Review: nothing new here
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2012
I understand the author is a TV cooking show star.  I haven't seen her show, but if she has a fan base, they will want this book.  It promotes a low fat diet.  There is nothing new here, but the information is helpful if it is your first diet book.  I like that she says to avoid the crash diets and unbalanced diets.  She touched on various protein sources besides meat, but totally avoided tofu, textured vegetable protein and other vegan strategies, even though they are low fat and free of saturated fat.  She had a section with recipes which mostly added vegetables to increase food value.  She wandered off the subject talking about making price books, saving money on groceries, buying in bulk, and so on.  She has collected some interesting information, but not about dieting. She dedicated her book to the people who helped her, naming names.  If I was her editor, I wouldn't want my name mentioned.  The poor grammar, spelling and wrong words were distracting.  (Tenement for tenet?)  Still, I got it for free, so I can't complain about wasting my money.  If you are a fan, new to balanced diets, and made a "D" in English, go for it.