This is a great and informative book that is based on up to date science. I found the plan to be intuitive and easy to remember after reading. The recipes do not have pictures or nutritional info, but they do sound delicious and simple to prepare. Oprea is a very likable author and I enjoyed the bit the reader learns about her through the book as well as how this book builds on her previous one, 4x4. This has updated information as she has learned more techniques that work well with her clients since the publication of 4x4. I really enjoyed this one and am excited to try out some of the recipes!

This book was very informative and motivational. I learned a lot of new things. I can't wait to start to try the recipes and exercises.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Power Plate Diet. I thought I was pretty knowledgeable about food, but Erin gave such great advice abut how to combat inflammation. The book was easy to read. It felt like Erin was in my living room having coffee and a conversation. I look forward to putting the new found information to work in my life and feeling better by reducing inflammation that I was now aware existed. I learned so much about what is happening in the cells of my body. I highly recommend the book to anyone who wants to step up their game with healthy eating.

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I received an advanced review copy of this book from NetGalley, and here are my thoughts.

There have been many books published on the benefits of an anti-inflammatory food diet and lifestyle.

If you are looking for a book that combines scientific information, case studies of actual clients, easy to digest charts of information, lists of food to help you shop, and simple to prepare recipes, this book would be a good one. There are no photographs of the recipes, but the cooking techniques are straightforward and you should have no problem making anything.

The author writes with enthusiasm and knowledge. Grains are included in the recommended diet, and the author gives reasoning behind it. As many people are avoiding grains these days, this different viewpoint might be of interest.

The Power Plate Diet is the second book Erin Oprea has published in her quest to support a healthy body from the inside out. Oprea's first book, The 4x4 Diet, covers basics of her lifestyle plan. Her newest book, The Power Plate Diet, grows this concept even further with useful health information. The beginning of this book really digs deep into the processes of a human body and how it functions best which I loved. Oprea then ventures into how to do this through eating, keeping focused and daily exercise routines. This is an easy lifestyle change, not a fad diet. You don't need to spend money on equipment that will just sit around after a few months. She takes real food, plus a few principles that can be incorporated quickly and easily (i.e. not eating complex carbs after your afternoon snack) to take your mind and body to a whole new level. Her continuous energy throughout the book not only benefits all of your pretty little muscles you visibly see but it goes right to the core to promote a healthy body internally. Organs are musles and they need the nutrients to make you feel your best. In addition to her books - she promotes and supports individuals through her instagram page, facebook and app "Pretty Little Muscles". What a better way to start 2021 with a mega dose of health and positive engery.

I was so excited for Erin’s second book to come out! It was awesome! I love how she keeps everything so easy to read and understand. The way the book is structured and the flow of it is simple to follow. By doing so it keeps the reader interested and informed, helping them to realize a healthy lifestyle is obtainable. She keeps her system practical and doable. I like that she includes all aspects of what it takes to live a healthy lifestyle especially addressing the affects of inflammation and the causes. She is real, straight up and funny all at the same time. Erin’s knowledge of the industry is so inspiring and motivating. When you apply her approach presented in her books,, a healthy lifestyle is so attainable. I love that her approach isn’t some fad diet. Her approach is backed by years of research, knowledge, experience and application. I would recommend The Power Plate Diet book to anyone looking to reach their health goals and maintain them.

The Power Plate Diet has four rules:
1. No super-starchy carbs after 4 p.m.
2. Cut back on added sugar
3. Cut back on sodium
4. Cut back on alcohol

In addition, what goes on your plate varies based on meal. For breakfast, it’s a third each of proteins, carbs, and fruits/non-starchy vegetables. For lunch, your meal consists of a third each of proteins, carbs/starchy vegetables, and non-starchy vegetables. Dinner is made up of a third proteins and two-thirds low or non-starchy vegetables. There are also two snacks per day.

The Power Plate Diet includes a four-week menu plan, a shopping list where you check what you need, a food prep plan, an exercise system, and lots of delicious recipes. Many of the recipes are vegetarian or vegan friendly. However, none of the recipes have nutritional information or photographs. If you are looking for a traditional diet and exercise plan, this book could work for you. 4 stars!

