Fat free, flavor full: Dr. Gabe Mirkin's guide to losing weight & living longer - Gabe Mirkin, M.D. and Diana Rich (First edition)

Featuring 275 deliciously simple meatless recipes

Are you tired of counting calories and measuring portion sizes? Have you had enough of fad diets and deprivation meals? Have you lost and regained the same ten pounds over and over again? It's time to get off the diet treadmill and turn to the expert who has transformed the eating habits of a nation.

Dr. Gabe Mirkin - bestselling author of Getting Thin and The Sportsmedicine Book, popular host of his own evening and weekend radio talk show, and the founder and editor of The Mirkin Report, a monthly health and fitness newsletter - has helped hundreds of people lose weight, reduce cholesterol and blood pressure, and get in shape, permanently. His message is simple. Stop worrying about each bite of food that goes into your mouth. Forget about trying to figure out all the different types of fats or the amounts of vitamins, minerals, salt, sugar, or preservatives in any specific food. And don't spend any more money on the latest supplement, pill, or vitamin that promises miracles. the most important change you can make for better health and a longer life is to cut the fat out of your diet and increase your fiber intake by eating lots of fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans. Plain and simple. 

In this definitive guide to losing weight, Dr. Mirkin provides dozens of inspiring stories, slices through the diet myths and contradictory health bulletins, and explains in easy-to-understand scientific terms exactly why you need to cut your fat intake to fewer than 20 grams a day. And he shows exactly how to do it without ever feeling hungry or taste-deprived.

Fat free, flavor full offers 275 recipes that are low in fat, full of texture, and so bursting with flavor that you won't even miss the butter, cream,  or oil. With a dash of cayenne, a sprig of thyme, the refreshing twist of an orange, or the nutty crunch of grains, you will learn how to create satisfying gourmet meals for all occasions that are both quick and inexpensive. You'll discover such culinary delights as Mexican Vegetable Stew, Pasta e Fagioli, Shrimp Jambalaya, Curried Broccoli Soup, Eggplant Caviar, Guiltless Garlic Bread, Angel Food Cake with Ginger-Apricot Sauce, Banana Bread, Pineapple Fruit Cake, and many more tasty and creative dishes. 

Packed with fascinating information, encouraging exmaples, and a quick and appealing exercise plan, Fat free, flavor full is an indispensable, one-of-a-kind resource that offers immediate, life-enriching results.