Hello All,

I have really enjoyed reading this forum. I hope this hasn't been covered in a thread I missed. I was wondering if anyone had an opinion of the BP eatinig for life cook book. I have been incorporating some of the recipies in my diet for about 2 months. They are great, but I'm concerned about the generous portion sizes and ingredients. If you are familiar with the book, do you think it could be part of a realistic cutting/fat loss program? Thanks.

Hello All,

I have really enjoyed reading this forum. I hope this hasn't been covered in a thread I missed. I was wondering if anyone had an opinion of the BP eatinig for life cook book. I have been incorporating some of the recipies in my diet for about 2 months. They are great, but I'm concerned about the generous portion sizes and ingredients. If you are familiar with the book, do you think it could be part of a realistic cutting/fat loss program? Thanks.

This all depends on which recipes you're using, how much you're eating, when you're eating it and so forth...In my opinion, nearly any food or dish has a place in a cutting diet, so long as its used in the right way...for example, there are good ways and bad ways to make pizza, so to say that pizza has no place in a cutting diet would give the wrong impression even though perhaps Dominos or Pizza Hut would have little place in a cutting diet. I don't have the book myself, but I'd be interested to learn which recipes you're using...I started on the BP BFL program a long time ago, and I think its an excellent starter for cutting.

Generous portion sizes? I haven't read the book, but I think I remember him saying a portion size was as big as a clenched fist. Has he changed that approach for this book, or is this apples & oranges? :)

I know the first few weeks of BFL I wanted to get one of those big foam #1 fingers and use that for my clenched fist! :lol:

Sorry that I can't answer your question, but this popped into my mind after reading your post.

I don't think you have to worry about the generous portion sizes. BFL is structured around eating clean foods. If you look at their list of foods which you should be incorporating into their meals you'll see that they are clean sources.

Authorized BFL Foods List

Proteins
chicken breast
turkey breast
lean ground turkey
swordfish
orange roughy
haddock
salmon
tuna
crab
lobster
shrimp
top round steak
top sirloin steak
lean ground beef
buffalo
lean ham
egg whites or substitutes
trout
low-fat cottage cheese
wild-game meat

Carbohydrates
baked potato
sweet potato
yams
squash
pumpkin
steamed brown rice
steamed wild rice
pasta
oatmeal
barley
beans
kidney beans
corn
strawberries
melon
apple
orange
fat-free yogurt
whole-wheat bread
high-fiber cereal
rice cake
popcorn
tortilla
whole grains

Vegetables
broccoli
asparagus
lettuce
carrots
cauliflower
green beans
green peppers
mushrooms
spinach
tomato
peas
brussels sprouts
artichoke
cabbage
celery
zucchini
cucumber
onion

Vegetarian Proteinstempeh
seitan
tofu
texturized vegetable protein
soy foods
veggie burgers

Fats
avocado
sunflower seeds
pumpkin seeds
cold-water fish
natural peanut butter
low-fat cheese
low-fat salad dressing
low-sodium nuts
olives and olive oil
safflower oil
canola oil
sunflower oil
flax seed oil

Fats to Avoid
butter
fried foods
mayonnaise
sweets
whole-fat dairy products


I wouldn't sweat it ;)

EFL is a decent book. And yes it goes by the same rules that BFL recommends - clenched fist, etc. However it does irritate me somewhat that they don't list Protein/Carbs/Fat/Calories for each meal.

It does have a huge plethora of recipes from sandwiches to complete dinners to desserts.

I have used a lot of the recipes in this book myself but I generally try to figure out the protein/carb/fat/calories for each meal before cooking them. I also do try to add a little more protein to a lot of the meals.