If you are looking to lose weight, then Diet Recipes may hold the key.

While good advice is essential, if you don't have a good selection of Diet Recipes, you will struggle to follow any eating plan, whether it's for improved health or weight loss.

There are Diet Recipe books for all sorts - kids, GI, low cholesterol, diabetes, fighting cancer, Crohn's or Colitis, plus of course popular weight loss plans such as Atkins.

Most good books will offer you good advice, explanations of what constitutes healthy eating, even an explanation of how food affects your body - but when it comes to the nitty gritty you want to know what to eat and how to cook it.

These books can purchased by themselves, or in conjunction with a particular eating plan. But by providing hundreds of different meal options, they will help you to follow and eating plan that is both varied and nutritious.

As a general rule, look for those books that provide clear lists of ingredients, and are simple to prepare. Although more complicated meals may look great in the photographs, they are often unsuitable for busy lives.

Similarly, check out the ingredients to be sure these are foods that you and your family will actually eat!