How to Choose Volumetrics Cookbooks

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The basic principles of the Volumetrics Eating Plan call on users to take care in selecting and preparing the food they eat, based on the density of calories by gram. It does not come with any specific prepared foods, required foods or prohibited foods. Instead, it emphasizes wise food choices and uses many appealing recipes to help guide users to the foods that are most suitable for the Volumetrics approach.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Check Out the Cookbook Section in the Volumetrics Eating Plan

Step 1

Check out "The Volumetric Eating Plan" from your public library to make sure that its overall strategy and recipes appeal to you. The book is available in both a 2005 hardcover and a 2007 paperback, but the inside pages are identical.
Step 2

Choose and prepare meals using a few of the recipes in the book. There are more than 125 Volumetrics recipes covering over 200 pages.
Step 3

Purchase a new or used copy of "The Volumetric Eating Plan" on Amazon's website once you decide that the book and its recipes are for you (see Resources below).

Choose Other Foods to Work With Volumetrics

Step 1

Learn the basics of the Volumetrics "energy density" concept and categories from the first chapter of "The Volumetric Eating Plan."
Step 2

Use the category lists for Low-Energy-Dense foods (Category 2) and Very Low-Energy-Dense foods (Category 1) to assemble a list of enjoyable foods among the foods that are recommended in Volumetrics.
Step 3

Add your favorite foods from the category list for Medium-Energy-Dense foods (Category 3) to this list, with a star on these items to remind you to watch portion size.

Choose Other Cookbooks to Work with Volumetrics

Step 1

Review your favorite cookbooks to find recipes built around foods from this list. Popular cookbooks such as "The Joy of Cooking," "Vegan with a Vengeance" and "Rachel Ray 365" all have many recipes that can be used or easily adapted for a Volumetrics eating plan.
Step 2

Adapt favorite recipes from these cookbooks to your Volumetrics plan by controlling portion sizes of Medium-Energy-Dense foods (Category 3) and substituting condiments and sauces from categories 1 and 2 where appropriate.
Step 3

Use paper clips, marginalia or post-it notes to annotate your recipes with Volumetrics adaptations so that you can always see the appropriate version of a recipe when you need it.
Step 4

Keep all of your Volumetrics-friendly cookbooks including the "The Volumetric Eating Plan" handy so that you always have appropriate options available when you are planning a meal.