Secrets of The French Diet

By Robert Ziff

Put the most irresistible French food on your table every day--including those mouthwatering rich sauces--and still lose weight! Bring home the flavors of France, from simple bistro fare to that of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966731506
• ISBN13: 9780966731507
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Worldwide Pub Inc
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

No Dieting Needed!!!

I hate to cook, but I love to eat. The Secrets of the French Diet has made it easy for me to prepare uncomplicated yet savory dishes with an emphasis on healthy eating. The author offers substitutes for some of the higher fat and calorie favorites of the French without skimping on taste. It's obvious that painstaking effort went into finding this balance. The section on sauces (a French favorite) is extensive and diverse, and the fish recipes are particularly delicious. I'd definitely recommend this collection of amazing recipes to anyone who is looking to expand their gastronomic experience without expanding their waistlines!

Wow! We didn't know low fat cooking could taste this good!

My wife and I purchased this book because we enjoy French cooking but don't want the high fat. Dr. Ziff has done it! He has put together a marvelous collection of French recipes that are both delicious and low in fat. We especially enjoyed his recipe for "Chicken in Almond Sauce"! This is a true cullinary delight! His recipes are easy to make and the ingredients are not hard to find. We also enjoyed reading about his travels to many exciting French cities. You're not going to find a better French cookbook with recipes this good and low in fat. Andrea and Bob Ehrlich, Farmingdale, New York.

Lose weight and entertain well!

"Secrets of the French Diet" allows me to lose weight and entertain in a style that disguises my need to be calorie conscious. My friends have have marveled at my dishes and have expressed concern about all the weight they may be gaining as a result of eating my food. The recipes and directions are easy to follow and most items are at hand in a well-stocked pantry. The recipes allow for experimentation with dinner parties and simple and quick home meals. The travel area of this book allows memories of past travel and future places to visit with no airfare nor culinary surprises.My suggestion would be more pictures of finished dishes to allow for presentation ideas and platters or serving dishes. With pictures of the finished product you know even you can cook as the French do.

Some people want miracles--this book really works for me!

Some people who read cookbooks on how to eat imagine that all you have to do is read the book and the fat will fall off. Not so! Others are looking for the pill or system that will turn them magically into the what they wish the mirror would reflect. This is not possible either. However, what is possbile is to learn what others have known that works for them, the French. This is a lifestyle that, not is neither a crash diet nor a magic pill. Neither is this a system an excessively low calorie or low fat diet such that one cannot stay on it for life. The author has defined how to achieve what the French have been doing forever--eating well, looking well and feeling well. This book is not filled with a lot of complicated straegies, but rather reads more like a fun and often times funny, travelogue through France and many of its great restaurants. I thought the photographs that accompanied the information and the recipes added a lot, I only wish they had been in color. In addition, the author's love of food and cooking comes through and is well balanced with his medical backround.The book has really changed my life--I now enjoy eating and over a period of four months have lost the 30 pounds that have been hanging around my middle for too long. I have even made plans to visit France as a result! My friends have noted that my cooking style improved and asked for the secret--several received copies of the book for Christmas.

Superb French cuisine that happens to be a diet book!

It's hard to believe this is a diet book! This book is loaded with easy to follow recipes that transform simple foods into elegant, tasteful masterpieces. This book is also an endless source of information on everything from kitchen utensils to basic preparation and from sauces to tarts. The 22 "secrets" or principles of the French diet are easy to follow and understand. This French experience is high-lighted with a photographic tour of France and its chefs and then topped with a sense of humor. This is how a "diet" book should be!