Did you know the average dinner from a chain restaurant contains more than 1,200 calories and costs nearly $35 a person? Few people understand the perils of eating out better than the authors of Eat This, Not That!, and after years of investigating menus and dissecting nutritional information in an effort to help diners make smarter choices, they're back with the best cash-saving weight loss weapon of all: a book filled with decadent yet low-calorie recipes, healthy cooking techniques, and plenty of savvy nutritional strategies to help people eat better and lose weight without ever dieting again.

The authors take their winning formula into the kitchen to teach readers how to enjoy all of their favorite restaurant foods at a fraction of the price and the caloric impact. Features include:

• healthy recipes for 100 of the country's most indulgent dishes, from Blue Cheeseburgers with Melted Onions to Blackened Steak Fajitas to the 200-Calorie Hot Fudge Sundae

• dozens of strategies for cutting calories and saving cash while stocking your pantry

• chapters filled with life-changing cooking tips and sidebars like 37 Ways to Cook a Chicken Breast, A Dozen 10-Minute Pasta Sauces, and the Ultimate Sandwich Matrix