Whole30 30 Day Guide Health Freedom Reviews Summary

Program Effectiveness

Pros:

• "I highly recommend it."
• "I read this fervently like every other diet book, did it, and lost a ton of weight."
• "I LOVE my results. I am now 229.5, I can wear my wedding band again, my acid reflux is almost gone, allergies 90% better, I have much more energy and I just plain FEEL BETTER than before the program."
• "Great program. I am on day 9, down over 7 pounds!"
• "So far the weight is indeed falling off at a rapid pace."
• "I have been able to get rid of my insulin, because my blood glucose has gone down a lot already."
• "This way of eating does work and makes you feel so much better."

Cons:

• "Actually, I find the 30 day cleanse impossible for me."
• "Nobody has died from peanut butter or sugar free items in moderation!"
• "I followed the plan to the letter and did not weigh myself for 30 days. I gained four pounds that I could not afford."
• "I'm not sure what I expected, but it's an unsustainable diet for someone who doesn't like meat."
• "It's a program you just can't wait to finish, so what's the point?"
• "This seems like a perfectly good system for many people to lose weight and improve overall health. Unfortunately it does not seem well tailored to people with known autoimmune issues such as Hashimoto's."
• "For me, it has gotten so incredibly tedious and frustrating, and any benefit is not commensurate to the added effort and sacrifice (and COST!)."

Recipes and Cooking

Pros:

• "I've never had a book where every recipe is delicious."
• "The recipes are pretty good."
• "This book not only gave me recipes and research, but is also guided me through the days."
• "The book contains cooking tips, motivation and delicious recipes."
• "What's great about this book is that it teaches you how to cook."
• "The recipes are great and tasty!"
• "Every recipe I have tried, which is most of them now, has been a hit with only two exceptions."

Cons:

• "The amount of utensil, bowl, food processor part, and cooking pan cleanup was off the charts."
• "The biggest issue is that following the protocol requires a LOT of time and cooking."
• "The pesto recipe calls for probably twice as much oil as you really need."
• "The recipes lack flavor big time. A stir fry with nothing other than oil? No thank you."
• "Overall, I was disappointed with the recipes. They lacked flavor."
• "The homemade mayo was a disaster and didn't turn out right."
• "Many of the recipes, while using simple ingredients, are a lot of work to make."

Book Quality and Content

Pros:

• "Having a reference with an index was super helpful."
• "The book is beautiful, easy to follow and great recipes."
• "Most recipes have photographs, which are also gorgeous."
• "The book is gorgeous and very nicely designed."
• "The Whole30 guide is well done--good graphics, writing, success stories, etc."
• "It is easy to read and acts as a quick reference for everything you need to know Whole 30."
• "The paper stock is of high quality, and there is no book jacket, but rather a glossy cloth cover, which would probably wipe off easily in the kitchen."

Cons:

• "I simply find the prose is written from a snotty-nosed, privileged white person's perspective who believes you, the reader, are an idiot."
• "I ordered this book in February... It’s now July and I am still trying to get a refund or have another book delivered…"
• "Overall, most of the information in the book can be found online, so the guide was not terribly important to me."
• "I disliked the preachy tough-love tone of the authors."
• "The arrangement of the book is impractical and, for some, too basic--especially for more experienced cooks."
• "Poorly organized book. There are very few recipes... If you could even call them that."
• "I read the book and there is missing information. Needs revision."