3 Steps to Weight Loss: 150 Satisfying Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens) [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Better Homes and Gardens Books (Author), Dr. Lawrence Cheskin (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 2001 | Series: Better Homes & Gardens

Director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Dr. Lawrence Cheskin, provides weight loss strategies for diet-conscious baby boomers.

Dr. Cheskin’s personalized system helps anyone determine a healthy weight, choose an appropriate calorie level, and plan an eating strategy.

Includes tips that help change eating habits, identify diet fads, and debunk food fallacies.

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From Publishers Weekly

Dr. Cheskin (Losing Weight for Good), Director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Clinic, and Better Homes and Gardens present a nutritionally sound eating plan to lose and then maintain weight. The three main steps are: determining your body-mass index (BMI) via a chart included herein; ascertaining your appropriate calorie-count based on your lifestyle; and then choosing a daily eating plan from Cheskin's calorie-based table. The various eating plans take into account the nutritional pyramid of starches, fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy and fats. The book's 110 recipes list nutrition information, percentage of daily values and units of starches, vegetables, fats, etc. per serving. Illustrated with scrumptious photographs, the recipes are categorized basically by meal: breakfast and brunch, salads, fish, meats, sides, desserts. The dishes are light but filling when served with the suggested accompaniments. Lively seasonings are the order of the day, from the fresh basil in Summer Chicken and Mushroom Pasta to the sweet and sour Sesame-Teriyaki Sea Bass. Sides such as Lemon-Marinated Vegetables and the robust Orange-Sauced Broccoli and Peppers provide great accents to elegant main dishes like Turkey Mushroom Marsala. Many of the dishes are Asian in origin, but Caribbean, South American and European cuisines are duly represented in recipes like Chicken with Pear, Sage and Cheese, and Orange Roughy with Nectarine Salsa. Opening and concluding chapters, including an exercise section, form a crucial framework for the recipes. People who struggle with their weight will enjoy these healthy and tasty recipes and Cheskin's realistic program.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

Win your weight-loss battle with this proven three-step plan developed by Dr. Lawrence J. Cheskin and the weight-management experts at Johns Hopkins University.

1. Use the latest standards to determine your healthiest weight.
2. Find the calorie level uniquely tailored to your body.
3. Choose an easy-to-follow meal plan to fit your lifestyle.

Better Homes and Gardens (R) 3 Steps to Weight Loss offers more than 100 mouthwatering recipes to help you put Dr. Cheskin's plan into action.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens (December 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696214202
• ISBN-13: 978-0696214202
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,487,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic solutions for losing weight, January 5, 2002

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This review is from: 3 Steps to Weight Loss: 150 Satisfying Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens) (Hardcover)

In Better Homes And Gardens 3 Steps To Weight Loss, Dr. Lawrence Cheskin draws upon his expertise and experience at the Weigh Management Center at Johns Hopkins University to provide the non-specialist general reader with realistic solutions for losing weight, keeping it off, and maintaining a healthful, satisfying lifestyle through three basic steps involving nutritious eating, physical exercise, and behavioral changes. Step One is identifying the optimum and healthy weight for a particular height and build. Step Two is determining how many calories are needed to lose weight and maintain the weight loss. Step Three is a healthy eating plan based on caloric needs. To that end, the Better Homes And Gardens 3 Steps To Weight Loss showcases 110 superbly presented recipes enhanced with full color photography of the finished dishes. From Greek Lamb Salad with Yogurt Dress; Pork Medallions with Pear Sauce; and Chicken with Braised Spinach and Leek; to Sesame-Teriyaki Sea Bass; Sweet Bean Pilaf; and Mocha Pudding Cake, Better Homes And Gardens 3 Steps To Weight Loss will grace any family cookbook collection as an instant favorite!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful colored photographs embellish the collection, February 11, 2002

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This review is from: 3 Steps to Weight Loss: 150 Satisfying Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens) (Hardcover)

Better Homes And Gardens 3 Steps To Weight Loss is the latest in a long tradition of tested excellence at Better Homes and Gardens. Written by the Director of Weight Management at Johns Hopkins University, it contains both method and means. This is Dr. Cheskin's plan:

1. Use the latest standards to determine your healthiest weight.
2. Find the calorie level uniquely tailored to your body.
3. Choose an easy-to-follow meal plan to fit your life style.

The best tools of all are the 100 plus imaginative, simple, sophisticated, tempting recipes he offers. Each is clearly presented with dietary exchanges, nutrition facts and daily values listed at the beginning of the recipe. Some examples are Chunky Chipotle Pork Chili, Curried Crab Salad, Vegetable Spring Rolls, Chicken and Garbanzo Bean Soup, Cheddar Polenta Puff, and Flax Seed Corn Bread, just to mention a few. An emphasis on fresh produce, imaginative use of herbs, spices, seasonings, and low fat and sugar make this a winning recipe collection for weight loss enthusiasts and healthy eaters.

There are even delectable desserts, such as Mango and Raspberry Tart, Mocha Pudding Cake, and Chocolate Snickerdoodles.

In addition to meal suggestions, Better Homes And Gardens 3 Steps To Weight Loss emphasizes the value of exercise and logging your meals and exercise. Finally, there are a week's worth of 1200 calorie sample menus. Beautiful colored photographs embellish the collection, offering further tempting serving suggestions. I can hardly wait to try them all!

Nancy Lorraine, Reviewer

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointing, June 2, 2009

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This review is from: 3 Steps to Weight Loss: 150 Satisfying Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens) (Hardcover)

Not a great weight loss book nor a great recipe book. So many better ones on the market.