The Dirty, Lazy, Keto by Stephanie Laska; William Laska

*Disclosure of material connection- I received a copy of the book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for my honest thoughts. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions stated are 100% my own.

About the book-

You don’t have to be perfect to be successful at weight loss—now you can bend the rules and still lose the weight. If your version of the keto diet includes a Diet Coke, low-carb beer, or the occasional chocolate-covered protein bar, The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Cookbook is your roadmap for results. Bestselling author Stephanie Laska explains her flexible, honest, and real-world approach to losing weight with the keto diet and inspires you to cook your way to weight loss, maintenance, and beyond whether you’re a beginner or experienced keto veteran.

Including 100 recipes that are under 10 net carbs per serving, The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Cookbook presents affordable, traditional, and most importantly recognizable recipes to guide you on your weight loss journey. All of the ingredients can be found at discount grocery stores—nothing fancy here! Within these relatable and unique recipes there are meals for picky eaters, fancier meals for guests, and some that are vegetarian “ish” (don’t contain meat, but may contain dairy or eggs). And with simple, stress-free instructions that require no cooking experience, there’s no excuse not to cook.

The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Cookbook empowers you to keto your own way. The recipes in this judgement-free cookbook support you on your unique path to realistic and sustainable weight loss, not perfection. 

My thoughts-

I am all for cookbooks like these! A strict ketogenic definitely the way to go if you have a health issue you are trying to tackle, but if you are looking to lose weight like so many other people, and such restriction causes you to fail or not ever start the low carb way of eating then Dirty, Lazy, Keto might be for you. I love that the author has personal experience to share with us and so many tasty recipes to include. The only thing that rocked my boat (and she mentioned before speaking of it that it would be controversial) is her nonchalant attitude about chemical sweeteners. Is she trading one bad thing for another? I say yes. Those fake sugars mess with your brain chemistry and I feel like there is no reason to use them when we have access to plant based sweeteners like stevia. To each their own, I suppose, but PLEASE  do your research on chemical sweeteners before putting that garbage into your body. I digress, the rest of the book was phenomenal and I think that taking the pressure off of being perfect can really go a long way in helping someone get into the groove of things as they try to get healthier. I recommend this book to anyone trying to lose weight or who just likes the low carb lifestyle.