Skinny Bitch in a Box

I really didn't have access to many of the ingredients in these books. If you have been vegan for awhile, are decent at cooking, and live near a vegan store/community then I think these books are for you. For me the books were a lot of vegan propaganda that is off putting to non vegans and unnecessary to committed vegans. I gave this to my friend who was vegan for years and she put these books to good use.

I actually really liked this book. The cookbook had good recipes that were easy to make and didn't require a lot of strange ingredients.It was funny (if you have a sense of humor that can tolerate cursing and crudeness) but at times a little over the top. The authors definitely have an animal protection agenda, but that aside, there is some useful new information in the book. Their approach is upfront, and they tell you straight up what you need to do to get healthy. I felt that their approach was much more realistic than other approaches which expect you to abstain totally from certain kinds of healthy staple foods (carbs, fruit, etc.). While this is a vegan "diet," and might be a stretch for people who love their steak, I didn't find the transition too difficult (I was a vegetarian for 10 years prior). Ultimately, there is some info in the book that is stretching the imagination a little bit far (like the dairy industry conspiracy theory idea), and the tone might be offensive to some (particularly those with sensitivity to food issues), but it's worth a read, and the cookbook is definitely worth trying out.I picked this book because I recently learned that I am lactose intolerant, and so it made sense for me to become a vegan. But I'm not sure how useful this book would be merely as a weight loss tool since unless you have a moral or medical reason to become a vegan, this plan would be tough to stick to if your only ambition was to lose weight. Sure, you'll lose weight (I've lost about 10 pounds in the month since I made the switch), but in the long term I think it would be way to challenging for most people to adhere to.Bottom line: try it, but take it with a grain of salt.

I reviewed these separately because they were so different it's ridiculous.Skinny Bitch is a good starting point. Not everyone will agree with everything in it but it puts real facts in your face in a "no BS" manner. It feels like my voice talking to other people. Stop being lazy. Eat better, exercise. Stop making excuses. With profanity. I laughed out loud and read entire pages out loud to my boyfriend.I HIGHLY recommend Skinny Bitch, but the cookbook is just vegan versions of what they tell you not to eat. I was hoping for healthy vegan recipes, not "put vegan deli slices and vegan cheese between vegan bread".It's not bad for transitioning to veganism to know that substitutes are out there, however there are few true recipes in the book.I recommend the book, but buy a real cookbook.

I changed my diet completely because of this book.I was happy to find brands of sweets I could eat without guilt. As listed in the book.So many great sources.And it’s so humorous, and passionate. I don’t use the cookbook, so just the book works :)

These books are a "MUST OWN AND MUST READ" type of collection. The extremely beneficial, helpful, and useful information is almost overwhelming! (In a good way) highly recommend for educational purposes AND to improve your daily life while helping animals and the PLANET!

Item arrived early and in perfect condition considering it was used. I read the books years ago, and loved them. I bought this set as a gift. Can’t wait to give it to my friend. The books are funny and fun to read. Very helpful.

The recipes are innovative and conscise. They are nicely laid out and ingredients are easy to find. Some results are quite surprising based on the combination of ingredients. This is quite true with the Pad Thai. The authors approach the reader presuming I would want to be spoken to in the same crass manner as how they describe themselves. While I found the book recipes innovative, I found the language offensive which is distracting from the original intent of the book.

My husband and I are reading this and the Skinny Bastard book, (which are pretty much the same book), we love it! I got this one because it comes with the kitch book and it has a lot of recipes. I am overweight due to injuries that I got while in the military and I gained 60lbs in one year and gave up on myself. I am also a very very very picky eater, I know that this will help kick my butt back into shape! It is funny and not mean, I love it! Oh, and it teaches you about everything you eat as well. The cookbook has food that I actually will eat in it too! We plan on living by these ways for the rest of our lives! To be continued.....

The box contains two books, the first one "skinny bitch" which I found very interesting, talks about the influence of a plant based diet on a healthy life, among other benefits of this lifestyle.It's very instructive and easy to read due to the everyday language in which is written.I did not like the second book wich is "Skinny bitch in the Kitch". The recipes are all American junk food,(which I personally don't like) For people living in Europe is impossible to cook any of the recipes in this book, specially because we don't have any of the vegan alternative ingredients in the recipes.I'm not saying that the recipes are not good, they probably are. But I think they are targeted to a specific culture and are not very practical and easy to make.So if you live outside the US, I recommend buying only the first book "Skinny Bitch" and additionally buy some vegan cookbook a little more focused on international or macrobiotic diet.

The book tells it like it is. No holds bar. Eat crap and you will not have a hope of losing weight.

Fantastic you can't hide from the truth in this book.Bitch in the Kitch I made a couple of recipes love it really simple and delicious.

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Not what I expected. Seemed opened when I received it. Not so etching that I would recommend to friends or family.