Following on from her previous bestseller, The Japanese Kitchen, Kimiko Barber’s latest book contains one basic premise: delicious and perfectly balanced meals are to be eaten with chopsticks, which makes you take smaller mouthfuls that instantly reduce the amount of food you eat; it slows you down and encourages you to chew more, which increases the flow of digestive juices and leaves you feeling more satisfied.

Kimiko finds her inspiration from the Japanese cuisine she grew up with and explores its benefits – for example, soba proteins in soba noodles prevent the accumulation of body fats, and green tea slows down the ageing process, lowers cholesterol and has a high vitamin C content.

Kimiko lets you in on the secrets of Japanese healthy eating and the 115 recipes in the book approach the Japanese staples of rice, fish and vegetables in a fresh and modern way, showing you that great tasting and good looking Japanese food can be virtually fat and calorie free, and so simple to prepare.

Kimiko herself has lost over 12kgs and dropped two dress sizes while writing her book.

The The Chopsticks Diet by Kimiko Barber is available from Amazon.co.uk for £8.44.