Now dieting is easier with the new Weight Watchers Quick Start Plus Program, featured in the newly revised edition. Included is the Personal Choice Food Selections section, which incorporates mor of the foods the reader loves into Weight Watchers weight-control program. Over 50 dishes have been specially revised to incorporate newly allowed items like: ice cream, sour cream, cream cheese, pound cake, liquor and liqueurs, nuts, and chocolate. This book also provides recipe-keyed menu planners, highlights "fast" recipes and "budget stretchers", and gives Food Plan Exchange Information and per-serving counts for calories, protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, sodium, and cholesterol.
I got this cookbook not because I was planning on using the Weight Watchers program (which I've heard has changed a lot since this book came out) but because I wanted something that could give me meals and dishes that were, shall we say, the opposite of Paula Dean. Portion controlled, and not full of things that fill your arteries with goo. I have to admit I haven't used it much over the years, and absolutely nothing will ever get me to eat liver. However, it's staying on my shelf because maybe... And one thing can be said for Weight Watchers--it's not a fad diet. It's the epitome of healthy and sensible.