Monique le Roux ForslundLow-Carb Living (2 Books)

About

Now based in Sweden, Monique le Roux Forslund grew up in Cape Town and is a regular visitor to South Africa. She is a licenced health coach, fitness instructor, teacher and mother of three, with well over 20 years’ of experience working with children. She has one of Sweden’s most popular health blogs (more than 430,000 page views/months and growing) and is regularly asked for advice, tips, ideas and recipes. She enjoys experimenting with different tastes and flavours and is passionate about cooking.

Low-carb Living for Families

In Low Carb Living for Families, Monique le Roux Forslund answers all these questions and explains why reducing carbohydrates and simultaneously increasing the consumption of natural, healthy fats is good for you and your family. She also cuts through the jungle of products and information that confront us in the media and on shelves, so that we can find our way to a healthy life of natural foods that will satisfy hunger and banish cravings.

In addition to over 100 delicious and healthy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, special occasions, and snack time for the whole family (including babies!), Low-carb Living for Families provides easy-to-follow, practical tips and inspiration for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Forewords to the book have been written by Professor Tim Noakes and Dr Andreas Eenfeldt. Professor Noakes needs no introduction to South Africans; he is SA’s foremost sports scientist and is well known for his advocacy of a low carb high-fat lifestyle.

Sugar-free & Carb-conscious Living

Based on low carb high-fat principles, with an emphasis on home-cooked, nutritional meals, the recipes in this book will increase satiety, reduce sugar cravings and eliminate the need to snack between meals. The recipes are suitable for family meals and also take account of the need to have a healthy packed lunch for school or work. Recipes and tips for breakfast get the day off to a good start and there is a varied selection of dishes for the rest of the day. Sauces, dressings, salads and vegetables often the key to creating variety in everyday meals are not forgotten. Sugar-free Carb-conscious Living includes guidance on encouraging children to adapt to a sugar-free diet, tips on how to incorporate alcohol and exercise into your new lifestyle, nutritional information, menu plans, and a short list of foods that are good for you and foods to avoid.