Better Homes and Gardens Family Favorites Made Lighter [Hardcover]

Better Homes and Gardens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1992

Helps families reduce calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium with more than 190 recipes for lighter versions of all-American favorite home cooking, regional dishes, and Americanized ethnic recipes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Better Homes & Gardens Books; 1st edition (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696019809
• ISBN-13: 978-0696019807
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,294,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eat Lighter Foods Without Losing the Taste!, July 4, 2003

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L Smith "acozylover" (Macomb, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Better Homes and Gardens Family Favorites Made Lighter (Hardcover)

This cookbook has become a staple in my already-large cookbook collection. I have used this book many times to "lighten" up a family favorite dish, and have made many of the recipes contained here. The book is organized in the following categories: Getting to Know Good Nutrition, Mouth-Watering Main Dishes, Tempting Side Dishes, Enticing Desserts, and Refreshing Snacks.

Some of my family's favorites include: Beef Stroganoff, Spaghetti Pie, Fajitas, Scalloped Potatoes and Ham, Coq Au Vin, Chicken & Dumplings, Oven Fried Chicken, Chicken PotPie, Tuna Noodle Casserole, Quiche Lorraine, Macaroni & Cheese, No Fried Ice Milk, Creamy Coleslaw, German-Style Potato Salad, Caramel Rolls, Pumpkin Bars, Carrot Cake, and Heavenly Cheesecake,

The recipes try to offer lower sodium, fat, calories, and cholesterol than the original "family" favorites, without decreasing taste. My family could barely tell these were not the original versions, and I feel good lowering fat and sodium wherever I can. This cookbook may not offer many "gourmet" dishes, but it gives wonderful recipes for favorite recipes you thought you could not enjoy anymore because of the high fat/sodium/cholesterol content. Enjoy!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic versions of old favorites!, April 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Better Homes and Gardens Family Favorites Made Lighter (Paperback)

Excellent cookbook with easy to prepare versions of entrees we all want to eat but don't know how to prepare without destroying our diets. Not only are these recipes quick and low-fat, but they allow for good-size portions and are filling. The recipes also use easy-to-find, ordinary ingredients, so you don't have to spend time hunting for things you've never heard of at the gourmet store. Worth the money!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this cookbook!!, December 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Better Homes and Gardens Family Favorites Made Lighter (Paperback)

I have had this cook book for quite a long time now, and it is one of my most used books. It has all types of recipes, from appetizers to main meals to deserts. The recipes are not wild and extravagant, requiring trips to specialty gourmet stores; they are mostly recipes you are already familiar with, just made lighter. Try their version of sweet and sour pork, it is absolutely delicious! The banana bread is fantastic too - I've made that one so many times that my book just falls open to that page automatically.