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| How to Cook for Crohn's and Colitis: More Than 200 Healthy, Delicious Recipes the Whole Family Will Love | 
 enlarge | Author: Brenda Roscher
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 33902
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 1581825927
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.3440654
EAN: 9781581825923
ASIN: 1581825927
Publication Date: September 10, 2007
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 Not for healing, does not follow the Specific Carbohydrate Diet November 24, 2007
13 out of 26 found this review helpful
If you are following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet by Elaine Gottschall, don't buy this book. It doesn't follow the guidelines of the SCD. If you want to be free from symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease and heal yourself, you need to obtain the book Breaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall and then after starting the diet you can find a handful of great SCD cookbooks right here on [...].
 Recipes with adjustments for IBD November 19, 2007
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (11/07)
Brenda Roscher's book is certainly one of the best on the market for anyone with IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) and their families. We often think anyone with IBD can't eat "normal" food and separate cooking for them is essential. This is not the case, and Roscher certainly proves it.
The beginning of the book gives a brief outline of the diseases as well as causes, diagnosis and nutritional facts. The sidebars contain informative tips. The remainder of the book delves into delicious and healthy recipes anyone can enjoy.
Being a muffin fan, the first recipe I tried was Blueberry Muffins. The recipe calls for cup 2% milk or soy milk. I used almond milk as a substitute and it worked great. The muffins are very moist and I would assume it's because of the apple sauce.
I was pleased to see a recipe for Homemade Sausage. Store purchased sausage, whether Farmers, Italian, or Breakfast is extremely high in fat, and often with preservatives. Roscher provides recipes for all three types of sausage. I tried the Breakfast Sausage and we loved it. Roscher suggests ground pork loin which is very low in fat and the seasonings were perfect.
There are many other recipes that I will be trying from "How to Cook for Crohn's and Colitis." Roscher's exceptional book is concise, easy to read, and fitting for anyone with a busy life. Skimming through the recipes it looks like the ingredients would be found in anyone's pantry and certainly at any local grocery store.
This book is what we needed November 11, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This easy-to-read book starts out with a distillation of the current scientific understanding of crohn's disease, yet another case of an immune system gone crazy. Brenda Roscher treats the complexity of this disorder with respect, but leaves out the unnecessary details, making the text an enjoyable read. As a University of California trained Biologist who has specialized in Immunology since the eighties, I am impressed with her understanding and ability to communicate the important aspects of just what has gone wrong in crohn's.
I,Mrs.,being the cook in the family have thoroughly enjoyed this cookbook. I've tried a number of the soup recipes as a first course and they would do me proud to serve at a luncheon on their own. The entrees I've tried have been delicious and the easy to follow directions are generally quick and self explanatory. A few members of our extended families have these conditions and so for Christmas gifts we've purchased copies of the book for them to enjoy. I'll be using some of the recipes for Thanksgiving!Thank You Ms. Roscher.
Dr.& Mrs. Christopher Snow
 More like a standard cookbook than one for Crohn's and Colitis November 5, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you have active Crohn's or Colitis, approach these recipes with caution. I follow a low-residue diet to minimize pain due to inflammation and I expected this book to be more tailored to those kinds of concerns. As I flipped through it for the first time, I was disappointed by the number of recipes that called for beans, onions, celery, salad greens and other high-fiber vegetables and fruits that are difficult for many people with IBD to digest. I can pick up any cookbook and adapt it for IBD, but I was hoping to be able to prepare and eat most of the dishes in this book without having to worry so much about altering them.
To the author's credit, the recipes look very tasty for those who can eat them and they are easy to follow. The information at the beginning of the book is helpful for the uninitiated or new learner. But ultimately, this is the sort of cookbook I would hope to use while in remission and does not seem particularly suited to Crohn's and Colitis.
How to Cook for Crohn's and Colitis: More Than 200 Healthy, Delicious Recipes the Whole Family Will Love October 30, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Not a great book, no pictures. A whole section on salads,sorry most Crohns patients can't eat salad. I thought this book was a waste of money. I was hoping this would be a helpful book, but I would not have bought it if I had looked through it first.
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