Low-carb diets are the bestsellers on the market, yet many of the popular low-carb cookbooks are nutritionally suspect, dangerously high in fat, or impossible to sustain long-term. This smart, moderate approach to low-carb recipes - from an experienced nutrionalist - delivers quick weight loss, yet is safe, healthy and effective for life. This gorgeous, four-colour cookbook first explains how carbohydrates work in the body, then provides an easy-to-follow 7-step Smart Low-Carb plan with three carbohydrate levels to accommodate every dieter's needs. Sample menus and low-carb shopping, cooking, and eating tips complete the introductory information. Readers will find: Nine chapters of delicious family recipes - more than 200 in total - for every course of every meal, from breakfast foods to soups to casseroles and cookies. * Recipes that are simple and use familiar, easy-to-find ingredients - and, unlike many low-carb diet books, there are no artificial sweeteners * Inspiring before-and-after stories, tips and recipes from people who lose weight the Smart Low-Carb way. * A Smart Low-Carb food substitution chart Advice on how to detect food sensitivities and how to overcome the dreaded weight-loss plateau.