The Best Cookbooks You Can Buy on Amazon for the Whole30 Diet
No matter how many diet fads come and go—we’re looking at you, South Beach and Atkins—there’s one that is seemingly infallible: Whole30. Based on the basic idea of sticking to whole foods while avoiding anything processed or artificial, it allows dieters to detox while still eating meals that are delicious. The biggest struggle? Staying prepared (so that 3 p.m. hunger pangs don’t result in you hitting that bag of potato chips). Stress no more; we found the top-rated Whole30-approved cookbooks on Amazon for every kind of participant, from busy moms to the Instant Pot-obsessed.
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If you want the full rundown
The one that started it all. Read this to learn the basic rules while picking up a few standard, go-to recipes.
If you need a little more convincing to start
OK, you get the basic idea of how to do it, but this book deep dives into the long-term benefits you’ll get, plus 150 recipes that you’ll actually be excited to make.
If you want to make it fun
The authors and bloggers behind Nom Nom Paleo offer over 100 recipes that are all Whole30-approved. But the real eye candy comes from their hilarious cartoon sketches and jokes that are peppered throughout every page.
If you want THE DIET WITHOUT THE TIME COMMITMENT
One of the biggest struggles Whole30 participants face is the hours of prepping and cooking to stay on track—but not anymore. The inventors of the program came back with hundreds of quick and easy recipes, so you'll have no excuse.
If your slow cooker's your best friend
Is there anything easier than dumping all ingredients into a Crock-Pot and coming home to a ready-to-eat dinner? No, no there's not.
If you want to be walked through every single recipe
This book turns complicated rules and restrictions in an easy-to-digest (no pun intended) 30-day meal plan that includes three recipes per day, plus snacks.
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If you're cooking for your whole family
Every recipe in this cookbook can be made in 45 minutes or less. On your mark...
If one-pan dinners are the only option
Your trusty sheet pan will love all of these family-friendly meals.
If your Instant Pot is your latest obsession
(Us too.) All of these recipes can go straight into your handy-dandy Instant Pot and still stay Whole30-approved.
If you want to give your favorite foods the Whole30 treatment
Technically, the Whole30 diet doesn’t let you cheat on healthier versions of your favorite foods. But if you really can’t help it, don’t give up entirely. These recipes hack the flavors of mashed potatoes, chicken wings and pasta into Whole30-approved variations.
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