The foods featured in the New York Times bestseller Flat Belly Diet! not only help women lose belly fat, they also happen to make delicious and healthy meals for the whole family. So that dieters can sit down to dinner with everyone, without having to cook special foods separately for themselves, the Flat Belly Diet! Family Cookbook features 150 scrumptious family-friendly classics (with a healthy MUFA twist), such as White Pita Pizzas and Baked Chicken Parmesan, and sweet treats, like the Choco-Nut Sundae and Peanut Butter No-Bake Bars. Each all-new recipe features belly-flattening monounsaturated fatty acids (or MUFAs), found in nuts and seeds, vegetable oils, olives, avocados, and dark chocolate.
The book also features:
• 2 weeks of sample menus for busy families on the go
• recipes for family get-togethers and holiday gatherings
• tips and advice on getting kids (and spouses) to adopt healthy eating habits
Liz Vaccariello is SVP/Editor-in-Chief of Prevention, the #1 healthy lifestyle magazine brand in the world with an audience of more than 10.5 million. In addition to her overall editorial responsibility for the magazine, Vaccariello helps direct the editorial content of top online health destination, Prevention.com, and the creative development of Prevention-branded products, including books, special interest publications, DVDs, and 16 international editions. She is the author of The Flat Belly Diet! franchise, which most recently includes New York Times bestseller The Flat Belly Diet! Cookbook, as well as Flat Belly Diet! for Men; Vaccariello is also the author of the lifestyle nutrition/diet book, 400-Calorie Fix.
Since joining Prevention in July '07, Vaccariello has spearheaded an impressive editorial vision and fresh redesign, and initiated the relaunch of Prevention.com.
Vaccariello is a sought-after media spokesperson, regularly appearing on Today, Good Morning America, The Early Show and CBS's Emmy-nominated daytime show, The Doctors. She has also appeared Rachael Ray, The View, Extra and two seasons of NBC's The Biggest Loser.
Before joining Rodale, Vaccariello was executive editor of Fitness magazine, which she joined in 1999 as articles/deputy editor. Prior to Fitness, Vaccariello served as VP/Editor-in-Chief of Cleveland magazine. She earned a B.A. in Communications from the University of Michigan.
Today, she lives in the suburbs of New Jersey, with her husband, Steve, and two, four-year-old twin daughters, Sophia and Olivia.
This review is from: Flat Belly Diet! Family Cookbook (Hardcover)
Absolutely LOVE The this cookbook. It is filled with new recipes that are very kid friendly. My kids have already attached post-it notes to half of the recipes in the book (to mark what they want me to make). We have had the cookbook only a few days and have already made four recipes. We loved them all and can't wait to make more this weekend. It will certainly make the FBD easier for me to follow!
If you a Flat Belly Dieter, you should be aware that only a few recipes give the FBD serving size as a measure (ie. 1 cup = a FBD serving). For most recipes, you are going to have to divide the dinner into serving sizes (usually 4), take out your serving and then feed your family.
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This review is from: Flat Belly Diet! Family Cookbook (Hardcover)
I've been doing the Flat Belly Diet since May, 2010. I love the diet and new way of healthy eating. My husband and I have 6 children, and I wanted to make small changes for our family without causing anarchy. I've been adapting our family meals slightly and spending a lot of time calculating calories for my homemade cooking. It's been a huge challenge. I was excited when I saw the family cookbook, so I bought it. I was so disappointed when I looked through the cookbook at page after page of meals I knew my kids wouldn't touch, even when bribed with dessert! The meals also seem to be made of uncommon and very expensive ingredients, which I also wouldn't make for budget reasons. I wouldn't recommend this book unless your family likes unique, gourmet-type meals.
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This review is from: Flat Belly Diet! Family Cookbook (Hardcover)
I was offered to review this book for my blog at "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" I made the Broccoli Chicken Casserole, Marshmallow Cereal Bars and Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies. All were delicious, our kids and my Husband all enjoyed everything I made and am planning to make other recipes from this book too.
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