Chowhound Gift Guide 2019: Best Gifts for People Who Love Food & Are Health Nuts

They won’t shut up about kale, flax seeds, matcha, juicing, protein powders, superfoods, low-carb this, and clean-eating that. You listen and nod, meanwhile planning your next bacon-cheeseburger. To each her own. Wellness is big these days, so you must know at least one person who’d appreciate a Christmas gift with health in mind.

Be careful not to insinuate with your gift that your friend, family member, or spouse needs to lose weight, especially if he or she hasn’t mentioned any such health goals to you. These holiday gift ideas are best for people who make it their lifestyle to be healthy, who do it because it’s a passion or philosophy. Or maybe your loved one needs your help after a serious diagnosis. Use your discretion, for the love of all things delicious and holy.

Remember, healthy eating doesn’t have to mean tasteless, joyless eating. These are not mutually exclusive concepts, by no means. And you never know, the idea might just rub off on you. After you polish off that cheesecake of course.

Cuisinart EasyPop Hot Air Popcorn Maker, $39.95 at Sur La Table (originally $75)

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People who love food and strive for health know not to buy those bags of microwave popcorn. Oh, the chemicals. Your lovable health nut can pop healthier popcorn with hot air in this maker that’s easy and requires no oil. Kernels go into a popping chamber, and hot air sends as much as 10 cups of popcorn up and out the chute right into a waiting bowl. And it all takes less than three minutes. Spice it well afterward, of course.Buy Now

Hydracy Fruit Infuser Water Bottle, $17.97 on Amazon

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For the friend who likes to carry around a water bottle, upgrade that healthy portable practice for her or him, and in a fancy spa-like way. This 32-ounce water bottle creates fruit-infused water, juice, iced tea, and lemonade. It’s leak-proof and BPA-free. We can taste the cucumber water now.Buy Now

Spiralizer Tri-Blade Vegetable Slicer, $22.99 on Amazon

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This is a great tool for anyone on a low-carb, Paleo, raw, vegan, or gluten-free diet. They can make “pasta” with beets, zucchini, and squash, slice some sweet potatoes into curly fries to be bakes, plantains can transform into tortillas for huevos rancheros, and spiralize salads with nests of carrots and other vegetables.Buy Now

Mealthy CrispLid, $59.95 on Amazon

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Even health nuts crave fried food on occasion, and an air fryer means they can indulge while significantly cutting down on the grease. So if you’re feeling generous and you know someone who’s been reluctant to get another appliance but already has an Instant Pot (or other pressure cooker), this would be a perfect gift. It’s a lid that attaches to any 6- or 8-quart pressure cooker and turns it into an air fryer—you’ll be saving them calories and counter space. It comes with a basket and a few other tools, all dishwasher-safe. See our executive editor’s Mealthy CrispLid review for more info.Buy Now

GreenLife Ceramic Nonstick Cookie Sheet, $12.14 on Amazon

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This ceramic-coated sheet pan is free from toxic chemicals and more abrasion resistant than traditional nonstick, but still releases foods effortlessly and cleans up in a snap. Made of professional-grade, heavy gauge steel, this pan also ensures even heat distribution, delivering extra-crispy results without the need for excess oil.Buy Now

Sistema Salad To-Go Container, $8 on Amazon

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Now here’s a way to do a lunch salad. Eating healthy on the move is easier with this container that keeps your delicate greens separate from the toppings, and the dressing separate and sealed from everything else. With the locking clips and rubberized seal, the food stays fresher longer. The BPA-free container can hold up to 4.65 cups of food. If you want to add a little something extra, consider bundling this with one of our favorite salad-centric cookbooks for inspiration.Buy Now

Misto Brushed Aluminum Bottle Oil Sprayer, $7.88 on Amazon

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This sleek, slim sprayer is aimed to keep its user slender too. Pour olive oil or another heart-healthy oil into the bottle and it will mist onto your salads, potatoes, and other vegetables, so that you use just enough to coat food with flavor. This sprayer keeps its user from drenching his or her food in oil, which loads on extra calories. (It also comes in a fetching crimson color.) Buy Now

