Some really good recipes. A few are more trendy then useful but most are delicious and simple to make nothing is pretentious.

Date reviewed: August 12, 2020

When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is closed and you are continuing to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation,  superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. And it is way too hot to go outside, so why not sit in from of the blasting a/c and read and review books??  BTW - stay home and save lives!!!!!!!! No tan is worth dying for.

I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.

Ditch diets forever because The Bite Me Balance Cookbook, chock full of easy, healthy recipes (and occasional treats), is sure to help you get (and stay) in your happy pants.

When the number one question you are asked is, "How do you eat dessert and still do up your pants?" you know that you have to share your answers. Enter Bite Me sisters Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat, the saucy siblings who have said buh-bye to the fad diet world, forced the food police into early retirement and figured out the secret to waist-management: moderation. While this mindful approach to eating is neither sexy nor a magic bullet, it works--and for a lifetime at that.

In The Bite Me Balance Cookbook, Julie and Lisa whip up 138 delicious, easy-to-follow recipes for breakfast and brunch, lunch, weeknight dinners, and special gatherings. No matter your challenge (you want healthy food that's scrumptious and satisfying, your friends are gluten-free, your mother-in-law's coming to dinner, your kids are famished and need to eat NOW) The Bite Me Balance Cookbook has you covered. Packed full of helpful tips and tricks, a wide array of foolproof recipes (75% healthy, 25% butter!) to suit every occasion, and belly laughs with these tell-it-like-it-is sisters, this book is guaranteed to set you up for success in the kitchen and at the table.

The Bite Me Balance Cookbook is what you've been waiting for: an approachable, fun, and funny roadmap to guide you towards a perfectly healthy and happy balance.

25% BUTTER? bring. it. on!!!! I am fully into moderation which makes hubby nuts as I don't allow him his beloved soft ice cream more than once a week - I have to do the driving so nuts to his want it ever day!  Moderation + physical activity is the way to keep healthy and after months of self-isolation, it will be nice to get outside and exercise when it is not a humidex of 110 degrees!

What I love about the book is that it uses whole ingredients instead of pre-prepared and packaged foods. I do draw the line at making my own cheese,  and canning tomatoes but the more "ingredients" you use the better.  My one nephew says that I never have any food in my house, only ingredients --- that is why I cook so much. I also refuse to eat or cook with "chick'n" and its 88 ingredients vs. 🐔chicken🐔 having one!)

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis (outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube  Millionaires/etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it  🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑 and a note that I am buying this book for myself AND the library!