Kerridge praised for diet show
The six-part series, which aired last night (Wednesday 3 January) showed Kerridge helping 13 people who wanted to lose weight over 12 weeks.
Kerridge met with the 13 dieters for the first time over a reduced-calorie breakfast and laid out what they could expect from him and what he expects in return.
The chef provided dieters with 15 recipes in a starter pack for them, along with a calorie limit each had to stick to, in a bid to help them lose at least 1lb per week.
Healthy dishes
Kerridge also prepared and cooked healthy dishes in the programme. He started with a batch of apple and raisin muffins before cooking a ‘one-layer’ lasagne, in which he roasted the low-fat mince before it went into the sauce to make it more tasty.
He introduced the programme and said: “A few short years ago, I weighed almost 30 stone. I decided I had to do something about it. So I cut out carbohydrates, quit the booze and hit the gym, losing 12 stone.
“Low calorie food has a poor reputation. I want to show them (dieters on the programme) and you (viewers) that you can cook and eat the food you love and lose weight too.”
Meanwhile, Kerridge released a diet-focused cook book in 2016. The chef, owner of the double Michelin-starred Hand & Flowers and the Coach, both in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, released Tom Kerridge’s Dopamine Diet: My Low Carb, High Flavour, Stay Happy Way to Lose Weight was released in January 2017.
Social media
Masterchef champion 2016 Jane Devonshire hailed the show on Twitter.
Loving @ChefTomKerridge on #LoseWeightforGood so kind and aware of the issues. Great recipes too https://t.co/2d7NtMRtFf
— Jane Devonshire (@janecdevonshire) January 3, 2018
Another user, Emma Harris was impressed with the recipes.
@ChefTomKerridge recipes look amazing on #LoseWeightforGood
— Emma Harris (@emmap120487) January 3, 2018
Ian Shaw also enjoyed the programme.
Great show Tom. I’m on it!!
— Ian Shaw (@IanShaw56) January 4, 2018
User splm praised the chef and had some advice for him.
Hey Tom. Brilliant show. Would be great to see a veggie version of the meat recipes for us vegetarians. Have ordered your book so am hoping for some veggie recipes to try. Looking forward to the rest of the shows.
— splm (@splm789) January 4, 2018
