Cook Your Butt Off!: Lose Up to a Pound a Day with Fat-burning Foods and Gluten-free Recipes

Publisher Marketing: On the heels of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "The Pound a Day Diet" comes a powerful new program for readers to drop pounds fast with five fat-burning foods and seventy-five delicious recipes. Turn the kitchen into your gym! #1 "New York Times" bestselling author and celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito helps you stay ahead of your calorie intake by cooking healthy and delicious dishes all sugar-, gluten-, and lactose-free designed to burn more calories than they contain!Cardio cooking is a uniquely engineered type of cooking formulated to help readers burn calories and lose weight "while" they cook. That s right for the first time, Rocco turns dinnertime into workout time, showing how to burn calories automatically in the kitchen. These delicious, easy-to-follow recipes were tested for calorie content and calorie burn. It includes seventy-five all-new recipes based on foods that are sugar-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, high in prebiotics/probiotics, high in fiber, and supportive of the body s acid-alkaline balance. Whole foods grown locally and made at home equal whole body fitness. Complete with informative sidebars, tips, and tricks to help increase heart rate and physical activity during the cooking process. This book offers exactly what dieters need to cook their butts off!" Contributor Bio:  DiSpirito, Rocco Rocco DiSpirito entered the Culinary Institute of America at the age of sixteen, and at eighteen began working with legendary chefs worldwide. The James Beard Award winning chef opened the Union Pacific in New York City, where he established his culinary credentials. He was named "Food & Wine" s Best New Chef and was the first chef to grace the cover of "Gourmet" as America s Most Exciting Young Chef. DiSpirito stars in his own syndicated television show, "Now Eat This with Rocco DiSpirito", and he is the author of nine cookbooks, including the "New York Times "bestsellers "Now Eat This! Diet" and "Now Eat This! Italian".