Omega Nutrition Center Juicer, $269.99 on Amazon

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This is a gift you give your significant other, parent, or child—or a boss you want to impress. It’s not a casual friend gift, unless you’re rolling in dough. But the Omega juicer is the best there is when it comes to cold-press juicers. You want cold-press because heat kills a lot of the nutrients you’re trying to extract in the first place. But this small appliance isn’t merely a juicer. It can make nut butters, pasta, baby food, grind coffee and spices, whip up soy milk, juice wheatgrass, and mince herbs and garlic as well.Buy Now

Sakara Life Meal Delivery Subscription, $239+

Sakara

If you know a health-focused foodie who’s also often too busy to cook, and if you’re feeling extra generous, gift them a subscription to Sakara, a superfood meal delivery service that provides breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and even Beauty Water and Detox Tea. It has celebrity fans like Chrissy Teigen and all the food is completely plant-based, organic, gluten-free, and dairy-free. Basically, it takes all the guesswork out of eating healthy and keeps things interesting to boot. Check out our Sakara review for more info—and for other options, see The Best Healthy Meal Kits to Try in 2019.Buy Now

For more great gift ideas, see our Gourmet Food and Drink Gift Guide, and our Best Kitchen Gadgets, Tools, and Appliances Gift Guide.

And see our sister sites’ tech gift guides, gaming gift guides, fashion and beauty gift guides, and TV gift guides.

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What Is the Difference Between Stuffing and Dressing?

It’s one of those perennial Thanksgiving questions: What is the difference between stuffing and dressing? Does it have to do with what they’re made from, or maybe how they’re cooked (one goes inside the bird, one doesn’t)? Nope! Well, not necessarily.

There is no difference between stuffing and dressing, according to “The Food Lover’s Companion.” Both are mixtures “used to stuff poultry, fish, meat and some vegetables.”

Chowhound’s Sausage Stuffing

“Stuffing” most commonly conjures images of a bread mixture with celery, onions, and poultry seasoning (or maybe fresh sage and thyme) along with various other ingredients like nuts, apples, or cranberries, but it can refer to wild rice mixtures, sausage mixtures, and more as well. And while we’re talking turkey stuffing in honor of Thanksgiving dinner, you can obviously stuff lots more, from squash to mushrooms.

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Stuffing vs Dressing: Manners & Cooking Methods

According to Leo Pearlstein, a culinary PR expert (who also co-wrote “Mrs. Cubbison’s Best Stuffing Cookbook“), “This comes up every year.” His opinion is that people started using the term dressing because “the notion of ‘stuffing’ didn’t sound so mannerly.”

Chowhound’s Southern Cornbread Stuffing with Oysters

The “Oxford English Dictionary” says that the word stuffing dates back to 1538 and is defined as “forcemeat or other seasoned mixture used to fill the body of a fowl, a hollow in a joint of meat, etc., before cooking.” The OED entry for dressing is less specific and states that it is “the seasoning substance used in cooking; stuffing; the sauce, etc.”

The “Joy of Cooking” differentiates between the two by saying it’s stuffing if you put it in the bird, and dressing if you serve it on the side, but the National Turkey Federation says that “both terms are used interchangeably.”

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Bottom line: Call it whatever you feel comfortable saying, and enjoy. (And note that while cooking stuffing in the turkey cavity is still preferred by many for the flavor, food safety experts advise against it.)

See our Ultimate Guide to Stuffing for more on how to make the best stuffing (or dressing), with plenty of stuffing recipes for Thanksgiving.

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Ultimate Guide to Stuffing

We tend not to think much about stuffing until Thanksgiving rolls around, but it has a history that predates the holiday, and it’s a lot more diverse than you might think.

A Brief History of Stuffing

Ancient Romans and Arabs stuffed their birds centuries before Thanksgiving was a thing. In Medieval Europe, the English called it forcemeat and the French called it farce, but whatever the name, they filled the cavities of fowl and other animals with a mixture of breads, spices, and chopped items.

