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Mei-Mei's Lucky Birthday Noodles
by Shan-Shan Chen Heidi GoodmanA loving story of adoption, Chinese culture and a special birthday treatMei-Mei is Chinese-but not Mom and Dad! When she was a baby, Mom and Dad flew all the way to the other side of the world to adopt her and bring her home. Lucky for Mei-Mei, her parents want her to know all about her roots in China's wonderful culture. That's why, on her birthday, her mom always makes her a traditional Chinese treat-long noodles, for a long and happy life. And this year, Mei-Mei is big enough to help her mom make them!Through a simple story and bright illustrations, Mei-Mei's Lucky Birthday Noodles takes young readers through this special day, from the moment an excited Mei-Mei wakes up in the morning and puts on her favorite dress, through helping Mom measure water, clean veggies and rinse noodles, to a great birthday celebration with family and friends. After the story comes a kid-friendly recipe for this tasty traditional dish. Younger kids can help Mom or Dad-just like Mei-Mei-while older kids can make it themselves, with supervision.Along with the birthday excitement and a great Chinese treat, readers will see the adoptive experience at its best-a lot of love and the sharing of roots, showing both parents and kids one of the many ways adopted children from all over the world can learn about the country they come from and take pride in its culture.
Melatonin in the Promotion of Health
by Ronald Ross WatsonMelatonin is a powerful hormone and antioxidant with numerous effects on the metabolism and the health of humans. This volume provides a wide variety of expert reviews on the biology of melatonin relevant to health. Beginning with a history of melatonin and its relation to circadian rhythms, the book examines its use in a host of applications, including gastrointestinal diseases, anesthesia and surgery, bone health, breast cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and age-related macular degeneration and uveitis. It also examines applications related to melanoma, solar skin damage, collagen synthesis, the prevention of DNA damage, mental disorders, sleep, and issues related to jet lag and shift work.
Melbourne Cocktails: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by Oz (City Cocktails)
by Alana HouseMelbourne Cocktails is an elegant collection of over 100 recipes inspired by the land down under.Discover Melbourne&’s eclectic nightlife, hidden spaces, dynamic food and wine scene, and more with this collection of signature drinks. With over 100 recipes and dozens of bartender profiles, you can drink like a local whether you&’re just visiting or entertaining at home. From Polynesian tiki bars to 70s-inspired retro lounges,locals and tourists alike will discover new watering holes that are sure to satisfy all tastes. With the best signature creations by prominent mixologists in the area, this book offers a detailed rundown of the best locations Melbourne has to offer.Within the gorgeous, die-cut covers, you'll find:More than 100 essential and exciting cocktail recipes, including recipes for bespoke ingredients and other serving suggestionsInterviews with the city&’s trendsetting bartenders and mixologistsBartending tips and techniques from the expertsFood and drink hotspots across the citYAnd much more!Enjoy this multicultural craft cocktail scene without ever leaving your zip code with Melbourne Cocktails.
Melissa's Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce: A Guide to Easy-to-Make Dishes with Fresh Organic Fruits and Vegetables
by Cathy ThomasOver four hundred recipes, arranged A-to-Z by ingredient, with tips on shopping, storing, nutritional content, and more: &“Invaluable.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) In Melissa's Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce, the team from Melissa's World Variety Produce—the nation&’s leading distributor of specialty fruits and vegetables—compiles vital information on fresh, seasonal organic produce with the best recipes for getting the most out of your organic finds. This inspiring, mouth-watering resource packed with gorgeous full-color photos is a must-have for anyone who wants to incorporate organic produce into flavorful everyday meals. Inside, you&’ll find more than four hundred recipes, including quick-prep recipes and deliciously easy variations, as well as a special section of meatless options for vegetarians.Covers fifty-six of the most commonly available fruits and vegetables, arranged alphabetically for quick referenceIncludes overviews of each food, what to look for when shopping, tips on buying and storing produce, produce varieties, serving suggestions, and complete nutritional information in the standard USDA formatOffers &“Cook's Notes&” and tips, suggested variations, meatless options, and complete nutrition profiles for each recipe &“Like an alphabetical, quick-reference greatest hits of produce . . . homey, easygoing recipes.&” —NPR, &“10 Top Summer Cookbooks&”
Melissa's Southern Cookbook: Tried-and-True Family Recipes
by Melissa SperkaThe long-awaited cookbook from an immensely popular cooking blog. Melissa Sperka learned to cook, like many people, from her mother and her grandmothers. For generations, her family made gathering around the kitchen table for meals an important part of every day--something to look forward to and cherish. She's passing these values on to her own children, and to the many readers of her blog, Melissa's Southern Style Kitchen. Sperka's grandparents lived on the food they grew and harvested on their Virginia farmland. Her mother continued this tradition as her mother did before her, canning, freezing, and cooking fresh produce from her backyard garden. Everyone was welcome at the supper table: family, neighbors, and friends alike. Pull up a chair, encourages Sperka, and become inspired to cook with recipes such as these: Bacon-Wrapped Chipotle BBQ Smokies Open-Faced Cheese Toast with Plum Tomatoes King Ranch Chicken Casserole Pimento Cheese BLTs Gramma Minnie's Blueberry Ice Box Pie This cookbook is a labor of love, paying homage to those who instilled in her a love for cooking and baking Southern-style.
