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Product details File Size 59601 KB Print Length 191 pages Publisher Kyle Books (December 27, 2018) Publication Date December 27, 2018 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B07K6TPHLJ

The Italian Diet Gino D'Acampo edition by Gino D'Acampo Juliette Kellow Kate Whitaker Cookbooks Food Wine eBooks Reviews

• Gino D'Acampo is very gifted!
• Great book even though we aren't using it as a diet book. Haven't found one recipe we don't like. Everything is simple, easy to make and very flavorful.
• Have already tried 4 recipes and all were complete and easy to prepare. Not to mention delicious! Not too many ingredients and all readily available. Calorie counts very helpful. Just wish there were more main dishes!
• Love this book
• The dishes are very good and healthy too!!
• I love the book. He explains everything well, the recipes use clean, fresh, healthy ingredients and are uncomplicated to make.
• A well written book which although listed as a diet book it is as much an introduction to the Italian way of life (at least the eating bit) There are a collection of good tasty Italian recipes, each recipe gives the calorie count for a portion size and also a breakdown of the quantity of fat, saturates, sugars and salt in each portion. The principle in this book is based on two diet plans one for women (1500 calories) and one for men (2000 calories)These plans are broken down into the number of calories per meal (Breakfast 250 calories, Lunch 450 calories, Dinner 600 calories plus an allowance of 200 calories for alcohol and milk; Woman's plan). A complete menu is given for one week with full instructions as to how to make each meal, it is suggested that this plan is used for 2 weeks and after that the reader should create similar plans using the other recipes in the book. It does emphasise that the Italians eat smallish portions and do not usually snack between meals. Each recipe has a preamble telling something about the reason for the choice and often hints for example there is a hint never to cook with buffalo mozzarella but use cow's mozzarella as the buffalo one make the dish very watery by releasing too much milk but should be used uncooked in salads etc.
  All of the recipes are fully explained with none of the chef type terms that could confuse a novice cook.
  The only criticism is that the recipes are for 2, 4, 6 or even 8 people it would have been better if this had been consistent.
• Just rec'd this book, so I have many more recipes to try (and to later report on), but for now, I thought it might be helpful to share what I already do know. The beginning sections of book offer dietary info and more if you care to leaf through and learn from that. Each recipe has nutritional info per serving but w/o fiber info--which if on WW as I am, you need to know. (I noticed on a box of pasta from Italy, the same fiber info is missing--is this an Italian thing?). Almost all recipes have a picture. However, if you are expecting solely low-fat recipes of 5 grams or under, this is not your book. Altho' Gino does lighten a lot of dishes by using low-fat cheeses and such, the fat content is often much higher than you'd expect per serving. To the author's credit, he makes no false claims to that issue. If you carefully read the "Product Description" you will see in sev'l places that it does not claim to be a 'low-fat' book of recipes, nor a book that will make you lose a lot of weight fast. Then there are recipes that ARE low in fat (recipes you may or may not already have in your 'arsenal' of recipes depending on how much of a foodie you are). I made one of those low-fat dishes last night, a side dish that would work as an antipasto which I'd make again--Zucchini ribbons w/cannellini beans in lemon/olive oil vinaigrette, served at room temperature which makes it easy to do ahead. It was delightfully tasty and something different. There is a chocolate cake calling my name that uses chestnut puree (which I found out is naturally fat free and low caloric), an ingredient I never used before--I just ordered that yesterday from ! I have a special occasion in March to indulge in and might make that one soon!
  UPDATE I used the chestnut puree for a choc. cake. It was just ok b/c it was dense. It needed a boost of moisture so we added whipped cream on top. So much for a DIET cake!