Acknowledgments<br >i: What does it take to put together a really terrific cookbook? Not onll<br > does it take a combination of wonderful ingredients， a pinch of thi:<br >i" ~ and a touch of that， it also takes the input of some really dedicateq<br > people whose knowledge and expertise create the magic that make~<br >~ a cookbook something to be treasured and used for years and years.<br >~~ We want to thank the following members of the Weight Watcher，.<br >i staff for their indispensable assistance in making the magic that i:<br > now yours in the Quick Start Plus Program Cookbook. To Nin~<br > Procaccini， Christy Foley-McHale， Judi Rettmer， and Bianca Browr<br > is due the credit for the development of the wonderful recipes tha<br >!.，: can now be enjoyed by everyone. To Eileen Pregosin， Patricia Barnett<br > Harriet Pollock， Elizabeth Resnick-Healy， and April Rozea are due the<br >;~-;: thahks for the research， writing， and editing that were necessary t(<br >: ~ complete this fine cookbook.<br >~.~ . And， last， but certainly not least， we are grateful to Isabel Fleisher<br > Lucille Corsello， Carole Langroth， and Lola Sher for contributing theil<br >;~， fine secretarial skills to the typing and revision of the manuscript.<br >;~.. Finally， a special note of thanks to Barbara Ecker-Gordon and Jud~<br > Marshel who， under the direction of Lawrence Appell， spent man)<br >:~.， hours developing the new Food Plan， and to Dr. Lelio Parducci ant<br >" 1~. Steve Heyl， without whose guidance this Food Plan would not have<br > been possible.<br > . .;<br >