The American Medical Association Family Cookbook: Good Food That's Good for You [Paperback]

Melanie Barnard (Author), Brooke Dojny (Author), Mindy Hermann (Collaborator), C. Wayne Callaway (Collaborator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1998 | Series: American Medical Association

Delicious food can also be good for you and your family. Now the American Medical Association Family Cookbook combines good, healthy cooking and great taste in more than 350 enticing recipes, so that you can prepare nutritious meals your family will love.

The AMA Family Cookbook helps you to enjoy the fresh, whole foods you need every day. It also shows you how to eat the sweets and fats you love without the guilt by including them in your diet in moderation. Within each chapter you'll find it all -- kid-friendly, hearty, family meals, quick and easy recipes for busy cooks, delicious alternatives to high-calorie classics, and creative ethnic dishes and sophisticated dinner party fare to add to your repertoire.

Loaded with reliable tips for feeding your growing family, controlling your weight with diet and exercise, and eating right to help prevent or control disease, the AMA Family Cookbook is your family's indispensable guide to healthy, delightful dining.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Bon Appétit After 150 years of dispensing information on health and wellness issues, the AMA has published its first cookbook....Filled with more than 350 enticing dishes...that focus on taste as much as healthfulness....Good reading.... -- Review

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Healthy eating is a simple and pleasurable way to feel your best. Family Health Cookbook combines good health and great taste in more than 350 enticing new recipes your family will love. Highlights include:

-How to eat the sweets and fats you love without the guilt

-Every recipe includes a nutritional analysis

-Recipes offer easy, step-by-step instructions, serving suggestions and side-dish ideas

-Helpful sidebars introduce new ingredients, show you how to shop for the best products and explain cooking techniques that produce great results

-Charts detailing the vitamin and mineral content of fruits and vegetables, the different types of fats and oils and their cooking properties

-An informative 50-page section on basic nutrition and the vital link between diet and health

The AMA Family Health Cookbook is your family's indispensable guide to healthy, delightful dining.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Pocket; 1 edition (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671536680
• ISBN-13: 978-0671536688
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,873,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great recipes, great variety, November 16, 1999

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S. Fuhrmann (Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The American Medical Association Family Cookbook: Good Food That's Good for You (Paperback)

This has become my favorite of the dozens of cookbooks I own. My family and I have enjoyed very much every one of the recipes I've tried -- I haven't come across a single dud yet!

The recipes also include very complete nutrition information, which is helpful for those watching what they eat.

I can't recommend this highly enough!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, Bad Title, February 26, 2002

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S. D. Shaver (San Clemente, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The American Medical Association Family Cookbook: Good Food That's Good for You (Paperback)

You can't tell from the title of this book just how good it is. It features excellent nutritional advice, smart tips, and recipes that include old standards and new stuff for curious gourmets.

As someone trying to control her intake of cholesterol and fat as well as lose weight, this book is a fantastic springboard of ideas and suggestions. Newcomers will find explanations for more exotic names and ingredients, and old pros will learn tips on how to make their favorite dishes healthier. And those of us watching our weight will find caloric and nutritional breakdowns.

My only complaint would be that you have to do a little math to figure out how much a serving is. This isn't too hard to do, though.

Very recommended!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healthy Recipes that actually taste GREAT!, June 29, 2004

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J. Crombie - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The American Medical Association Family Cookbook: Good Food That's Good for You (Paperback)

When I'm looking to try a new dish, this cookbook is one of the top three books I pull out. One of the best things about it (besides the awesome recipes) is that it offers suggestions about what other dishes to serve with whatever you're making. It also has a lot of good recipes for vegtables and legumes, which aren't as easy to find in some traditional cookbooks. I also really love that a lot of recipes are more ethnic-not just American style. (And by ethnic I don't mean tacos and pasta)

They have a decent array of healthy desserts-many fruit related.What's best about the dessert advice is that they realize fat, to an extent, is essential in baking. Their recipes do some subsitions for fat, such as applesauce in place of oil, but they also recognize that people want to eat chocolate cake. Their recommendation is just to eat less of something that tastes great but is high in fat and calories.

Overall this cookbook (the AMA really)advocates a sensible eating style,offers basic advice on nutrition. You will find both the standard food pyramid and the Mediterranean pyramid but no fad diet advice.