Thanks to Rodale Books and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

In The Power Plate Diet, Erin Oprea has written her second book on fitness and has developed a new power plate diet. It consists of a four-week meal plan to encourage nutrition and promote weight loss. Erin is a personal trainer and she is based in Nashville, Tennessee. She served in the Marines for 9 years and she served in two tours in Iraq in 2003 and 2005. She opened up about how she became a personal trainer. Some of her celebrity clients she has worked with and trained are: Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris, Ryan Hurd, Kelsea Ballerini, Kacey Musgraves, Jana Kramer, Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line, Lauren Alaina, Lee Ann Womack, Martina McBride, Carley Pearce, Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, and Alan Jackson and Denise Jackson. In the book, she shared how she trained her clients and taught them how to work out and be active and to eat a balanced diet. She also shared how at 52 years old her father died from a heart attack. She didn’t understand how he died because he was very active but she realized that he ate a bad diet. After his death, she studied nutrition and how food can help us to have energy, heal our bodies, and have longevity. She explained how important it is to choose the correct foods to eat and how it can help us to lose up to three to five pounds a week and if we also include exercise it can help us lose even more.


In the book, she looked at inflammation in our bodies and how bad inflammation can lead to obesity. She revealed how sugar, junk food, and foods we are allergic to or intolerant of can impact our fat cells and cause us to store extra fat and led us to being overweight. One of the biggest factors, we can look at is how much fat we have around our stomachs and this can be an indication that we are struggling with bad inflammation. In the book, she shared her own food sensitivities, such as onions and yeast for her and how she discovered her own sensitives. She revealed that 20% of us have some sort of food sensitivity and it can lead us to weight gain, cravings, and bloating.


I would recommend this life changing book to anyone who needs to lose weight for better health and they are ready for a richer life. I have always enjoyed listening to Erin’s teaching when I read her first book. I first learned about her from Carrie Underwood discussing how she got her toned legs from training with Erin. I mean just look at how fit Carrie’s legs are. I will admit I love the way Erin has helped some of these celebrities to tone up and to shape their bodies. Some of other favorites is how fit Jennifer Nettles, FGL, and Kelsea Ballerini have gotten. I also am a member of her Pretty Muscles app and have done quite a few workouts on the app and I will say the workouts and the fun card games are a fun way to workout. I also love how passionate Erin is on doing Tabata’s style workout and the book also include many different workouts and she will explain all of her workouts. I loved how the book also contained 4 weeks of clean eating and power foods. One of her biggest tips was not eating carbs after 3 or 4 pm which is something I plan on trying. I also need to follow the water rule to help fat proof and help use it as a natural appetite suppressant. I have also been taking her collagen recommendations but I can’t try her beet juice because I have had kidney stones and that can aggravate them. I will say I highlighted a lot in this book and I will be rereading this book in my journey to health and wellness and practicing the tips and principles. I enjoyed the recipes she included and the 4 weeks meal plan and I’m curious to try and make some of these.



"I received this book free from Erin Opera and her book launch team, for my honest review.”

This is a very comprehensive plan to help anyone get the inflammation in their body under control. The book begins by explaining how the way of eating most of us are familiar with is very detrimental to our health as well as our waistlines. She also lets you know how none of us should completely give up the foods we love. If you crave doughnuts, as much as the author does, you should have them now and then, but not every day.

The plan is based on eating carbs before 3 every day--healthy ones, such as oatmeal for breakfast along with other nutritious foods, but then stop eating them by 3:00 because your body doesn't burn through them as well when you are relaxing in the evening. .

Erin Oprea has included recipes, eating out guidelines that are easy to follow and quick, toss-a meal-together ideas. Very comprehensive.

The Power Plate diet is a book everyone needs in their arsenal of health. There is so much good information and science as to why we need to eat healthy and move our bodies. Erin explains the reasons very clearly and simply so it is easy to follow. You will feel motivated and empowered to take charge or strengthen your health journey.

A lot of information in a an easy to read book. It was easy to follow the advice the author was giving. Not an easy diet to follow but easy to understand