Here’s the dream team for healthy eating: Mollie Katzen is the author of the landmark Moosewood Cookbook and one of Health magazine’s five "Women Who Changed the Way We Eat;" Dr. Walter Willett is the head of the Harvard School of Public Health’s Department of Nutrition. Together they’ve created a weight-loss plan that’s not only easy to implement -- with gradual shifts rather than quick fixes -- but filled with delicious, enjoyable foods and more than one hundred of Mollie’s fabulous recipes.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Worth the effort
Comment: I really have enjoyed the eating plan suggested in this book. I feel nourished and satisfied and have successfully started to lose weight. More importantly, my family is eating more fruits and vegetables than ever before. My six year old son has eaten almost everything he has tried and my very picky four year old daughter has sampled (although not relished) some foods she had previously never considered trying. I don't feel hungry and often times I am shocked by the huge amount of food on my plate when I sit down for a meal.

The fact that eating this way is very time consuming is the only thing stopping me from giving the book 5 stars. I do consider myself a foodie and I like fruits and veggies, but I never realized how much I fall back on processed food on nights that I get home late from work, or don't feel like cooking. Since being on the 21-day eating plan, I feel like I am always in the kitchen, either preparing the evening meal or getting things ready for the next day. Not to mention the clean up! I think it will become easier as I learn more shortcuts, and Ms. Katzen does try to give hints to make prep and clean up quicker, but I seem to have much less free time since I have been on the eating plan.

Overall, even with the extensive amount of food preparation, I believe this plan works. I want to eat this way for the rest of my life.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Some good advice and recipes
Comment: Those looking for a magic cure for weight loss, keep looking because there is none. If you want some sensible advice and delicious, healthy recipes, this book has that. I will not be able to follow the 21-day diet to the letter of the law because I work outside my home and can't do all of the meal preparation, etc., but just the simple advice to exercise at least 30 minutes a day has meant more muscle definition in a short period of time. The recipes I've made have been delicious and healthy (Madras vegetable curry, 3-bean chili, roasted tomatoes).

I feel compelled to respond to some of the reviews, especially the bizzare complaint that the recipes are "not vegetarian." There are a number of vegetarian recipes (including the 3 I just mentioned) and the authors also suggest using vegetable stock instead of the standard chicken stock in recipes. Maybe the person meant the recipes are not solely vegetarian? Also, someone complained that the 9-point plan is "full of obvious things we already knew." I wonder how much that person exercises on a daily basis. It's one thing to know you should be doing something and it's another thing to feel motivated enough to actually do it. I see lots of fat people daily, and I'm sure most Americans could use that advice, even if they "know it already."

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Customer Rating:
Summary: excellent
Comment: I am really enjoying this book. Have been implementing many of the ideas into my families meals. I have notice considerably more energy since changing to this way of eating. Highly recommand this book. The book was referred to me from my doctor and at the first I was hesitant about change and what would my family think, will they like it or totally say no. But they are enjoying the new way of eating as much as I am. Extremely easy to follow and understand. We live in a small community and I am able to shop locally for all ingredients.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent book, new/old twist on diets
Comment: A new twist on dieting allowing you to be both vegetarian and a carnivore. No wierd foods, no huge prep times, well balanced and fairly easy to follow and the food won't cosat a fortune.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: I like the flexitarian menu
Comment: The biggest difference in this Healthy Eating/Diet book from others of this genre is the flexibility in protein sources. I am not a vegetarian, but I don't care for meat much, especially chicken and fish and I am lactose intolerant so diets heavy in meat and dairy are hard for me to stick to. I appreciate being able to eat whole grains and legumes to meet my protein needs. They are already part of my regular menu. I am still reading the book and plan on starting the 21-day Diet plan in a few days. For me, at least, it seems to be a diet plan I will enjoy and therefore be able to stick to.

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