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The Most Decadent Diet Ever!: The cookbook that reveals the secrets to cooking your favorites in a healthier way [Paperback]

Devin Alexander (Author)
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April 22, 2008

Devin Alexander, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Biggest Loser Cookbook, lets you have your cake and lose weight, too, with sinfully tempting — yet amazingly healthy — recipes for America’s all-time favorite foods.

Chef and former L.A. caterer Devin Alexander has maintained a fifty-five-pound weight loss for over sixteen years by transforming the dishes she and millions of other Americans love best into guilt-free (yet still outrageously mouth-watering) indulgences--Rigatoni with Meat Sauce, BBQ Bacon Cheeseburgers, Eggplant Parmesan, Sinless Yet Sinful Sticky Buns, and even Dark Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

These simple-to-prepare recipes for the kind of delectable dishes people crave but feel they can’t eat when trying to be healthy and trim, actually can be the basis of a personal weight-loss plan. They can also be a way to add “off-limit” foods back into an already successful diet. Or they can simply be part of an exciting new way to eat healthfully — and with pleasure.

In The Most Decadent Diet Ever! Devin Alexander proves that even the most decadent dishes — Chipotle Chili with Blue Cheese Crumbles, "Fried" Jumbo Shrimp, Super-Stuffed Steak Soft Tacos, Fettu-Skinny Alfredo, Godiva Brownie Sundaes, and Chocolate Chip Pancakes — can lead to weight loss, good health, and carefree enjoyment.

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"The first step to getting in shape is finding a nutrition plan that you can stick with, and you've just found it! Devin is the master of creating healthy recipes that won't sabotage your weight loss goals!" —Kim Lyons, Red Team trainer, NBC’s The Biggest Loser

About the Author

DEVIN ALEXANDER is the author of Fast-Food Fix and The Biggest Loser Cookbook. In addition to Healthy Decadence and The Biggest Loser, she has appeared on Good Morning America, The View, and other television shows. She writes a monthly column for Women’s Health magazine, and lives in Los Angeles.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Broadway Books (April 22, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0767928814
  • ISBN-13: 978-0767928816
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Media Personality, Healthy Comfort Food Chef, Weight Loss Expert, and New York Times Bestselling Author, Devin Alexander, is the Author of 8 cookbooks -- 5 in the "Biggest Loser Cookbook" Series plus "The Most Decadent Diet Ever!", "I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening" and "Fast Food Fix". Devin's unique approach to healthy cooking and her motivational personal story have landed her appearances on more weight loss and fitness shows than any other food expert or nutritionist in America. Devin has shared her secrets for unbelievably decadent yet healthy foods through frequent appearances on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Biggest Loser, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, The View, Celebrity Fit Club, Discovery Health's National Body Challenge, FOX, CNN, and others, and through over 300 magazine features including Prevention, Men's Health and Shape. Having maintained her 70-pound weight loss for over 16 years, she lives and eats her message: you don't have to deprive yourself to be fit and healthy.

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177 of 179 people found the following review helpful
Makes it easy to eat well April 26, 2008
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I buy a lot of recipe books, but most I don't use much. This one is different. I'll be cooking with it all the time.

A collection of 125 recipes, it is not meant to represent an entire diet. Instead, it's a cookbook of especially yummy dishes that just happen to be healthy, too. The recipes can be the foundation of a new way of eating, or serve as treats if you have already reached a healthy weight.

Author Devin Alexander makes it easy. Each recipe is either 100, 200, 300, 400 or 500 calories (within 10 calories), so it's easy to track your calories without a calculator. The dishes are, for the most part, healthy versions of your old favorite fattening ones. So, for example, instead of the typical 746-calorie, 38-grams-of-fat slice of chocolate cake, you can have a slice of Dark Chocolate Layer Cake with Buttercream Frosting for 294 calories and 6 grams of fat.

Each recipe also includes how many grams it contains of carbohydrates, cholesterol, fat, saturated fat, fiber, protein and sodium. Most also have this data for the traditional recipe, so you can easily see what you're "missing."

As someone who has managed a 55-pound weight loss for 16 years, Alexander knows her stuff. At the beginning of the book, she gives you options: Do you want to count calories or not? The author details a simple diet plan either way (based on your gender, age and activity level), shows you how to put together a weekly meal plan, and covers the importance of exercise.

The book itself is beautifully produced, with glossy paper, lush color photos and color-coded text.

Here's the chapter list:

1. What you need to get started
2. Breakfasts
3. Burgers, sandwiches and wraps
4. Salads
5. Entrees
6. Starchy sides
7. Veggie sides
8. Savory snacks
9. Sweet snacks
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83 of 84 people found the following review helpful
By Janelle
Format:Paperback
This is a great cook book for people who are dieting and really enjoy cooking! All of the recipes are 300 calories or less and the portion sizes are normal/reasonable.

