Editorial Review

If you're a Weight Watcher, this collection of 500 recipes in a handy loose-leaf binder could put you in the fast lane on the road to success. This cookbook is designed for Weight Watchers' 1•2•3 Success program: points are assigned to foods based on fat, fiber, and calories, and your daily point allowance is based on your current weight. So you can eat what you want, as long as you don't go over your allotted points.The better your food choices, the more you can eat before you run out of points.Read more

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
WW Does it Again!!
I've only had this book a short while but I feel
Great WW Cookbook
This is like the "new"Betty Crocker cookbook for the new millineum.Healthy, tasty ideas and recipes.Love the spiral pages.Easy to read and would definetly recommend this book. ... Read more

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This is a great cookbook!
I don't cook, but I have found Ms. Alexander's recipe's to be easy to follow and very tasty too! I can't believe that they are low cal and low fat, because they are very high in taste!

Easy , Delicious, Healthy Meals!I Highly Recommend!
Last year I weighed 530 pounds. After being inspired by the TV show The Biggest Loser, I have lost 140 pounds so far. I still have about 200 more pounds to go. I KNOW that with recipes and meals like the ones featured in this book, that I will be able to reach my weight loss goals. The thing that I appreciate most about this cookbook is that the recipes are simple and easy to follow. I am a bachelor and am not an experienced cook but this book makes me look like a pro. I have been asked by so many people how I've lost the amount of weight that I have. The answer is simple...eat less (make healthier food choices and portion control), move more (daily exercise) and drink lots of water. The Biggest Loser has shown me how to lose my weight - The Biggest Loser Cookbook is helping to keep me going!! PS The Blueberry Pancakes are out of this world! Yumm!! ... Read more

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Editorial Review

If the old saying "butter plus salt equals flavor" is true, somebody neglected to tell the folks at Weight Watchers. Read more

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
Simply the Best
This is truely the best of all the Weight Watcher cookbooks that I have seen.I have four others and use this one more than the others combined.It asks for standard ingrediants that you probably have on hand so it is easy to use.

Weight Watchers simply the Best:250 Prizewinning Family recipes
WOW, a great book.I love every section of this book.Great soups and appetizer recipies.Now I can party with the best of them and my guests will never know they are eating meals from a Weight Watchers cook book. ... Read more

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More recipe ideas for the guy on the go
This latest book in the Abs Diet franchise is essentially another recipe book. As the title indicates, these are quickie recipes that can be made in minutes, though they throw in a few more involved meals at the end. Be clear, these are tasty and healthful recipes aimed at the fitness-oriented individual. You don't have to necessarily be following the Abs Diet plan per se, but anyone who has adopted a weightlifting + aerobics exercise program with a high-protein, controlled-carb and controlled-fat diet will find this book has what you're looking for, especially if you want meals you can make quickly and stick into a tupperware container to eat throughout the day.
Not Bad at All
Handy book with lots of recipes that keep you on the Abs Diet. Very useful and straightforward. Could be a little better organized, but overall it's a great tool for shedding body fat.

The Lastest Companion for a Great Book - Helped me lost more than 200 lbs in a Healthy Way
This is the perfect companion for the "The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life" Book, and "The ABS Diet Eat right Everytime Guide". Buy this book only if you at least have read the first "ABS Diet" Book.
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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
No comfort food recipes
I was very disappointed that this cookbook didn't have more comfort food recipes.It used ingredients that you wouldn't normally have on hand.I was looking for recipes for meatloaf, mac & cheese.I won't buy another cookbook that I can't review first.

