Customer Reviews

The Flavor Point Diet: The Delicious, Breakthrough Plan to Turn Off Your Hunger and Lose the Weight for Good

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I have only been on this diet for two weeks and have lost four pounds! As a health care professional, I know quite a bit about nutrition...yet always managed to fall for the diets that greatly limit carbs. This diet is different. While it took a little bit of getting used to cooking again, now that I am into the swing of things a little preplanning the night before allows me to stick with it! I am finding that I want to stick with it for several reasons...first and foremost - the food is delicious! I am feeling like I'm on a gourmet adventure every day! Foods that I would never have thought I would like are great! I have yet to try a single dessert - there is simply no room for more after dinner. I'm finding that cravings are gone, and I am never hungry! I can see myself changing my eating habits for the long haul!

This book is fantastic! The ideas, the rationale, the program, the recipes - down to the smallest detail (what grocery aisle contains what item)are so clear, so concise, and so compelling.


The tone is friendly but authoritative. There is the "one-on-one" sense that draws you in to a personal relationship with the authors (love the comments that go along with the recipes) and a feeling that you are interacting with someone who's done the research, put in the time and knows what it's all about. There is wit and wisdom - science and culinary artistry - what a scrumptious stew of possibilities - all beautifully served up and easily digested. And best of all - this feast is for the ENTIRE FAMILY!!! (As a mother and grandmother - that really matters.)

Congratulations to the authors - you did it - and I love it! Tonight - stuffed peppers - pecan encrusted tilapia - or shrimp in basil pesto? Who can decide? I look forward to a lifetime of healthy/delicious eating and each time I get my cholesterol checked or notice my weight on the scale - I will drink a silent toast to Katz & Katz and their Flavor Point Diet. Thankyou - you have just given us the last diet book we will ever need.

I was in the pilot group for the "Flavor Point Diet" and lost 17 lbs. I have loads more energy, increased my good cholesterol, decreased my blood pressure and just plain feel better. I have never been hungry or experienced any cravings on the plan. My husband, who also is following the plan, has cut his blood pressure medicine in half and been able to cut out the diuretic pill he was taking completly. (following his doctors instructions) He has lost over 20 lbs. (DANG! I hate that he lost more than I did!) The recipies are so delicious and I have served them to guests and they have raved about them. The first few weeks the shopping and food preparation was time consuming, but well worth it. So.... if you have tried other diets and you are tired of eating just chicken and salad every day, get this book and start living while you loose!

My husband and I are both committed to eating healthy (and in teaching our kids to eat healthy). We also wanted to lose some weight. However, because we both work full-time jobs, teach college courses part-time, and have two children (ages 3 and 9) to keep up with, eating healthy and losing weight was a challenge. We saw the Flavor Point diet featured on 20/20 and thought we'd give it a try. The meal plans are easy to follow and offer a lot of variety. My husband and I, who have gotten sick of the same-old PBJ or turkey sandwiches for lunch, are really enjoying the lunch recipes. Our favorites were the spinach salad with lentils, raisins, and walnuts and the black bean and tomato salad. We made them the night before, put the salad in one Tupperware and the dressing in another and brought them to work - they were delicious. Our one challenge was figuring out how to have smoothies in the office. We tried a couple of different things but what I found that worked was to make them the night before, freeze them and then put them in our lunch in the morning. This worked like a charm -- they were the perfect consistency by 2 or 3 in the afternoon. My favorite dinner recipe was the roasted chicken with currant wine glaze - I made an 8 lb chicken and we had enough leftovers for two more meals! That is a real plus given our busy schedules. My oldest daughter is a picky eater who absolutely HATES EVERYTHING but chicken -- even SHE LIKED the Baked Tilapia with tomatoes, capers, and black olives. Her favorite Flavor Point dinner was the Mexican stuffed bell peppers which is easy to make and very kid- friendly. We love the food and we've started to lose weight! We love the Flavor-Point diet and so do our kids! We will definitely stick with it

Diet book...not really, life changing tool...absolutely!

I was one of Dr. Katz's test subjects. My cholesterol went from 234 to 162 after 12 weeks. My Doctor was going to put me on medication for my consistently high cholesterol (everyone in the family is on this kind of medication). I tried to diet and exercise and I couldn't budge that number until Dr. Katz's book. I am beyond thankful for how this book has impacted my life.

I lost 22lbs using Dr. Katz's book and I couldn't be happier. David and Catherine Katz are a fabulous team. This book is now my cookbook and inspirational guide.

Are the first 2 weeks tough? Yes. Does it get easier? Of course. Is it worth it? Absolutely.

Would I recommend this book? To every single person I know.

As a public health professional discouraged by the popularity of weight loss books peddling potentially health compromising diet plans, I find this book to be a breath of fresh air. Sensory-specific satiety is not a new concept, yet to my knowledge Dr. Katz is the first to consider how the average person can understand it and use it to their advantage. His plan makes it easy to control the appetite simply by eating a variety of lusciously satisfying, healthy balanced meals and snacks while following a "theme". Does it take effort? Some, but most anything worth doing does! Besides, this plan is as easy to follow as all the others. The difference is: you need not sacrifice your health nor your taste buds to get the results you've been wishing for!

I also participated in the trial for the Flavor Point Diet and am happy and so very proud to announce that my 16 lost pounds have remained so,lost and not missed by any means. Goodbye and fair well. This is quite an accomplishment for me and this is the only diet that I have been able to adhere to. My eating habits have changed for the better and I have discovered trigger foods that make me sluggish and tired (sugar) and achey (ground beef) as examples.

I highly recommend this book, it shows how you can accomplish a healthier lifestyle by buying and preparing healthy meals and snacks from the grocery store and not have to rely on pre-packaged, diet meals that add an extra expense to the food budget. Once you learn how to shop and prepare the meals, you're set for life.

I was mostly interested in the THEORY of limiting flavors to aid in weight loss and management, so when I saw that half the book was devoted to recipes, I was somewhat disappointed.

However, after trying just a few of the main course dishes, THIS IS NOW MY FAVORITE RECIPE BOOK! Each meal has wonderful flavors and textures, are beautiful and quick to make, and I had most of the ingredients on hand already (that which I did not were easy and inexpensive to obtain). I haven't been as enchanted with the breakfast and lunch menus, but I feel I've already gotten my money's worth many times over with the dinner meals. Roasted Currant Chicken and the Mexican Stuffed Peppers were two of our hands-down favorites. Fits with many diet strategies, too.

Highly recommend, both for the theory AND the recipes!

I always thought of myself as a decent cook but I had no clue how and what to cook to be healthier. If people are looking for the diet that will allow them to continue to eat as they had, and lose weight they will never find one. Why else would they be looking for a better diet. I see ads for pills that will take off the weight, diets that will send you the food, and cards so you can count points on what you are eating. Who knows what the adverse effects are in the long range for those diet pills. I mean physics teaches, for every action there is a reaction. For the foods that are delivered, you still have absolutely no idea on how to prepare them for yourself, so when the costs gets to high you are right back where you started. As far as the cards go, I'm sorry I don't want to think that much about what I am eating. The point I am trying to make is this, the book is wonderful. With going through the flavors it helped me appreciate different flavors. Kept me feeling satisfied without ANY effort. and tastes good. To date, I have lost 27 pounds in 9 months.

This book gets an A+; in addition to providing the science behind what and why we (over) eat, more importantly, it offers the practical tips and information needed to change the way/what you eat for better health. The shopping list, list of "approved" brands, and quick and delicious recipes are the real gems here. I particularly appreciate the focus on nutritious and delicious foods. This book provides the right balance of direction and know-how to help transition to a new way of life.