I believe in his health theories but I just can't give up meat completely! The recipes in the book are a bit too hard core vegan for me.

Love all these recipes!! If you want plant based, low fat recipes this is the book to turn to! I highly recommend it.

I have this and his app. These recipes are great for fat free cooking. It gets three stars because you can find most of this information on the website he and his wife run. I am Latinx and am used to cooking with sabor (flavor) so these recipes lack a great deal of that. For that it stays strong at the three stars. It would be best looked at for ideas on how to substitute fatty ingredients when going low/no fat in a recipe. Again, all can be found on the website. I will say his book regarding his eating plan is a great reference and I highly recommend it for the science and to educate yourself on the effect fat has on your diet and your health. As always it is easy to go extreme with a diet, so I say this with the best of intentions. It is an educational reference "Dr. McDougalls Program for Maximum Weightloss" meaning if you do go off my recommendation, read it entirely first and then take the pieces that you can incorporate into your life without much fuss. I am not stating that you have to go whole hog with it. The education alone will help change the way you think about nutrition. Diet is a touchy and controversial subject in and of itself and is undoubtably faced with resistance. So, have an open mind and you will see the results. This cookbook, hard pass.

Love Dr. McDougall and Mary :D

I am a cookbook collector. I absolutely LOVE cookbooks, but I'm sad to say this is one that I do not enjoy. I have tried several of the recipes, and none of them have been worth making again. I commend the authors on their program and their wholesome nutritious recipes. I often omit oil and use water for sautéing when possible, which is what all the recipes in this cookbook do, and recipes I've tried from other sources come out fabulous. I have found the recipes to be rather bland, and this is coming from a person who can eat pretty much any vegan meal and be happy. My kids turn their noses up at these recipes even though they are great eaters. I really wanted to like this book, but I couldn't, so I gave it two stars for healthiness of the recipes.

A great cookbook for Vegans with added healthy tips!

This book gives you exactly what it says in the title: quick and easy recipes that are low fat. And apart from the inclusion of honey in some recipes, they are vegan. None of recipes are fancy or include too many ingredients or any that are overly exotic. Some of the dishes may be too bland for some, whilst others are just right.
If you have read some of the other McDougall books, you may have come across some of these recipes before, and the 'no-fry in oil' techniques. It is still worth having a look through this one to get more ideas.
Again, if you do not live in North America, some of the terminology and names for ingredients may confuse. And some ingredients may be hard to find. ('Red beans' is a good example, as are the frozen oil free hash brown potatoes - good luck finding those in an Australian supermarket.) Also, don't forget to convert all those measurements to metric.

Some really good looking recipes that I will try: Summer Fettuccine & Spicy Mongolian Noodles.

These recipes really are quick and easy...a little TOO easy for me, but this cookbook would be great for someone who does not have very much cooking experience.

I use this cookbook all the time! It's a life saver.