Melt
by Shane Sanford KearnsA funked-up American classic Your favorite comfort food-grilled cheese-is going where no toasted sandwich has gone before. Gone are the boring days of white bread and yellow cheese. In their place are creativity and excess: griddled stacks dripping with hybrid cheeses, sandwiches oozing with surprising flavor combinations, and deep-fried desserts that reveal the standby's sweeter side. Inside this awesome book, you'll find 100 mouthwatering recipes, with twists on the traditional like: Crème Fraîche with Apple and Cucumber The Beer, Kale, and Crouton Mash-Up Inside-Out Blue Cheese Pecan The Candied Baconator Chocolate Brownie Indulgence Melt is one part gourmet, one part gluttony-and the only book you'll need to satisfy all your grilled cheese cravings!
Melt Fat Soup: Discover the benefits of the soup diet
by Pílula DigitalDrinking liquids, ESPECIALLY water, is FUNDAMENTAL for health and the SUCCESS of any diet. But, if the OBJECTIVE is to lose weight, in addition to water, it is also IMPORTANT to invest in SMART changes in your diet, such as REPLACING a plate of rice and beans with a SUPER NUTRITIVE and light SOUP. Therefore, the soup diet is an OPTION for those who want to LOSE WEIGHT quickly. This diet was CREATED to be used by patients at the São Paulo Heart Institute, in Brazil, who NEEDED to lose weight before undergoing heart surgery. it was so SUCCESSFUL that it ended up being INCORPORATED by those looking to DRY up excess fat and DETOXIFY the body.
Melt: 100 Amazing Adventures in Grilled Cheese
by Shane Sanford KearnsA funked-up American classicYour favorite comfort food-grilled cheese-is going where no toasted sandwich has gone before. Gone are the boring days of white bread and yellow cheese. In their place are creativity and excess: griddled stacks dripping with hybrid cheeses, sandwiches oozing with surprising flavor combinations, and deep-fried desserts that reveal the standby's sweeter side. Inside this awesome book, you'll find 100 mouthwatering recipes, with twists on the traditional like:Crème Fraîche with Apple and CucumberThe Beer, Kale, and Crouton Mash-UpInside-Out Blue Cheese PecanThe Candied BaconatorChocolate Brownie Indulgence Melt is one part gourmet, one part gluttony-and the only book you'll need to satisfy all your grilled cheese cravings!
Melt: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese
by Michael Ruhlman Stephanie Stiavetti Garrett MccordA cookbook that reinvents the American classic, macaroni and cheese, with gourmet ingredients, handcrafted artisan cheeses, and unique flavor combinations.MELT: THE ART OF MACARONI AND CHEESE is the first book to marry the American standard, macaroni and cheese, with handcrafted artisan cheeses and a wide array of pastas, producing dishes that are both classic and chic. Home cooks of all levels will be encouraged to incorporate fresh, simple ingredients into the everyday comfort food they know and love. Featuring such unexpected and delicious combinations as Beecher's Flagship Cheddar with Avocado, Lime, and Shell Pasta; Drunken Goat, Fennel, Edamame, Mint, and Rotini; and Pumpkin Stuffed with Fontina, Italian Sausage, and Macaroni, MELT takes mac and cheese out of the box and elevates it to a level that will delight even the most sophisticated palates.With gorgeous color photography throughout, MELT is a compendium of inventive recipes that will add a fresh twist to the family dinner or play a starring role at your next dinner party.
