Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have been adoring all of High Carb Hannah's low fat, plant-based recipes for years yet I hadn't been dedicated to solely cooking her recipes until this year. With this printed book purchase, I now have all of her cookbooks---the others were purchased & downloaded from her website--I wanted a hard copy this time. Each of the numerous recipes that I've made in past years have been absolutely delicious--100% of the time! This girl can COOK!!! On her YouTube channel, Hannah documented how she had gotten rid of 70 lbs of fat with her high carb (starches) low-fat plant-based diet and has kept it off-- such an inspiration! I finally committed myself to follow her low-fat vegan meal plan 5 months ago and viola! Fat continues to slowly melt away. This "Saucy" cookbook arrived quickly. It is small...but there are plenty of recipes. Unfortunately, it was disappointing that only several were low-fat (some recipes provide a "Skinny" version, but very few). I was vegan for 7 years yet I found myself 25 pounds heavier due to eating meals from recipes containing ingredients and products high in fat that I mistakenly thought were healthy because "they were vegan!" . So having lots of experience making meals from recipes that tend to use ingredients high in fat that packed the pounds (cashews, hemp seed, coconut milk, soy yogurt, vegan mayo, tahini, etc. bases), I am surprised that more emphasis wasn't on low fat sauce recipes like the HCH youtube channel promotes. My body has proved that I cannot shed pounds with high carbs AND high fat. As much as I love her dishes, this little saucy book is a reminder of how I got into trouble to begin with. If you're already thin or on a maintenance plan, this book would be wonderful for you! To others trying to rid themselves of pounds, perhaps this is not the recipe book you seek. I hope some find this review helpful.