Like many people, I got caught up in the whole South Beach Diet thing with all the drinks and books and I thought that buying this book would really help me find some healthy recipes that taste better than normal. While I like the whole theme of the book, the recipes aren't exactly what I was hoping for. They seem a little over the top. It really makes it seem that in order to cook healthy recipes that taste good are to have really complicated ones. I know my way around the kitchen really well and even though I wouldn't say these recipes are overly complicated, they are more than your average. Even then, while eating it, I wouldn't say that all that work was really worth it. There has to be a better and easier way to create healthy recipes.