Cooking ala Heart Cookbook : Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes to Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke [Paperback]

et al Linda Hachfeld (Author), Betsy Eykyn (Editor), Kim Cossairt (Editor), Mike Winchester (Editor), Sue Davies (Editor), Kate Thomssen (Editor), Harlan Bloomer (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2008

This great best seller is highly recommended by dietitians and physicians because it is simple, yet classic. Its a MUST for anyone who wants to eat well and cook savory and satisfying food without a lost of fuss. Over 430 recipes in 14 chapters are low in fat, cholesterol and controlled for sodium. Nutrient analysis and diabetic food exchanges are given along with each recipe. You are sure to find fast and flavorful recipes for a lifetime of good eating. Cooking ala Heart has sold over 100,000 copies nationwide and continues to win acclaim by those struggling to develop a heart healthy diet without having to sacrifice their favorite foods. Written under the auspices of the Minnesota Heart Health Program, a pioneering effort in heart disease prevention through the University of Minnesota, this book provides informative advice for cooking heart healthy meals with easy-to-follow recipes for people with busy lifestyles. Cooking ala Heart has been embraced by Har! vard Healthletter, Mayo Clinic, and many other heart institutes and earned the MBA Award for Best Cookbook and Best Book in Health, Fitness and Wellness. It also stars in the Universal Studios motion picture, Once Around, with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfuss.

Editorial Reviews

Review

. . . discover [how] healthful eating [can be] a stimulating trip into new and familiar taste sensations that can help to keep you enjoying good food. . . <P> -- - Jane Brody, Health Columnist, The New York Times<br /><br />Eating healthfully... a stimulating trip into new and familiar taste sensations that can help to keep you enjoying good food... -- - Jane Brody, Health Columnist, The New York Times<br /><br />One of the Top Twenty heart-healthy cookbooks in the country based on originality, completeness and scope! -- -Food & Wine Magazine<br /><br />One of the Top Twenty heart-healthy cookbooks in the country based on originality, completeness and scope! . -- -Food & Wine Magazine<br /><br />This is a terrific book and may become the bible for heart healthy eating! ---Consumer Affairs Nutritionist, Rochester, NY

About the Author

Principal author Linda Hachfeld, MPH, RD credits the entire community of Mankato, Minn. in helping write this book. It took 4 years of triple taste-testing recipes (by more than 300 volunteers and their families) to determine recipes worthy based on their tastefulness, ease to prepare, practical ingredients, family appeal and meeting heart healthy guidelines before they could be added to the book. Linda is a registered dietitian who has served the profession of dietetics in clinical, administrative and research capacities. She is most proud that proceeds from sales of this book have gone to the American Heart Association for Women & Heart Disease research, provided the endowment for the establishment of the Council of Health Promotion, and provides grant funds to rural community schools and organizations for health promotion and wellness efforts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 452 pages
• Publisher: Appletree Press (MN); Revised Second Edition edition (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962047139
• ISBN-13: 978-0962047138
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #442,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great food!, January 7, 2005

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This review is from: Cooking ala Heart Cookbook : Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes to Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke (Paperback)

My husband had a heart attack so I bought this book to cook foods for him that I thought would be more healthy for him to eat. I don't know that much about nutrition, but I do know that these are some of the best tasting recipes that I have ever cooked...from any cookbook of any kind...and I have been cooking for a long time! I would recommend this book to anyone, heart problem or not!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Food, Poor Bookbinding., June 19, 2007

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This review is from: Cooking ala Heart Cookbook : Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes to Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke (Paperback)

The recipes are excellent, but the cookbook itself is falling apart. Maybe because I use it so often. You will get better tasting results from this cookbook than from many of the other heart healthy cookbooks. I wish the publisher had included pictures of the dishes. This book has healthy versions of many of my favorite dishes from childhood, including pork chops.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just first rate!, April 19, 2009

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This review is from: Cooking ala Heart Cookbook : Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes to Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke (Paperback)

If you think heart healthy eating has to be bland or with no variety, tyr this. There are a wide variety of familiar dishes, such as chili, stews and fish dishes. Like one of the other reviewers, my copy is starting to fall apart also. I had gone through a stack of healthy eating cookbooks and this one is the best!