Membrane Separation of Food Bioactive Ingredients (Food Bioactive Ingredients)
by Seid Mahdi Jafari Roberto Castro-MuñozThis book covers current developments in membrane-based technologies for the successful recovery of food bioactive ingredients and molecules. Chapters explore emerging technologies, such as microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and membrane distillation, for the selective concentration and food ingredients from food by-products, as well as techniques, such as pervaporation, for the selective separation and recovery of aroma compounds. The text provides one of the first examinations of other membrane-based technologies, such as liquid membranes (microemulsions), membrane distillation (MD) and pervaporation (PV), as thermal driven membrane processes. The separation of metabolites from microalgae and fermentation broths using membrane technologies is also covered. Researchers in food science, pharmaceutics and biotechnology looking to stay up-to-date on bioactive recovery, as well as membranologists exploring new applications for membrane-based technologies, will find this text a useful resource.
Memories of Gascony
by Pierre KoffmannPierre Koffmann's Memories of Gascony is the story of how one of the most influential chefs of our time first learned to love food.With recipes and reminiscences from his grandparents' home in rural Gascony, this is an intimate account of school holidays spent on the farm helping his grandfather to harvest and hunt, and learning to treasure seasonality, simplicity and the best ingredients at his grandmother's side.The finest of Gascony produce is here, with a focus on simplicity. The recipes stand the test of time and speak to the food tastes and trends of today. While you read the charming stories of everyday life on the farm, you'll devour the cuisine as you go along - dandelion salad with bacon and poached egg, grilled chicken with shallots and vinaigrette, and greengages in Armagnac in Spring; chicken liver pate with capers, Bayonne ham tart with garlic, oeufs a la neige in Summer; roast hare with mustard and beetroot, salt cod cassoulet and quince jelly in Autumn; and fried eggs with foie gras, potato and bacon pie and tarte aux pruneaux in Winter.This is a book to learn, love and live from."One of the great works on regional French food, by one of the greatest of all French chefs." Tom Parker Bowles"Pierre Koffmann is a giant of the kitchen, and his shadow looms larger than anyone else's. Almost every decent chef I can think of learned most of what he knows from Pierre." Giles Coren"If you do not own a copy of Pierre Koffmann's glorious Memories of Gascony your cookbook collection is not complete. Brilliant to read; even better to cook from." Jay Rayner"No words can describe how delicious his food is. He is the Chef's Chef." Michel Roux Jr
Memories of Gascony
by Pierre KoffmannPierre Koffmann's Memories of Gascony is the story of how one of the most influential chefs of our time first learned to love food.With recipes and reminiscences from his grandparents' home in rural Gascony, this is an intimate account of school holidays spent on the farm helping his grandfather to harvest and hunt, and learning to treasure seasonality, simplicity and the best ingredients at his grandmother's side.The finest of Gascony produce is here, with a focus on simplicity. The recipes stand the test of time and speak to the food tastes and trends of today. While you read the charming stories of everyday life on the farm, you'll devour the cuisine as you go along - dandelion salad with bacon and poached egg, grilled chicken with shallots and vinaigrette, and greengages in Armagnac in Spring; chicken liver pate with capers, Bayonne ham tart with garlic, oeufs a la neige in Summer; roast hare with mustard and beetroot, salt cod cassoulet and quince jelly in Autumn; and fried eggs with foie gras, potato and bacon pie and tarte aux pruneaux in Winter.This is a book to learn, love and live from."One of the great works on regional French food, by one of the greatest of all French chefs." Tom Parker Bowles"Pierre Koffmann is a giant of the kitchen, and his shadow looms larger than anyone else's. Almost every decent chef I can think of learned most of what he knows from Pierre." Giles Coren"If you do not own a copy of Pierre Koffmann's glorious Memories of Gascony your cookbook collection is not complete. Brilliant to read; even better to cook from." Jay Rayner"No words can describe how delicious his food is. He is the Chef's Chef." Michel Roux Jr
Memories of Philippine Kitchens
by Amy BesaFrom the chefs of a popular NYC restaurant, a cookbook celebrating Filipino cuisine&’s origins and international influences—includes photos. In the newly revised and updated Memories of Philippine Kitchens, Amy Besa, and Romy Dorotan, owners and chef at the Purple Yam and formerly of Cendrillon in Manhattan, present a fascinating—and very personal—look at the cuisine and culture of the Philippines. From adobo to pancit, lumpia to kinilaw, the authors trace the origins of native Filipino foods and the impact of foreign cultures on the cuisine. More than 100 unique recipes, culled from private kitchens and the acclaimed Purple Yam menu, reflect classic dishes as well as contemporary Filipino food. Filled with hundreds of sumptuous photographs and stories from the authors and other notable cooks, this book is a joy to peruse in and out of the kitchen.
