Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook, Smartpoints™ Edition: Over 500 Delicious Recipes for the Healthy Cook's Kitchen

I ordered the book in a binder (vs bound) and the ring binder separated from the cover not long after I received it. I only have a 4 ring binder of recipes and I have to tuck them into the cover. The publisher could make an adjustment to attach the binder to the spine so it doesn't fall apart.

Recipes

Wonderful cookbook with tons of healthy recipes. Even if you aren't on a WW diet this book is worth every penny!

Packed with lots of variety BUT except for a couple breakfast meals and meat selections over 95% of the recipes are laden with Sodium and heavy in Carbs and Sugar as well. All the soups list sodium over 600-700 and some higher-carbs are in the teens and some higher. I appreciate seeing the nutritional numbers and realize you can eliminate or reduce certain items from recipe but I can't see how this book will help you lose poundage

Absolute best. I have been on the hunt for a cookbook with light and vegetarian recipes that are tasty for years. I've made six or seven things from this book in the first week I've had it and we (me, husband, kids 7, 5, and 3) have loved every single thing (roasted chicken and vegetables, ragu bolognese, lemon bars, falafel pitas, chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting, roasted grapes and couscous, romaine and clementine and pecan salad, herbed brown rice, chicken mole, southwestern black bean salad). This is absolutely my new go-to. Other reviews have said the recipes are too complicated -- I'd agree that the recipes are not "easy" or "beginner" or "five ingredient" -- definitely a step above what you find in magazines, for example. For someone who is already confident in the kitchen, these recipes are more than manageable. The other negative thing I saw is that kids won't eat it. I guess it depends on your kids. My kids aren't picky eaters to start with, and they like these recipes as much as everything else I make.

We love the fact that it is broken down into sections like a school binder was in the old days. ( breakfast, slow cooker, poultry etc) Our book arrived with one of the ring binders broken. We elected not to return it as the book is very informative. Wish it gave point count for individual items. All in all very pleased

Oh my, this is going great. I received the cookbook four days ago and I've already made 4-5 recipes, from main dishes to sides to dessert. I'm not a great cook. I'm very hit and miss (just ask my husband and kids). But I want to make healthier meals so I read the reviews and purchased this cookbook. I'm thrilled! I stocked up on ingredients and I've been making an effort. And, alas, it's paying off! My family raved tonight about the Chicken and Vegetables with Roasted Garlic Sauce and the Eggplant​ Parmesan Stacks. Fantastic. The recipes aren't overly involved. They aren't those simple "4 ingredients and 10 minutes" recipes, but they aren't difficult, either. I was afraid that the flavor would be lacking, but no such problem. Very, very tasty food. Nicely organized book, as well. Grouped by salads, poultry, beef, sides, vegetarian, dessert, etc. Very glad I bought this.

I bought this cookbook because it promotes the fact that the new SmartPoints are calculated for each recipe. However, none of the recipes in this book are loaded into the WW app, so you have to manually create the recipe anytime you cook something from this book. However, what is worse is that virtually none of the recipes, once entered, match the calculated SmartPoints listed in the book! Almost all of the recipes greatly underestimate the number of SmartPoints based on what the WW Recipe Builder, or Food Adder says it is. This leads to confusion and doubt. I am most likely going to put this away and look for a cookbook that is more reliable. In support of the book, the recipes I've tried from the "20-Minute Main Dishes" chapter have been very tasty.

I bought this thinking that it would be as clear and easy to read like the books you can buy at the meetings, alas I was wrong. Although there are some nice idea's and it is easy enough to convert to cook in the UK the recipes do not all have pictures to them. I personally rely heavily on if I like the look of something - that I know my kids will eat too but the book is lacking in imagination and could really do with an over hall - with pictures and the pages to be reinforced or all pages to be attached instead of being ringlets that rip easily. Some of the recipes are very basic - as in how to cook and egg or make an omelette.... not at all what I was hoping for... in the future I will buy the smaller books in hope that there are pictures for each recipe.

This book is very much geared towards an American reader. I have never heard of some of the ingredients, and don't know if they would be easy to find in the UK. Cooking temperatures are in Fahrenheit only ( I cook with gas). Dissapointed, as this was an expensive purchase. Will have to make sure I check where Weight watchers recipe books are published in future.

Bit disappointed with this one, I have worked through many weight watchers books, not for the diet aspect but just because the recipes are clean eating. The measurements and food descriptions are different, they have used the food description used in the native country. Odd when they never have before .... i.e. Eggplant instead of aubergine. Real shame that we can't have consistency as it worries and scares newbies in cooking.

Lots of egg substitute (liquid egg - egg in a carton??) and all measurements in cups. Makes it a little more complicated & I will have to recalculate the points due to not being able to get egg substituteIts a shame because it comes in a lovely strong ring folder & is divided into different sections for breakfast, lunch, etc. Wish they'd done a European version ...

Slightly disappointed as I didn't read anywhere that this was an American cookbook so quite a few ingredients I can't get and a lot of ingredients that I've never heard of.