The Everything Guide to Macronutrients: The Flexible Eating Plan for Losing Fat and Getting Lean

by Matt Dustin

Learn about the basics of macronutrients—carbohydrates, fats, and protein—how to count them, and how to successfully lose weight in this new guide!

Are you trying to diet but still get tempted by a slice of pizza or a juicy burger, knowing you won’t be able to say no? By following a macronutrients plan, you can have your favorite foods without ruining your diet.

Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are three of the most important nutrients found in food. With this guide, you will learn the importance of these essential elements and how to control them to be the healthiest you can be—and still eat what you want! The Everything Guide to Macronutrients will teach you how to count macronutrients, giving you a more flexible and less stressful form of dieting. You’ll learn how to incorporate your macros into your meals, allowing you to focus more on the essential nutrients and foster healthy eating.

With more than 150 recipes and a two-week meal plan to get you started, this book is a comprehensive yet approachable resource that gives you all the tools necessary to help you lose weight more effectively—and keep it off.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Cooking, Cookbooks

436 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Cynthia Kirchner]

A lot of good information!

[Sarah]

I guess this book is fine for an audience that has no knowledge of what a macronutrient is. If you’re even moderately familiar with flexible dieting, though, this will be disappointing. I was hoping for something more technical in the vein of Layne Norton or Eric Helms. That’s not what this is.

This book is largely a recipe book. I read through them, and some of the macros didn’t even look correct, which is kind of crazy given the topic. How does a quesadilla with a whole wheat tortilla have 2g of carbs? Makes no sense. Don’t think I would recommend this to anyone.

[Abdullah Al]

★★★★★

The Everything Guide to Macronutrients is a clear, practical, and approachable guide to understanding nutrition and flexible eating. I really like how it explains macronutrients in a simple way without making the process feel overwhelming or overly restrictive. The flexible approach makes it easier to see how balanced eating can fit into everyday life and different personal goals. The guidance is straightforward and motivating, making this a useful resource for anyone who wants to better understand their food choices and build sustainable healthy habits.

[Sohel Rana]

This book offers an approachable introduction to understanding macronutrients and how they fit into everyday eating. I appreciated the focus on flexibility rather than making nutrition feel overly complicated or restrictive.

The explanations are easy to follow, and the practical approach makes the information useful for anyone who wants to become more aware of their food choices and build sustainable eating habits. I also liked the emphasis on understanding the basics rather than simply following a rigid plan.

[Amy]

Decent intro to macros , mostly recipes so lots of ideas for there

[Alistair Miller]

A very easy and clear book to follow that helps you keep within your daily diet calories and macronutrients targets. The explanations of how to calculate your targets are easy to follow, as are the scientific explanations for what is healthy and what should be avoided.

[Amy M. Mize]

Library

[Elizabeth]

Macros on some recipes seem inaccurate, won’t be using this one.