Memories of a Midwestern Farm: Good Food & Inspiration from Around Kitchen Table
by Nancy HutchensWith a voice as warm as a summer breeze, Nancy Hutchens recalls afternoons in the shade of the back porch, snapping beans for canning...family reunions where the gossip was as good as the food...the serene beauty of the first frost of winter...and other cherished Memories of a Midwestern Farm.Nancy Hutchens grew up on a southern Indiana farm in the 1950s, when horses still plowed the fields. Soap and butter were homemade, and success was a table laden with a hearty meal. Now she shares this bygone time in Memories of a Midwestern Farm, a celebration of country living sprinkled with irresistible recipes, reminiscences, and bits of timeless folk wisdom. Here are the charming poems and journal entries of Nancy Hutchens' grandmother, Mamaw Tribby; reflections on rural life from Willa Cather, Walt Whitman and others; and family photos and original illustrations that adorn the pages of this beautiful memoir.And here are more than one hundred classic recipes handed down in the Hutchens farmhouse kitchen. From "Moist and Crunchy Fried Chicken and Gravy" and "Green Beans Country Style" to "Sweet Cherry Dumplings" and "'Get You a Husband' Apple Pie," these mouthwatering favorites bring back the sweet and savory pleasures of country cooking for any occasion and every season.Memories of a Midwestern Farm is a delightful antidote to modern life, a tribute to the simple gifts that bring farm folks together -- hard work, close ties, and an abundance of good, wholesome food.
Memphis Barbecue: A Succulent History of Smoke, Sauce & Soul (American Palate)
by Craig David MeekThe lifelong Memphian and food blogger “examines the history of the city one plate of barbecue at a time” (High Ground).The city’s blues and soul music have lifted spirits, while barbecue has been a serious business ever since pork first entered the culinary landscape of Memphis with Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, who brought the New World its first herd of pigs. Succulent pulled pork and ribs have become part of the fabric of life in Bluff City, and today they are cooked up in kitchens ranging from the internationally acclaimed, like Corky’s, to the humblest of roadside dives. Told through the history of its barbecue is the story of the city of Memphis, from legendary joints like Leonard’s Barbecue, where Elvis Presley hosted private parties, to lesser-known places like William’s Bar-B-Q in the West Memphis, Arkansas neighborhood where wild, late-night blues juke joints served as a red-light district across the river from Beale Street in the 1950s and ’60s. Sink your teeth into this rich history chock-full of interviews and insights from the city’s finest pitmasters and ’cue gurus who continue the long tradition of creating art with meat and flame.“There are some amazing moments in Memphis Barbecue—like Jim Neely speaking quite frankly about his TV celebrity nephew Pat Neely and John Willingham’s widow remembering the barbecue legend’s last day.” —Memphis Flyer
Men's Health Killing Fat: Use the Science of Thermodynamics to Blast Belly Bloat, Destroy Flab, and Stoke Your Metabolism (Men's Health)
by Ellington DardenRenowned fitness and health researcher Ellington Darden teaches you how to burn fat and keep it off using the science of thermodynamics.Exercise researcher and author Ellington Darden has studied exercise and fat loss for more than 40 years. His most recent program combines his previous findings on fat loss and muscle gain with new research on the principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer for a 6- or 12-week plan that will eliminate belly bloat, destroy flab, and stoke metabolism. Integrating his many years of research, the program has had more than 1,137 participants who shed an average of 29.5 pounds of fat and lost 6 inches off their waist or belly. The program consists of four main components—a descending-calorie eating plan; strength-training workouts; superhydration of the body; and rest, inactivity, and rejuvenating sleep. Men’s Health Killing Fat takes you, step-by-step, through Darden’s super-effective strategy. Interspersed with success stories and before-and-after photos of previous participants, Killing Fat will teach you a revolutionary new way to lose weight and keep it off.
