An Italian diet, rich in olive oil, fruits and vegetable has long been recognized for its health boosting benefits. For the calorie conscious, this book goes further to provide a wide array of classic and contemporary dishes from Italy that are lower in, or containing no fat, while still maintaining the flavours of Italian cuisine. The introduction opens with guidelines for healthy eating, followed by information about the nutritional benefits of the main ingredients that figure prominently in a Mediterranean diet. There is a table chart for quick reference that provides at-a-glance information about the fat and calorie contents of various food groups. The recipe section itself comprises of 80 dishes, beginning with a chapter on soups, starters and salads, main courses separated into meat, fish and vegetarian sections, and rounded off with a chapter on deserts and bakes. Each recipe also features a useful, quick reference nutritional notes on calorie and fat contents per serving.