Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss Cookbook: More Than 150 Delicious Recipes for Permanent Weight Loss [Hardcover]

Dr. Howard M. Shapiro (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 2003

Those familiar with Dr. Shapiro's bestselling Picture Perfect Weight Loss know how simple and effective his Food Awareness Training approach is, especially for grab-and-go eaters or people who just can't deal with the usual deprivations of dieting. Virtually foolproof, the Picture-Perfect program reinforces your choices of healthy foods with strong visual reminders that stay in your mind long after calorie counts and portion sizes have become a blur.

Now, Dr. Shapiro works the same Picture-Perfect magic in your kitchen. Whether you are a passionate cook who gladly spends hours stirring, chopping, or kneading, or a noncook who can't wait to get out of the kitchen, the recipes in this book allow you to prepare delicious low-calorie meals the whole family will love.

Imagine enjoying these flavorful dishes and losing weight.

* Yukon Gold Potato Pancakes with Sausage
* Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
* Chili Shrimp with Fruity Relish
* Grilled Pork Chops with Georgia Peach Chutney
* Garlic and Chive Mashed Potatoes
* Chocolate Mousse
* Creamy Lemon-Lime Cheesecake

There's even a chapter devoted entirely to cooking for families with children. Kids will rave over dishes like Fruit Pizza, Turkey Burgers with Secret Sauce, Summer Fruit Pops, and Carousel Ice Cream Cake. They may even want to start helping in the kitchen!

To appeal to the gourmet in all of us, Dr. Shapiro also includes recipes from 13 of the nation's top chefs. From Michael Romano of Union Square Café in New York City to Jesse Ziff Cool of the Flea St. Café in Menlo Park, California, these are the best of the best.

You also get real-life bites from New York City firefighters who have used Dr. Shapiro's program to shape up. Real men do cook-- and well! And this book proves that they even enjoy it.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Well known for his highly successful eating plan, Shapiro has produced a cookbook to compliment the strategy. Reiterating the adage "If you do what you did, you get what you got," he argues that people need to make changes they can live with. He offers his modified food pyramid as well as recipes and large, bold photos to illustrate his healthy alternatives to everyday fare. These photos can be particularly revealing when demonstrating, for example, how much healthier and satisfying a large portion of his Roasted Vegetable Quiche than is a third of a buttered bagel. Many recipes have a "Quick" sign that make them ideal for a hectic lifestyle, such as the Pan-Grilled Chicken with Grapes and Thyme. Recipes are provided for every occasion and food type; he insists no food is off-limits but that low-calorie choices can always be made, such as the spicy Pumpkin, Corn, and Lime Soup, as well as the Roasted Pepper and Basil Dip. While Shapiro does intersperse somewhat distracting interviews with famous personalities, his otherwise straightforward cookbook makes an ideal companion to his highly popular eating plan.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Some people pursue a vegetarian or near-vegetarian diet for the purpose of losing excess weight. Although Howard Shapiro emphasizes the health benefits of a meat-free, low-fat diet, his book's title, Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss Cookbook, appeals to weight loss' aesthetic benefits as at least as important. Shapiro's dietary principles derive from a variation of that familiar "pyramid" of food consumption that calls for lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and few fats and sweets. He advises that breakfast include potato, a vegetable both satisfying and naturally low in fat, and offers a recipe for a breakfast vegetable tart with a crisp potato crust. Shapiro does permit carefully controlled consumption of meats, and these meat recipes are intensified with plenty of spices and herbs. Many of the volume's recipes were contributed by New York City firemen and by noted restaurant chefs. Mark Knoblauch
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (January 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579544371
• ISBN-13: 978-1579544379
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss Cookbook, January 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss Cookbook: More Than 150 Delicious Recipes for Permanent Weight Loss (Hardcover)

The recipies are very tasty, but many of the ingredients are things that were not routinly kept in my home. Most of the recipies involve salads of some sort which was disappointing. On a better note most of the recipies can be completed in less than 30 minutes which is nice when you are in a rush.

The book also opens with his plan for healthy eating and therefore you really do not need to buy his weight loss book as well.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Innovative, creative recipes that work, May 30, 2004

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Mary Palmer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss Cookbook: More Than 150 Delicious Recipes for Permanent Weight Loss (Hardcover)

I am rapidly trying all the recipes in this book and have gained confidence that they all will work. I am being introduced to condiments and ingredients new to me. Lower calorie isn't plain and bland, but exciting. The results are spectacular and could be served confidently to the most discriminating guests with gourmet palates. I am very grateful for this collection of easy to prepare recipes and for the subtle ways they are teaching me to eat lower calorie foods and think out of the box. This cookbook is now my decided favorite and I will purchase more copies as gifts.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars more food less weight, August 8, 2005

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This review is from: Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss Cookbook: More Than 150 Delicious Recipes for Permanent Weight Loss (Hardcover)

Super great cook book everyone losing wiegt should try this book.
If there is a better cook book for wieght loss I havent found it.
Easy and simple to use with great tasting food.
So great i bought 3.One for me an 2 for friends