Cooking with Trader Joe's Cookbook: Skinny Dish! [Hardcover]

Jennifer K. Reilly (Author), Heather World (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2011 | Series: Cooking With Trader Joe's

Let's Eat and Get Skinny! With delicious VEGAN food.

Tired of spending hours counting calories and fat grams just to shave 1 measly ounce off your derrière? Have you lost weight in the past but then rebounded like a killer whale? Well enough is enough! Famed dietitian and nutrition blogger Jennifer K. Reilly (BitchinDietitian.com) is here to set you free with easy-to-follow weight control tips and mouth-watering Trader Joe's inspired vegan recipes. Reilly's practical, non-diet diet plan will help you shed pounds, feel bionic, and never have to resort to fat pants again.

The plan is simple: learn top-secret, quick tricks for making veggies, fruits, whole grains, and other plant-powered superfoods overwhelmingly delicious, and then load up on them the majority of the time. No calorie counting, no food scale, just healthy vegan grub that tastes incredible, boosts your metabolism, and leaves you feeling like a demigod. Embrace the Five Rules of Skinny, and skyrocket your metabolism while enjoying the heavenly likes of: No Fat Pants Nachos, Blink-of-An-Eye Green Salad, Sesame Greens, Pesto Pasta, Lazy Lasagna, Stuffed Peppers, Pizza Burgers, Minute Mexican, Orange Chocolate Cake, Xtreme Apple Muffins, Zeus Mousse, French Toast for Gods and Goddesses, and many more! Veggies never had it so good.

100% VEGAN

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Let's Eat and Get Skinny!

Tired of spending hours counting calories and fat grams just to shave 1 measly ounce off your derrière? Have you lost weight in the past but then rebounded like a killer whale? Well enough is enough! Famed dietitian and nutrition blogger Jennifer K. Reilly (BitchinDietitian.com) is here to set you free with easy-to-follow weight control tips and mouth-watering Trader Joe's inspired vegan recipes. Reilly's practical, non-diet diet plan will help you shed pounds, feel bionic, and never have to resort to fat pants again.

The plan is simple: learn top-secret, quick tricks for making veggies, fruits, whole grains, and other plant-powered superfoods overwhelmingly delicious, and then load up on them the majority of the time. No calorie counting, no food scale, just healthy vegan grub that tastes incredible, boosts your metabolism, and leaves you feeling like a demigod. Embrace the Five Rules of Skinny, and skyrocket your metabolism while enjoying the heavenly likes of: No Fat Pants Nachos, Blink-of-An-Eye Green Salad, Sesame Greens, Pesto Pasta, Lazy Lasagna, Stuffed Peppers, Pizza Burgers, Minute Mexican, Orange Chocolate Cake, Xtreme Apple Muffins, Zeus Mousse, French Toast for Gods and Goddesses, and many more! Veggies never had it so good.

About the Author

Jennifer Reilly is a dietitian in the Washington, DC, area who is crusading to make healthy eating hip, simple, fun, and scrumptious. Her passion for plant foods started in high school after being told she'd be grounded if she became a vegetarian, and landed her in the front row of college nutrition lectures shortly after. Once she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Penn State and a registered dietetic degree from Virginia Tech, she became the managing director of The Cancer Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cancer prevention and survival through nutrition education and research.

While at The Cancer Project, she developed the "Food for Life: Nutrition & Cooking Class Series for Cancer Prevention and Survival," which focuses on cancer-related nutrition topics and corresponding cooking demonstrations. The "Food for Life" series is now taught in over 30 states nationwide. Jennifer co-authored "The Cancer Survivor's Guide: Foods that help you fight back!" with Dr. Neal Barnard, and was on the expert panel for the "Healthy Eating for Life" book series focusing on nutrition for cancer, diabetes, children, and women's health. She has also assisted in writing nutrition textbooks, video scripts, cookbooks, and has developed countless quick and easy healthy recipes.