The recipes are fairly simple, but there is actual cooking involved--no microwaving. I enjoy cooking, but am not a gourmet and this cook book is perfect for my ability level.

These recipes are also great for a family. My husband and daughter (age 4) enjoy the food and don't know that it's "light."

Some of the items are a little hard to find--you need access to a natural foods grocery store with a large selection, like Whole Foods, Trader Joes, or a regular grocery store with a large selection of natural foods or specialty items. If you don't have that available in your area, this cookbook could be a little frustrating, as so many of those ingredients are used.

Also, be prepared to make an investment in your pantry if you plan to do a lot of cooking from this cook book. I have a fairly well-stocked kitchen and found myself needing to add several spices, sauces, and types of flour, which were a little on the expensive side.

On the whole, this is an outstanding cook book with great tasting food!
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61 of 64 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...how to eat with your boyfriend without packing on the pounds! The best thing about the recipes in this book is that no one (including your boyfriend or mine) will know that they are "good for you." I love being able to make satisfying (and quite easy) meals so the urge to just eat out or get take-out doesn't raise it's ugly, expensive head 3 or 4 times each week! And I think this would be awesome party food as well - I'm thinking I could do my next party entirely from this book.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Really Awesome Cookbook!
After checking this out of my local library 3 times, I decided to purchase a copy for myself.
Not only are her recipes healthy, they taste great, which is equally important. Read more
Published 7 months ago by ppayne5327@aol.com
Pretty good
I think this is a nice cookbook with some good ideas. Still, follow your instincts while cooking. If you make the Italian Sausage, for example, don't put in a whole tablespoon of... Read more
Published 10 months ago by T Calla
Excellent Recipes
Loved the book! Great ideas with alternatives to mix up everyday foods. When watching what you eat, you get tired of eating the same foods all the time. Read more
Published 12 months ago by lovereading
Fun food, the heathly way, but you'd never know it!
I absolutely love this cook book. The author takes recognizable dishes and makes them healthy, without sacrificing the flavor or presentation. Read more
Published 15 months ago by D. Grace
Good ideas but pretty much all common sense
Don't get me wrong I do like this cookbook. There are a ton of variety of foods that all taste great (I have made about 8 things so far) BUT this is not ground breaking news. Read more
Published 15 months ago by lmama
Really works!
I collect cookbooks, I love to cook and eat, but I usually have to make some serious adjustments to the recipes. Read more
Published 17 months ago by bachspal
I absolutely love this cookbook!
I have made many of the recipes from this cookbook and have loved every single one of them so far! As far as the reviews that say the recipes taste terrible, they are either bad... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Meg A.
Wow! I'm impressed - Sooo much better than Hungrygirl 1-2-3
First off, I know in my title I've compared this book to Hungrygirl 1-2-3 book. I understand that Hungry girl is all about speed and reduced calories (at pretty much any cost -... Read more
Published 22 months ago by dulces78
Sinful Sticky Buns - on a Diet!
A diet book that shows yummy, gooey cinnamon rolls and says I can eat them has got to be a winner.

There is a chart in the front of the book to show us how many calories... Read more
Published 23 months ago by LAUNA STOUT- AmericanRegionalCuisine.BellaOnline
Didn't care for this book
I flipped through this book when I got it home. I only saw a few reciped that appealed to me. They all seem to time consuming and not easy to make. Read more
Published 23 months ago by D. Wazny
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veggie sides, savory snacks, breakfast sausage links, red wine vinaigrette, light butter stick, breasts visible fat removed, medium nonstick baking sheet, fat trace saturated fat, small nonstick baking sheet, chopped whole green onions, sweetened vanilla yogurt, sturdy whisk, most major grocery stores, serving heaping, lightly mist, real olive oil, bruschetta topping, olive oil spray, teaspoon minced fresh garlic, fat free half, small nonstick skillet, onion slivers, medium nonstick skillet, cup fat free milk
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Decadent Disk, Fast Quick Prep Can, The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Light Cheddar, Whole Foods, Starchy Sides, Basic Grilled Chicken, Sweet Snacks, Sage Butter Roasted Turkey, Bacon Horseradish Dip, Horseradish Cream, Chocolate Not Only, Super Bowl, Mediterranean Layer Dip, Mix the Mexican, Chipotle Chili, Colorful Coleslaw, Get Started, Fast Can, Blue Cheese Dressing, Cinnamon Filling, Los Angeles, Onion Squares
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