Cook lighter, leaner, and happier with TikTok and Instagram star Benji Xavier.

Benji Xavier is beloved by millions of fans for his sardonic humor and enthusiastic approach to cooking, but he’s best known for his creative recipes and realistic approach to healthy eating. By swapping high-calorie ingredients like sugar, full-fat dairy, and fatty meats for healthier, lower-calorie ingredients, he creates lighter versions of your favorite recipes that are delicious but also less calorie dense. Benji's approach to cooking is proof that it's possible to eat leaner and lighter, and also develop a healthier relationship with food.

In The Rebel Diet, Benji shares the recipes that fueled his weight-loss journey, including healthier versions of Chicken Alfredo Pasta, Sheet Pan Nachos, Birria Tacos, an amazing Tanghulu, and more. Healthy food can taste good, and Benji is here to show you how to satisfy those comfort food cravings with lighter, leaner, protein-packed dishes that deliver all the flavor of the originals. In it, you’ll find:

• Lower-calorie, higher-protein versions of your fast-food favorites.
• Superfast, craveable snacks to replace packaged chips and crackers.
• Healthy, easy-to-make meals that don’t require special ingredients or hours of prep.

Let go of restrictive diets and obsessive calorie counting and embrace the joy of eating, one healthy recipe at a time.

"Xavier’s signature salads, including salmon sushi salad, the Baddie Caesar Salad, and burrito salad, are standouts, but the meat of this book is his ability to decrease the calories in classic foods while also easing the conversation around dieting" - Library Journal

Benji Xavier is the author of the bestselling The Rebel Diet. His story started when he became fed up with feeling tired and unhealthy, so he started cooking healthier versions of the foods he loved that still tasted amazing but didn’t have negative impacts on his health and weight. His journey to a healthier self led him to losing over 100 pounds, and he did it not by obsessing over calories but by modifying his habits and cooking healthier. Now Benji has nearly 5 million followers who look forward to his cooking videos each week.