Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • THESE RECIPES CAN CHANGE YOUR BODY AND YOUR HEALTH. ONE DELICIOUS BITE AT A TIME. Imagine losing inches off your belly, reducing your risk for disease, improving your complexion, and gaining energy—all from eating foods you love. How do dark chocolate, steak, Parmesan, and pasta sound? They’re just a few of the 30 tasty, everyday foods that science shows can rev metabolism, fill you up for fewer calories, and stop the cycle of cravings once and for all. This companion cookbook to the bestselling The Drop 10 Diet offers more than 100 easy, mouthwatering recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, snacks, and drinks that will help your body melt off fat naturally, simply by eating. Delectable dishes include • Chocolate Chunk and Cherry Pancakes • Sausage and Broccoli Pasta • Chicken-Fried Flank Steak • Truffled Mac ’n’ Cheese • Crispy Popcorn Shrimp with Noodles • Harvest Chicken with Apple-Sweet Potato Mash • Coffee-Cinnamon Panna Cotta . . . plus homemade (and healthy!) pizza, chicken fingers, brownies, margaritas, and more! Whether you’re new to cooking or a seasoned pro, eating for one or feeding a family, The Drop 10 Diet Cookbook makes healthy eating easy and losing weight a breeze. You’ll also find time-saving tips for meal planning, grocery shopping, recipe prep (including knife skills), and a guide to stocking your pantry to speed up weight loss. Your new body starts with your very next bite! “This cookbook offers a simplified weight-loss plan for busy professionals.”—Library Journal