Rosemary Conley's Low Fat Cookbook

Once a week I can be found trawling the aisles of either Safeways or Asda looking for something to tempt my palate and not break my diet, something that has minimal calories, miniscule fat content but maximum taste. Usually I end up with a refrigerator full of ready meals that do not taste half as good as the container they came in. It seems that the majority of the time you have to compromise on taste to reduce the nasties in your diet. There are the odd exceptions of course, the Weight Watchers range is edible, but with their products you tend to miss out on quantity, the product tastes good but you need two of them to satisfy you. What makes dieting more difficult ...  Read the complete review

I hate dieting and just the thought that I would have to diet makes me hungry. Therefore I will not diet: I don't think it does achieve much in the long run, unless I starve myself silly for the rest of my life and honestly I just don't want to do that. I love food and I can't give it up. But I could do with losing a few kilos or more! Recently an e-mail pal recommended to me the Rosemary Conley Low Fat Cookbook and I think that is the best cooking book I have seen in a very very long time. The book is presented in 4 parts (excluding the introduction): 1. The secrets of successful slimming Rosemary explains ...  Read the complete review

If you are looking to lose weight or just cut down the amount of fat that you eat, then this is an excellent book to get. It starts by giving some facts & information about slimming & cooking the low-fat way as you will need to learn certain techniques. There are food facts as well but the main part is devoted to the recipes. These include breakfast food, food for your main meals & even desserts & cakes that are low fat. I’ve cooked many of the recipes and there is a good range of different styles & levels of simplicity. Most of all, they taste good and can be served to everyone; those not on low-fat diets will enjoy them just as much. It is a very complete book ...  Read the complete review