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Suzanne Somers' Get Skinny on Fabulous Foodby Somers, Suzanne
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Book DescriptionThree Rivers Press, 2001. light soil to page edges o/w Fine. Clean tight unmarked text. "I got skinny on fat," claims Suzanne Somers. It sounds too good to be true--a weight-loss program that lets you "eat incredible, rich foods in abundant portions while the unwanted pounds effortlessly melt away." Most nutritionists would cringe at the idea that people trying to lose weight don't need to restrict their dietary fat, but Suzanne Somers and her "Somercizers" insist it works. Fat (even saturated fat) isn't the enemy, she claims--it's "products loaded with sugar, white flour, hydrogenated oils, and chemicals and preservatives that replace real fats." Get Skinny on Fabulous Food follows Somers's Eat Great, Lose Weight with a recap of the Somersize program, which involves eliminating "funky foods" like sugar and starch and using a type of food combining. Also included are grateful letters from followers of the program, menu suggestions, and 150 new recipes. Recipes include such fat-filled dishes as Leslie's Mushroom Broccoli and Egg Cupcakes (with butter, oil, Swiss cheese, and nine large eggs), Beef Stroganoff (with butter, oil, and two cups of heavy cream), Ginger Creme BrvlTe (with butter, heavy cream, nine large egg yolks, and even the enemy: sugar), Cappuccino Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake (with cream cheese, eggs, chocolate, sour cream, and--yup--sugar). No calorie counts or nutritional breakdowns are included. --Joan In this sequel to her Eat Great, Lose Weight (LJ 12/96), television actress Somers modifies her previous approach to include fats, admitting that, in moderate amounts, they are necessary for good health. She is still adamant about sugar and still posits that the proper food combinations can enhance the foods' nutritive values. She rightly points out that "fat free" does not mean that foods aren't fattening. Sugar is still a prime contributor to obesity, and Somers also blames white flour and other so-called "funky" foods. Her basic ideaAthat some fats are necessaryAis sound, and though the rest of her theory is rather shaky, half the is devoted to fabulous recipes. Unlike most diet recipes, these include olive oil, butter, and sour cream. Skip the pseudo-science and go directly to the good stuff. Bon appetit!ASusan B. Hagloch, Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH 1999 R44889-Random. Paperback. Very Good. Book summaryThis best-selling diet plan, created by TV actress Suzanne Somers, argues that the consumption of fats found in butter, sour cream, and olive oil is necessary to lose weight and maintain health. Somers advises readers to avoid combining certain foods and to eliminate all chemicals, sugars, and "funky foods"--including white flour, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, pumpkin, bananas, alcohol, caffeinated drinks, nuts, olives and tofu--from their diets. Somers offers 113 France- and Tuscany-inspired recipes, including Turkey Prosciutto Piccata, Crispy Fried Eggplant and Mozzarella Finger Sandwiches, and Grilled Pepper Steak with Herb Butter.Media Reviews"In 1992, [Somers] had a revelation while in France watching 'skinny French people' gobble delicious foods. She developed her Somersizing program, which incorporates such controversial dieting concepts as eating foods only in specific combinations and avoiding certain foods. She says the plan has worked for her and others, but nutrition scientists say there is no research to back her theories." -- Nanci Hellmich, USA Today Publisher NotesFrom the author of Suzanne Somers' Eat Great, Lose Weight comes a delicious collection of more than 150 new recipes for appetizers, entrees, soups, salads, desserts, and other dishes, all of which are based on nutritionally sound, scientific principles of food combinations. Other Recommended Books
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