Author Biography

Annette Sym is Australia's award-winning, number one low-fat cookbook author and Australia's favourite weight loss mentor, having self-published and sold over 4 million cookbooks. She once weighed 100 kilos and getting fatter with every fad diet she tried. A decision to give up dieting and become a healthy person helped her lose 35 kilos and she has been in her healthy weight range since 1993. Annette is highly motivated and passionate about helping others attain a healthier and happier quality of life. She consistently provides support in varying levels to those on a weight loss plan – through her cookbooks, Breakfast Shakes, mentoring program, newsletter, social media and weekly Facebook cooking show that's been airing since April 2017. Her persistent drive and determination have been a huge contributor to the ongoing success of her brand; her cookbooks have been the number one low-fat cookbooks in Australia since the launch of book 1 in 1997.

Long Description

Overweight and obesity related health concerns are at an all-time high in Australia, placing increased burden on our strained public health system. People are desperate for a solution to lose weight that provides long-term results; and doesn_t mean living off grilled fish and salad. The recipes contained in the pages of Symply Too Good To Be True, More cooking for 1 or 2 people, are both healthy and delicious, which means singles and couples never have to miss out on the food they love. There_s now Lasagne to serve 2. Annette has taken traditionally high-fat family favourite recipes and converted them into healthy options, often with a tenth of the fat. For example, in this book Annette has converted a Baked Lime Cheesecake from 55g of fat per serve, to just 7.3g of fat. Traditional Potato Meat Pie is around 40g of fat per serve, Annette_s recipe is 9.6g of fat. Macaroni Cheese, usually 38g of fat per serve, now just 6.1g of fat. All previous cookbooks in the Symply Too Good To Be True series have become best-sellers within weeks of launch. The longevity of the Symply Too Good To Be True series can be attributed to the variety of recipes included that are usually off limits to those on a weight loss journey. While many fad diets have come and gone, Annette_s recipes have stood the test of time, and the results speak for themselves. Susan lost 10 kilos eating tasty affordable meals. "I am a widowed, senior with some mobility problems and diabetes. My diabetes educator gave me a list of cookbooks to help me and so I selected your book Cooking for 1or 2. It became my bible. Such tasty affordable meals using mostly ingredients I usually have in pantry. Best of all I have lost over 10 kilos even in lockdown and feel healthier than in years." Susan Knowles _ Avondale. NSW The Symply Too Good To Be True series are not coffee table cookbooks; they_re intended to be used daily. There_s no fancy, hard to find ingredients - all ingredients are readily available in supermarkets, and the recipes are quick and easy to prepare, which is important in this time poor world. A generation has already grown up eating these family-friendly recipes and now the next generation are seeking out these cookbooks.

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