Betty Crocker Whole Grains: Easy Everyday Recipes [Spiral-bound]

Betty Crocker Editors (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 28, 2007

With this cookbook, the experts at Betty Crocker make it easy for you to include the goodness of whole grains in your family’s favorite meals. You’ll discover 140 delicious whole grain recipes for every meal of the day—including on-the-go snacks, convenient slow-cooker recipes, and super-fast 30-minute dishes—plus cooking tips and information on the different kinds of whole grains available, authoritative advice on the health benefits of whole grains, and 50 beautiful color photos.

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From the Back Cover

Enjoy the Goodness of Whole Grains—Every Day!

You've probably heard about the health benefits of whole grains—reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease, promoting a healthy weight, and possibly even playing a role in helping manage diabetes. But how do you include the goodness of whole grains in your family's favorite meals? This new cookbook from the experts at Betty Crocker delivers the answers. From Oatmeal Pancakes with Maple-Cranberry Syrup and Campfire Popcorn Snack to Spanish Rice Bake and Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake, you'll discover just how tasty—and easy—cooking with whole grains can be.

• More than 140 easy recipes offer delicious ways to enjoy whole grains at every meal

• Informative Q&As demystify whole grains and describe the many different types available, from bulgur and cornmeal to millet and quinoa

• Chapters on slow-cooker meals and sides, 30-minute meals and on-the-go snacks help you feed a hungry family in a hurry

• Special sections take the guesswork out of cooking whole grains and explain the health benefits of eating whole grains every day

• Recipes feature complete nutrition information, including whole grain servings and carbohydrate choices

• 50 beautiful color photos show you just how tempting whole grain foods can be

About the Author

With more than 62 million cookbooks sold since 1950, Betty Crocker is the name readers trust for reliable, tasty, easy-to-prepare recipes and great ideas. For over 75 years, Betty Crocker has provided trusted advice to millions of Americans through cookbooks, magazines, radio and television. Today, Betty Crocker is one of the top ten most recognized brand names in the world, with 100% consumer awareness.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 224 pages
• Publisher: Betty Crocker (November 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470080604
• ISBN-13: 978-0470080603
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 1 x 9.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Rice & Grains
  • #84 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Diet > Whole Foods

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Whole grain adventure for the not-so-adventurous, February 11, 2008

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H. Grove "Errant Dreams Reviews" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Betty Crocker Whole Grains: Easy Everyday Recipes (Spiral-bound)

I was curious to see what a cookbook aimed at everyday cooking with whole grains by normal folks who don't necessarily think of themselves as cooks would provide. Most of the books I've tried before now have definitely been for more adventurous cooks.

Many recipes in the Betty Crocker book use convenience products to make things easy on the cook who doesn't know whole wheat from cracked wheat. For example, the 'nutty silver dollar pancakes' use Wheaties cereal and Bisquick. However, other recipes do give you the chance to try out those whole grains you do manage to find in your travels through the grocery store aisles.

My one reservation here, however, is how the book's authors choose to define 'healthy.' For example, one of the reasons whole grains are better for us than processed grains is that they break down into sugars more slowly, resulting in more even blood sugar levels. So adding an entire jar of marshmallow creme to some popcorn and Chex cereal to make a snack would seem to obviate that healthful aspect of whole grains---yet the tip below the recipe lauds this snack specifically for its healthful nature. That seems a tad contradictory, and there are quite a few other recipes in this book that rely on relatively high sugar content to add flavor. On the other hand, at least they have moderated the saturated fat content.

I do have to hand it to them, though---the flavors of these recipes are consistently delightful. There's a gingered chicken over rice recipe that's just wonderful, and I'm not a big chicken fan. I've really enjoyed a sausage and vegetable skillet dish from here, and a slow cooker rice-and-veggies dish. So while some of these recipes do compromise a little on the sugar content, they definitely deliver on the flavor end of things. If you're having trouble convincing yourself to make the switch to whole grains, that might be a worthwhile tradeoff for you.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, February 13, 2008

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I wanted to buy a cookbook that had more whole grains. It does but not things that I will cook and a lot of the ingredients were cereal, not whole grain flour. No thanks. I returned the book, it wasn't for me.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great recipe book!, March 9, 2011

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This review is from: Betty Crocker Whole Grains: Easy Everyday Recipes (Spiral-bound)

First off, let me say that I think ALL cookbooks should be spiral-bound like this one is. Makes it SO much easier to keep the book open while you're following the recipe!

The cookbook itself is wonderful, there are all sorts of tasty recipes in it, making it easy to add more whole-grain foods into your diet. The recipes are easy to make, don't use a bunch of ingredients that you have to make a trip to a specialty store to get. Good explanations, easy-to-follow directions, tasty meals - what more could you want?