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The Seattle Sutton Solution: No Gimmicks

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Seatle Sutton's book is a simple primer in the way things ought to be done. Her particular calling is "healthy food" but the principles she expounds would work in just about every business, every walk of life and everybody's existence. She is one of the last of those depression years survivors who learned the lessons of conservatism from her upbringing. However cliched those lessons are, there is a ringing honesty in the philosophies she puts forward. And applied to her brainchild, the "Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating" program, and the corporation that supports it nationwide, there is no finer, nor more appropriate message in today's morass of diet diatribe.
The book, in addition to having some stunning photographs - one is of her husband, Kelly with a foot-long open gash in his stomach - is writen in a primitive conversational style. She often dispenses with verbs in sentences but the overall effect is as if she were standing right there talking to you.
This may be a book on the birth and evolution of a "diet plan" interwoven with a unique woman's life, but the "diet" part is so basic and natural it seems wierd to have to write a book to explain it. It's probably a sad comment on the state of the civilized world that we have to study a book to learn how to be and act "normal." This doesn't mean this work is superfluous, by any means - exactly the opposite. The more people sign on to Seattle's diet and philosophies, the better this world will be.

I was looking for recipes, menu ideas to follow that are simular to The Seattle Sutton program that my mother is using. Instead this book felt like testimonials to encourage the reader to enroll in her delivery/take home program (more than 100 dollars per week, per person!) Maybe an entertaining read if you enjoy family history/heritage as it does have plenty of family stories, however, from a diet book perspective, I just wasn't impressed.

This is a great book full of wisdom and insight from someone who has "been through it all". I was gripped by Seattle's life growing up with tough times in North Dakota and becoming a successful bisnesswoman in today's world. There is tons of advise for just about anyone going through any situation. Very insperational!