Simply Delicious : 245 No-Fuss Recipes--All 8 POINTS or Less [Paperback]

Weight Watchers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 2002

HERE'S A COOKBOOK THAT CAN HELP YOU WRITE YOUR OWN SUCCESS STORY!

For years, Weight Watchers has been helping people around the world lose weight and maintain healthy lifestyles. With Simply Delicious, they've even done the hardest part for you: finding healthy, delicious foods to eat. Follow their mouth-watering, easy recipes and you'll have a blueprint for an eating plan that fits within the renowned Weight Watchers Winning Points® program.

With chapters devoted to the way you and your family eat today, Simply Delicious will give you entrees, side dishes, and desserts that really satisfy. Even better, each recipe is 8 POINTS® or less per serving and contains nutritional information. Many recipes take a mere 20 minutes to prepare. Simply Delicious also includes easy tips and substitutions to make sure these recipes fit into your busy schedule. Inside you'll find tasty treats such as:

• Asian Sesame Noodles

• Oven Roasted Salade Niçoise

• Banana Raisin Bread Pudding

• Chicken & Broccoli Pizza

• Beef Tenderloin and Arugula Toasts

• Mediterranean Roast Chicken

...and many, many more delicious recipes!

Editorial Reviews

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Introduction

New Year's resolutions. For some people, they act as a road map to help navigate the year ahead. For others, they're nothing more than a nuisance and reminder of past -- and present -- missteps. Yet as the holiday hoopla winds down, before you start mulling the resolution issue, ask yourself this question: What can I do to make my life healthier in the coming year? Let's face it: Being healthy has a trickle-down effect on your life. If you're in good shape, you can do more and feel it less. Your state of mind also reaps a benefit or two -- when everything is working smoothly, there's less for you to worry about, and that improves your overall quality of life.

We suggest that you start thinking seriously about taking on the number-one resolution of the majority of people in this country: losing weight. Our guess is that if you've picked up this cookbook, you're probably already on the weight-loss path; we're here to provide you with a little fuel so you can stay the course.

Weight Watchers Simply Delicious was created with you in mind. Based on Weight Watchers Winning Points program, we focused on recreating familiar recipes with deliciously different tastes and flavors. We even kept that popular resolution in mind: No recipe is more than 8 POINTS per serving. We've also streamlined the ingredients and directions so you can whip up any one of the lunches, brunches, snacks, entrees, or sides whether you have a half an hour or half a day to get a meal on the table. We also think these recipes will become staples for your family because they taste simply delicious.

Good luck in staying the course and reaching all your healthy goals!

Nancy Gagliardi

Creative & Editorial Director

Copyright © 2002 by Weight Watchers International, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; 1st Fireside ed edition (December 31, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743245938
• ISBN-13: 978-0743245937
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #23 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Drinks & Beverages > Spirits

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153 of 155 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the title says it all, January 23, 2003

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This review is from: Simply Delicious : 245 No-Fuss Recipes--All 8 POINTS or Less (Paperback)

I considered joining WW for a long time before actually doing so, entirely because I *love* to cook and was afraid to put my favorite recipes through the POINTS calculator. As it turned out, I was right to be afraid (mostly because I've never met a a dairy product I didn't like and my recipes reflected such) but that no longer matters because I've now got a new favorite cookbook.

I don't eat red meat or fowl, but almost every such recipe here is easily adapted to a non-meat version...AND there's an entire chapter devoted to vegetarian dishes. The layout is easy to read and use, the ingredients not too wacky but definitely not boring, and my results have been amazing...though perhaps the best recommendation I could give it is that not one of my dinner guests has known they're eating a WW recipe. Try this book - you won't be disappointed!

90 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wealth of great tasting recipes, April 13, 2003

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This review is from: Simply Delicious : 245 No-Fuss Recipes--All 8 POINTS or Less (Paperback)

This is another great cook book put together by Weight Watchers. Thanfully they have given up the way to make recipes be counterparts of their high fat, high calorie cousins. This book will have you running to the store for a few ingredients for some of their recipes. They will be tasty. Honestly I loved this book as there are many good recipes that are much lower in points than 8. For those who have family that is not on the program, I think you will still be satisfied as the food is actually good. Their instructions are easy to follow, and while you may need to go to the store to pick up an ingredient or two, it works well. If you like a little variety, and don't mind using a special ingredient on occasion this book will work well for you.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book to own, February 23, 2006

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Richard P. Dimarzio "casual cooker" (Austin Tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simply Delicious : 245 No-Fuss Recipes--All 8 POINTS or Less (Paperback)

This is a great book for food ideas. If the 4 weight watchers books I own, this one I use the most. I find the food selections in here best meet what I want to eat. Often friends join me for dinner (2-3 times a week) and they always comment they can't believe I'm on a diet. Given that information, if you're fighting the battle of the bulge and your family's eating habits are not helping, this might be a good book for you to use.

One warning I would give about this book is that each of the meals do require some prep time. More then I was originally expecting. So this is not the "fastest" book in the group I purchased. But the trade off is the meals (when you double the amount) make for great lunches the following day or two. So in the end, I`ve expanded my skills in the kitchen, I've made a better tasting meal for friends and myself, and I've lost weight doing it.