The Crohn's Disease Cookbook: 100 Recipes and 2 Weeks of Meal Plans to Relieve Symptoms

by Amanda Foote

Find relief from pain and inflammation with this complete Crohn's disease cookbook

Whether you've been recently diagnosed with Crohn's disease or have been living with it for some time, a well-balanced, specialized diet can be invaluable for healing. Unlike other Crohns disease books, The Crohn's Disease Cookbook can help you manage symptoms and flare-ups while enjoying mouthwatering meals with nutrient-rich, fresh ingredients.

From tangy Lemon Chicken to classic Shepherd's Pie, this complete Crohn's Disease cookbook (and two-week meal plan) delivers everything you need to start feeling better every day. Personalize your approach to eating with symptom tracking, shopping lists for stocking an IBD-friendly kitchen, and more. Eating well and feeling your best while managing your condition is clearer and easier with one of the most comprehensive Crohns disease books.

This standout among Crohns disease books

Go beyond other Crohns disease books with this all-in-one cookbook for people living with Crohn's disease.

Genres: Cooking, Cookbooks

198 pages, Paperback

Published August 11, 2020

About the author

Amanda Foote, RDN is a registered dietitian nutritionist and has written 7 nutrition titles, one has been translated into German.

Reviews

[Annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The Crohn's Disease Cookbook is a tutorial guide with recipes by dietician Amanda Foote. Released 11th Aug 2020 by Callisto on their Rockridge Press imprint, it's 198 pages (for the print version) in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.

I really liked the author's reassuring and accessible style of writing. From the beginning, she assumes no prior knowledge (she starts with a tutorial for using and making notes on e-reader platforms). A short easy to understand chapter on Crohn's and IBD contains a good capsule survey of symptoms, stress management issues, food, and interrelationships of these and other factors to (hopefully) help in controlling flareups and give a better quality of life.

The author has included full meal plans for both flare-up weeks and asymptomatic (remission) weeks. They're general and can be varied somewhat to the reader's specific situation, wishes, and also cornform to special dietary restrictions. Meal prep + planning are helpful (and money saving) even without special dietary needs, but in the middle of flare-ups they can be life savers, sparing readers from the stress of figuring out what to eat and when to eat to avoid making a bad situation worse.

The recipes are grouped roughly thematically: breakfasts & smoothies, soups, salads, vegetarian, meat & poultry, fish & seafood, pasta & rice, and desserts. They have their ingredients listed bullet style in the sidebar. Measurements are given in US standard only. The nutritional info provided is arranged with most major info given (calories, fats, saturated, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars, protein, etc).Special tools and ingredients are also listed, along with yields and cooking directions.

The ingredients are mostly easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store. The included recipes cover a number of world cuisines including Indian, Asian, European, North & South American; a blended selection. The are very few photos included in the book. The photographs which are included are clear and appealing and serving suggestions are appropriate.

The book also has a resource list with links for further reading, metric conversion chart, flare-up/reaction tracker, and short author bio.

This book would make a great gift/housewarming for someone cooking for themselves or family members with IBS/Crohn's with appealing recipes, and fans of food-prep planning / batch cooking.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

[Noa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm giving this a 5 star review mostly because of all the background information it gives on Crohn's disease. Trying to find lived-in experiences and not just basic aggregated ones from research papers is proving difficult. Instead, this book points out those in-body experiences and what a day or week or month looks like for a someone working with Crohn's disease and dietary coping strategies.

[Leah Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful and informative. My daughter was diagnosed 2 years ago. We are still monitoring what causes her flare ups. This book helps guide you on the does and don'ts. What to eat and what not to eat. Also the why's.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't use all of the recipes in this book because there were some I didn't like the ingredients. The ones that I did try, I really liked. I did notice my flare ups lessening after using these recipes for a week.

[Brittney // brittysbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whether you have Crohn's or not, this was a neat Cookbook. I personally enjoyed the warm potato salad a lot! The recipes I made were simple to follow and turned out delicious.

[Angie Dokos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good, helpful info and quite a few recipes I want to try.