Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes (Voice) (Paperback)
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! For more information, check out CookYourselfThinBook.com and CookYourselfThinRecipes.com
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“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.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Where to start?
I got this book thinking that all the recipes would probably be just another diet book but with a positive twist. In some aspects I was right. This book is nicely done.
2.0 out of 5 stars
The fat, salt, and carb are excessive. No scientific basis.
What if women get skinny, yet not healthy? Apparently, the book targets the women population as judged by its cover.
The subtitle of this book is “A delicious way to drop a dress size.” Well, I confess that I have never worn a dress. So maybe I don’t qualify to review this book? However, I think that this is a useful cookbook–whatever your gender!
There are some nice upfront items (some cookbooks have these, while others do not). On pages 41-43, we have a calories guide, so that the reader can get a sense as to which kinds of food are lower calories than others. For instance, among the category “Rice, pasta, and beans,” I tend to use Jasmine rice (174 calories). Much better than baked beans (346 calories) but not as low as egg noodles (109 calories). Other handy features: a listing of basics for your kitchen (herbs, spices, etc.), must have kitchen equipment, comparative cooking methods, calorie swaps, and so on.
But it’s the recipes that I especially look forward to. Just a few quick examples:
“The better for you breakfast sandwich.” Forget an Egg McMuffin. Try one of these. English muffins surround the innards of this breakfast sandwich. Poach eggs (with some vinegar); slice some cheese and thinly slice ham; bake until the muffins are toasted. Sautee slices of tomato. Assemble by putting tomato and egg on top of the ham and cheese.
Another nice dish is “Omelets with roasted tomatoes”–complete with several variations, depending on one’s tastes.
A main meal? “Steak with cauliflower ‘mash’ potatoes.” One creates rosemary salt, cauliflower mashed potatoes (I’ve tried a recipe much like this, and it worked well), and flank steak. Serve the steak over romaine lettuce, cover with the mashed potatoes and tomato and drizzle with pan juices (reinforced with balsamic vinegar).
So, this should not just lead to a dropped dress size–but also pant size for men. Lots of fun recipes (although I wish there were more).
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good recipes
Filled with easy to use recipes and info, I enjoyed it. The meals are very basic but they can get you through the day feeling better and healthier.
5.0 out of 5 stars
TAKE THIS BOOK FOR WHAT IT IS….
Let me address 2 things here. Time and Calories, which seem to be issues in other reviews…
First, calories: Calories for fruits and vegetables are all average.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A REALISTIC REVIEW
Let me address 2 things here. Time and Calories, which seem to be issues in other reviews…
First, calories: Calories for fruits and vegetables are all average.
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.
4.0 out of 5 stars
helpful and great for quick meals
This book is very helpful for coming up with quick (and low calorie) means. However, I would not recommend using it as a diet.
2.0 out of 5 stars
I’d rather eat a Twinkie!
Disappointing .. to a fat girl like me. I believe most of the recipes are too much – money and odd ingredients (I’ve tried to cook multi grain noodles and glue would probably be…
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Calories are WRONG!!!
Check the calories on page 41 of the newest book. They are listed at about half of what they really are. Check out a few online and with other sources.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this
So i have not bought this book yet but i hae been watching the show on lifetime and getting someof the recipies online…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just what I needed to get me cooking again!
Where can I start? I bought this book thinking that all the recipes will probably be like all the other diets books, tasting OK and passable enough for me to stick to lose a few…