Pleasantly surprised
As someone who doesn't like to spend hours in the kitchen...and who is also a new Weight Watchers member...I can say that this is of great benefit to me.The recipes that I've tried have been quick and non-complicated with good flavor.The ingredients are all easily obtained at your local stores...no hunting for "exotic" spices or anything.I'm glad I got it. ... Read more

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Cleansing diet eliminates food addictions.
The Rice Diet Solution makes this excellent program completely accessible and it is working remarkably well for me. I've been sitting on 60 extra pounds for abut 10 years. Fad dieting brought instant but temporary results once I returned to eating 'normal' foods made addictive by sodium, fats and sugar. Once I accomplishedthe initial cleansing phase of low sodium and no sugar and, most importantly, no processed foods, my addictions vanished and the weight continues to peel off. I lost half of my goal in two months. I now prefer salad to pizza and won't touch meat. I eat three high nutrition, high fiber, fresh meals day, which prohibits hunger and keeps the calories low. The exercise part is easy! I just gave up my car and walk and take public transit. I'm saving money and stopped my daily contributions of packaging and plastic to the landfill. The book is a guideline to a new way of life that continues to nurture my spirit and redefine my presence and participation in the world.

Easy and it works!
In the first few pages you are told everything you need to know to understand the diet part of this plan. Without even finishing the book, I jumped right in and started and immediately started losing weight! It is so simple, easy and FILLING. If you love fresh vegetables and fruit and can curb your sodium intake, you too should see immedialte results. The rest of the book gives you the nutritional explaination of the healthfulness of the plan (as a health care professional this is something important to me) and advice on lifestyle changes such as taking time for yourself. Easy to read and understand and follow.

A real eye opener
The Rice Diet Solution includes hundreds of tasty, filling, easy-to-prepare recipes -- some from the Rice House kitchen, others inspired by major chefs and adapted to Rice Diet standards.The Rice Diet is not just an eating plan. It's a physical, emotional, and spiritual program that will change the way you live, giving you new vitality, energy, and longevity. Ricers report that the Rice Diet not only helps them solve weight problems they've struggled with their whole lives but also teaches them a whole new way of healthier, more mindful living.
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The Low GI Diet Cookbook:100 Simple,
I did not like most of the recepies that were in the book.They were too exotic for me.A couple of the desert recepies were ok and I did like the color pages that showed the food.

Too many odd spices and ingredients
The recipes in this book look really good.It is a beautiful book. However, too many require unusual spices and ingredients for the ordinary cook. On the other hand, some of the recipes do use everyday ingredients.
The best diet concept

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
This food is fabulous!
My husband had bariatric surgery in June.When we arrived at the solid food stage, I was in a panic as to what to cook.Moist low fat and tasty food was quite an order.
100 down and 100 to go
I purchased this book months before my surgery.Once I had my surgery in June, I started going through the book and picking out the recipes that I could have as soon as could eat.This book actually gives you suggestions as to whether or not you should try the recipe depending on what week you are in as well as breakdown of 3 kinds of surgery. I have tried about 20 of the recipes and have loved each of them. I have learned so much from this book.I hope that someone somewhere puts out another cookbook for us post-ops.BTW at 11 weeks post-op I am 100 lbs. down. ... Read more

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Eat Your Way to a Better Life
Dr. Agatston developed the diet for his chronically overweight heart patients. Soon, thanks to his patients' results, Dr. Agatston's diet became all the buzz in Miami.
Great recipes
Eat less calories and burn more of them through exercising.It sounds simple, but it's not easy to do.So I turned to South Beach diet. I've found this to be a very practical diet. After the initial first two weeks (the strictest) I've lost about 5 pounds. But, I've done no exercise whatsoever and have eating quite a bit which accounts for the lower than the average weight loss.Check the net for more FREE info.

Lots of tasty recipes
Amazing amount of tasty recipes. You can lose weight and get to enjoy delicious meals with this book. ... Read more

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Easy to use
This book explain the GI diet in quick easy terms.It also offers a food guide list of foods which has been very helpful in beginning to use this diet.Plus all the recipes I have tried so far have been easy and so delicious that my family asks me when am I going to make them again.

Great and easy to follow!
This book is a great diet book to use when you don't want to feel like you're actually dieting!The "traffic light" concept is great and so easy to follow.The recipes are delicious!I only hope they come out with more!

