Eat, Drink and Weigh Less

BACKGROUND

Most diets just take, take, take. But there's one that wants to give back to you. Eat, Drink and Weigh Less is a diet book that focuses less on removing the bad and more on replacing it with the good. After a while, you begin to feel more comfortable with the positive changes and will see how they are affecting your weight and health.

Eat, Drink and Weigh Less was written by Mollie Katzen, a New York Times best-selling author responsible for top selling cookbooks and a member of the Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition roundtable, and Dr. Walter Willett, a leading researcher in nutrition and professor of both nutrition and medicine at Harvard.

The authors have pushed through all of the diet noise to concentrate on the scientific evidence that has been presented by researchers, as well as Dr. Walters' own 30 years of experience and findings, to present easy-to-understand and practical resolutions to weight loss.

The book was not designed to be a constant companion to assist your weight loss efforts. Instead, it was designed to provide you with relevant knowledge and essential information you need to carry on without the book. Eat, Drink & Weigh Less can give you the tools you need to manage your weight for a lifetime.

Eat, Drink and Weigh Less was created to provide you with practical information you can really use. The book will guide you through gradual shifts to make better and healthier choices, rather than shocking sudden changes. The book labels these The Nine Turning Points, and they are:

1. Eat lots of vegetables and fruit
2. Say yes to good fats
3. Upgrade your carbohydrates
4. Choose healthy proteins
5. Stay hydrated
6. Alcohol - yes, in moderation
7. Take a multi-vitamin every day
8. Move more
9. Eat mindfully all day long

FOOD & RECIPE

Your food and meal choices will be guided by the book's version of a food pyramid. The pyramid is divided in three sections - foods that should be eaten daily and even exercise; optional alcohol and dark chocolate; and the foods you should eat sparingly.

Your diet, under the watch of Eat, Drink & Weigh Less, will be heavy in whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as plant oils like olive. You'll also consume quite a bit of legumes, nuts, tofu and lean proteins like fish, seafood and poultry, and make dairy, water and a multi-vitamin part of your daily routine. You can still enjoy alcohol, dark chocolate, lean red meat and refined carbs in moderation.

There are more than 100 recipes designed by Mollie Katzen inside Eat, Drink & Weigh Less. With one of the best selling cookbooks under her belt, you can feel confident the food will be flavorful and healthful. Although some critics push back that the meals are a little more challenging than the average schedule-crunched person can accommodate. The recipes cover all of your meals, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as side dishes, soups, snacks and desserts. Some of these tasty creations are:

- Easy Three Bean Chili
- Chocolate Meringue Cookies
- Sparkling Sweet Potatoes
- Thai-Inspired Red Curry (pair with your choice of lean protein)
- Portobello Pizza
- Quick Broiled Eggplant Parmesan

EXERCISE

Eat, Drink & Weigh Less places exercise as one of the two parts of the foundation of its food pyramid. The authors suggest aerobics and resistance training. However, the book's site doesn't discuss exercise at any length of detail.

EXPENSE

The cost of Eat, Drink and Weigh Less. Bargains can be found all across the Web with many booksellers.

PRO

- Designed to be a lifestyle plan
- 100 recipes
- Based on scientific research
- Authors are reputable experts in their fields
- Balanced diet that does not exclude anything

CON

- Food pyramid seems complicated
- Delicious recipes, not convenient for everyone
- No preview of the exercise commitment

CONCLUSION

Standing out in what becomes a more-and-more crowded list of dieting information, Eat, Drink and Weigh Less appears to be quite balanced in providing you with the best information possible. Authors Mollie Katzen and Dr. Walter Willett are not only proven experts in their fields, but celebrated and highly respected amongst both peers and fans. Eat, Drink and Weigh Less presents sound research that supports its recommendation for diet and exercise. Many diets find one food or group of foods that should be completely eliminated from your diet. This can often lead to yo-yo dieting as it's too limiting. Eat, Drink and Weigh Less will help you makeover your diet, incorporating more fresh, lean foods that eventually replace all the junk. The book is reasonably priced and certainly worth looking into if you're ready to make a life-long commitment to living healthy.

common misspellings:
Eat, Drink and Way Less, Eat, Drink and Weight Less