Stuffing mixtures can fill any animal, vegetable, or fruit, and can be cooked separately or in the food in which it’s stuffed.

Chowhound’s Stuffing-Stuffed Mushrooms

Usually well seasoned, stuffing is most commonly based on breadcrumbs or bread cubes, though rice-based stuffing, meat-based stuffing (see our Stuffed Pears recipe), and even potato-based stuffing are not uncommon, according to “The New Food Lover’s Companion.”

Even within the bread-based stuffing category, there are many variations among the type of bread used and the add-ins, from cornbread and oysters to sourdough and apples.

There’s no clear evidence that stuffed turkeys were part of the first few Thanksgivings with pilgrims and Native Americans, but it seems natural considering the available native bird and the longstanding practice of stuffing fowl.

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Early American cookbooks provide recipes similar to today: “The crumb of a halfpenny roll,” “beef-suet chopped fine,” shredded lemon peel, grated nutmeg, salt, pepper, and egg were recommended in the “New Art of Cookery According to Present Practice” by Richard Briggs, published in Philadelphia in 1792.

Modern Stuffing

Ah, but then came innovation and its slick cousin, convenience, when Stove Top introduced boxed stuffing in 1972. As of 2005, according to the New York Times, Kraft Foods was moving almost 60 million boxes of stuffing every Thanksgiving. The boxed version’s low cost and ease, plus Kraft’s marketing blitzes every November, made the side dish feel essential to the holiday.

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While we understand the lure of convenience, please don’t make boxed stuffing. There are so many variations you can play with to tailor it to your own taste. You could use any of these herbs and spices: basil, bay leaf, caraway seed, celery seed, chives, ground coriander, cumin, fennel, ginger, mace, marjoram, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, parsley, sage, and tarragon. Try some of our ideas on our Thanksgiving recipe page.

How a Chef Does Stuffing

Stuffing is Chef Katie Resmondo’s favorite part of Thanksgiving. A private and special events chef at Simply Wine in Billings, Montana, Resmondo turns to her skillet cornbread stuffing recipe for her family’s feast at home. She warms the skillet with bacon fat before pouring in the cornbread mixture. “It gives it a nice crispy crust,” Resmondo says. “I prefer cornbread over other breads because the consistency is less gummy; it just has a better texture.”

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She always makes her stuffing within her turkey, and whatever is left over is baked in a casserole dish. You can pretty much cook stuffing in anything, Resmondo says, but it always tastes best inside the bird, where it’s steamed in the enclosed space and infused with the meat’s juices.

“It takes on the flavor of the bird,” Resmondo says. “The part that’s sticking out gets all the fat from the turkey and it forms a nice crust. It’s like the turkey is its own cooking vessel for the stuffing.”

Resmondo’s Stuffing Tips:

• Plan on a half a cup to a cup of stuffing for each guest, or more if you want leftovers.
• Toast fresh herbs in butter before adding to the mix.
• Only use cubed bread that’s been sitting in a bowl on the counter to dry out.
• Use homemade broth if you can; dark chicken, turkey, or vegetable is best.
• Avoid using too much or too little broth to avoid a mushy, wet, or overly dry dish.
• Use a sturdy white bread, like a French baguette or Italian bread.
• Brown butter low and slow until it turns brown and fragrant before you add your celery, onions, and herbs. “It gives it a richer flavor,” she says.
• For a vegetarian stuffing, sauté porcini mushrooms for a long time until all the moisture is gone and use a vegetable broth.
• Consider adding oysters, sausage, dried fruit, or squash such as butternut or red kuri.
• For an extra-special flourish, make a pretty garnish by frying whole herbs (rosemary, thyme, sage) in brown butter and sprinkle them with salt. “The fried herb garnish takes it to the next level for presentation,” Resmondo says.

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What’s the Difference Between Stuffing and Dressing?

