Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-233) and index

Part 1: Insights -- Of mice and monks -- Why do we get fat? -- Eating like a mouse -- Part 2: Practices -- Buddha's diet -- What did Buddha weigh? -- What to eat -- Meat or potatoes? -- Buddha's whiskey -- Cheating on the Buddha -- Did Buddha do crossfit? -- Buddha at rest -- Part 3: Hindrances -- Food as comfort, food as reward -- Food for thought, thought for food -- Romancing the Buddha -- Buddha at work -- Waste of waist? -- Hunger or habit -- Keeping your balance -- Part 4: Perfections -- The wisdom of saying grace -- Meditation for your body -- Defiling the temple -- Living like a Buddha -- Not living like a Buddha -- Beyond.