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How Do I Choose the Best Dukan Diet Cookbook?

Jennifer Leigh
Jennifer Leigh

Choosing the best Dukan diet cookbook can be a bit of a challenge because there are many available in the marketplace. Cookbooks are available that are made strictly for the Dukan diet, but there are also many others that would work that were not meant for this particular diet. Availability and cost are also factors that you should consider when choosing the best Dukan diet cookbook for you, as are the number of recipes that the book contains. Personal preferences regarding the type of food that you like to eat should also factor into your decision on the best Dukan diet cookbook.

In order to follow the Dukan diet correctly, there are guidelines that help to make it easier, as well as recipes that fit the guidelines. The diet is broken down into four different phases in which certain foods can be eaten. Lean protein is the main focus of the diet from beginning to end, so it is important to find cookbooks that emphasize this area. Once the second phase begins, you can eat certain vegetables in unlimited quantities, so you can also look for cookbooks with a focus on these vegetables. By the end of the diet, you can eat whatever you want as long as you attempt to eat mainly lean protein and vegetables.

A cookbook and utensils.
A cookbook and utensils.

Oat bran is an integral part of the diet as well, so you might want to choose a Dukan diet cookbook that has recipes including oat bran. The cookbooks that focus specifically on this particular diet often have a section relating to oat bran, so this would be a good choice if you are unsure of what to do with it. There are other low-carb diets available that have cookbooks where many of the recipes would work for the Dukan diet, so you can also consider these when choosing.

Oat bran is an integral part of the diet as well, so you might want to choose a Dukan diet cookbook that includes oat bran recipes.
Oat bran is an integral part of the diet as well, so you might want to choose a Dukan diet cookbook that includes oat bran recipes.

Your taste in food will play a part in selecting the right Dukan diet cookbook for you, as there are recipes from many cultures that follow the guidelines of the Dukan diet. Since you can use whatever spices you like during all phases of the diet, you should consider all cookbooks that are heavy on lean protein and vegetables. For example, Indian food often has dishes that would work for the diet. Your budget for the cookbook should also play a factor in your choice, as some cookbooks are much more expensive than others.

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    • A cookbook and utensils.
      By: Vivian Seefeld
      A cookbook and utensils.
    • Oat bran is an integral part of the diet as well, so you might want to choose a Dukan diet cookbook that includes oat bran recipes.
      By: Okea
      Oat bran is an integral part of the diet as well, so you might want to choose a Dukan diet cookbook that includes oat bran recipes.