Nothing but the name. In the U.S., Northerners call it stuffing, and Southerners and Midwesterners tend to call it dressing (regardless of whether it’s been stuffed into the bird or not). Read more about the stuffing vs dressing debate.

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Some prefer “dressing” since it sounds a bit more polite. We prefer the “stuffing” name because it sounds more fun and doesn’t confuse anyone with a salad association. Spare the thought.

Stuffing Recipes

For these bread-based stuffing recipes, if you’re making them separately from the bird, you can bake them ahead of time, refrigerate with a cover, and warm up in the oven at 350 degrees F for about half an hour before serving—or even make farther ahead and freeze, then reheat from frozen, though you may need more stock or broth to help rehydrate the stuffing in that case.

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Cornbread and Apple Stuffing

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Sweet Pink Lady or Gala apples sidle up to tart Granny Smiths in this take on cornbread stuffing with a bit of white wine and the usual accompaniments. Get our Cornbread and Apple Stuffing recipe.

Cranberry and Sausage Stuffing

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Smoked sausage plus a touch of Old Bay seasoning add more depth of flavor and provide a contrast to the dried cranberries and pecans littering the crusty cubes of French or Italian bread. Get our Cranberry and Sausage Stuffing recipe.

Chestnut and Pancetta Stuffing

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Steamed, diced chestnuts with cubed salty pancetta are flavored more with a dash of cinnamon and fresh fennel. Get our Chestnut and Pancetta Stuffing recipe.

Cornbread and Oyster Stuffing

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You must use fresh-shucked oysters and slightly dried-out cornbread for this stuffing. There’s also celery stalks, celery root (celeriac), and celery seeds in this one. You can make the cornbread ahead of time and freeze it. Get our Cornbread and Oyster Stuffing recipe.

Celery Root and Mushroom Stuffing

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Cremini mushrooms and celery root combined with crusty bread on top and an earthy mushroom stock make this a hearty meat-free version. Get our Celery Root and Mushroom Stuffing recipe.

Brown Butter Walnut Dressing

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This sourdough-based stuffing (or dressing, if you prefer) boasts the iconic combo of parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme, plus crunchy walnuts and nutty browned butter. Get the Brown Butter Walnut Dressing recipe.

Mushroom and Gruyere Bread Pudding

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If you’re looking for an alternative to stuffing this year, this gooey gruyere and mushroom bread pudding should hit the spot. Get the Mushroom and Gruyere Bread Pudding recipe.

See our Ultimate Guide to Thanksgiving for more tips, tricks, intel, and recipes.

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Instant Pot French Onion Soup

Instant Pot French Onion Soup! French onion soup is comfort food at its finest. Rich, intensely-flavored broth and caramelized onions, topped with crusty, cheese-covered bread is sure to warm anyone on a cold winter’s night. Make this delicious soup in half the time by using your Instant Pot!

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Chowhound Gift Guide 2019: The Best Gift for Wine-Lovers

Booze may be a safe gifting bet for many people but it can also be a little boring, predictable, uninspired, and impersonal. I mean if you sat back and made a batch of wine, whiskey or beer to give out as gifts we might give you a pass but otherwise, a bottle of wine is not likely to stick out in the sea of gift-giving this time of year.

Read more: The Best Gourmet Food and Drink Gifts | Best Gifts for Your Cheesy Friend

But that doesn’t mean you should discount the category altogether. Wine-inspired gifts can make a much more fun way to surprise and delight the wine drinker on your list. From giggle-inducing wine glasses to gadgetry 007 herself would approve of, these are some the best vino and vino-adjacent gifts to give a wine drinker on your list.

