected meals!

And last gripe is that they have worked out the grams of each macro and number of calories per serving too! but they dont put the ratios down. You can work them out for yourself but I paid good money and expected more for it.

There are good foods here too and few nice ideas, but take out the silly padding recipes and the high fat horrors and you dont have many remaining, add to the fact that you have to add to each recipe to make it complete as a meal and work out your own ratios, then they havent saved you much time either!

I am not sure which type of bodybuilder the book is aimed at, but I guess they must be fans of low carb meals, even then would they really want so much fat? especially from red meat?

My verdict: Not worth the money unless you know NOTHING about nutrition or cooking, but even then there is a danger you might just eat all the wrong recipes in there and end up with a coronary.

SD

28-10-2006, 10:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
SportDr Getting HUGE! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: E-Sussex UK Posts: 2,666	E-Book Reviews In an effort to increase my knowledge and find new inspiration I have bought and read a few E-Books lately and thought I would share my opinions of them with you. Disclaimer: the following statements are the opinion of the author only and not representative of UK Muscle community or administration. Muscle Menus 1 Authors: Nicole Bremner & James Collier Topic: Recipe Book Date Of Publication: 2003 Price: $24.95 or approximatley £13 Pages: 99 website: http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/bodybuil...ipes.asp#order Synopsis: A bodybuilding recipe book containing 170 recipes, written by a collaboration of a nutritionist and an enthusiast from the MuscleTalk community. Review: Muscle menus is well structured, separating into breakfasts, snacks etc by section. Each section contains a variety of recipes to suit most peoples pallates, with some interesting ideas. It is nice to see that they use good old millilitres in a few places instead of cups and occasionally use grams too which I also prefer over cups which is a measure of volume, not weight and can be innacurrate especially with vegetables. They do however swap their use of units between recipes, measuring in mls one recipe for milk then switching back to cups for another, it would appear more organised if a standard unit system were used. A lot of the recipe ingredients are easily sourced, but still people insist on using unsweetened apple sauce, can anyone get this in the UK?? and as for veal can anyone afford it? Not sure why the book is priced in $ either, it is by UK based authors, from a UK based site, the use of $, I find misleading. The book fails to deliver much that hasn't been covered before, and my biggest gripe is the use of 'padding' recipes. Why they put in such culinary secrets as 'scrambled eggs' or the mysterious 'porridge' I dont know, yes I am serious Porridge Recipe: add 3/4 cup oats to 2 cups skim milk, combine and heat! Looking at the recipes I found quite a few that were EXTREMELY high in fat (by calories), I was looking for nice lean bulking recipes, with an expectation for a few unusual meals to stimulate me to create my own but found recipes that would raise your cholesterol and put flab on like a seal pup! I.E Wiener schnitzel 30/1/16, yes thats 16g of FAT mostly saturated. If I wanted high fat meals, I would have brought home a mcdonalds menu, its free! The other problem is that many of the recipes arent complete meals, you have a burger, but no description of what to accompany it with for example, yes they are recipes but I expected meals! And last gripe is that they have worked out the grams of each macro and number of calories per serving too! but they dont put the ratios down. You can work them out for yourself but I paid good money and expected more for it. There are good foods here too and few nice ideas, but take out the silly padding recipes and the high fat horrors and you dont have many remaining, add to the fact that you have to add to each recipe to make it complete as a meal and work out your own ratios, then they havent saved you much time either! I am not sure which type of bodybuilder the book is aimed at, but I guess they must be fans of low carb meals, even then would they really want so much fat? especially from red meat? My verdict: Not worth the money unless you know NOTHING about nutrition or cooking, but even then there is a danger you might just eat all the wrong recipes in there and end up with a coronary. SD __________________ I don't like Sports and I am not a Doctor! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. You expressed and challenged yourself, startled the dozing muscles and welcomed the sweet pain of gain. Boredom begets mediocrity. Enemies both, they deserve swift eradication. Let's hit the weights and build some muscle. Race ya to the bench press. Dave Draper A goal casually set and lightly taken will be freely abandoned at the first obstacle. Zig Ziglar Any advice given is for information only, always seek the advice of your medical practitioner. Use this My Protein refferer code and get a 5% DISCOUNT on your first order! MP2819