The Saint-Tropez Diet: The Delicious and Healthy Weight Loss Plan Presenting the Best Scientific Principles of the French and Mediterranean O

The Saint-Tropez is an excellent diet book, or better yet, a way of life. It's very easy to follow, once you read the book. The recipes are out of this world! Who thought of cooking spinach with pine nuts and raisins ? There are no rare ingredients, everything is at your grocery store. This diet combines two nutrients in every meal, omega-3 and foods rich in beta carotene. Some of the recipes have two parts like "Marinated grilled vegetables", The marinade part for this recipe could be used also as a salad dressing. Also the recipes are not complicated,they are simple, but different.

I liked this book so much that I purchased extras as gifts for my health-concious foody friends. The overall philosophy is sound and not extreme, and the recipes I've tried so far are delicious.

I hate diets. I always did. Its the notion that you have to restrict yourself for 30,60, or 90 days to achieve SPECTACULAR results for the beach, or for the new date, or for your doctor who screams for your cholesterol levels. Diets DONT WORK, as by definition after the restriction timeline is gone, you go back to your good, old habits ("I deserve this candy bar, I ve been on diet for 90 days!"). Yes, I have read and been on Atkins, South Beach, North Pole, West Texas and all the other diets, returning always to...my diet! And here is Dr Papas with a WHOLE NEW CONCEPT: change your life. Live longer. Respect your body. Take a breadth and smell the spinach, the fish, the carrots you are about to eat! Introduce respect for your food as it ultimately becomes you. Its a whole new attitude for our busy life, which today is fed by dispensed, plastic snacks and trans-fatty cookies. And Dr Papas goes even further, suggesting its good to eat Fats! Fats? Yes, I learned something here: there are bad fats and good, oily fats. And figure this one out: the more of these wonder omega-3 fats you eat, the better you function and look, and the less you weigh! Ha! I loved reading this book. It is very personal, like a life story: it is like Dr Papas invites you for a personal chat, talking to you about his food science and his personal experiences alongside the Mediterranee. And gradually he is revealing why people in France eat better, live longer and look slimmer. Its all about the fresh food, the fish, the salads, the wine and ...the chocolate! (now, hey y'all, Vive La France!) Dont be fooled by the title: This is not a 90-day recipe for looking better at the lovely resort of St Tropez. This is a warm, easy introduction to a different quality of life we all deserve and should consider for the rest of our lives. Thank you Dr Papas!

The book contains excellent recipes that are high in Omega 3's and antioxidants.

This book provides a thorough review of dietary fats and the research around weight loss from consuming omega 3 fats. The meal plans and recipes spell out exactly what to do to get the right balance of dietary fats to influence fat burning and weight loss as well as reduce your risk for many diseases. Includes spectacular recipes from a French chef.