The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil, $18.34 on Amazon

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Karen MacNeil’s seminal work on wine is a must-have for any true wine drinker. Many have lauded it as the most complete wine book ever, and it contains loads of useful and usable information no matter what level a wine drinker you are,; from the history of wine and wine-making to the intricacies of the many regions and varietals.Buy Now

Wine Wand Sulfite & Histamine Filter (pack of 8), $19.99 on Amazon

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There are mixed feelings (including from myself) about how effective the Wine Wand actually is in delivering on its claims to alleviate wine hangovers.  When dipped into a glass of wine, the filter is said to remove histamines and sulfites which many attribute that next-day fogginess to. A pack of eight is just $20 which, if it works for you, is a small price to pay for a clear morning after.Buy Now

T-Rex Wine Bottle Stopper, $24 on Etsy

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This handmade T-Rex wine stopper is a fun way to cap that unfinished bottle of wine. I’m told that dinosaurs don’t drink, so you don’t have to worry about this guy pilfering a glass (but no guarantees).Buy Now

Rainbow Wine Decanter, 24.99 on Bed Bath & Beyond

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This funky wine decanter makes a lovely wine gift and looks like it cost way more than 25 bucks. It’s not just a good way to get all-important oxygen flowing through your wine, but a nice addition to your holiday dinner table decor.Buy Now

Vintage Wine Rack & Glass Holder, $25 on Amazon

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Form meets function with this gold-brushed metal wine rack bookended with smart, built-in wine glass holders. It makes the most of a small space and it looks pretty cool t0o.Buy Now

White Wine Corsickle, $25 on Sur La Table

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Keeping a bottle of white chilled once it lands on the table isn’t easy, especially if you have some semblance of tact and drink your wine at a normal human pace. (No judgments if you don’t.) This wine “corkcickl”e does exactly what you think it would do, plus it aerates the wine as you pour. That’s what we in the biz call a “wine-win-win”!Buy Now

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Wine-Inspired Soaps (set of 4), $28 on Uncommon Goods

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These clever soaps aren’t made from wine but with ingredients, and notes meant to replicate popular varietals like berry plum and apple for “Pinot Noir,” and bright citrus “Chardonnay.” A pack of four is less than $30.Buy Now

Shark-Infested Wine Glass, $29.95 on Etsy

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I’m not usually one for gag gifts, but I can’t help it with this one. I love the idea and the execution is even better. I’m sure washing these shark-infested wine glasses is a bit tricky, but totally worth it for the parade of chuckles.Buy Now

Wine MasterClass with James Suckling, ($90 on MasterClass)

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Of all the many sub-categories in the food world, wine is one of the more complex. That said, a bit of knowledge, know-how, and the vocabulary to both understand and express it all goes a long way in helping one enjoy wine more. That’s why an intimate online course with a master like James Suckling—a renowned American wine critic—makes a great gift for the wine drinker you suspect would like to dive a bit deeper.Buy Now

Ullo Wine Purifier and Handblown Carafe, $130 on Amazon

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Ullo works to purify wine, removing sulfites and sediment, which could be great especially if you drink a lot of wines with residual sediment or “dregs,” as it’s sometimes known. The handblown carafe can be used with or without the filter, too.Buy Now

A Cool Bottle of Bubbles to Saber, $199

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If you’ve got a brave and gadget-obsessed on your list, this bottle of Coup Champagne (aged 12 years), a sleek stopper, and saber is a total win. Sabering, if you don’t know, is the ultra-flamboyant art of opening a bottle of Champagne with a sword. Coup Champagne has managed to create a safe saber that does the job but won’t separate you from your hand should it slip. But still….please be careful, and practice first on a lesser bottle of bubbles.Buy Now

A Wine Subscription

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Ok so I know I said giving wine was impersonal but the one exception may be a subscription. Namely, because a lot of these subscriptions can be personalized, and have an engagement and discovery factor, so you’re really giving more than just wine. It’s a sort of a wine experience. Here are some of our favorite wine subscriptions to give yourself or gift this year.Buy Now

And check out Chowhound’s 2019 Gift Guide Headquarters for more great gifting ideas.

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Keto Cookbooks You Need in Your Kitchen

Whether you’re already a devotee of the keto diet or a curious newbie, keep these titles accessible in your kitchen to help maintain your keto lifestyle no matter what your circumstances (or taste preferences).

