Cook Yourself Thin Faster: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too with Over 75 New Recipes You Can Make in a Flash! [Paperback]

Lifetime Television (Author), Lauren Deen (Author)

Book Description

Release date: December 29, 2009

From the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series . . . Cook Yourself Thin FASTER

Lose Weight without Losing Your Mind!

Discover what everyone is talking about: the easiest, most enjoyable way to lasting weight loss. Following the smash hit original comes this brand-new collection of over 75 even easier recipes, plus smart cooking tips and real-life success stories. Finally, a diet to savor . . .

Cook Yourself Thin FASTER delivers more mouthwatering low-fat recipes, more skinny alternatives to your cravings, and more quick and easy meals in HALF the time! We know there's hardly ever enough time to cook. With Cook Yourself Thin FASTER you can drop a dress size without sacrificing the foods you love and spend less time in the kitchen so you can enjoy . . . life!

Have your cake and eat it too with these delectable recipes:

Mini Blueberry Muffins
Seven-Layer Dip
Pineapple Mojitos
Asian Chicken Salad
Shrimp and Grits
Cheese "Fries"
Carrot Soup with a Kick
Flank Steak with Indian Salsa
White Pizza with Roasted Mushrooms

What are you waiting for? Cook Yourself Thin FASTER!

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Voice; 1 Original edition (December 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401341381
• ISBN-13: 978-1401341381
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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82 of 84 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars interesting recipes January 25, 2010

By Alla S. VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

According to the introduction, "Cook Yourself Thin" by Lifetime Television is not a diet manual, but a cook book aimed at providing delicious recipes that help you lose weight. The colorful book is divided into sections like Breakfast, Starters, Mains, Sides/Soups/Salads, and Dessert. Each recipe includes the serving size and nutrients information, along with the list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions. About half of the recipes are accompanied by pictures.

Judging from the book's title, I was curious but initially prepared for standard veggie recipes and uninspiring meals that focused more on losing weight than wetting the appetite. However, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the majority of the recipes sounded exactly as promised--delicious. Examples of the recipes included were hot wings, pineapple mojito, strawberry shortcake, white pizza with roasted mushrooms, spaghetti surprise, BBQ salmon, new greek salad, mini blueberry muffins, cheese fries, chocolate volcano cake, violet smoothie, chicken cordon bleu, tiramisu, and many more.

I like the fact that most of the above food is definitely not something you would associate with dieting. As explained by the book, however, the key to losing weight wasn't depriving yourself of food, but adjusting the ingredients and controlling the amount you consume. The recipes themselves tend to stay on the short side. The less time-consuming ones have a lightning icon drawn next to them.

An added bonus is a special section at the end of the book, called "Menus," were recipes from the book along with their page numbers are organized into different categories like Girl's Night Out, Romantic Dinner for Two, Brunch, Game Night, Sunday Night Supper, Italian, Breakfast for Dinner, and etc. Overall, an impressive book.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff September 23, 2010

By Heather English

Format:Paperback

I bought the first book because I loved the show. Sad that it didn't last long but changing the times and having odd hours of showings is never a good idea for a new show.

I liked the first book but wish there were more pictures. This book has the same problem.

Another thing is they have recipes that wouldn't appeal to alot of people. Some ingretients are very expensive as well. If you go on youtube they think spending $7 on ingretients for a snack is reasonable.

The reason I gave this book only 3 stars instead of five is there were alot of repeat recipes or recipes that had incorrect information in them (missing steps, missing ingretients etc)

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars better than the first book February 20, 2010

By markita6790

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I was very satisfied and not disappointed by this book . Although I liked the first book, it has many more recipes and I believe they taste better too. The updates on the people also helped with encouragement. The snack list of 100 calories or less was very useful.It seems to have more suggestions for variations of a recipe.For example, the chicken cordon bleu recipe has suggestions for a greek and mexican versions.