Nothing New
I was expecting a greater insight into how the foods we eat affect us and was very disappointed. There are some new insights but overall I found the concepts to be very similar to those promoted in food combining. The only difference I saw was that in GI you combine foods that will keep your sugar level at an acceptable level longer. While food combining focuses on combining foods so that your digestive system can efficiently remove the nutrients and release the energy. ... Read more

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Great WW Recipes
If you're a fan of WW, you should love this book.It was written before any of the POINTS systems, so you have to do some calculations on your own.The nutrition info is provided for each recipe.This book is an especially good value because as another reviewer noted, for each main recipe, you get additional recipes provide a day's worth of meals.
Not the book for my family
Way too many of the recipes in this book have ingredients I have never heard of!Also, the ingredient lists are often very long.I am donating my copy to the public library and will use "The Moms' Guide to Meal Makeovers" and "Quick Meals for Healthy Kids and Busy Parents" to help me provide sensible meals for my family.

Great book but...
I just recieved this the other day and have yet to make any recipes from this cookbook.But I have now tried several of the WW cookbooks and they always have great recipes, so there is no doubt that I will find some more healthy ones in this book.Read more

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
Favorite Cookbook, Diet or Regular
This is my family's favorite cookbook.The recipes are fun and I haven't hit a dud yet.When I cook from it my family doesn't know I am cooking "light", they just think it is delicious. I have shared more recipies from this cookbook than any other I own.I would highly recommend this cookbook to anyone, not just those who are on the Weight Watcher's plan.We are eating yet another recipe from this tonight.I can hardly wait!

Restaurant Meals at home
I love the book.How many times do you wish you could cook something at home, that you had at a restaurant?
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I CAN EAT DESSERTS AGAIN!!!
This is a great cookbook and I've been pleased with the recipes I've tried so far.The desserts are excellent and we've had a lot of fun trying them out.Best of all, they are guilt-free!I watch my calorie count every day and many of the desserts are only 100-200 calories.I am looking forward to trying out several of the mixed drink recipes, too.This is a cookbook that covers all types of foods from appetizers to desserts and is a great way to eat healthier.I love that the nutritional information is listed for each recipes, as well as helpful notes for many of them.I wish there were pictures instead of illustrations, but other than that, it's a great addition to my cookbook collection.

The only cookbook you'll ever need.It's that good!
I bought this book because I was looking for recipes using Splenda, and were low in sugar, fat and calories as my husband is a newly diagnosed diabetic. I tried the Banana Muffins recipe first, fully expecting them to taste like "diet food." Wow! Was I ever surprised!I liked the muffins so much, I made them for friends and family who loved them so much they begged me to make more.My husband raved about the Banana Muffins to his doctor who promptly rushed out to buy the book for himself!The books gives analysis per serving info (the main reason I initially bought the book) and the recipes are incredibly easy to follow and taste yummy.We both have hope because of this book that we can eat a variety of healthy, tasty food.This cookbook is the only one I have in my kitchen now.God Bless Marlene Koch for this wonderful book! ... Read more

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Editorial Review

Betty Crocker is on the health bandwagon. Not one for fads, Betty sensibly bases this 175-recipe cookbook on the Food Guide Pyramid guidelines recommended by the American Heart Association and many other medical and nutrition professional organizations. You learn tips for cutting down on fat and cholesterol, understanding the different kinds of fat, and making smart food choices for heart health. The idea is to reduce fat by making ingredient substitutions and small alterations, but not making drastic changes. The recipes are varied and creative and don't resemble "diet food": Ginger Shrimp Kabobs, Vegetable Potstickers, Stuffed Veal Chops with Cider Sauce, Vegetable and Ham Jambalaya, Curried Chicken and Nectarines, Caribbean Fish Salad, and Thai Shrimp and Rice Noodle Nests. The desserts include Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake with Raspberry Topping (only 20 percent fat!), Blueberry-Lime Torte (about 15 percent fat), and Double Chocolate-Date Cake (about 25 percent fat). Recipes are labeled with symbols indicating "low-calorie," "low-fat," "moderate-fat," "low-cholesterol," and "moderate-cholesterol," so you can choose how far you want to go. Each recipe has a hefty amount of nutritional information: calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, carbohydrate, fiber, protein, vitamins A and C, calcium, iron, and diet exchanges. Cooks who love knowing what the dishes should look like will enjoy the 45 mouth-watering color photos. Read more

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Cookbook
I didn't find very many recipes that I would want to make. I was a little disappointed being from Betty Crocker.

