Abstract: This cookbook is intended for the accomplished or beginning cook who wants to serve his/her family less fat and more whole ingredients. The introduction contains a weight control section which discusses how to achieve permanent weight loss. The introduction includes material on topics from lean diets for children, proper intakes of fiber and sodium. Special calorie and nutrition charts illustrate the fat, protein and carbohydrate percentages of calories and percentage of U.S. recommended daily allowances of nutrients in each serving of each recipe. Illustrations and a metric conversion table are also included.