Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I ordered this anti-inflammatory meal prep book because I have an auto-immune condition that when it flares, it makes daily life miserable. I won't go into the details, suffice it to say it is an IBD. When I discuss it with close friends, their automatic response is: You don't look sick. Those of you who have IBD will understand. So, in comes this book. It didn't have very many reviews, but I ordered it anyway. It came way sooner (Friday 10/9/20). I glanced through it and tossed it on the coffee table. On Saturday, I looked at it again, concentrating on week one. Hmm. Ok. I went shopping for week one today, 10/11/20. I spent about $80-85, only because I was out of a lot of the spices, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, ect. I had already looked ahead into the book, and you will be using these same condiments and others through out, so I didn't mind the initial expense. Any way, I began the process following the step by step instructions, which are fabulous. I have already decided I need some sort of food processor for chopping. Doing the chopping of everything was the most time consuming. I bought a small jar of minced garlic (game changer) as well. So, I made the Overnight Oats with Cinnamon, Berries, and Soy Milk (I used almond milk), Tempeh Taco Salad (I used ground turkey), and the Lemony Split Pea Soup. I placed each recipe into five containers. I had purchased 21 three compartment containers with lids and used these for all three recipes. All of the recipes fit perfect into the five containers. I had a bit of the split pea soup that fit into a sixth container, I ate that for lunch today. It is delicious. Everything else made five nice servings. I had also purchased a cantaloupe for the snack. My husband helped me divide it all up. I was very happy looking into my garage fridge at 15 prepared meals. This took me about 31/2 hours to complete from start to finish. When I have a food processor, this will cut down the time even more. At this moment, I am very happy with the purchase. I have never done this type of meal prep before. I mean I've made left overs into Tupper ware containers and used the next day for dinner. But I have never made breakfast, lunch, and dinner for five days. My hope is that using all of these fresh ingredients, the anti-inflammatory spices, etc. that I can get the inflammation in my body to subside somewhat. I saw some of the reviews saying this is nothing new and you can find all this on the internet for free, yada, yada, yada. Well, it is new to me and I like having it all in one book, and right now, I have 15 prepared meals in my fridge for the week!! I haven't decided what to do for the weekend meals. I will figure that out as I go. Usually we eat chicken or salmon, rice, and a vegetable. Breakfast is either oatmeal or eggs, sometimes I will add an avocado, and lunch is usually tuna salad on crackers or toast. Week one is a hit. I am sure weeks 2-6 will be just as good. The recipes for week one were very easy, and like I said, the step by step instructions for cooking everything is wonderful.