57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
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This works!, April 23, 2007
My wife and I have lost weight every week we have tried this diet. It is very easy to understand and implement. The recipes are fantastic and very filling. We are amazed that we can lose weight and still eat most of the foods we love. We are eating better and feeling better than we have for years. The concept behind this book does not rely on gimmicks or unproven theories. The basic idea is that your body is like a calculator. What is added is calorie intake (weight you gain) what is subtracted is energy burned (weight you lose). The book explains how to easily calculate and eventually balance this equation. After trying a host of diets that were embarrassingly unscientific and unworkable it is nice to find one that is logical and practical.
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
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Doesn't taste "diet", July 13, 2007
I've always found healthy cookbooks to be hit-or-miss. Either the recipes are excellent or they really, really, really stink - as in, you can't wait to toss the offending dish into the trash.
Not so with this EatingWell cookbook. My fiance and I have been blown away by the amount of excellent recipes contained within. He's 100 percent Italian, and normally there's no pleasing his palate with anything except his mom's pasta. So his satisfaction is a major compliment to EatingWell! Did we love every recipe? No. But at the worst, a recipe might have been so-so.
Now, neither of us needs to really lose weight, so we look at this book more as more of a means to healthier eating. But guess what? Just by eating mainly EatingWell entrees, I did slim down. Can't say I mind that, especially since it was so easy!
While we still have plenty more we want to try, so far these recipes have made the cut: Greens with Parmesan Vinaigrette, Roasted Red Pepper Subs (a particular favorite; try it with some Boar's Head lean, low-sodium roast beef), Oven-Fried Chicken (not quite the same as the real thing, but still delicious), Mushroom-Sausage-Spinach Lasagna (best the day you make it; for some reason it doesn't reheat well), Spicy Beef with Shrimp and Bok Choy, and Oven Fries.
Some people might be surprised to see a good chunk of the book is dedicated to how to eat well, with the actual recipes starting around page 100. Don't skip over that how-to section. It contains a lot of useful information. But if you have a hankering for more recipes - as I did - you can go to www.eatingwell.com. Sign up with the site for free - they won't harass you with e-mails - and you can browse their recipe archive. There's hundreds of great recipes there, as well as diet-related articles. A bonus is that most of the recipes have pictures, even if the cookbook version of the recipe didn't. Plus, the recipes are rated by users!
Some great online recipes that we've sampled: Crustless Crab Quiche, Tortellini & Zucchini Soup, Oven Barbecued Pork Chops, Hamburger and Sour Cream Casserole, Gnocchi with Tomatoes, Pancetta & Wilted Watercress (one of our favorites), Tandoori Chicken and Inside Out Cheeseburgers (yummy cheese on the inside of the burger).
Sound good? They are. My deepest gratitude to EatingWell for making a healthy diet so darn tasty!
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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The EatingWell Diet, January 4, 2009
This review is from: The EatingWell Diet: 7 Steps to a Healthy, Trimmer You (EatingWell) (Paperback)
I am a registered Dietitian and I loved this book. I have one and came to Amazon to buy several for my friends. The Diet is based on firm science and easy to follow. The food diary is a bonus and encourages thoughtfull eating. Thomas Cooley, MA, RD Director of Nutrition at Temple University Hospital
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