The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners: A No-Stress Meal Plan with Easy Recipes to Heal the Immune System

The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners is an absolute gem for anyone looking to eat healthier without feeling overwhelmed. The book is super approachable—no complicated jargon, no intimidating meal plans, just simple, easy-to-follow guidance. The recipes are delicious, practical, and use ingredients that are easy to find. I especially love that the meal plan is “no-stress”—it gives structure without feeling rigid, so it’s easy to stick with. The tips on anti-inflammatory foods, portioning, and cooking methods are practical and informative, making it a great resource for beginners. Whether you’re new to anti-inflammatory eating or just looking for simple, tasty recipes to support your health, this book is a must-have. Clear, helpful, and genuinely inspiring—highly recommend!

Good ideas for beginners, several simple recipes, good flavors. Love it!

I’ve really enjoyed this cookbook—it’s both informative and inspiring. It starts with a clear explanation of inflammation, how it can be beneficial or harmful, and its links to various health conditions. I appreciated the practical advice on how anti-inflammatory foods can support healing and long-term health. The 2 week meal plan, complete with grocery lists and meal prep tips 🎉, is honestly why I bought the book. I haven’t fully dived in to it yet due to the holiday chaos but so far I’ve tried a few random recipes, and they’ve all been fantastic! My only complaint is the lack of pictures. As a visual learner, I like to see what the food should look like (before I mess it up), but none of the recipes include photos. If I could, I would give it 4.5 stars only for the lack of photos! Overall, it’s a wonderful guide for anyone looking to eat healthier and reduce inflammation. I’m excited to try more recipes when life slows down!

I bought this book to help my husband who has inflammation issues. I myself have a gluten allergy and have been gluten free for many years. This is the first cookbook that I’ve purchased that I really LOVE. As of this writing, I’ve made 18 of theses recipes so far that are delicious. And some that I’ve already repeated. I love the fact that meat recipes are included. It’s not just for vegetarians or vegans. Most of the meat recipes are for fish and chicken, with a few for pork tenderloin, 1 ground beef and 1 steak. Also, almost every recipe is gluten free. And those that are not, have a tip to make them gluten free. For instance, swapping out regular pasta for gluten free, or gluten free toast for whole wheat. Another great feature is that all of these recipes are easy, and except for spices, have only 5 easy to find ingredients. No fancy expensive ingredients to buy. I like that the book gives you a 2week meal plan with a shopping list and an optional weekly prep guide. It’s very well laid out and easy to follow. However, because there are a few recipes with ingredients that I don’t like (beets for instance), I decided not to follow the weekly meal plans at first. Instead I picked out a few recipes I wanted to try, and kept a list of the ones that we really liked as we tried them. For the recipes we didn’t like, which were only a few, we substituted a recipe we did like. This allowed us to make our own meal plan. The beginning of this book explains inflammation and gives you a list of foods to enjoy, foods to consider with care, and foods to avoid. This book focuses on healthy fats, gluten free grains, veggies, low sugar fruits, seeds, legumes and anti-inflamatory spices like turmeric, ginger, rosemary and more. So, has it helped my husband with his inflammation issues? It sure has. He has bad shoulder issues and following this diet has given him a greater range of motion in the shoulder and a lot less pain throughout the day. For me, I’ve discovered that having less dairy (can anyone say cheese please!) has helped me feel less bloated and I’ve lost a little weight. Here are my top pros & cons. Pros: Gluten free Easy recipes that don’t involve a lot of hard to find ingredients and are quick to make The book is well laid out High hit-rate of great tasting recipes Includes both a recipe index and a full index Priced right Cons: Wish it came in a spiral bound version (but mine has held up very well so far) There are some pictures but could have included more A few of the breakfast recipes were bland, so stick to the ones you try that you like

I like the information in the book, it is straightforward and easy to understand. The recipes seem easy as well, so that's a plus! The format is not as advertised, though. In the Amazon listing, there were photos of recipe pages with pictures of ingredients for the recipe in the margins. I am a very visual person, and this omission makes this book infinitely less usable to me. I would not have bought it if I had known the recipes had no pictures. The quality of the printing is also not great, it looks like someone printed this out on their inkjet at home. Overall, I'm going to keep it, but I'll be looking for another cookbook in the meantime. *Update: the formatting discrepancy was Amazon's fault. They have photos of recipe pages from "The Easy Anti-inflammatory Diet." If you look closely at the bottom of the recipe pages, it says The Easy Anti-inflammatory Diet, and you can also see these same photos in the product description of this book.

I was looking for easy to make and not too expensive foods to buy for a family member suffering from swollen joints and various other health issues. I really appreciated the easy to understand introduction that talked about how to establish such a dietary habit, how to get organized both kitchen/pantry and mentally for changes, and then a well organized offering of menus and and recipes. I like how each weekly menu suggested ways to use up leftovers in a different meal so there's no waste and the menu doesn't break the food budget. I would say half the menu items/recipes are ones that I can cook for my family member so that makes this book a winner.

There is so much useful information in here if you’re just getting started. Love that there are meal prep plans by the week. This has been such a great tool.

Really like how many recipes are in this book! Trying to eat more of an anti inflammatory diet and honestly had no clue where to start. This book has been very helpful in teaching me healthier ways to eat. I also like the variety of recipes in here. Highly recommend!