More than an ordinary cookbook, The Smart Diet focuses on healthy lifestyle changes to nurture body, mind, and spirit. Health and nutrition experts show how to tune into hunger cues, enjoy physical activity, renegotiate your body image, and break the dieting cycle. Actual case studies reveal how others have banished calorie counting to rejuvenate energy levels and enhance their lives. True to reputation, the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen tantalizes your tastebuds with 160 recipes for soups, salads, breads, snacks, main dishes, side dishes, and even desserts. The Smart Diet offers you a smorgasboard of easy-to-fix meals to explore-Oregano Chicken, Chocolate Ice Cream Roll, Roasted Eggplant Spread, and more. Recipes emphasize good nutrition and variety. Nutrition analyses and food exchanges accompany every recipe.