There is no shortage of blogs, Instagram feeds, and other places to get fed a daily dose of tips, tricks and recipes related to the ketogenic diet. But rather than get your information piecemeal it’s often better to have it all accessible in one handy place. That’s where these keto cookbooks come in.

From tomes featuring the basis of the ketogenic philosophy and the recipes you need to get you started to specific topics like desserts and sweets, or one-pot meals, get inspired with the step-by-step instructions, mouthwatering photography, and insider tips these books have at the ready.

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“The Keto Diet: The Complete Guide to a High-Fat Diet, with More than 125 Delectable Recipes and 5 Meal Plans to Shed Weight, Heal Your Body, and Regain Confidence” by Leanne Vogel, $18.89 on Amazon

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Leanne Vogel is the founder of @healthfulpursuit, a prolific author of more than 11 health programs, and host of “The Keto Diet Podcast;” in 2007 she also received her holistic nutrition certification. This book covers the basics of the keto diet, how to customize it to fit your life, what to expect, troubleshooting challenges like maintaining keto while traveling, common minor physical side effects you might experience, and how to counter them.

Keto fundamentals like bone broth, rendered fats, nuts, and seeds will help you prep your pantry, meal plans and shopping lists keep you organized, and categorized recipes from small bites and snacks to breakfast dishes to saucy and spicy fare will more than pique your palate.

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“Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health and Weight Loss, with 100+ Easy Low-Carb Recipes” by Suzanne Ryan, $23.48 on Amazon

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Suzanne Ryan of @ketokarma attributes her switch to a keto diet in 2015 with being able to naturally lose more than 120 pounds. This book chronicles her journey, how to deal with weight loss stalls during the process, and strategies for grocery shopping including must-have ingredients and staples. Recipes are simple and easy to follow: basics, breakfast, appetizers and snacks, beef, pork, seafood, and vegetable main dishes, soups and sides, and even desserts and drinks.

A 30 day meal plan is accompanied by tips on maintaining keto while dining out, on road trips, and even navigating coffee shops, and a closing message about gratitude helps you say on your keto journey.

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“Keto Air Fryer Cookbook for Beginners: Foolproof and Easy Air Fryer Recipes for Busy People on Ketogenic Diet” by Jessica Davis, $9.87 on Amazon

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The air fryer revolutionized healthy fried cuisine, allowing home cooks to circulate hot air around food using convection technology and “fry” food without a lot of added fat or calories. Even though the keto diet technology encourages consumption of fat, you may not want the greasiness that results from it—if so you’ll want this cookbook.

Tips on getting the most out of an air fryer are followed by air-fried recipes in all different categories, like super-popular fried kale chip appetizers, French toast sticks for brunch, lime-marinated beef fajitas, bacon rolls with sausage sticks, crispy parmesan chicken, and easy coconut shrimp. Vegetarians will like her take on basil tofu and keto sushi with cauliflower rice, while those with a sweet tooth will crave air fryer crème brûlée and awesome coconut cups.

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“Crazy Busy Keto: Recipes, Shortcuts and Tips for Surviving Without Sugar and Starch” by Kristie H. Sullivan, PhD, $13.99 on Amazon

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The author of “Keto Living Day by Day” and “Keto Gatherings” and the Head of Community for the popular site dietdoctor.com is back with her latest title, designed for busy people—like herself, as she juggles a full-time job, two children, two fur babies, and a husband and continues to crank out popular titles about the keto lifestyle.

If your life feels out of control and you are having a difficult time adhering to your diet, you’ll love her simple tips and shortcuts. She offers grab-and-go convenience store and grocery store purchases, tips on what to order for lunch and dinner in hotels and restaurants, breakfast recipes that are quicker and healthier than fast food, lunchbox ideas with no refrigeration required, strategies for storing food on the go, and intel on preventing food waste.

Each chapter has recipes that can be prepped even without a full kitchen, some of which only need five ingredients or fewer. Fall for her crustless quiche, cold pizza bowl, deconstructed chicken cordon bleu, and loaded baked yellow squash.

