The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!

by John McDougall

Pick up that bread! Featuring more than 90 delicious plant-based recipes, this groundbreaking, doctor-approved method could help you shed pounds, improve your health, save money, and change your life.
 
“The Starch Solution is one of the most important books ever written on healthy eating.”—John P. Mackey, co-CEO and director of Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Fact: Carbs are good for you!

Fear of the almighty carbohydrate has taken over the diet industry for the past few decades—including diets like Keto and Whole30—but this restriction can trigger an avalanche of shame and longing. 
 
In The Starch Solution, bestselling author John A. McDougall, MD, and his kitchen-savvy wife, Mary, propose that a starch-rich diet can actually help you lose weight, prevent a variety of ills, and even cure common diseases. By fueling your body primarily with carbohydrates rather than proteins and fats, you’ll feel satisfied, boost energy, and look and feel your best. 
 
A proponent of a plant-based diet for decades, Dr. McDougall presents an easy-to-follow plan that teaches you what to eat, what to avoid, how to make healthy swaps for your favorite foods, and smart choices when dining out. With a 7-Day Sure-Start plan, a helpful weekly menu planner, and recipes for all meals of the day—like Pumpkin-Walnut Muffins and Veggies Benedict for breakfast, Sloppy Lentil Joes and Tunisian Sweet Potato Stew for lunch or dinner, and Peach-Oatmeal Crisp for a sweet treat, as well as recipes for sauces and dressings—you’ll never go hungry and still lose weight!

• ISBN10: 1623360277
• ISBN13: 9781623360276
• Publish Date: 4 June 2013 (first published 8 May 2012)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 30 July 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Rodale Press Inc.
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 368
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781623360276

Reviews

[Charli G.]

I saw this book recommended highly on YouTube and figured I’d give it a read. After all, people were saying how much weight they lost on it and how great it was.

While the book is full of very interesting information, I found it to be contradictory at times. All the claims of losing weight with this system, then Dr. McDougall says that if you want to lose weight, you must completely eliminate and avoid certain foods that you’d normally be permitted on a vegan diet - in fact some of them are considered staples of the vegan diet.

I gave the book four stars because a lot of the info was interesting and several of the recipes looked good, but I don’t think this is a diet I’d try.