The Fast Food Diet Lose Weight and Feel Great Even If You're Too Busy to Eat Right

by Sinatra, Stephen T.; Punkre, Jim; Sears, Barry

• ISBN13: 9780471790471
• ISBN10: 0471790478
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-18
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Lose weight eating at McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, and Wendy's? Yes, it's possible-and this book shows you how! "Dr. Steve Sinatra is one of the top preventive cardiologists in America. . . . In The Fast Food Diet, he shows readers how to eat smarter and more nutritiously at any fast food establishment in America so they will actually become healthier as they lose weight. What a brilliant strategy and practical approach!" -BARRY SEARS, bestselling author of The Zone We're a nation on the go-and we're gaining weight at alarming levels. Chances are you realize you should lose weight and eat healthier foods, but when you're hungry and hurried, all too often you choose the drive-through over a healthy home-cooked meal. This breakthrough guide presents a practical, real-world solution that teaches you how to make healthier fast-food choices and save hundreds of calories per meal-without giving up the delicious taste and convenience of fast foods. In addition to tips for dining guilt-free at all types of fast-food restaurants, The Fast Food Diet includes: A Six-Week Fast-Food Diet Eating Plan that lets you choose among 150 meal selections for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks from more than fifty of the most popular fast-food chains Valuable tips for business travelers, holiday revelers, and kids who are fast-food junkies Advice on eating well at food courts, sit-down restaurants, airports, and convenience stores Recipes for nutritious, home-cooked meals you can prepare in 15 minutes or less If you cut just 500 calories from your meals every day, you'll lose a pound a week. That's 50 pounds a year-and The Fast Food Diet makes it easy.

Author Biography

STEPHEN SINATRA, M.D., is a board-certified cardiologist, a certified nutrition and anti-aging specialist, and a psychotherapist. He was chief of cardiology for two four-year terms and director of medical education at Manchester Memorial Hospital in Connecticut for almost twenty years. His health newsletter has nearly fifty thousand subscribers.

JIM PUNKRE is a professional writer who was formerly the chief copywriter at Rodale Press.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Foreword by Barry Sears, Ph.D.	xi
Introduction Get Smarter, Get Slimmer on Fast Food	1	(156)
1 The 80/20 Rule	9	(6)
2 Why Regular Diets Fail	15	(16)
3 The Secrets of Easy Weight-Loss Success	31	(16)
4 The Fast-Food Diet Restaurant-by-Restaurant Guide	47	(24)
5 Smart Sit-Down Dining	71	(24)
6 The Fast-Food Diet at the Mall	95	(10)
7 The Six-Week Fast-Food Diet	105	(20)
8 Fast Food at Home	125	(26)
9 The Fast-Food Diet for Kids	151	(6)
10 The Fast-Food Diet Vitamins and Supplements	157	(22)
11 The Fast-Food Diet for Business Travelers	179	(8)
12 The Fast-Food Diet for the Holidays	187	(4)
13 The Fast-Food Diet for Vegetarians	191	(4)
14 The Fast-Food Diet Walking Plan	195	(18)
15 The Future of Fast Food	213	(8)
Appendix A The Glycemic Foods Index	221	(2)
Appendix B Low-Calorie Snacks	223	(2)
Bibliography	225	(4)
Index	229