Book Review: Flat Belly Diet
Say Bye-Bye to Belly Fat
by Eating Declious Foods like; Peanut Butter, Dark Chocolate, and Avocados!

The Flat Belly Diet: Chapter VIII, The Four-Week Plan: Recipes, I’m getting excited! This chapter is the “nuts” (pun intended)-and-bolts part of the book…the cooking and eating part!

Keep in mind the rules we discussed earlier:
1. eat 4- 400 calorie meals daily
2. don’t go longer than 4 hours between meals
3. Each meal should contain a MUFA serving (MUFA serving chart found on page 101/chapter 6)

I don’t want to keep you in suspense any longer. Chapter VII is loaded with easy to follow recipes that fit beautifully into the Lose Belly Fat eating plan. If I counted correctly, there are 89 recipes that fall under the following categories; breakfast, sandwiches, soups, salads, poultry, seafood, meat, vegetarian, side dishes, and desserts.



Just to wet your appetite, here are the names of a few of the yummiest sounding recipes from this chapter:

~Soba Noodle Salad with Snow Peas
~Slow Cooker Chili
~Chicken with Citrus-Avocado Salad
~Italian Shrimp and Pasta Salad
~Nutty Fruit Muffins
~Guilt-Free Fries (The name alone makes me want to try them!)
~Pumpkin-Maple Cheesecake (yum!)

Getting Hungry Yet?

Between the Quick-And-Easy Meals from chapter VII and the bevy of delicious sounding recipes that reside in Chapter VIII, you will be well armed and ready to move into the next phase –your belly fat battle.

Guess who’s going to win—YOU—that’s who!



Before we get side-tracked, I wanted to let you know what else you get in this chapter:
~preparation & cooking time for each recipe
~serving size
~name of MUFA included
~calories per serving
~nutritional information
~And, I think most importantly: information about how to round out the meal if it is under 400 calories!

“What if I don’t like some of the recipes?”
No problem. Skip around. Mix-and-match until you find what you like. These recipes are easy to prepare and varied…you will definitely find your favorites!

When I read through this chapter, I kept wondering, “Can I use my own recipes if I pay attention the rules?”

That’s what makes this “diet” so user friendly, in my opinion…so many built-in options and the ability to customize it if you so choose, providing you obey the “golden rules.”

Say it with me:
1 serving of a MUFA at every meal
Eat 4 well-rounded meals a day (each meal contains 400 calories)
And last but not least, don’t go longer than four hours between eating.

Flat Belly Diet (Chapter 8)-->(Chapters 1-3)

~The Mind-Belly Connection. Research has found a direct link between stress and belly fat. (Chapters 4-5)
~(Chapters 6-7) Learn about MUFA's and the Flat Belly Diet rules.
~(Chapter 9) Journaling...leads to weight loss!
~Exercise to Lose Belly Fat! (Chapter 10)
Does the Flat Belly Diet Really work?