Media release
11 July 2016
Aussie Low Carb Cookbook Wins International Award
From 5,000 entries, carbs by numbers picks up Silver at the IPPY’s
Sandra Dunbar and Meg Pell’s first cookbook, carbs by numbers recipe options ─ 15g carbs
or less per serve, has won a silver medal in the international 2016 Independent Publisher
Book Awards, known as the IPPY’s.
The IPPY’s recognise excellence in independent publishing and are held each year in North
America. In this 20th year of the awards, the presentation was held on the 99th floor of the
iconic Chicago skyscraper, Willis Tower (Sears Tower).
carbs by numbers was among a handful of Australian publications recognised at the awards,
which are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles
published by independent authors and publishers.
This year’s contest attracted nearly 5,000 entries with winning medallists from 11 countries
who vied for IPPY gold, silver and bronze medallions in around 110 categories.
carbs by numbers ─ 15g carbs or less is the first in a series of low and no carb recipe books.
Sandra and Meg’s second book, carbs by numbers ─ christmas, has festive recipes that are
also 15g of carbs or less per serve. This makes the book perfect for ‘Christmas in July’ and
other special occasion celebrations.
Co-author Sandra Dunbar from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, said they were stunned
when advised they had won the silver medal in the Cookbooks - Nutritional/Vegetarian
category.
“It did take us the good part of two years to bring the first book to fruition, so it is very
rewarding. Our carbs by numbers books are all beautifully presented and have an extended
nutritional panel for every recipe.
All the recipes are colour coded according to the level of carbohydrates per serve: 0-5g
carbs is colour coded green, 6-10g carbs is colour coded blue and 11-15g carbs is colour
coded magenta.
The book makes carb-conscious meal planning easy. For example, four seed crackers (1g)
with guacamole (1g) followed by pork and sage rounds with cauliflower mash (4g) and
finishing with tiramisu (7g), adds up to a meal of just 13g of carbohydrates.
The 112-page book with a full colour photograph for every recipe includes options that many
low-carb followers may not expect to find such as crunchy granola, Japanese pancakes,
tiramisu, pizza and chocolate cake. The recipes are also gluten free.
There’s a good cross section of hot and cold recipes, vegetarian and non-vegetarian, and all
are family-friendly. All the ingredients are readily available at supermarkets.
carbs by numbers recipe options ─ 15g carbs or less per serve is available in softback from
the carbs by numbers website www.carbsbynumbers.com, as well as all good retail book
stores, both online and in-store. The eBook can be purchased from iBook or Kobo either
direct or through the www.carbsbynumbers.com website. The softback has a RRP of $24.95
while the eBook can be purchased for $9.95.
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Media enquiries:
To interview Sandra Dunbar or to request a book to review, please contact Wendy
McWilliams at WMC Public Relations. Tel: 03 9803 2588 / 0421 364 665. Email:
[email protected]
Sandra Dunbar can be contacted on 0409 020 534 and via email at
[email protected]
About the authors:
Sandra Dunbar and Meg Pell are friends and live on the Mornington Peninsula south of
Melbourne, Australia. Both are successful business owners. With the traditional food
pyramid now turned upside down, Sandra and Meg have set about taking a fresh look at
carbs and conduct weekly recipe development sessions where high carb foods are
substituted with natural ingredient combinations.
Their first book, carbs by numbers recipe options ─ 15g carbs or less per serve was
published in mid-2015. Their second book, carbs by numbers recipe options christmas ─
15g carbs or less per serve was published in December 2015 and another new low carb
recipe book is in the pipeline.
Georgia McDermott was commissioned to do the food styling and photography.
Photographs:
The following photographs are available in high resolution. They can be download from
http://carbsbynumbers.com/category/newsroom/ or you can request them from Wendy
McWilliams at [email protected]
Sandra Dunbar with the silver medal for her co-authored cookbook, carbs by numbers, which took out
the award at the international 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY’s).
This beautifully presented cookbook, carbs by numbers, has won a silver medal in the
international 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY’s).
Certificate awarding carbs by numbers a Silver Medal in the international Independent Publisher Book
Awards 2016.