JoAnna Lund has traveled across the country promoting her Healthy Exchanges lifestyle - and she's picked up hundreds of delicious recipe ideas along the way. In Cooking Healthy Across America, she offers up the best of American regional cooking - made healthy.
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JoAnna M. Lund has been profiled in many national and local publications and been featured on hundreds of radio and television shows. She is a popular speaker with weight-loss, cardiac, diet, and other health support groups.
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I started reading before kindergarten, and I grew up in a house filled with books. My father used to join the Book of the Month Club and the Literary Guild in the names of every family member "just to get the free books!" I'm a woman who loves books far more than shoes--that might just tell you all you need to know about me!
The basic facts: I was born in New York City, grew up mostly in northern New Jersey, got my B.A. from Brandeis University in waltham, Massachusetts, and came back to New York as soon as I could. My undergraduate degree is in Theatre Arts--Technical Theatre and Design, although I've always been interested in just about everything, and my college transcript reflects that.
My first jobs were in the theater--helping Meryl Streep with her costumes, stage managing new plays at Joe Papp's Public Theater, and handing props to actors like Sam Waterston, Ted Danson, and Danny DeVito at Central Park's Delacorte Shakespeare Theater. Eventually, I moved from theater to book publishing and worked as an editor at Avon, Ballantine, and Bantam Books, where I rose to Executive Editor and worked with such renowned authors as Shirley MacLaine, Barbara Mandrell, and Louis L'Amour. I also edited romance novels by many authors and wrote more than a thousand (!) book cover blurbs--phrases such as "She was a little too good to be true--and he was just bad enough to be irresistible!"
After changes in publishing made my job vanish, I spent the next few years as a freelance writer, where I first began co-authoring books with the great JoAnna M. Lund. Our partnership lasted through dozens of books and only ended with her death from breast cancer. While she lived, oh, how she lived--and created--and inspired millions of people to eat well and live healthier lives. It was a privilege to know her and help bring her vision to life.
I've also written some fun books with Scott H. Matthews, who was one of my authors (with his wife Tamara) while I worked at Bantam. With Scott, I used to joke that I wrote books about what I didn't know--Christmas, which I didn't grow up celebrating, and weddings, one of which I've never (alas) experienced.
I thoroughly enjoyed writing and researching three compulsively readable anthologies--NO FRIEND LIKE A SISTER (again, something I don't personally have, though I dedicated it to three great sisters-in-law); THE LOVE OF FRIENDS, about women's friendships (something I've been blessed to know a lot about!), and CHILD OF MY HEART: a Celebration of Adoption, inspired by my nephew Joshua and the adopted children of so many friends and colleagues. I'm very proud of these books and also grateful to my many interviewees and contributors.
In recent years, I've worked with some wonderful authors--sometimes as a co-author (including HEALTHY KIDS, SMART KIDS, working with a brilliant and innovative school principal), and sometimes as a ghostwriter (books I cannot name but have worked hard to polish with their authors).
I'm very excited about the latest chapter in my writing life. I'm writing for children--at last! It's my greatest thrill since I went back to school in 2001 and got my Masters degree in Education. I've taught elementary school in the South Bronx and spent nearly 8 years helping to run a great after school and tutoring program in East Harlem. I'm currently looking for my next career adventure and working on a bunch of kids' books for Capstone. Fall 2011: Magnets and Electricity for K-1; Spring 2012--3 more books for K-1; and for Fall 2012--4 titles for Capstone's Blazers line, details to come later.
The basic facts: I was born in New York City, grew up mostly in northern New Jersey, got my B.A. from Brandeis University in waltham, Massachusetts, and came back to New York as soon as I could. My undergraduate degree is in Theatre Arts--Technical Theatre and Design, although I've always been interested in just about everything, and my college transcript reflects that.
My first jobs were in the theater--helping Meryl Streep with her costumes, stage managing new plays at Joe Papp's Public Theater, and handing props to actors like Sam Waterston, Ted Danson, and Danny DeVito at Central Park's Delacorte Shakespeare Theater. Eventually, I moved from theater to book publishing and worked as an editor at Avon, Ballantine, and Bantam Books, where I rose to Executive Editor and worked with such renowned authors as Shirley MacLaine, Barbara Mandrell, and Louis L'Amour. I also edited romance novels by many authors and wrote more than a thousand (!) book cover blurbs--phrases such as "She was a little too good to be true--and he was just bad enough to be irresistible!"
After changes in publishing made my job vanish, I spent the next few years as a freelance writer, where I first began co-authoring books with the great JoAnna M. Lund. Our partnership lasted through dozens of books and only ended with her death from breast cancer. While she lived, oh, how she lived--and created--and inspired millions of people to eat well and live healthier lives. It was a privilege to know her and help bring her vision to life.
I've also written some fun books with Scott H. Matthews, who was one of my authors (with his wife Tamara) while I worked at Bantam. With Scott, I used to joke that I wrote books about what I didn't know--Christmas, which I didn't grow up celebrating, and weddings, one of which I've never (alas) experienced.
I thoroughly enjoyed writing and researching three compulsively readable anthologies--NO FRIEND LIKE A SISTER (again, something I don't personally have, though I dedicated it to three great sisters-in-law); THE LOVE OF FRIENDS, about women's friendships (something I've been blessed to know a lot about!), and CHILD OF MY HEART: a Celebration of Adoption, inspired by my nephew Joshua and the adopted children of so many friends and colleagues. I'm very proud of these books and also grateful to my many interviewees and contributors.
In recent years, I've worked with some wonderful authors--sometimes as a co-author (including HEALTHY KIDS, SMART KIDS, working with a brilliant and innovative school principal), and sometimes as a ghostwriter (books I cannot name but have worked hard to polish with their authors).
