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(More customer reviews)Recently introduced on Rachel Ray by Prevention editor, Liz Vaccariello, The 400 Calorie Fix describes itself as an easy way to get slim. Getting slim can be very difficult but The 400 Calorie Fix manages to simplify the process.
The guidelines behind the 400 Calorie Fix are easy. Eat 400 calories at four meals a day. The book teaches you to view food via a 400 calorie lens. 400 calories four times a day equals 1600 daily calories. This will result in weight loss for many people. Eat one less meal if you are sedentary. If you are very active eat one more.
To simplify the 400 calorie meal the book gives a wide variety of options. There is the plate method; mentally divide your plate into six sections. Fill one section with protein, two with starches like bread and grains and three with non-starchy veggies.
And there are other easy methods of building 400 calorie meals that suit your lifestyle. Sections include 400 calorie packaged meals (name brands given), 400 calorie take out meals, 400 calorie quick fix/no cook meal, 400 calorie soup, sandwich and salad recipes and many other ways to make your meal.
No food is off limits. Yes you can have chocolate, ice cream, pizza and other goodies. The authors use a star system. Blue is for protein, orange for fiber, red for good fats and green for fruits and veggies. They suggest you collect one of each a day to make sure you are eating nutritiously. Very easy to use.
I cannot imagine the work that must have gone into this book. An extensive array of recipes, mouth watering photographs, tons of tips and hints. So much so that the book can be overwhelming at first. The best way to work with the book is to go to the table of contents and pick the chapter that offers the type of 400 calorie meal you want. So for example if you are ordering take out, find it in the table of contents, then go to the chapter and make selections from the options given.
They also include pages on building a sandwich so it adds up to 400 calories (so you can mix and match), quick breakfast picks, and so much more. The book ties in nicely with another of Prevention's successful weight loss plans, "The Flat Belly Diet". The difference is this book does not require that you eat a MUFA (good fat) at every meal.
The book is currently available through Prevention and hopefully it will be through Amazon soon.
Tremendous effort by the team at Prevention and truly a simple way to slim.
~ Lee Mellott
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Weight loss is simple: control calories. But only 15% of us know how many calories we should eat to maintain a healthy weight. Most of us don't know how many calories foods contain. And that's okay, because most of us don't want to have to count them anyway. Enter the 400 Calorie Fix, which makes it easy to see the world this simple, 400-calorie way, whether you're cooking at home, putting packaged foods together on the run, or dining out-even at a cocktail party or a baseball stadium! Fix your weight loss problems forever with our four hundred fabulous 400-calorie meals, plus tools, tips, and tricks to fit your lifestyle.