Jennifer has most recently been providing individual nutrition counseling, teaching group nutrition sessions and cooking classes, and organizing various educational activities at Discovery Communications, Inc. and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and she just finished writing a book for Trader Joe's called "Cooking with Trader Joe's Cookbook: Skinny Dish!" which will be released in October. She writes a nutrition blog at BitchinDietitian.com, guest blogs and moderates forums on CrazySexyLife.com, and can be found on Twitter @DCdietitian. When she's not force-feeding people beans and quinoa, she is chasing after her three young children, vegetable gardening, and playing ultimate frisbee.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Brown Bag Publishers; 1 edition (October 15, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979938473
• ISBN-13: 978-0979938474
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jennifer Reilly is a dietitian in the Washington, DC, area who is crusading to make healthy eating hip, simple, fun, and scrumptious. Her passion for plant foods started in high school after being told she'd be grounded if she became a vegetarian, and landed her in the front row of college nutrition lectures shortly after. Once she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Penn State and a registered dietetic degree from Virginia Tech, she became the managing director of The Cancer Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cancer prevention and survival through nutrition education and research.

While at The Cancer Project, she developed the "Food for Life: Nutrition & Cooking Class Series for Cancer Prevention and Survival," which focuses on cancer-related nutrition topics and corresponding cooking demonstrations. The "Food for Life" series is now taught in over 30 states nationwide. Jennifer co-authored "The Cancer Survivor's Guide: Foods that help you fight back!" with Dr. Neal Barnard, and was on the expert panel for the "Healthy Eating for Life" book series focusing on nutrition for cancer, diabetes, children, and women's health. She has also assisted in writing nutrition textbooks, video scripts, cookbooks, and has developed countless quick and easy healthy recipes.

Jennifer has most recently been providing individual nutrition counseling, teaching group nutrition sessions and cooking classes, and organizing various educational activities at Discovery Communications, Inc. and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and she just finished writing a book for Trader Joe's called "Cooking with Trader Joe's Cookbook: Skinny Dish!" which will be released in October. She writes a nutrition blog at BitchinDietitian.com, guest blogs and moderates forums on CrazySexyLife.com, and can be found on Twitter @DCdietitian. When she's not force-feeding people beans and quinoa, she is chasing after her three young children, vegetable gardening, and playing ultimate frisbee.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Sodium Beware March 9, 2012

By Ben's Mom

Format:Hardcover

I tried the recipe Sassy Moussaka recipe, that seemed healthy at a glance. The sodium level for this dish was a whopping 1125 mg of Sodium. Her Lazy Lentils came in at 1130 mg of Sodium. Polenta Stuffed Mini Peppers 751 mg. Lazy Lasagna at 1018 mg. Cannellini Ratoatouille at 840 mg.

Also when I cooked the Moussaka it was really watery upon taking it out of the oven. It called for almost 9 teaspoons of Olive Oil. While I know Olive Oil is a healthy oil, I used much less and it was fine without all the extra oil. A Number of the recipes have LOTS of oil and I'd modify.

While I do like that the number of ingredients in the recipes are easy to find and prepare, I am now wary of the sodium and oil.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST every day cookbooks! December 11, 2011

By mgrace

Format:Hardcover

I love vegetarian and vegan cooking, but do not always have the time or money to cook more complicated recipes. This cookbook is so practical as most of them have only 5-10 ingredients. The best part is that you can get all of the ingredients right at the local Trader Joes stores. This is a huge time saver! Also, all of the recipes include nutritional information, and tips if you would like to substitute something. This book is a huge asset to anyone who wants to make affordable, quick, healthy meals. I have recently gone back to school from working full time and every dollar counts now. I was overjoyed with this cookbook because I can make so many delicious, healthy recipes for such a low price. It would be a treasure for a family as well as the recipes are time and kid friendly! I own many cookbooks but this is destined to become one of my old time faves. You will not be disappointed!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great recipes, practical advice, lots of healthy tips October 14, 2011

By BenR

Format:Hardcover

So glad I picked this one up. Don't let the fact that the author is a registered dietitian scare you off: Yeah, she is a nutrition professional who understands the science of weight-loss and healthy eating, but she is also offering some incredibly tasty recipes that are easy enough even for a dude who is all thumbs in the kitchen (like me). I made the Thai Basil Eggplant last night, and it turned out really well--the wife asked me if I've been taking cooking classes! The book does focus on fruits, vegetables, and other low-fat meatless options, because it's designed to help you lose weight (thus the "Skinny Dish" title), but the author has a light-hearted approach to healthy eating that helps you have fun with it. It's a solid part of my plan to lose some weight but not stress out about "being on a diet." It's working so far! All in all, I'd call this the best investment in a cookbook my family has made in quite a while.