If you are looking for a diet book, then this isn't it. The main message of the book is that in order to gain a peaceful relationship with food, you have to ignore all the outside influences and observe your own reactions, both positive and negative, to the foods you eat. This book provides good "food for thought" and has been helpful for me in considering a new perspective to overcome my food obsession and overeating tendencies. It is written in a daily meditation format with the ideas coming from the Tao and applied to our ways of eating. I found an overall theme about food and eating is that when in doubt, leave it out. You will be more fulfilled with less.