30 Day Kick Start Plan: 100 Delicious Recipes with Energy Boosting Workouts Paperback – November 26, 2020

Great book. Lots of fun recipies.

The first thing to note is that this is a lot more than your standard recipe book. It features advice on hydration, sleep, lifestyle choices, goal setting and keeping motivated among other things. The recipes themselves are fairly simple, mostly with 6-10 ingredients, but are made interesting by the use of herbs and spices. You certainly do not need to be a qualified chef to attempt any of them. The recipes come from many different cuisines around the world, but also have some things included like Lancashire hotpot and ham, egg and chips. I'm not sure recipes like these, or the simple smoothie recipes at the beginning of the book, are really worthwhile but there is enough variety elsewhere in the book. A few things that people may love or hate make many appearances, such as feta and chorizo. The majority of the meat dishes have a vegetarian substitution at the bottom of the page. The food photography is mostly very good.The training plan features many simple exercises that work most of the muscles in the body. You will need a pair of dumbbells if you plan to attempt all of them. It's pretty much the sort of thing you would attempt in a gym circuits or HIIT class. There then follows a very specific 30 day meal plan, which also tells you to exercise 5 days per week. How much use these plans are will vary very much from person to person I am sure.Overall, it's an interesting book which is a little different from the norm. The recipes are quite varied while being simple to prepare. Featuring a chapter on exercising is unusual, but everything in this chapter is well-explained.For completeness the contents page looks like this:Introduction 4Reduced carb 30Snacks 132Post workout 144The training plan 222The 30 day plan 260Index 265The full list of recipes:PBJ smoothieChai spiced banana smoothieGolden smoothieBlueberry smoothieCarrot, orange and ginger smoothieElvis pancakesManchego, chilli jam and olive frittataSpicy Turkish scrambled eggsSage butter chicken with lemony spring greensBlackened cod with pico de gallo salsa and smashed avoSteak with hazelnut romesco and green beansSesame cauliflower, pomegranate and mixed herb salad with tahini dressingWasabi tuna mayo 'poke bowl'Tuna, white bean, marinated feta and salsa verdeSalmon with tarragon crème fraîche and garlicky spinachChipolatas in onion gravy with carrot and parsnip mashPrawn and lemongrass coconut curry with mange toutCumin-spiced lamb and feta fattoushSeared steak, blue cheese, pear and watercressPoached salmon with cream cheese and chive scrambled eggsCayenne pollock with minted pea yoghurt sauce and baby gemSteak fajita fried eggsPaprika prawn, corn and cheddar chowderGrilled chicken cobb saladChorizo niçoise saladBeef bulgogiSoy, five spice and orange chicken with little treesSausage shakshukaSmoked mackerel with horseradish yoghurt and parsnip rostiCurried lamb steaks with coconut yoghurt and coriander chutneyPork chop with grilled peach, mozzarella and watercressCurried cottage pieGrilled lamb chops with warm hummus, quick pickled red onions and pistachiosBalsamic steak with goat's cheese, rocket and cherry tomatoesCreamy turkey, mushroom and courgette stroganoffThai green pork lettuce cupsSpicy chicken curry soupSaag paneer with cauliflower riceChargrilled chicken with mojo verdeAlmond butter satay chicken with Asian slawSalt and pepper prawns with sweet chilliSteak hachéSeeded chicken schnitzel saladLamb and pea keemaSweetcorn fritters with chorizo and mango and avocado salsaCacciatore chicken with mixed olives and fetaMediterranean halloumi traybakeSea bass with pesto and charred courgette chilli and mintSmoky chorizo mixed bean stewCoronation chicken saladChicken souvlaki with tzatziki, sliced tomato and olivesTomato, fennel and fish stewBeetroot and feta patties with pomegranate molasses and tomato saladTurkey and red pepper panang curryTomato-baked cod with capers and pine nutsParma ham and sundried tomato parmigianaTikka masala, halloumi and chickpea kachumbaPeanut butter, mushroom, spinach and tomato stewCreamy coconut, carrot and sweet potato soup with chilli paneer croutonsBoiled egg protein pot with spinach and tahiniTurkey, brie and cranberry sausage rollsPeri peri popcorn chickenWalnut and roasted red pepper dipDark chocolate, almond and sea salt clustersChicken phoBeef cobbler with chive and horseradish dumplingsKale and walnut pesto gnocchiLancashire hotpotChorizo chilaquilesTurkey meatballs and harissa spaghettiJoe's mustardy ham, egg and chipsCajun-style prawns with lime sweet potato mashChicken and chorizo filo pieLamb rogan joshCarbonara risottoBlack bean, quinoa and sweet potato chilliSoy mushroom banh miTandoori chicken burger with cucumber raitaVietnamese sticky salmon with coconut riceBombay potato hash with halloumiChimichurri steak with mixed grainsSausage, fennel and chilli rigatoniBroccoli and anchovy penne with toasted pumpkin seedsMoroccan-spiced carrot, pomegranate and hazelnut wild riceSesame tahini ramenPasta and chickpea stewParma ham and pesto poached egg bagelHoisin turkey pancakesPrawn and chorizo orzo jambalayaSalmon puttanesca linguineGreen lentil spinach daal with poached egg and crispy onionsBaked aromatic chicken and pistachio pilauCod with olive tapenade, tomatoes and couscousSatay broccoli and egg fried riceSingapore prawn noodlesChipotle turkey tacosChipolatas with balsamic lentilsGarlicky greens and poached egg grain bowl with toasted seedsPork with roasted red pepper and riceChicken shawarma and mixed grain tabboulehSalmon and new potato colcannonLentil sloppy JoeChicken quinoa primavera

I am very disappointed to see how meat heavy all the recipes are. If you are vegan or vegetarian, like my family, I would not recommend. It is a real shame that Joe Wicks, someone with such far reaching influence, would not be encouraging people to eat less meat for all the obvious reasons :(

I am a 54 year old woman who completed the 90 day plan over the summer with exactly the results I had hoped for - slimmer, fitter and more energetic. However, I felt a bit lost and needed some more motivation to continue. I didn’t go for the Graduate Plan as I am veggie and it didn’t cater for me.This book fills the gap and lots of the recipes have a veggie swap.My only suggestion would be to offer a way of working out how to reduce the ingredients to suit your loss as I am 5ft 1 and under 9 stone so I would need to cut the ingredients down to lose weight.

Am currently doing Joe Wicks’s 90 Day Plan, and bought this as I wanted to have new recipes. So glad I did! It arrived yday and last night made the Almond Butter Satay Chicken with Asian Slaw for the family. Total winner!Other reviewers have mentioned the lack of veggie recipes.... most of his recipes tell you what to swap the fish or meat with, and as a family with mixed vegetarian/meat eating we do that anyway with most recipes.Yes, most dishes are for one (as with the 90 Day Plan) but it’s good to give the brain a workout and multiply the quantities by 4,5,6 etc.Mouthwatering photos & the plan explained for those interested in following it.Thank you Joe Wicks!

I love Joe and what he does for the nations health, however most of his books assume that only 1 person is eating and this book is the same. For people who want to feed their family these healthy recipes, It's such a faff to have to then add up how much to cook for 3 people for every recipe so unfortunately I'm sending this back. Until Joe changes his recipe format to include more servings i wont buy anymore books sadly.