The Biggest Loser Cookbook: More Than 125 Healthy, Delicious Recipes Adapted from NBC's Hit Show
by Devin Alexander, Karen Kaplan, The Biggest Loser Experts and Cast
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Book Reviews of The Biggest Loser Cookbook: More Than 125 Healthy, Delicious Recipes Adapted from NBC's Hit Show
Book Review: Yummy recipes!
Summary: 5 Stars
Being a fan of the show Biggest Loser, I decided to try out the cookbook for some new recipes. I have not been disappointed yet, my whole family has been enjoying them.Book Review: Biggest Loser Cookbook
Summary: 3 Stars
I was expecting more recipes from the dietitians and other experts. But it mostly had recipes from contestants.Book Review: Not For Me
Summary: 2 Stars
I was disappointed with recipes that only serve one and have ingredients (brand name specific, herbs/seasonings, etc.) that are generally not in my frig or pantry. I cook for more than one and having to have a calculator and shopping list for each meal is not my cup of tea. I'll stick to my all-time favorite collection of cookbooks by Joanna Lund. They're teriffic.Book Review: Good Recipes
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been working out and using a couple of Biggest Loser DVDs that have been real good, so I figured this book would be a good one to have around the house since I often will cook since i enjoy cooking, even though I am not very good at it.
There is a good selection of easy to prepare recipes and the food is good with some nice variations on basic foods together with some more recipes that a are a bit more advanced, but nothing too difficult and I was able to get them to come out well.
Good advice on what you are eating, so between working out a bit more and eating better I am making strides. Get a loser DVD or two, this book and you will be on your way.
Book Review: The Book for Those Who Hate to Cook and Want to Lose Weight
Summary: 5 Stars
I really hated to cook. My idea of cooking was grabbing my laminated folder of takeout menus and ordering a variety of fast food and Chinese takeout. But after doing that for the past five years I am three sizes larger and my stretch pants are about to split the seams. Even worse, the money I spent on meals out I could have saved and taken a trip to Paris.
A friend suggested I find a cookbook that was easy, healthy (no missing food groups) and had single serving portions. After sitting on the floor in my bookstore and perusing tons of diet cookbooks, I decided to give this one a try.
The recipes are for one or two servings. I can eat one and save the other to reheat or take for lunch. It's also the first book I have found that has simple recipes (not twenty hard to find ingredients) and makes healthier versions of fast food favorites.
I love that I can make my own version of an egg muffin sandwich (instead of the one at Starbucks), BBQ chicken pizza (I was always ordering that one from a local pizza joint), a grilled cheese sandwich (my favorite with tomato soup) and more.
I am a chocolate freak so the frozen hot chocolate idea was new to me, and I love the chocolate mousse parfait.
The author Devlin Alexander lost 55 pounds and has kept them off for over a decade. This book is so good and easy to use that I am going to buy all her other books and keep adding one or two recipes to my meal plan each week. Instead of planning my takeout orders each day, I now make a meal plan on Sunday, then cook up and freeze meals in single portions ahead of time.
I never thought I would use anything other than my microwave to nuke leftover takeout food. Now my stove is getting a real workout. And I am saving for a trip to Paris at the end of the year to buy me a slinky designer black dress.