I'm very excited about the latest chapter in my writing life. I'm writing for children--at last! It's my greatest thrill since I went back to school in 2001 and got my Masters degree in Education. I've taught elementary school in the South Bronx and spent nearly 8 years helping to run a great after school and tutoring program in East Harlem. I'm currently looking for my next career adventure and working on a bunch of kids' books for Capstone. Fall 2011: Magnets and Electricity for K-1; Spring 2012--3 more books for K-1; and for Fall 2012--4 titles for Capstone's Blazers line, details to come later.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for those on Weight Watchers,
By Christy (Ogden, Utah) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cooking Healthy Across America (Plastic Comb)
My husband bought me this for Valentine's Day. I love it! I recently started Weight Watchers and there isn't a single recipe in this book that is more than 7 points per serving. (That is better than the cookbook that I bought at Weight Watchers!) I have made four of the recipes so far and they have been fantastic. Some people may need to "tweek" some of the recipes to suit their tastes, (Crab cakes need a little garlic salt,etc.). But hey, I do that with all of my cookbooks anyway. Its really nice to have some choices when it comes to eating healthier! I intend to take a look at some of this author's other cookbooks
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
unoriginal and uninteresting recipes,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cooking Healthy Across America (Plastic Comb)
The recipes in this book aren't terrible, but there are so many other "healthy" cookbooks out there that are far better and more original -- try any of Don Mauer's cookbooks, for example, or if you care about exchanges, I have a recent Weight Watchers cookbook that is far more interesting than this one. Moreover, I was disappointed that a cookbook with the word "healthy" in the title would include recipes that call for ingredients such as nutrasweet and diet Mountain Dew. And the fact that many of the recipes call for brand name ingredients without any explanation makes me suspcious, too. On the whole, this just isn't a cookbook I'm interested in coming back to, and it will not be getting a permanent spot on the shelf in my kitchen.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cooking Healthy Across America (Plastic Comb)
This book was a total disappointment. Several of Joanna Lund's books were recommended to me, so I thought this would be a sure winner. The recipes looked easy, straight forward and relatively appealing and healthy (aside from frequent use of artifical sweetners, including saccharin!). For Easter, I made several of the recipes and they were a complete and total disaster! The Key Lime Pie was so bitter, it was inedible (thankfully, my family has a good sense of humor). I would not recommend this book at all-- it is, by far-- one of the worst cookbooks I have ever purchased.
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Ever since I first began sharing my Healthy Exchanges recipes, I've wanted to share my passion for the recipes of people from every corner of the nation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
large skillet sprayed, combine dry pudding mix, serve pudding mix, sandwich bag works, undrained pimiento, large saucepan sprayed, crushing graham crackers, hot water for one minute, combine dry milk powder, parsley flakes teaspoon black pepper, toss out the yolk, egg without the cholesterol, combine evaporated skim milk, cooked roast pork, refrigerated unbaked, cups hot cooked noodles, lean cooked roast beef, fat free ham, crushing crackers, flavored cooking spray, boned uncooked chicken breasts, cooking until mixture thickens, diced raw potatoes, combine undrained tomatoes, combine baking mix Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Optional Calories, Sugar Twin, Sprinkle Sweet, Carnation Nonfat Dry Milk Powder, Cool Whip Free, New England, Cool Whip Lite, Diet Mountain Dew, New York, Healthy Exchanges, Bisquick Reduced Fat Baking Mix, Hormel Bacon Bits, Hunt's Tomato Sauce, Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom Soup, Pennsylvania Dutch, Healthy Request Chicken Broth, Minute Rice, Eastern Seaboard, Healthy Request Cream of Chicken Soup, Kraft Fat Free French, Swanson Beef Broth, Walla Walla, Cape Cod, San Francisco, Cooking Healthy Across America New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Ever since I first began sharing my Healthy Exchanges recipes, I've wanted to share my passion for the recipes of people from every corner of the nation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
large skillet sprayed, combine dry pudding mix, serve pudding mix, sandwich bag works, undrained pimiento, large saucepan sprayed, crushing graham crackers, hot water for one minute, combine dry milk powder, parsley flakes teaspoon black pepper, toss out the yolk, egg without the cholesterol, combine evaporated skim milk, cooked roast pork, refrigerated unbaked, cups hot cooked noodles, lean cooked roast beef, fat free ham, crushing crackers, flavored cooking spray, boned uncooked chicken breasts, cooking until mixture thickens, diced raw potatoes, combine undrained tomatoes, combine baking mix Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Optional Calories, Sugar Twin, Sprinkle Sweet, Carnation Nonfat Dry Milk Powder, Cool Whip Free, New England, Cool Whip Lite, Diet Mountain Dew, New York, Healthy Exchanges, Bisquick Reduced Fat Baking Mix, Hormel Bacon Bits, Hunt's Tomato Sauce, Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom Soup, Pennsylvania Dutch, Healthy Request Chicken Broth, Minute Rice, Eastern Seaboard, Healthy Request Cream of Chicken Soup, Kraft Fat Free French, Swanson Beef Broth, Walla Walla, Cape Cod, San Francisco, Cooking Healthy Across America New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Dessert Every Night! by JoAnna M. Lund in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Strong Bones Healthy Exchanges Cookbook (Healthy Exchanges Cookbooks) by JoAnna M. Lund in Front Matter
- The Call of the Wild by Jack London on page 239
- The Call of the Wild (Aladdin Classics) by Jack London on page 239
- Cooking Healthy with the Kids in Mind by JoAnna M. Lund in Front Matter
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