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 Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes by Lifetime Television. (Hyperion Books) 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. This book features accessible recipes you can make without being overly accomplished in the kichen. The food is healthy and beautifully presented. Examples of recipes are Mediterranean Chicken, Mushroom and Spinach Quiche With Potato Crust, and desserts such as Roasted Peach Crisp. The recipes are also found online at mylifetime.com |
 Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone: Recipes to Put You in My Favorite Mood by Curtis Stone. (Crown Publishing Group) From the Chef made famous by TLC's Take Home Chef. Although this is not a diet book, the recipes are so delicious we couldn't resist including a review. For the most part, the recipes in this book can be eaten by the thin and not-so-thin alike. Recipes include Veal Cutlet Coated in an Aged Jack Cheese Crust, Heirloom Tomato and Burrata Salad with Pepper-Crusted New York Steak, and Creamy Mascarpone and Parsley Polenta. |
 The Art of Simple Food: Notes lessons, and Recipes From a Delicious Revolution by Alice Waters. (Clarkson Potter) Alice Waters has been an advocate for organic cooking before it was popular. This book features recipes for healthy food cooked simply. She includes lessons for basic culinary skills as well as her cooking philosophy such as cooking with locally grown food. |
 Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. (Running Press) Although the book does contain some recipes, it is actually packed full of a tough-love approach to becoming a Skinny Bitch. Skinny Bitch contains compelling information of how the food industry has snookered us into eating unhealthly, fattening food. Beware, as the ladies advocate a vegan diet, that may be considered too restrictive by many. The authors also have a web site www.skinnybitch.net |
 The Best of Vegan Cooking by Priscilla Feral. (Nectar Bat Press) Priscilla's newest cookbook contains recipes from the author as well as other chefs, friends, and co-workers. The book features the best in vegan cooking, raising it to culinary heights. The recipes are easy to follow and the ingredients easy to find. In addition to tasty recipes, the book is well laid out with beautiful photographs. You will find main courses such as Baby Artichokes Provencal, salads such as broccoli/rice salad, and desserts such as Cantaloupe Sorbet. |
 The Healthy Lunchbox by Marie McClendon and Cristy Shauck. (The American Diabetes Association) The Healthy Lunchbox is written for parents to help pack a lunchbox for their children that is healthy, free from junk-food, and still something a child would enjoy eating. The book is divided into 4 sections: Get Ready! - outlines nutritional requirements for children Get Set! - includes a guide to meal planning, how to pack a lunch, etc. Go! - contains recipies for lunches and snacks More food for thought - a resource guide to websites and other resources The book is particularly sensitive to health issues such as diabetes and to improving the health of current and future generations in a kid-friendly way. |
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