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"Fill Up Not Out" by Franceen Friefeld

A Healthy Approach To Weight Control for Life by Franceen Friefeld

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By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com

Updated: May 23, 2007

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If you are looking for a well written, easy to read book about how to eat healthy foods and not go hungry, then you will enjoy this book by Franceen Friefeld.

Learn How to Eat Healthy Not How to Diet

There are plenty of books available that teach you how to follow a fad diet, but this book will teach you how to eat healthy. Franceen Friefeld explains how eating the right foods will keep you feeling satisfied and not hungry while you watch your calories. She shares her five steps for healthy life-long weight control.

Calorie Density

The basis of Ms. Friefeld's program is understanding which foods offer the most nutrition and fewest calories while allowing you to eat good-sized portions. She gives lots of examples of these foods with helpful shopping lists and several photos to show you exactly how portion sizes compare for high calorie meals and low-calorie meals.

Sample Menus and Your LIfestyle

Ms. Friefeld offers many samples of menus for cooking at home and for eating in restaurants. This is so helpful, since so many people enjoy eating out. She has planners you can copy and great tips for shopping.

A Great Book

I really like this book. It is easy to read and Ms. Friefeld's ideas can be put into use with your next meal. I think the best feature of this book is all the photos. They show great examples of healthy foods and the correct portion sizes. Her tips, planners and daily journals are great tools that you can copy and use to get started on a healthy new lifestyle.
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