Cooking Healthy with a Man in Mind [Hardcover]

JoAnna M. Lund (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 1997

The author of Healthy Exchanges Cookbook presents a delectable new assortment of more than two hundred low-fat, low-calorie, and low-cholesterol recipes that are satisfying to every member of the family. Lit Guild, Doubleday, Doubleday Health, & Crossings Alt.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 338 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Adult; 1st Ed. edition (April 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399142657
• ISBN-13: 978-0399142659
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #760,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great cookbook. I have them ALL!!!, July 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cooking Healthy with a Man in Mind (Hardcover)

First let me say that I am an avid fan of JoAnna Lund. She has made it so much easier to have a healthier lifestyle by giving us such great cookbooks. Her recipes are easy to make, taste great, and are low fat, low/no sugar, and are definitely family pleasers.

My husband loves these recipes too. In fact, we like her recipes so much that I have personally purchased all of her cookbooks.

Whether you just want to eat healhier, or need to watch your fat or sugar intake you can use ALL of these recipes. Every single recipe has the nutritional value, Healthy Exchanges breakdown (JoAnna's plan), and Diabetic Exchanges. If you are following the Weight Watchers plan, you will be able to convert each recipe into points without a problem.

This cookbook shows just how easy it is to eat REAL FOOD not rabbit food to be healthy. Recipes work well too for those wanting to drop a few pounds. JoAnna's Healthy Exchange program is explained in the front of the book.

I know if you try just one of her books, you will be hooked and want more.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A cookbook to live by!, October 29, 1997

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[e-mail] (Bismarck, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking Healthy with a Man in Mind (Hardcover)

A friend loaned me her copy of this book and within a day I knew I had to have my own. This book changed mine and my husband's life - literally. Our cholesterol levels were terrible and we had to do something. Within three months of cooking with Healthy Exchanges, both our cholesterol levels have dropped significantly as well as our weight. Mrs. Lund's easy to read, easy to make and delicious to eat recipes have made new people out of us. So many recipe books require fancy gadgets and unheard of ingredients, but Mrs. Lund's recipes are down-to-earth made with readily accessible ingredients and they taste so good that you can hardly believe they are low-fat and sugar-free. The recipes are simple and fast to fix which is important to a full-time working woman like myself. I find myself making up recipes ahead as most of her recipes keep well in the refrigerator and freeze well, also. This book runs the gamut from soups, salads, main dishes, sides dishes, desserts and snacks. I highly recommend it to anyone needing to lose weight, lower their cholesterol and blood sugar levels or they just want a change of pace in their eating habits. It is going to take me awhile to get through all those recipes but I find myself looking at this book daily to see what I am going to make next. You can actually eat desserts and what yummy desserts they are, too! After awhile, it does become a way of life - eating the Healthy Exchanges way!

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If You Like Canned Soup and Sugar Twin, You're in Luck!, December 21, 2000

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njbookworm (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking Healthy with a Man in Mind (Hardcover)

I first tried the recipies from this book when a friend of the family made them for a barbeque. I asked her the secret of her good cooking when I saw all the men (and women) gobble up what she made.

This book is very good at taking good, old fashioned, home skillet cooking and making savvy, health-conscious substitutions. Overall, I found that the recipes were easy to make and involved minimal preparation.

Here are a few notes: 1.) Many, many of the recipes involve canned soup (mushroom, in particular) used as a sauce or garnish. If you do not enjoy soup, or canned foods in general, this is not the cookbook to buy. 2.) A number of the recipes involve a product called "Sugar Twin" (aka "Sweet and Low," "Equal," "NutraSweet"). Some people are very sensitive to the taste of this. If you are one of these people (are cooking for one of these people), this is a cookbook to avoid. 3.) This book is very light on photos. Therefore, you won't be able to see pictures of a "finished product." 4.) Lund (the author) based the book on the "Healthy Exchanges" eating program. Admittedly, I was not/am not familiar with this program. However, if you are, you'll likely find this book helpful as it is based upon that dietary plan/philosophy.

If you're looking for a way to cut fat and sugar in a painless way for you, "your man," and/or your children, this is a nice addition to your cookbook collection.