Review: For those off-Paleo diet days....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2013
Kerrie McLoughlin sort of puts everything into perspective here with a fun little tongue in cheek book about using those packaged frozen non-additive free Tater Tots found in the Paleo Forbidden Area of your grocery store. She introduces her recipe book that utilizes Tater Tots with a line of reasons why it if a good idea to give it a try - including the fact that you can make these recipes gluten-free, they're cheap, easy, great freezer meals, comfort food, and ` It's awesome for the older generation who are so sick of cooking that they are now eating out all the time. And she does offer a few hints on substitutes that will make the casseroles more diet conscious - substitute ground turkey for ground beef, add veggies, applesauce, fresh fruit etc to any of the recipes.So then we're off to recipes that include Asparagus Chicken, Bacon Cheeseburger, Barbie-Q, Broccoli Turkey, Buffalo Bleu Cheese Chicken, Fish Stick Surprise, Sloppy Joe, Vegetarian, Mexican, Italian, Pizza, Hot Dog, and ends up with dome outrageous desserts such as Chocolate Suicide, Heavenly Sinful Bars, Nana's No Bake Cookies, and more.The book may be naughty to nutrition, but then everyone deserves a break - like indulging in some gelato towards midnight on a hot summer night. The recipes are well spelled out with caution listed as to ingredients and preparation. No this book will not pass you physical trainer's approval list or your dietician's OK list, but every now and then....a little break won't hurt. Just think `fast' for a day. or increase workout time for a day, or just simply don't worry about a little occasional falling off the wagon. It is a fun book, even if it is nutritiously naughty. Grady Harp, August 13