Skinny Bitch by Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman

I read this book intending to give it the benefit of the doubt. It wasn't as vapid as I thought. Barnouin and Freedman spend a good amount of time encouraging health over skinniness--though obviously if you are healthy, you will also be the proper weight and overall the book is too shallow to be of any real benefit.
The authors also pay lip service to everyone making their own choices and doing what's right for them but any actual science is clouded by their own political opinions. (If you do read it, skip the PETA driven Chapter 6). The recipes aren't bad but the science is largely outdated. Buy yourself a subsription to "Cooking Light" magazine instead. Better yet, read In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan!

In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan

I hope Oprah talks about this book on her show so it reaches the audience it deserves! I honestly believe that this should be required reading for everyone in America. Pollan calls for common sense and advises that we listen to our bodies to find what we need to feel good and healthy. He gives honest statistics, presented with no agenda. He uses enough science to help understand the issues but not so much that the layman is overwhelmed.
We are so inundated with food information it's wonderful to hear a calm and reasoned voice above the din.