Men's Health Muscle Chow: More Than 150 Easy-to-Follow Recipes to Burn Fat and Feed Your Muscles (Men's Health)
by Gregg AvedonAchieving your best body ever requires that two elements merge as one: solid training and good nutrition. This book provides the nutritional component of that muscle-building equation, offering the Men's Health take on food for fitness. Men's Health Muscle Chow gives you more than 150 simple recipes for delicious meals ranging from workout protein shakes to healthy dinners the whole family will enjoy. Inside, you'll find: -Eight easy-to-remember dietary strategies to keep your eating habits in line -Filling breakfasts like Banana Protein Pancakes; energizing entrées including Muscle-Bound Chili and Mahi Fish Wraps; hunger-killing snacks such as Malted Almond Bombs; even desserts like Key Lime Pie-all designed to help burn fat and build muscle -A shopping list that makes it easy to stock up on essential ingredients and kitchen tools -A troubleshooting guide for guys with more experience at the gym than in the kitchen -Insider strategies, tips, tricks of the tradeAnd Men's Health Muscle Chow is much more than just a cookbook. It offers a solid foundation for understanding meal timing and the effects nutrients have on your body. Author Gregg Avedon also outlines his program of 2-month diet cycles that help you set and reach your fitness goals.
Men's Health Plant-Based Eating Free 10-Recipe Sampler: (The Diet That Can Include Meat)
by Paul Kita Men'S Health Brian St. Pierre, RD, CSCSA special preview of great recipes from Men&’s Health Plant-Based Eating including Best-Ever Shakshuka, Crispy Chickpea and Kale Bowl, and Roasted Sweet Potato and Chicken Salad (because this eating plan can include meat). Inside you'll find:• 10 easy-to-follow and satisfying recipes to fuel great workouts• A color photograph for every dish• Expert insight from Brian St. Pierre, R.D., C.S.C.S about how to harness the full power of plants in your diet Want more to know more? Look for Men&’s Health Plant-Based Eating with more than 100 hearty, delicious recipes to help you add muscle, defend against disease, maintain a healthy weight, and unleash a ton of energy.
Men's Health Plant-Based Eating: (The Diet That Can Include Meat)
by Paul Kita Men'S Health Brian St. Pierre, RD, CSCSA definitive guide to a plant-based diet, with 100+ easy and satisfying recipes packed with all the nutrition and energy to fuel great workouts and even lose weight.Plants have superpowers. They can fill your stomach, fuel your workouts, and even extend your life. But for some people, a plant-based diet might seem stressful, especially if they believe the "experts" who tell us to eat only plants. Not true. Smart plant-based diets are nutritious and delicious and still make room for meat, fish, dairy and eggs. In fact, they aren't diets at all, but blueprints for a lifetime of eating well. The recipes and simple guidelines in Men's Health Plant-Based Eating, devised with help from some of the most brilliant minds in nutrition, will help you harness the full powers of plants.Inside you'll find: • Five simple steps to start eating plant-based meals • 100+ filling and flavorful recipes • The top 15 plant-based protein sources. You'll never guess the plant that offers a whooping 19 grams per ½ cup. Hint: It's NOT tofu. • Plant-based shakes that help you build muscle fast • Six amazing grains for weight loss • A foreword by Brian St. Pierre RD, CSCS and a comprehensive introduction by Paul Kita, food and nutrition editor for Men's Health • Vibrant color photos and complete nutrition information with every recipe • Lie-flat binding for easy useWith this cookbook, you'll learn how to make dozens of hearty, delicious meals so you can add muscle, defend against disease, maintain a healthy weight, and unleash a ton of energy.
Men's Health TNT Diet: The Explosive New Plan to Blast Fat, Build Muscle, and Get Healthy in 12 Weeks (Men's Health)
by Jeff Volek Adam CampbellThe Men's Health TNT Diet is a revolutionary program for burning fat and building muscle. Utilizing Targeted Nutrition Tactics (TNT), the authors move beyond "good carbs" and "bad carbs" to focus instead on "well-timed carbs" that will allow readers to eat the foods they want as long as they are eating them at the right time. By controlling the levels of glycogen (carbs stored in our muscles) through this unique diet, and learning to exercise in the carb-burning zone (the secret to making workouts shorter and more effective) anyone can shed fat and build muscle—and it takes only 90 minutes of exercise a week.
