For a smorgasbord of stars, dietitian Carrie Latt Wiatt is the thin blue line between love handles and a flawless physique. Clients including Sela Ward, Julia Roberts and Billy Crystal shell out $200 per week (delivery included) for a five-day supply of meals from the kitchens of her 10-year-old Santa Monica business Diet Designs. Entrées in Wiatt's 1,200 to 1,600 calories-per-day plan include Thai chicken kabobs, while dessert might be low-fat chocolate chip cookies. She even calls ahead to industry eateries like Spago and Morton's to tell chefs what to serve her charges.
Wiatt's recipe for success is a daily fat count under 25 grams, portion control and frequent snacks. "She's changed my eating habits forever," says Teri Garr, who dropped a dress size on Wiatt's advice and menus. Wiatt, 37 and a trim 115 pounds, earned a nutrition degree and worked in health clinics before becoming culinary adviser to the stars. "I get into what makes them tick," she says. "Why have they had an issue with food their whole life?" She divides them into food personality types, including two often seen in Hollywood: Power Players, who pig out at lunch meetings, and Shooting Stars, who impulsively dart from diet to diet. "Many actors are compulsive, intense, very strong personalities," she says. "Executives are nervous. They need a lot of hand-to-mouth contact." Geography influences eating style too. "Southern girls like Julia and Sela are tempted to eat comfort food," says Wiatt. "So I give them mashed potatoes and mock-fried chicken." But Wiatt, author of the new Eating by Design cookbook, can't win everyone's battle of the bulge. Says Garr: "I know someone who, when she had three days of Carrie's meals delivered one time, ate them all that day." Call 911!
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