5 Square Low-Carb Meals : The 20-Day Makeover Plan with Delicious Recipes for Fast, Healthy Weight Loss and High Energy

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The daughter of a pair culinary whizzes who cooked up mouthwatering meals like mayonnaise fried chicken and Belgian waffles with ice cream, Lynn struggled with her weight for years until a bodybuilder turned her on to a new way of dieting: "eat more, eat clean." Now she runs a successful New York company that delivers low-carb, low-fat meals to its clients five times a day. Eating more often, she says, keeps "your metabolism running at its maximum performance level." And eating clean-no refined sugars or wheat, nix the dairy-"eliminates all empty calories." Readers who want to follow Lynn’s plan will find a surprisingly varied array of ideas here. Ethnic fare, such as Pasta Fagiole and Turkey Vegetable Stir-Fry with Rice Noodles, stands alongside more mainstream dishes, like Chicken Sauteed with Peppers, Eggplant and Mushrooms, and Baked Spice-Rubbed Salmon with Sauteed Spinach. Most dishes are unfussy and can be prepared with minimal effort; likewise, Lynn’s ingredients are common and will be familiar to many dieters (e.g., egg whites, skinless boneless chicken breasts, brown rice, Splenda). The five-meal plan is explained thoroughly the beginning of the book, but even readers who don’t care to follow it will find a number of healthy meal options in this volume.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


Book Description
"Eat more, eat clean" for fast, healthy weight loss and high energy! Have you been looking for a healthy way to eat, without all the hassle of counting calories, calculating percentages, cutting out the foods you love, or regaining the weight? If so, Monica Lynn, founder and CEO of 5 squares™, offers the perfect plan to change how you eat -- and to change your life. 5 squares delivers five healthy, balanced meals -- or "squares" -- to clients each day. Now, you too can make the meals that have helped thousands of happy customers -- including members of the Yankees, Mets, and Rangers -- lose weight and increase their energy. Lynn's philosophy is simple: "Eat more, eat clean, and plan ahead." Eating five satisfying but smaller meals a day helps to keep your metabolism running smoothly and continuously, rather than shocking your system with a load of calories from larger meals. Developed especially for your kitchen and based on tried-and-true nutritional information, 5 Square Low-Carb Meals eliminates "empty calorie" foods that contain wheat and sugar in favor of those that help build lean muscle mass. The result: Your extra pounds will drop off safely and easily, and your energy will increase by leaps and bounds! In 5 Square Low-Carb Meals, Lynn takes the guesswork out of healthful eating with twenty days' worth of easy-to-use recipes packed with flavor. Divided into five parts -- one for each "square" or meal -- the book provides a host of delicious options for your breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, and dinner. The combination of carbs, fat, and protein has already been calculated to create a healthy balance, so you can use the sample menus provided, or simply mix and match your own daily five squares according to the recipes and foods you like best. Lynn also provides food diaries for charting your progress; information on how to create your own balanced recipes; and tips on dining out while on the plan, setting exercise goals, and staying on track long after you’ve completed the first twenty days. Looking and feeling great are within your reach. 5 Square Low-Carb Meals gives you all the tools you need to change your lifestyle for the better, for good.


About the Author
Monica Lynn is the creator and CEO of 5 squares, Inc., which delivers healthy and delicious food to customers in the greater New York area. She has helped thousands of clients lose weight and improve their overall health and her 5 squares delivery service has been recommended by publications including the New York Daily News, Hamptons, Gotham, and Marie Claire. She lives in New York City.


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After trying various diets with no success, Lynn developed her own eating plan based on a bodybuilder's slogan: "eat more, eat clean," i.e., no wheat or refined sugar, very little dairy, and five meals a day. (Lynn does not have a nutrition background, but she is a proponent of the theory that eating several smaller meals means one's body burns more calories during digestion.) Once the diet was successful for her, she began cooking it for others and then founded 5 Squares, a food-delivery service. She here includes 100 recipes, along with advice for following the "makeover plan" and success stories from some of her clients. Those who do not have their meals delivered may find following the plan rather daunting: a typical day's sample menu involves preparing Blueberry Waffles and bacon for breakfast, Barbecued Chicken for the 10:30 "square," Stuffed Eggplant with Mashed Sweet Potatoes for lunch, Chicken Barley Soup for the 4:30 "square," and Almond-Crusted Flounder with Spicy String Beans for dinner (recipes do not include make-ahead info). Buy for demand. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.


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