But surely Italian food, with its pasta, pizzas and oil-soaked breads, is as far from being low calorie and low carb as you can get? Not in the hands of of Italian food and low-carb specialists Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi.

With a combined ninety-three years of cooking experience and several bestsellers between them, Katie and Giancarlo have become leading advocates for the health benefits of a low-carb diet. Here, they show you how, in more than eighty fabulous Italian recipes combining healthy ingredients with a little kitchen know-how, you can still eat some of the tastiest food on the planet while shedding weight and achieving a healthier, happier and more energized you.

Expert nutritionist Jenny Phillips introduces the book, defining the Mediterranean diet and relating it to the Caldesi's tried-and-tested approach. Using the recipes that follow and the Caldesi's bespoke CarbScale, anyone can enjoy delicious low-carb Italian food, from sugar-free dolci and low-carb pizza to portion-controlled pasta with abundant vegetables and delicious sauces.

Other cookbooks by this author

• The 30 Minute Diabetes Cookbook: Eat to Beat Diabetes with 100 Easy Low-carb Recipes
• The 30-Minute Diabetes Cookbook: Eat to Beat Diabetes with 100 Easy Low-carb Recipes
• The Amalfi Coast: A Collection of Italian Recipes
• The Amalfi Coast: A Collection of Italian Recipes
• The Amalfi Coast / Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake: A Collection of Italian Recipes
• Around the World in 120 Salads: Fresh, Healthy, Delicious
• Around the World in Salads: 120 Ways to Love Your Leaves
• The Caldesi Low-Carb Christmas: Celebrate with 40 Low-Carb and Gluten Free Recipes
• Cook Italy: More Than 400 Authentic Recipes and Techniques from Every Region of Italy
• The Diabetes Air Fryer Cookbook: Over 100 Easy, Low Carb Recipes and Meal Plans to Lose Weight and Beat Type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes Air Fryer Cookbook: Easy, Everyday Recipes to Lose Weight and Beat Type 2 Diabetes
• The Diabetes Weight-Loss Cookbook: A Life-changing Diet to Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
• The Gentle Art of Preserving: Pickling, Smoking, Freezing, Drying, Curing, Fermenting, Bottling, Canning, and Making Jams, Jellies and Cordials
• The Gentle Art of Preserving: Inspirational Recipes from Around the World
• The Gentle Art of Preserving / Preserving - Pickling, Fermenting, Freezing, Drying, Curing and Canning: Inspirational Recipes from Around the World
• The Italian Cookery Course: Techniques, Masterclasses, Ingredients, Traditional Recipes
• The Italian Cookery Course: Techniques, Masterclasses, Ingredients, Traditional Recipes
• The Italian Cookery Course: Techniques, Masterclasses, Ingredients, Traditional Recipes
• The Italian Cooking Course: More Than 400 Authentic Recipes and Techniques from Every Region of Italy
• The Italian Cooking Course: Techniques. Masterclasses. Ingredients. Traditional Recipes
• The Italian Mama's Kitchen: Authentic Home-style Recipes
• The Italian Mama's Kitchen: Authentic Homestyle Recipes
• The Italian Mama's Kitchen: Authentic Homestyle Recipes
• The Italian Mama's Kitchen
• The Long and the Short of Pasta: A Collection of Treasured Italian Dishes
• The Long and the Short of Pasta: A Collection of Treasured Italian Dishes
• The Low Carb Italian Kitchen: Modern Mediterranean Recipes for Weight Loss and Better Health
• The Low Carb Weight-Loss Cookbook: Katie & Giancarlo Caldesi
• The Low-Carb Weight Loss Cookbook: Lose weight and change your life in 6 weeks
• Preserving - Pickling, Fermenting, Freezing, Drying, Curing and Canning
• Recipes from Rome (Eat Around Italy)
• Recipes from Rome (Eat Around Italy) / Rome: Centuries in an Italian Kitchen
• Recipes from Sicily (Eat Around Italy)
• Recipes from Sicily (Eat Around Italy)
• Recipes from Venice
• Recipes from Venice (Eat Around Italy)
• Return to Tuscany: Recipes from a Tuscan Cookery School
• Return to Tuscany: Recipes from a Tuscan Cookery School
• The Reverse Your Diabetes Cookbook: Lose Weight and Eat to Beat Type 2 Diabetes
• Rome: Centuries in an Italian Kitchen / Recipes from Rome
• Sicily: Recipes from an Italian Island
• Sicily Recipes from an Italian Island / Recipes from Sicily
• Tuscany: Simple Meals and Fabulous Feasts from Italy
• Venice Recipes Lost and Found / Recipes from Venice (Eat Around Italy)
• Wild Rosemary and Lemon Cake / The Amalfi Coast: A Collection of Italian Recipes from the Amalfi Coast