Paleo Lunches and Breakfasts On the Go: The Solution to Gluten-Free Eating All Day Long with Delicious, Easy and Portable Primal Meals

The short version: If you're looking to expand your repertoire of interesting, delicious breakfast and lunch options beyond bacon and eggs and are comfortable spending a reasonable (not excessive!) amount of time preparing your food, you'll love this book. Don't hesitate!The longer version:Originally, I purchased the book just to support Diana. I was unsure if there was room in the market for such a niche book and wondered if I'd use it very much if at all. I've no problem eating dinner for breakfast and generally do. My mess of cookbooks generally provide plenty of options to keep us well fed with leftovers from dinner.However, when I finally had a chance to flip through the pages of this perfectly-sized, lie-flat volume, right away I knew that not only would I regularly be using this book, but also that ANYONE looking for healthier, whole foods options would enjoy it as well.Not only is this a great book for paleo foodie looking for breakfast and lunch (and dinner!) options, but I think this is a great book for foodies who are getting bored and need to inject some new ideas into breakfast and lunch. While there are some super quick ideas, many of the items do take some (generally minimal) prep time; it's reasonable for someone who knows their way around the kitchen.Trying to increase your produce intake? Here you go!Expanding your kitchen repertoire? You'll love it!Low-carb? This book is for you!Not low carb? This book is for you too! Just add a side of potato, rice or banana and you're set.Just need some REAL FOOD? Voila!Chapter 1 is quick wraps. I was surprised to see so many creative, tasty ideas throughout the 25 pages of the book dedicated to *quick* lettuce wraps. They all look amazing and contain combos I've never thought to put together like orange/avocado/herb chicken, lemon/chive/beet/boiled egg/, and some super creative spins on chicken salad. I thought I'd eaten every lettuce wrap combo known to humankind. Diana clarified that there are many delicious options still available.Next up: Cook-and-Run Paleo Wraps--wraps that require a little more prep like Cinnamon Beef in a Sweet Potato Pocket or Cajun Fish Po' Boy Wraps or Lamb Dosa Purses with Coconut Creme or Pulled Pork with Sauerkraut and Avocado and many, many more.Chapter 3 is salads. Chapter 4 is Office-Ready Soups and Stews. Up today: brazilian seafood stew.Chapter 5 is Busy Morning Breakfasts. Full of the make-ahead-then-reheat options. Though really, anything in the book could be made ahead and consumed. Cherry tarragon breakfast sausage? OMG. Bacon, lemon and greens egg muffins. I miss them and look forward to the day when I can freely eat egg whites.Other notes:Though I am currently following the autoimmune protocol (AIP, which excludes egg whites, nuts, seeds, included seed spices, nightshades), there are lots of recipes in Diana's book that I can use as is. Almost all of the remaining recipes can be adapted. How wonderful that so many of the recipes are free of eggs and nuts! Because Diana tends to focus equally on a variety of protein sources, this book really does offer new, interesting, yummy ideas for breakfast beyond eggs.If you're a foodie who doesn't mind a reasonable amount of prep time to make delicious food, and if you're comfortable with the idea of moving beyond traditional breakfast foods and will consider eating for breakfast from the wide variety of available options, then this is a GREAT book.

I am a busy mother of two young children, including an exclusively breastfed infant. I have done several Whole30s and am looking to return to eating paleo for a number of reasons. I try to do as much food prep and cooking as possible on the weekend, particularly as I am about to return to work and have very little time for meal preparation on weeknights. I am not new to paleo eating, but do need quick-to-prepare meals that will appeal to my starch-and-carb loving husband and 3 year old without breaking the budget, so I was optimistic about Paleo Lunches and Breakfasts on the Go.I made and enjoyed several of the wrap recipes, including the Chicken and Peach Firecracker Wrap, Roast Beef and Beets Wrap, and Avocado, Orange, and Herb Chicken Wrap. None of them took TOO long to prepare (although I admit I used a precooked chicken and bought precooked beets among other shortcuts) and all could easily have been reworked as salads rather than wraps. I'm looking forward to trying some of the "cook and run" wraps and salads, too.Most of the soups/chilis appear to take a lot of effort and time to prepare. The author specifically says that she doesn't like slow cookers, and a quick survey of the recipes in this section indicate that many can't really be modified for the crock pot. While this portion of the cookbook doesn't meet my needs, the recipes do sound and look appealing.The Sweet Potato Apple Cinnamon pancakes were quite nice, although took an excessive amount of time to prepare. I made a double batch and between grating the apples and mashing the cooked sweet potato, then cooking the pancakes in a 10" skillet on the stove, it took well over an hour for one recipe. Despite following instructions to the letter, my pancakes remained uncooked in the center which gave an unpleasant texture. The Cherry Tarragon Breakfast Sausages were a treat but also took forever to cook; I would only make either recipe again with an electric griddle so as to cook all portions at once.In short, while there are some new and interesting flavor combinations in this cookbook, for me the most utility will be in the wraps and salads. For paleo cookbooks for busy people with limited cooking time every day, I still prefer  Well Fed: Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat  and  Paleo Slow Cooking: Gluten Free Recipes Made Simple . Eat Like a Dinosaur: Recipe & Guidebook for Gluten-free Kids  will be of far more utility for those with young children, although many of these recipes would appeal to tweens and teens.Be advised that the Kindle version has many glaring typos and several omissions. Additionally rather than having a full featured recipe index, the reader is instructed to use the e-reader search feature to find the recipe you're looking for! It is frustrating to spend good money on an e-book and have it obviously be an afterthought to author and/or publisher.

There is one recipe using potato, which is not paleo but the rest is fantastic.

really good and tasty recipes

Excellent

just ok

Plenty of great easy recipes and they work.