I bought this book when I bought Smart Low-Carb Eating (Bettina Newman's book). I read the Newman book and tried a couple of recipes (which were very good), then re-read it. I then took a look at the Rodnitzky book and almost fell over when I saw the number of calories in some of her recipes. Let's not kid ourselves with this low-carb diet business: calories and portions do count. 700 calories in a serving? Are you kidding? There's no way these two books are going to jibe. If you agree with Bettina Newman that there's a smart way to do the low-carb thing (minding portions, for one thing), you needn't bother buying the Rodnitzky book because you'll do what I'm going to do: send it back.