Diet 911 : Food Cop to the Rescue with 265 New Low-Fat Recipes [Hardcover]

Yolanda Bergman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 1997

When Bill Murray, Carrie Fisher, Madeleine Stowe, Leeza Gibbons, Kate Jackson, and other health-conscious stars have questions about their diets, they know who to call: nutrition consultant Yolanda Bergman.  Now Yolanda gives you her number--Diet 911.

There's hardly a packaged food or diet product that Yolanda Bergman hasn't investigated, a type of restaurant menu she hasn't analyzed, or a recipe she hasn't reworked to help her celebrity clients get leaner and healthier.  But unlike many diet gurus, she wants them, and you, to start doing something extraordinary.  She wants you to enjoy food--indulge during the holidays, nurture yourself when you're blue, treat yourself to chocolate, cheese, bread, and wine...without getting fat or sacrificing your health.

In Diet 911, Yolanda gives you the secrets to a slimmer, fitter you--food you will love and recipes that will keep you coming back for more.  You'll learn what new products are good for you and which you should leave on the supermarket shelf.  And you'll find 265 delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks that contain maximum nutrition and natural ingredients that are as quick and easy to prepare as a frozen microwave dinner.

For instance, there's Luke's Adobe Chicken (210 calories and 2.4 fat grams); Overnight Drenched French Toast with Cinnamon Syrup (377 calories and 3.5 fat grams); and Sweet Potato Chili (321 calories and 1.5 fat grams).  And don't miss Roasted Tarragon Asparagus, Sake Cilantro Chicken, Pasta in a Rage, Garden Pizza, Chocolate Cheesecake, and Skinny Kisses--real chocolate kisses with just 0.2 fat grams each!

Whether you're eating in or ordering out, going to a five-star restaurant or your favorite local eatery, Yolanda gives you the answers you need to make smart, healthy choices without sacrificing your joy of eating.  You don't have to feel overwhelmed by the prospect of slimming down or starting another diet. In Diet 911, Yolanda does all the work for you.  She shows you how to take back control of the food in your life, eat happily, and stay fit, by sharing her proven secrets of living thin and loving it.  And it's so easy, you'll want to start today!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Yolanda Bergman, diet consultant to the stars and owner of a home-delivery gourmet health-food service in Hollywood, gives a no-nonsense, no quick-fix philosophy to weight control. It's a lifetime of exercise, she writes, and eating a nutritious, low-fat diet--but that doesn't mean denying yourself tasty food. Bergman provides 265 easy-to-prepare, gourmet recipes to make weight control that much easier. She includes foods such as Skinny Kisses (low-fat chocolate kisses) and Sicilian Chicken. In a bit of name-dropping, Bergman lists Nolina's Turkey Chili and Tandori Shrimp and Scallop Kabobs as two of television talk-show host Leeza Gibbons's favorites. The recipes are so simple, Bergman calls many of them "no-brainers."

Author of the bestselling Food Cop, Bergman wrote Diet 911 to serve as the reader's "emergency help line," not as an encyclopedic lesson in fitness and nutrition. "This help line is here to give you answers, not more lectures on things you already know about how to get thin and stay healthy." She ends with a short chapter, "The Bottom Line: What It Takes to Lose Weight Once and for All," that sketches out a six-week plan and lists "Eleven Absolutes for Everybody." Although one of the "absolutes" is "move, move, move," the book isn't meant to provide a full-fledged fitness program. Instead, Diet 911 motivates with upbeat words and those 265 gourmet recipes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Apparently Bergman, a.k.a. the "Food Cop," is even more intimidating to would-be binge eaters than the spastic Susan Powter. Here, she offers a collection of healthy recipes.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Bantam; First Edition and First Printing edition (March 3, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553099922
• ISBN-13: 978-0553099928
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,547,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great and informative book on healthy-eating, August 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diet 911: Food Cop to the Rescue with 265 New Low-Fat Recipes (Mass Market Paperback)

I really liked Yolanda's book. Her writing style is engaging. She does a good job of giving some introductory nutrition tips that relate to real-life, every-day eating. Not all of the recipes come out perfectly, but for the most part, there is something for everyone. There is even advice on ethnic foods and seasonings, which helps increase variety of the food you can eat. I have had the best luck with foods that are baked i.e. muffins and lasagne. However, since I am working full-time and am a part-time student, her suggestions for no-brainer quick food-on-the-go has helped me make better food choices (and lose 15 pounds -- gradually). I live in California so it is easy for me to find large health food stores that carry the brands she mentions. However I've noticed a trend in larger chain stores like Safeway, Lucky etc. in stocking things like Wonderslim and Whole Wheat Flour by Arrowmills. Yolanda's right: as a consumer, we all have power in our spending dollars. Retailers are taking note of what and how much we buy. If you want more stores to carry more healthful and better quality brand foods, show them by buying it. The competition will definitely catch on.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good read, but some problems, April 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diet 911: Food Cop to the Rescue with 265 New Low-Fat Recipes (Mass Market Paperback)

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book. The author's attitude toward eating and dieting is very healthy and practical, and she offers good nutritional tips as well. However, I have had a number of problems with some of the recipes -- undercooked chicken, runny sauces, etc and have had to adapt the recipes accordingly. But, some of the other recipes are quite good (I agree with the other reviewer in that the tuna salad is yummy) and it makes for worthwhile reading.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas for lowfat, healthy cooking, March 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diet 911: Food Cop to the Rescue with 265 New Low-Fat Recipes (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a very readable book which isn't just about dieting; it's about eating healthy and making responsible food choices. Yolanda's style is entertaining and enlightening. She spurns 'diet junk food' and urges readers to eat more natural foods. Good advice, but not necessarily practical. Many of the brands of food she recommends are not to be found at your local grocery store. Nevertheless, many of the recipes were intriguing. I tried the tuna salad with cottage cheese and capers, and it was a delicious alternative to traditional mayonnaise-laden tuna salad. The Worcestershire turkey burgers were pretty good as well, though when making them the meat mixture was so wet that I figured for sure the recipe was going to be a flop. Yolanda gives great ideas for lowfat, healthy lunches and breakfasts on the go. The only thing I didn't care for was the nutritional breakdowns. Dietary fat grams are not provided, thus it is difficult for me to use a Weight Watchers Points Finder to determine the points value of a particular dish. Nevertheless, with all it's helpful strategies for lowfat cooking, this is a good addition to my cookbook library.