Life Resource
Only a month ago was my huband, who is also diabetic, sent home from the Dr. and told me he had to lower his fats and cholesterol. Now I being a starch fanatic had no idea where to stsrt to change our diet. This cook book has given the basis on which to make healthier choices that are easy and tasty as well.
Disappointing
The recipes in this book would not convert anyone to low fat, low cholesterol cooking. A more creative and tasteful collection can be found in the American Heart AssociationLow Fat, Low Cholesterol Cookbook. ... Read more

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Very helpful!
Everything I like to eat is NOT in this cookbook--well, actually it is, but in the "best you limit what you eat of this" column.
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Real science, not junk science
I joined Weight Watchers 11 weeks ago. I've lost 47 pounds to date, and couldn't be more pleased. I saw this book on their web site and ordered it because I am really getting into the science of weight loss. This book takes on and refutes a number of myths. They're actually quite fair, acknowledging the bits of truth embedded in each before presenting the larger truth. It's done in a very sound, calm manner, without being boring or pedantic. And there's true science behind all of it, not the junk science of the South Beach Diet for example. I even had one of my own beliefs refuted, the supposed metabolic after-glow from aerobic exercise. The only problem is there are Weight Watchers testimonials inserted every few pages, interfering with the flow. But at this price, I'm not going to complain further.
Very good weightloss book
The price is right and the information is very eye-opening.
Everything You Already Knew But Didn't Want to be Told
You can forget the herbs, supplements, enzymes, and stress and fat blockers.The few prescription diet pills that work have side effects worse than the cure.If there is anything easy about weight control why do we have record obesity and more and more gastric bypass surgery?The low fat and low carb diets are just gimmicks akin to the grapefruit, boiled egg, cabbage soup and drinking man's diets.These diets may work short term, but they're not substainable.How many grapefruit can you eat and for how long?Bottom line, it's all about calories in - calories out, regardlesss of what you consume to get the calories.Losing requires a calorie deficit, more calories out than in.EXERCISE!An OK book, but really a 200+ page solicitation to join Weight Watchers. ... Read more

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What I think about this book
It has a lot of neat recipes in it!My husband is the "low-carber" in our family, and he has said that some of them need a little more flavor, usually salt.I've really enjoyed her unique recipes; out-of-the-ordinary seasonings like curry powder, I enjoy that.And some of them are just so darn easy, I love using it!Healthy yet convenient are my two favorite characteristics of recipe books.Thank you Dana!

Okay - Not Great
I've seen many of the recipes this book contains on various Low-Carb websites.I've tried a couple and wasn't thrilled.If I'd been able to look through the book before purchasing it I probably would NOT have bought it.

They're in lots of your favorite processed foods, so how bad could they be?
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A Change Your Life Book
If you have a problem with gluten this book can help change your life.I have and use the book and have given it to two relatives.

Gluten-free Gourmet Cooks Comfort Foods
The best selection of favorite foods converted so that celiacs and wheat intolerant people can once again enjoy cooking and eating.

Great Author, Great Recipes
Bette Hagman has several great books on cooking without gluten.My son is gluten, dairy and soy free so good cookbooks are a must.Best of luck in culinary arts class.I am in culinary school and am hoping to have a restaurant for people who have food allergies.If you are looking for books Bette Hagman has the best I have seen. ... Read more

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Good but confusing
I have been using this book for a few months.The recipes I've tried are generally tasty, if sometimes bland, but it sorely needs an index by food, eg, beef, as another reviewer commented.Some of the recipes require creative thinking, and a bit of cooking experience. '3 large potatoes' can mean different things to different people, and if you want to use another type of potato?Equivalents in ounces or cups would be helpful. And "x cups of pasta" cooked?/uncooked?A novice would have a hard time with this.And some of the titles are more colorful than helpful.A meat salad doesn't mention the meat in the title, so finding it without an index is pretty difficult.

Losing the extra me
It is a helpful book for me while doing Weight Watchers....the recipes are well written and easy to follow.

LOVE this Cookbook!
This has got to be one of the best WW cookbooks that I have ever owned.The recipes are EASY and they are absolutely delicious! ... Read more

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