Rather eat familiar foods, like Meatloaf or Macaroni and Cheese? You might think that those comfort foods you grew up with are bound to be full of fat and calories and unhealthy ingredients, but they don't have to be. With my recipes, you can eat those familiar, comforting foods - and still eat healthy. Now you can use my free, interactive menu planner to create healthy two-week meal plans for your entire family, complete with shopping lists.
The Comfort Food Diet is not designed for those with food allergies or special dietary needs. If you have one of those special needs, you'll want to use the original My eatTHISdiet.
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About 
You know what it's like to need to lose weight or eat healthier. There's an enormous amount of information on the Internet and in books about how to lose weight, but none of it really makes it easy.
My patients used to come to see me and when I would talk to them about how to eat healthy and lose weight, they would say, “Tell me what to eat.”
And like most doctors (I'm a board-certified internist), I would say something like, “Well, cut down on fats and saturated fat and reduce the amount of calories that you eat.”
Because I grew up in the restaurant business and am a chef, I know quite a bit about cooking and nutrition. I'd tell my patients about books and websites where they could get information about eating healthy, and occasionally I'd help them create meal plans. We would discuss fad diets and their pros and cons. I'd overwhelm my patients with information.
But it was only after a patient said to me, "Don’t tell me about all that! Just tell me what to eat!" that I finally got it.
That's when I created eatTHISdiet - The Comfort Food Diet. Using my low fat, low calorie, healthy recipes, I created a six-week eating plan using familiar comfort foods like Macaroni and Cheese, Hamburgers, and Pepperoni Pizza to help that first patient lose weight by eating healthy. It worked so well for her that soon other patients were asking me for their own eatTHISdiet meal plan! Dozens of my patients helped me refine the diet so that it'll fit into your busy lifestyle. It's flexible, easy to use, and best of all, no more cooking one meal for yourself and one for the rest of the family.
Everything you need is here on this website. Weekly menus, recipes, even shopping lists! Even if you don't need to lose weight, but just want to eat healthy, you can do that with eatTHISdiet - The Comfort Food Diet.
Try eatTHISdiet - The Comfort Food Diet today and see how easy it can be to cook and eat healthy.
Timothy S. Harlan, M. D.
Dr. Gourmet
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Chef Tim Says...
I want you to know how much I appreciate all of your support in making Dr. Gourmet so successful. Over the last few years we have worked hard at creating a website to help you eat better. All along I have wanted to make sure that everything we do is based on reliable, sound research.
At the same time I’ve wanted to create recipes that you can use and that are able to satisfy a wide variety of tastes. You can find simple comfort food recipes and dishes that might help you expand your culinary horizons as well as more complicated “gourmet” meals. I get so much positive feedback from you along with great ideas and suggestions.
One area that we get the most positive comments on is the recipes that are a little easier to cook and take less time. Making Great, Healthy Food Easier Than Ever
Dr. Tim Says...
Almost every day I have patients ask me what they should weigh and how much they need to lose. I will admit that sometimes I am a bit evasive, saying such things as “Start working on your weight and I’ll tell you when to stop.”
Why am I not always more direct? Because folks can often be pretty unrealistic about their health and their weight. Usually people are shocked when I tell them what an ideal weight would be for them. While shock is their first reaction, folks usually say something like “Oh, I’ll do that, it’s easy for me to lose 50 pounds and you’ll see when I come back in three months.”
Man oh man, do I wish I had a dollar for every time someone said that (and another dollar for those who return in three months and have not lost any weight at all). I have no doubt that this mentality comes from fad diet books and pills that repeatedly advertise about how people can easily lose that much weight in such a short period. Realistic Goals