Love love this book!

The first thing I noticed about this book that made me buy it was the fact that a chef, not a dietician, came up with these recipes. A chef that is known for flavor. I have low fat cookbooks that the food is blah. They are written by everyone under the sun but a chef. So that fact that a food network chef wrote this made me perk up and buy it.

And I am SOOO glad I did! The chicken fried steak is hands down my favorite. I am watching my carbs, so after I make this dish I scrape off the bottom portion of crust. My husband, a true chicken fried steak, lover loves this more than most restaurant ones! The Clam Chowder soup rivals some of the best clam chowder I have eaten on the coast. I changed some ingredients in the dough on the pizza and it was wonderful as well! The toppings were great! Made the quiche this morning and it is great. What's great about it is you can make it, refirgerate it, and then have breakfast you reheat every morning. Super fast! put a dollop of Greek Yogurt on top and it's perfect.

Also I love how it shows the fat grams before (the fatty recipes) and after (his recipes) along with the carbs, protein, calories, etc.

The recipes in this book are great and you can tweak things also to make your own flavors that you like. I hate dieting due to the fact you can never eat chicken fried steak, brownies, pizza, pasta, cheeseburgers, cream soups, chinese food, etc (and I am sure that is why a lot of people fail at dieting..they feel deprived of their comfort foods)..but with this book I now can. Thank you Rocco! I love your book!!

Now Eat This - Rocco Dispirito

This is one of the best healthy cookbooks I've ever owned...and I've bought plenty. Rocco takes 150 ordinary, everyday meals and desserts and remakes them using healthier ingredient choices that are typically in most cook's pantry. One example it using fatfree Greek yogurt as a substitute for sour cream. The only reason I didn't give it a excellent rating is that there were several recipes that I think very few "average" people would ever cook. Overall though, I think it's a great cookbook for anyone wanting to still eat good comfort foods, but in a healthier way.

Now Eat This!

I decided to purchase this book because I wanted to start eating healthier, but I wanted to find recipes for "good tasting" foods. This chef, Rocco Dispirito, is awesome at taking a fat and calorie ladden recipe and transforming it into a great tasting reduced calorie and fat content meal! He is very inventive but also uses "everyday" items to replace with. After tasting these recipes, one would never miss nor realize that it wasn't "like Mom used to make!"

Amazingly healthy and delicious tasting comfort food. Bon Appetit !

Love the book! In Feb 2011, I went on a weight loss plan as well as learning how to eat healthier. Also detoxing my body of all the genically modified foods, growth hormones and all the other poison in our "FDA approved, healthy?" food supply. This book is incredible and has been a big part of my ongoing success. All of the recipes I have tried are delicious, calorie and saturated fat friendly, and taste as good or better than the original comfort foods I grew up on. I highly recommend it!

Bon Appetit!

Now Eat This!

This book is an excellent reference point if you're trying to cook and eat healthy foods. Foods without the fat and calories! Rocco, is an expert at cooking healthy alternatives, without the calories and guilt! It will surprise you on the many old favorites that you can cook withoout the other unwanted ingredients! This book is user friendly and full of excellent alternatives.