Men's Health The Body You Want in the Time You Have: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Leaner and Building Muscle with Workouts that Fit Any Schedule (Men's Health)
by Myatt MurphyThe former fitness editor of Men's Health magazine presents the ultimate no-excuses workout book for time-pressed men and women at every fitness level.For most people, the hardest hurdle to overcome in following a fitness regimen is simply finding the time to do it. But as this book shows, it is possible to burn fat, build muscle, and stay fit—no matter how much (or little) time one has! That's the promise fitness expert Myatt Murphy makes in this fabulous new exercise guide—the first book that offers a wide range of workouts catered to any schedule. Workouts are organized by how many days a week individuals have to exercise, and subdivided into 10-, 20-, 30-, 45-, and 60-minute exercise blocks. There are four variations on each of the above regimens—one for building lean muscle, one for weight loss, one for muscle power, and one that gives the best of all three. All in all, there are 120 workout choices, each specifically created to match the exerciser's current goals! Murphy shows how to complete any workout in a time-efficient way and how to compensate for limited time with different exercises that will keep muscles challenged. More than 250 photographs illustrate the exercises, and sound nutritional tips round out this all-new approach to fitness—destined to be the workout bible for countless busy people.
Men's Health The MetaShred Diet: Your 28-Day Rapid Fat-Loss Plan. Simple. Effective. Amazing. (Men's Health)
by Michael RoussellWhen you want to lose fat, you want to lose it fast. Men’s Health nutrition advisor and weight loss expert Michael Roussell destroys the myth that healthy weight loss needs to be limited to 1 to 2 pounds per week—and gives you an all-new program to prove it. The MetaShred Diet is a science-backed, 28-day plan to lose fat and keep it off—for good!Roussell combines the latest nutrition science with an easy-to-use plan that allows people to lose up to 15 pounds in just 28 days. By discovering your personal “secret weight loss window,” you’ll learn to combine the exact right amount of calorie reduction with the ideal amount of calorie burn. We’ve taken the best parts of low-carb and low-fat diet principles to create the ideal weight loss plan. With The MetaShred Diet’s delicious and simple recipes, you can easily control your calories—so you don’t need to count them—and create the optimal hormonal environment to burn fat.The best part: you’ll lose weight and hold on to your hard-earned muscle. It’s rapid fat loss made easy. Just follow Roussell’s customizable eating plan and sample workouts from the Men’s Health brand.
Men's Health The Six-Pack Secret: Sculpt Rock-Hard Abs with the Fastest Muscle-Up, Slim-Down Program Ever Created! (Men's Health)
by Editors of Men's HealthAre you ready to take your shirt off at the beach? Men's Health The Six-Pack Secret will help you get there. It's the magazine's newest step-by-step program for losing belly fat and building abs that show! Drawing from the latest research in exercise physiology and nutrition, it provides the most cutting-edge advice and action plans for sculpting rock-hard abs by the time you hit the sand. What's inside: workouts that can burn up 200 calories in just 8 minutes; dozens of science-backed secrets for boosting metabolism and targeting belly fat; core workouts that will whip anyone into shape; dozens of belly-shedding recipes and nutrition tips; and instructional photos of 50 all-time best abs exercises. Plus, a special bonus chapter: 100 world-class workout secrets from America's top trainers. Men's Health The Six-Pack Secret is designed to help you turn stubborn belly fat into lean, hard muscle.
Men's Health Workout War: Lose Pounds, Gain Muscle, Destroy Your Opponents (Men's Health)
by Jim CottaTo reach your weight-loss goal, start a Workout War contest with your friends. Studies show that competition and financial rewards motivate people to stick to exercise and diets.Former Los Angeles Lakers strength coach Jim Cotta presents an innovative get-in-shape program in Men's Health Workout War that's virtually guaranteed to help you lose weight. How? By tapping your passion for competition. By starting a "biggest loser-style" weight-loss competition with your friends and colleagues-complete with cash prizes--you'll create fail-proof motivation to reach your fitness goals. This book features a highly effective, 60-day exercise and diet program broken up into quarters and an overtime round. Best of all, it makes fitness fun! Basketball great Shaquille O'Neal, who penned the book's foreword, used a "shirts off" competition against Charles Barkley on national television to spur his own body transformation, and Cotta was his weight-loss coach. That gave Cotta the idea to build a blueprint for grassroots fitness competitions, complete with multiple contest formats and advice on using social media to build excitement. Research proves that camaraderie, competition, and cash incentives are among the best ways to motivate yourself to exercise and eat healthy. Workout War shows you how to use all three to build your best body ever!