Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices: A Fresh Approach to Eating Well [Plastic Comb]

Betty Crocker Editors (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1999

With Betty Crocker, you can enjoy healthy eating every day! The 400 tempting recipes are full of real taste appeal, yet don't require extra effort or hard-to-find ingredients.

Are these really recipes your family will eat? Absolutely! Whip up Spicy Chicken Chili, Mushroom and Spinach Lasagna, Asian Noodle Salad or Lemon Steak Diane and top off the meal with Brownie Trifle, Caribbean Bananas or Tira Mi Su Coffee dessert. This is the food you'll want to eat every day.

Too busy to even think about changing your cooking habits? There's an entire chapter of express meals that are still healthy, and miles ahead of what you'll get from a takeout meal. No matter how hectic your life is, healthy eating is possible!

There's also great information on wellness and easy changes to painlessly incorporate healthy eating into your lifestyle. And every recipe has complete nutrition information that satisfies everyone's nutrition needs. We have also flagged the recipes to show those that are low fat, low sodium, low cholesterol or high fiber, to help make menu planning a breeze.

You know you've been meaning to do it--now you can! With Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices, healthy eating isn't tedious--it's terrific!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

For 75 years, Betty Crocker has delivered trusted culinary advice and recipes to millions of consumers. Now Betty's got a new look, she's lightened up her recipes, and she's sharing them with the world in Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices. As hokey as the title sounds, Betty's latest book (which was actually written by a team of editors, recipe developers, and nutritionists) is filled with sound, basic nutrition advice and information and over 400 appealing recipes for healthy everyday meals. Betty also includes wellness tips and a list of the top 10 foods for health, gives strategies for preventing major diseases, and even explores the mind-body connection. (Yes, Betty has taken up yoga, meditation, and aromatherapy.)

But the recipes are the stars of Healthy New Choices. There are sections for everything from appetizers, snacks, and smoothies to main dishes and desserts. This time around Betty includes vegetarian and ethnic entrees and lightens up classic favorites like Guacamole, Caramelized Popcorn, Macaroni & Cheese, Chicken Fricassee, and Rice Pudding by slashing fat and calories without sacrificing flavor. The recipes are quick, simple, and easy; require no special ingredients or difficult techniques; and are accompanied by nutrition information and diet exchanges. If you're short on time, trying to cook light, and tired of the dozen or so recipes that you regularly depend on, then Healthy New Choices will help brighten up your diet. --Ellen Albertson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Now it's easier than ever to eat right and enjoy every bite! Let Betty Crocker show you how to make great food that's also good for you—satisfying dishes that are so tasty they'll delight your family and friends. Just as important, Betty Crocker helps even the busiest cook bring healthy meals to the table fast, with recipes that are quick to prepare and ingredients that are easy to find.

You'll also find clear information on wellness to guide you through the diet and health maze. Learn about lifestyle choices, such as exercise, that can be tailored to your specific needs and the steps to take to minimize the possibility of certain medical problems, such as heart disease. Discover a wealth of ways to enjoy a healthier diet and lifestyle.

• More than 400 easy, appealing recipes for healthy eating every day
• Every recipe flagged to show those particularly low in calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium, or high in fiber
• Nutrition analysis—including Diet Exchanges—with every recipe
• Learn how to use nutrition as a powerful tool to boost your overall health
• Practice the Twelve Tips for Wellness to create a lifestyle that promotes well-being
• Explore the mind-body connection with discussions of popular therapies, such as meditation and aromatherapy

Best of all, find that healthy eating isn't tedious, it's terrific!

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 432 pages
• Publisher: Betty Crocker (November 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028637178
• ISBN-13: 978-0028637174
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #867,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since 1921, the Betty Crocker name has symbolized the General Mills continuing tradition of service to consumers. Although Betty was never a real person, her name and identity have become synonymous with helpfulness, trustworthiness and quality.

Betty Crocker has survived the decades by providing consumers with food information and food products that are contemporary without being faddish. The first hardcover cookbook, Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook was published in 1950 and quickly became a national best seller. Since then, more than 250 Betty Crocker cookbooks have been published.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Can't BELIEVE this is Healthy Eating!, December 2, 2000

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Sue G. (Willow Street, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices: A Fresh Approach to Eating Well (Plastic Comb)

Just 6 weeks ago, my 49 year old husband had a mild heart attack. That ALONE can change your life forever. When his cardiologist said for him to eat low fat, low cholesterol foods I clearly remembered 15 years ago the two of us attempting to lose some weight and trying to find some low fat meals that we enjoyed. I must admit those memories of tasteless, dry, and mundame meals made me shudder, but I decided to get to the computer and see if there were any cookbooks that had some "decent sounding" recipes and good reviews. (Taking someone's word about meals is precarious because one has no way of knowing the others' taste is foods, but I thought I'd give it a try.) And so I found Betty Crocker's (one of my all time favorite cookbook authors!) "Healthy New Choices" I decided to order it and see what I could come up with.

Since the day I received it I have been using it almost every night and we just can't BELIEVE that this is anything but DELICIOUS and INTERESTING food that is prepared relatively quickly and with no trips to a "specialty market" for ingredients! My husband was truly a "meat and potatoes" kind of guy, and one who just LOVED tasty, and enticing meals. HE IS NOT DISAPPOINTED with ANY of the recipes I have made so far, and I haven't even BEGUN to get through the whole book.

A few of our favorites are Thai Scallops and Noodles, Oriental Barbecued Chicken, and the Chocolate Chip Cookies. ALL the recipes in the book have the Nutritional Information right on the same page as the recipe so one can be assured that what they are making is indeed the "right thing" for your family's special needs.

I would recommend this cookbood to any and ALL of you who want to eat both healthily and enjoyably!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This sure helped in my weight loss goals!, January 18, 2001

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O. Crane "chopper9912" (New Palestine, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices (Ring-bound)

I bought this cookbook because I was in the process of trying to lose 20 pounds through Weight Watchers. This book had all the information I needed to help convert to the right "points". But best of all, the recipes are wonderful! With only one exception, every recipe has been very flavorful, quick and easy to prepare, and I have kept using the book even after reaching my goal weight because I have been so happy with it. The recipes do not taste "low-fat, low-cal, etc." They are good enough to serve company! Definitely recommended!

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy, delicious and healthy, January 8, 2000

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latha (Kansas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices (Ring-bound)

I have used the book to prepare various dishes from completely vegetarian to meaty and I am very pleased with the results. I especially like the nutrition information that accompanies each recipe and also the serving tips. My husband who is usually less enthusiastic about the word "healthy" truly enjoys the scrumptious dishes I put together. Overall, it's a book everyone who is health-conscious should have in the shelf.