Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes (Paperback)

~ Lifetime Television (Author)

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Product Description

Lose weight without losing your mind!

Cook Yourself Thin is a healthy, delicious way to drop a dress size without all the gimmicks. The ladies of "Cook Yourself Thin," a new Lifetime reality show, offer 80 easy, accessible recipes in this companion cookbook that teaches readers how to cut calories without compromising taste.

For some of us, losing weight has always been a struggle. The challenge: figuring out how to cook healthy, low-fat foods that won't leave you hungry, bored, or running for a gallon of ice cream! Cook Yourself Thin shows how to cut calories, change diets, and improve health without sacrificing the foods we love.

Cook Yourself Thin is not a fad diet. It gives skinny alternatives to your cravings. You can't live without your chocolate cake or mac 'n' cheese? You don't have to! (See Deep Dark Chocolate Cake, page 197.) There's never enough time to cook? Cook Yourself Thin keeps it simple─with easy instructions and fun recipes you'll want to make again and again.

What are you waiting for? Cook Yourself Thin!

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Voice; 1 edition (April 28, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401341136
• ISBN-13: 978-1401341138
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,617 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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74 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, you CAN cook yourself thin., June 5, 2009

By	L. Koch - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I haven't seen the show, but running across this book piqued my interst. Is it possible to cook yourself thin? Well, it is but it does involve some effort on your part. In all actuality, I found the book contained many favorite recipes and things I love to eat. Plus, it seems healthy enough. As far as cookbooks go, this one does involve skimping on the better ingredients--butter, of course--but it doesn't seem to affect the taste all too much. So, therefore, a recommend, if you are willing to do the shopping and cooking, which seems simple and straightforward enough. I also found that Goodbye, Fatty! Hello, Skinny! How I Lost Weight And Still Ate The Foods I Loved-Without Dieting helped me out, as well.

254 of 287 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent "diet" cooking, BUT..., May 6, 2009

By	j.s. "mr z" (Bloomington, IN United States) - See all my reviews

there are better options out there!

"Cook Yourself Thin" is a cute attractive book based on the cute and attractive television series on Lifetime television. While the recipes are tasty and fairly easy, I have a few complaints.

Firstly, the book contains NO nutritional information beyond a simple calorie count. If you are tracking your sodium, fiber, or fat intake, this book will not help you.

Also, some of the recipes are significantly higher in calories than similar diet books. You'll intake 596 calories for two stacks of eggplant and 539 calories for a portobello mushroom tuna melt. While these numbers are lower in comparison to NON-healthful recipes, there are definitely better options.

Despite these complaints, I do like this book. The presentation is nice and the recipes are delicious. As a healthful chef, I can definitely recommend "Cook Yourself Thin." As an earnest dieter, I think the book is acceptable - but not the best. I highly recommend "The Most Decadent Diet Ever" by Devin Alexander. It has more thorough nutritional information and a better serving size/calorie ratio.

93 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a rip off, May 28, 2009

By	Erin M. Joyer "I<3BOOKS" (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Like most of you I got this book after watching the show on lifetime. In my mind I thought the show was a sneak peak of what was in the book...WRONG I would say 90% of what is in the book was featured on the show and and the recipes can be printed out for FREE on the website. I would say less than half maybe a third of the book has recipies the other 2/3 has dieting and eating tips. Maybe im wrong but most of it is common sense to anyone who has tried to lose weight in the past ( which im guessing most of the poeple buying this book has). My suggestion print the recipies for free from the website and get Eat This Not That for some good advice...