Cook Yourself Thin - Harry Eastwood

At the moment there are a whole host of programmes on telly trying to get us to eat healthier and look better, 10 Years Younger, You Are What You Eat and Cook Yourself Thin is the newest edition to channel 4's lifestyle programming. I myself never got to see the series, I wanted to watch it but my other half was always watching football or something else when it was on. When I saw the team had bought out a book to accompany the series I had to have it. The promise of eating good food and being able to loose weight too, what girl could resist? What's It All About? Firstly this is not a diet book and it doesn't make any promises to the reader. ...  Read the complete review

'Cook Yourself Thin' was a TV series aired on Channel 4 a few years ago. The basic premise of this series was that making a few tweaks to your every day diet could help you lose weight. These 'tweaks' are the things that deep down we know we 'should' be doing - things like switching from full-fat to semi-skimmed milk, eating less cheese and more vegetables, watching your fat intake - not exactly rocket-science, but I know I need a little reminder every now and then. I bought the book when embarking on yet another weight loss mission - I can't even remember which one it was one, but I can never resist a cook book and I always start off my diets with fabulous intentions, ...  Read the complete review

I have found this book a really useful way to remain angelic whilst eating naughty things! The TV show was enjoyable to watch and the book is full of delicious treats and comfort food which will not ruin your waistline! My personal favourite is the Spaghetti Carbonara - usually a fattening over indulgent treat which leaves me feeling guilty, sick and fat... when cooked using the 'Cook yourself thin' method it's still indulgent, lovely and enjoyable, but not sickly and I don't feel guilty so I actually enjoy my food! The book contains other favourites like chocolate cake, steak and Kidney pie and Lasagne. There are also chocolate truffles! The book has ...  Read the complete review

Cook yourself thin was an excellent series on channel 4 a while back, showing you how to make your favourite meals without piling on the pounds my using substitute ingredients and different cooking methods. This book has all the recipes and tips from the series, the first half is about how you should think about food differently, the second half is recipes. This is extremely good for strict dieters looking to indulge but I personally think that the calorie differences (between their skinny versions and normal) are not substantial enough to mean that you wouldn't have to be wary of portion sizes if you are on a diet, the portions they allow are often very ...  Read the complete review