I am going to get the book from the library tomorrow- they just came out with a recipe book- I will wait for it to come out at the library too
an excerpt from their website:
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The Foods You Choose
Which foods should you choose?
Surprisingly, foods with a high water content have a big impact on satiety. But you can't simply drink lots of water, which quenches thirst without sating hunger. You'll need to eat more foods that are naturally rich in water, such as fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk, and cooked grains, as well as lean meats, poultry, fish, and beans. It also means eating more water-rich dishes: soups, stews, casseroles, pasta with vegetables, and fruit-based desserts. On the other hand, you'll have to be very careful about foods that are very low in water: high-fat foods like potato chips, but also low-fat and fat-free foods that contain very little moisture, like pretzels, crackers, and fat-free cookies.
Why is water so helpful in controlling calories? It dilutes the calories in a given amount of food. When you add water-rich blueberries to your breakfast cereal, or water-rich eggplant to your lasagna, you add food volume but few calories. You can eat more for the same calories. This property of foods—the calories in a given portion—is the core concept of this book. We call it by its scientific term, energy density.
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Does this sound like hooey?
