Customer Reviews

Betty Crocker's New Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook (Betty Crocker Home Library)

5 star:		(20)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

After my husband had emergency heart bypass surgery and we were suddenly plunged into a low-fat lifestyle, I looked at almost every low-fat cookbook in print. This one is my favorite. There are full-page color photos and a complete nutritional analysis for each recipe. The recipes are easy and taste good, and don't use weird ingredients like pureed prunes or carob powder. The Lemon Meringue Cake with Strawberries was a big hit - I plan to try out the Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake, too. Overall, a very easy introduction to a different way of life.

My husband and I have both recently been diagnosed with high cholesterol and could both lose some weight. I purchased this cookbook from Amazon.com and have been trying each of the recipes. I have been very highly surprised, thinking that if it was low-fat or low-cholesterol, I would have to saccrifice taste in my cooking. Not so. This cookbook offers wonderfully, easy recipes which are so delicious. It offers nutrition info on each recipe, as well as the time it will take to cook the meal (most under 30 minutes). Every recipe we've tried (and we're going to try them all) has been great. My husband doesn't even notice that it's healthy! The recipes are also very simple to make. I go through the book and make my shopping list from the ingredients of the recipes I want to put on my menu for the week. Some of our favorites have been: The Cajun Mustard Pork Chops, Hearty Beef and Veggies, and Lemon Dill Shrimp. You'll be happy if you get this recipe book.

This book is packed not only with yummy recipes but also with great information regarding Cholesterol, Fat, and Calories.

Just tried the chocolate brownies and they are wonderful!!! They definitely don't taste low calorie and low cholesterol!

Each recipe is listed as being either Low Fat, Low Cholesterol, and/or Low Calorie so no matter what your diet needs you'll find recipes you love. Most of the recipes are low in all 3 areas, even the desserts!!!

This book is worth it for the nutritional information alone but please make sure and try the chocolate brownies!!!

This book is still the quintessential Betty Crocker I grew up with. Somehow I thought Betty would have grown up with her baby-boomer audience who learned the benefits of cooking with fresh, unadulterated foods. The majority of recipes in this book depend heavily on off-the-shelf products for the sake of convenience.

If you are NOT into baking or cooking with products like Bisquick, margarine, instant pudding mix, frozen fat-free whipped topping mix (Dream Whip), refrigerated hash browns from a bag and in general all forms of fat free dairy products and canned vegetables, seasoning mixes, bottled dressings, and one minute rice, you may want to rethink ordering this book.

To give credit, the few recipes that include lentils, legume and grains, like Mushroom-Curry Bulgur, Cheesy Soy Burgers and Indian Lentils and Rice seem to be simply prepared and hearty.

This also is not a book to buy if you are looking to boost your fiber intake (daily recommendations are 35g a day of fiber). I have been advised by my physician that increasing one's daily fiber intake can reduce cholesterol by as much as 15%. With the exception of the few recipes that include beans (as I mentioned above), many of the servings in the book list no more than 6 grams of fiber, most are only 2 or 3 grams per serving.

After perusing the book, I opted to return it, unused.

"Low fat" and "low cholesterol" don't have to mean low flavor! These recipes have a great variety. Most of the recipes are very easy to follow, use basic ingredients and don't require hours of preparation. Granted there are a few recipes, as in any cookbook, that are a bit extravagant, but those are great for entertianing company and still sticking to your diet.
As an example of the simplicity: Mushroom & Mozzerella Risotto (Prep=10 min, Cook=35 min), Country Turkey Stroganoff (Prep=10 min, Cook=15 min), and Chicken & Cornbread Stuffing Casserole (Prep=15, Cook=15).
Great tasting recipes, great variety, easy to make!

This is a great cookbook for anyone who wants to eat right and actually ENJOY his/her food as well! To begin, there is a lot of helpful and interesting information regarding healthy eating in the beginning of the book. Don't skip past it--it's good information! The recipes themselves are laid out in an easy to understand format and there is nutritional information for every recipe. Also, the recipes don't have a huge amount of ingredients; thus, making it quick and easy! Furthermore, there are a decent amount of pictures--we all love seeing those great pictures when flipping through a cookbook right? I've made several recipes so far and they all turned out great--I highly recommend this cookbook!

The recipes in this book would not convert anyone to low fat, low cholesterol cooking. A more creative and tasteful collection can be found in the American Heart Association Low Fat, Low Cholesterol Cookbook.

When my husband found out his triglyceride level was dangerously high last month, I began shopping around for easy low-fat cookbooks. This one is as good as the original Betty Crocker cookbook. It has colorful pictures of each recipe, the ingredients are found in every grocery store, they are easy to make, and every single one we've tried has been good!

I was recently diagnosed with the "lower it or we're putting you on medicine" type of cholesterol so along with internet research, I bought this book. I'm a big fan of cooking and this has a TON of great ideas for cooking. I was surprised that things I thought were on the "no no" list were listed in several of the recipes as partial ingredients. I was very excited to learn I could still have cheese (in moderation!)

The book categorizes all of the recipes with "low calorie" "low fat" and "low cholesterol." While not every recipe is all three there is enough variety that if you're in the mood for a little cholesterol, there's a recipe that's low cal and low fat to satisfy you (and vice-versa). It also gives you pictuers for things you're not exactly sure about -- like just how peaked the egg whites need to be when making meringue.

The only reason I did not give this book another star is because I still have to "tweak" each recipe to make it less caloric.

Anything straight from the book tastes wonderful and can be used in any low cal, low fat diet, like Weight Watchers. BUT you can still substitute Splenda, egg beaters, etc. in most of these recipes and make it even healthier.

Our family has eaten from this book so often that many of the recipes are memorized, and you can probably follow the book for a good two months without eating the same thing twice.

This is the only book we cook from, and I've given several copies away to friends and family who enjoyed a meal. It's great.