The Healthy Weigh: Learn How to Eat, Not How to Diet

Arlene M. Gryfe is a Toronto-based professional nutritionist and home
economist.

This mother-and-daughter dietitian team has written an easily
comprehensible book for those interested in losing weight and/or
developing healthier lifestyles. Their goal is to present information so
that readers can see the folly of fad diets and learn the merits of
sensible eating.

They examine the psychological role food plays; point out the negative
effects of failed dieting on metabolisms; refute some common myths;
discuss eating habits, serving sizes, nutrients, and the role of
exercise; suggest how to assess one’s eating habits; explain
ingredient listings on labels; and recommend food choices, what foods to
avoid, and what to ask the waiter when eating out.

Blank charts are included for the reader to develop a personalized food
and exercise plan, and there are more than 100 pages of nutritious
recipes listing calories, cholesterol, major nutrients, and fibre
content. Recipe entries in the index are listed by category (soups,
dressings, breakfast dishes, etc.), rather than alphabetically.

Unfortunately, sloppy editing, inconsistent metric conversions, and
spelling and other errors detract from an otherwise excellent
publication.