Product Description

With Cook Yourself Thin you really can have your cake and eat it. It’s time to throw out those ready meals, step away from the microwave and discover how to cut calories without compromising on taste. The Cook Yourself Thin team don’t do denial or sums or regimes, but whether you want to lose a few inches, a few pounds, or stay in shape, they’ve got tips and tricks and 80 delicious recipes up their sleeves to make it easy. Simply discover the foods that are your downfall, swap for fantastic skinny alternatives and watch the pounds drop off. Never has dieting been so easy or tasted so good!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #375 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Heat
'Their lose-weight philosophy is simple: shift the bulge and still indulge! You can see why we're giving it five stars'

The Sun
'Enjoy good grub at a fraction of the calorie cost'

The Times
'Harry Eastwood's beetroot chocolate cake is passing into legend for its fudgy texture'

Customer Reviews

The only cook book I've ever really cooked from!
I bought this book at the weekend after watching the show on Channel Four. I'm always slightly sceptical when it comes to cook books because usually I spend lots of money on a glossy thick book , open it up , and find there's only one or two dishes I actually would like to eat , and then I have none of the ingredients! This book it totally different. It's all the classics that we eat anyway , fish and chips , roast chicken dinner , tomato soup etc... except that the recipes have been created with slimming in mind.

So far I have made the steak and kidney pie and the chicken tikka massala , and I have to say I am impressed. Both dishes were very tasty and filling , and certainly didn't feel like "diet food" . I'm planning on making the roast chicken on Sunday (with roasted new potatoes and gravy!) , and the ingenious lasagne made with corgette slices as well. I cannot wait to try the chocolate orange tiramasu!

All of the main courses are around five hundred calories , and there are tips on how to either beef it up , or cut down even further if you want to.There are also sections on calorie counts and general everyday tips for snacks and drinks , as well as some realistic advice on exercise.

I really admire the ethos of this programme , and I am suprised it has not been done before. I have to say though the programme is not as good as the book , which really does have some great recipes and tips. As others have said , the proof will be when I have lost that stubborn dress size using these recipes!

Fantastic food but beware of the 'prep' times!
Having just bought this book, I have already made 3 of the recipes with great success. Certainly can't fault the taste of the food - but a warning - the lasagne for example - claims 15 minutes 'prep' time....Perhaps if you had an army of servants doing all the chopping, slicing and dicing that could be true (which those 4 girls probably do have!) For me, a not-incompetent cook, it took about 90 minutes 'prep' time - and I even enlisted the help of my blender! So I would highly recommend the food - but take the prep times with a large pinch of (unallowed) salt!

Fab way to give up dieting!!
I recently brought this book as I was sick of dieting and putting on weight once I got bored. In the first week of using this book I lost five pounds. The food is gorgeous and my partner who usually hates "rabbit food" can't eat enough of it. I love it so much I have also brought one for a friend for her birthday. Def give it a try!!!