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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

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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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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Broadway; First Edition/1st Printing edition (April 22, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0767928814
  • ISBN-13: 978-0767928816
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #16,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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150 of 152 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes it easy to eat well, April 26, 2008
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This review is from: The Most Decadent Diet Ever!: The cookbook that reveals the secrets to cooking your favorites in a healthier way (Paperback)
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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68 of 69 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars diet food for people who enjoy cooking!, April 29, 2008
By Janelle "Janelle" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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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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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book should have been called...., April 25, 2008
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...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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5.0 out of 5 stars 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 8 days ago by Meg A.

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 1 month ago by dulces78

4.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars 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 3 months ago by D. Wazny

5.0 out of 5 stars Truth to the title!
Great book. Very good recipes. Our favorite, so far, is the Curry Chicken Wrap. I've never tried a mango and now have in this recipe. Very simple, very, very delicious. Read more
Published 3 months ago by A. Haren

5.0 out of 5 stars I L.O.V.E. this cookbook!
I am a foodie - I love to cook for my family of 5. I have one hard to impress hubby ( a very meat & potato kind of guy) a veggie leaning 5 yo, a picky teen and an 8yo that will... Read more
Published 4 months ago by avidreader123

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Decadent Diet Ever
It's spring again, and it's a perfect time to plant the parsley, basil, and other fresh herbs that you'll use a lot when you realize what gems of recipes are in this book. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Cindy McC

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly What I Needed
I just wanted to thank Devin for writing this book. Thank you soooooooo much. All the foods I've been missing since I started dieting, all now within reach, with wonderfully easy... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Nells

2.0 out of 5 stars Hmmmm
I bought this book looking for tasty recipes to feed my family that would be healthy, but not constantly deny sweets. I just don't use it much. Read more
Published 7 months ago by So Fab Blue

4.0 out of 5 stars Each recipe a winner
I am excited to try all the recipes in this book. I had to try the chocolate cake first after reading all the reviews and it is a winner! Read more
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