Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes (Paperback)
Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes (Paperback)
Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes (Paperback) 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.
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.
As soon as I got this book in the mail I started flipping through the recipes to find what to make for dinner. All of the recipes looked great but I stopped on the Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas. Not only was it fast and easy to make, it was delicious…I mean really good. To top that of the portion sizes are more than generous, no starving yourself to stay thin. I have both this book and the Hungry Girl book, and while the books are indeed similar, this book offers several different recipes.
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