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“Keto Your Way: A Customizable Approach to a Low-Carb Lifestyle with Over 140 Recipes” by Julie Smith, $22.04 on Amazon

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Smith runs the popular Instagram blog @ketomadesimple, and her book strives to create a customizable plan for a keto diet depending on your individual needs.

In addition to 140 recipes in all different categories she covers “what ifs” sticky wickets like how to successfully dine out on keto, whether or not moderate alcohol consumption can actually be part of the keto diet, the benefits of intermittent fasting, how to handle hair loss when you are on the kiet diet, weight loss stalls, and what the keto flu is—and how to avoid it.

“Keto Your Way” does not subscribe to a one-size-fits-all keto plan which is refreshing and inspirational for those who might not be able to stick to something so regimented.

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“Keto Comfort Foods: Family Favorite Recipes Made Low-Carb and Healthy” by Maria Emmerich, $23.08 on Amazon

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This popular author, nutritionist, and speaker has legions of fans on her Instagram page and this book celebrates her childhood memories, family togetherness, and the convivial aspect of food through 170 body- and soul-filling recipes.

Dishes like garlic cheddar biscuits with gravy, buffalo chicken wings with the best blue cheese dressing, Charleston shrimp and grits, chicken pot pies, and pecan pie truffles will appeal to the comfort food lover in everyone.

Her philosophy of “food is celebratory, food triggers memories, and food stirs emotions” allow this title to go beyond a utilitarian tool for keto diet followers; it’s one that the entire family will gravitate towards again and again.

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“The One-Pot Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: 100+ Easy Weeknight Meals for Your Skillet, Slow Cooker, Sheet Pan and More” by Liz Williams, $10.79 on Amazon

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Everyday life can be crazy and hectic, and sometimes you don’t have time at 6 p.m. to bust out all the pots, pans, and skillets. Williams’ collection of more than a hundred recipes only take 45 minutes or less to prepare, making it easy for you to get a keto dinner on the table, clean up, and get out of the kitchen faster.

Chapters feature no-mess meals with ingredients that are easy to prep, simple recipes with fewer than eight ingredients, and weekly menu planners and cooking tips. Chapters are divided into eggs for dinner, chicken, pork and beef, fish and seafood, vegetable mains, hearty salads, soups and stews, sauces and basics, and desserts.

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“Keto Fat Bombs, Sweets & Treats: Over 100 Recipes and Ideas for Low-Carb Breads, Cakes, Cookies and More” by Urvashi Pitre, $12.79 on Amazon

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Expanding on her recipe blog TwoSleevers.com, Pitre focuses on recipes for fans of sweet treats and desserts who are sticking to a keto diet. She’s tweaked and reworked quick breads, muffins, pancakes, cookies, cakes, pies, and ice cream to be “fat bombs” to keep your macros in balance and prevent craving forbidden ingredients. And most recipes only require 10 to 15 minutes of prep time so you can get your sugar fix that much quicker. Drool over blueberry sour cream muffins, cinnamon mug cake, peanut butter bites, chocolate-fudge ice pops, cardamom custard, and cake toppers like maple-pecan buttercream frosting.Buy Now

“Southern Keto: 100+ Traditional Favorites for a Low-Carb Lifestyle” by Natasha Newton, $21.99 on Amazon

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If you are from the South or just a fan of Southern cuisine, you might think you need to abandon most of your favorites if you start up with a keto lifestyle. Not so, says Newton, the writer behind ketoislife.com. The Southern native went keto in 2014 to lose weight, fight food and sugar addictions, and counter her Crohn’s disease. Her story and heritage are chronicled at the beginning of the book, followed by more than a hundred of her favorite Southern recipes.

Whip up a cowboy breakfast skillet for a hearty morning meal, dill pickle chips for a casual gathering with friends, gumbo or chili for a football watching party, slow-cooker bourbon chicken so it’s ready when you are on a busy weeknight, beloved Southern staple fried green tomatoes, and meal-enders like pumpkin pie and quick blackberry cobbler for two.

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