The Busy Mom's Make It Quick Cookbook [Illustrated] [Plastic Comb]

Jyl Steinback (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 2004

In her latest cookbook, America’s healthiest mom and fitness expert Jyl Steinback makes it easy to drive past the drive-through and home to nourishing meals and meaningful family time.

Each delicious recipe starts with a convenient prepared or homemade mix so recipe preparation takes no more than 15 minutes.

Offers a variety of recipes for main dishes, sides, appetizers, even desserts the entire family will enjoy.

Includes a selection of fun, tasty kids’ snacks, and a holiday chapter for special occasions.

Recipes provide at-a-glance shopping lists and nutrition information, including diabetic exchanges.

Nutrition advice for deliciously healthy family meals.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jyl Steinback—lifestyle expert and recognized advocate for healthy eating—has authored 12 cookbooks selling more than 2 million copies. Endorsed by several world-renowned physicians for her work, Jyl has received national media attention. She has appeared on TV shows such as Crook & Chase and Our Home, interviews on local news programs, and write-ups in Ladies’ Home Journal, Diet & Exercise, Fit, and other national publications. As a busy, real-life mother of two, Jyl knows first-hand the importance of getting great-tasting meals prepared quickly. Jyl is a spokesperson for the American Heart Association, The Arizona Heart Institute, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 384 pages
• Publisher: Meredith Books (October 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696222302
• ISBN-13: 978-0696222306
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,276,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome cookbook for families, March 9, 2005

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Blueskiesmom - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Busy Mom's Make It Quick Cookbook (Plastic Comb)

alot of families have a short amount of time to make healthful meals. These recipes are a great alternative to eating at fast food restaurants. I am glad I purchased this book. IN fact I have several of her books. and a note to the other review. Some people do like fat free cheese. Kraft makes wonderful mozzeralla and cheddar fat free versions. I have fond them invalable. I have lost alot of weight and these cheeses let me have cheese again. Yeah Jyl steinback

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great for quick, healthy meals, January 4, 2006

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Maranda Collum (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Busy Mom's Make It Quick Cookbook (Plastic Comb)

This book has great, easy to prepare recipes. What's even better is that most recipes use ingredients that you already have or can easily find at the grocery store, no strange, obscure ingredients. I usually modify the recipes to include lowfat ingredients instead of fat free, it just suits my taste better, as well as my family's. As the previous review states, there aren't a ton of fresh ingredients, but that's what I like about the book, it uses convenient ingredients. If I had time to run to the store everyday to buy fresh (not canned or frozen) ingredients, I wouldn't need this book in the first place. I will be looking for more of Jyl's books.

36 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars America's Healthiest Mom? I don't think so..., February 23, 2005

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A mom who cares - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Busy Mom's Make It Quick Cookbook (Plastic Comb)

Right away, Ms. Steinback lost credibility with me because she uses nonfat everything (e.g. non fat sour cream, egg substitutes, yogurt, cheddar cheese). Can you imagine your child enjoying a piece of fat free cheddar cheese? There is a reason "fat free" is no longer a popular weight loss strategy. Just look at the South Beach or Atkins diets, which embrace healthy fats as a proven way to control your appetite.

Even worse, Ms. Steinback uses margarine in her recipes. She obviously is not well educated in the harm caused by trans fats, or partially hydrogenated oils. Trans fats, the chief fat in margarine, "are very dangerous because they have the same heart clogging properties as saturated fat, but they also reduce the good cholesterol that can clear arteries. The FDA has declared that there is no healthy level of trans fats in a diet and has ordered food companies to disclose trans fat amounts on food labels by Jan. 2006." (This is a direct quote from a NY Times cover story dated Feb. 13, 2005). So many of her ingredients, such as super moist vanilla cake mix and non fat dairy creamer, have trans fats that I know this author is not properly educated in nutrition.

Beyond the fat issue, I found the recipes to be very simplistic, in an unappetizing way. I prefer recipes with more fresh ingredients (frozen diced onions? canned apple pie filling?). Many ingredients required in the recipes are items I have never seen in my grocery store (e.g. 6 oz. package honey roasted chicken breast strips).

I also assumed a "make it quick" cookbook would list preparation and cooking times as one sees in Gourmet magazine, but recipes were simply labeled "easy".

I am sure there will be moms who like the recipes because they have no cooking background, but for those moms looking to prepare flavorful, hot meals with fresh ingredients (e.g. no condensed soup or enchilada dry mix packets), I'd suggest buying a different book.