60 Days of Low Fat Low Cost Meals in Minutes: Over 150 Delicious, Healthy Recipes & Menus That Fit Your Budget [Paperback]

M. J. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 1992

Delicious and Healthful Meals and Menus That Won't Take a Bite Out of Your Family Budget. If you're among the millions of Americans watching your fat intake, as well as your pocketbook and time, here's good news. This innovative and exciting cookbook helps you save on all three. Most of these mouth-watering, health-wise recipes take under 30 minutes to prepare with ingredients that usually cost less than $10 per meal. 60 Days of Low-Fat, Low-Cost Meals in Minutes introduces more than 150 flavor-packed, easy-to-make recipes for real food--without all of the cholesterol, fat, sodium, and calories. Using nutritious ingredients found in virtually any grocery store, this guide contains a 60-day plan for low-fat dining, complete with shopping lists and preparation tips. M.J. Smith, author of the best-selling All-American Low-Fat Meals in Minutes also explains what foods to buy and what to avoid. She offers:
* A pocket guide to fat grams
* Inexpensive ingredient substitutes
* A kitchen-tested guide on cutting fat from your favorite recipes
* Meat and poultry cooking charts
* A sure-fire guide for selecting first-rate produce
* Microwave cooking tips
* Measurement shortcuts
* Complete nutrition information, including exchanges
From hearty entrees to enticing desserts, 60 Days of Low-Fat, Low-Cost Meals in Minutes contains the blueprints for such scintillating dishes as: * Banana Breakfast Muffins * Winter in New England Clam Chowder * Creole Shrimp Salad * No-Fat Fried Chicken * Beef Burgundy in a French Bread Crust * Grilled Halibut with Pineapple Salsa * Coconut Lover's Macaroons * Better Than Sex Cake Plus, the Special Binding Keeps the Book Open While You Work.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Delicious and Healthful Meals and Menus That Won’t Take a Bite Out of Your Family Budget. If you’re among the millions of Americans watching your fat intake, as well as your pocketbook and time, here’s good news. This innovative and exciting cookbook helps you save on all three. Most of these mouth-watering, health-wise recipes take under 30 minutes to prepare with ingredients that usually cost less than $10 per meal. 60 Days of Low-Fat, Low-Cost Meals in Minutes introduces more than 150 flavor-packed, easy-to-make recipes for real food—without all of the cholesterol, fat, sodium, and calories. Using nutritious ingredients found in virtually any grocery store, this guide contains a 60-day plan for low-fat dining, complete with shopping lists and preparation tips. M.J. Smith, author of the best-selling All-American Low-Fat Meals in Minutes also explains what foods to buy and what to avoid. She offers:

• A pocket guide to fat grams
• Inexpensive ingredient substitutes
• A kitchen-tested guide on cutting fat from your favorite recipes
• Meat and poultry cooking charts
• A sure-fire guide for selecting first-rate produce
• Microwave cooking tips
• Measurement shortcuts
• Complete nutrition information, including exchanges

From hearty entrees to enticing desserts, 60 Days of Low-Fat, Low-Cost Meals in Minutes contains the blueprints for such scintillating dishes as: • Banana Breakfast Muffins • Winter in New England Clam Chowder • Creole Shrimp Salad • No-Fat Fried Chicken • Beef Burgundy in a French Bread Crust • Grilled Halibut with Pineapple Salsa • Coconut Lover’s Macaroons • Better Than Sex Cake Plus, the Special Binding Keeps the Book Open While You Work.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 20, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471346527
• ISBN-13: 978-0471346524
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #801,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great meal ideas, but they take too much time to prepare!, May 13, 1998

By 

[e-mail] (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 60 Days of Low-Fat, Low-Cost Meals in Minutes: Over 150 Delicious, Healthy Recipes & Menus That Fit Your Budget (Paperback)

I bought this book imagining how much easier and heathier meal planning could be. What I discovered, after spending $120 for the first week of menus, was that this is not for me. I spent 1.5 hours in the kitchen on the first night of cooking! I am a very busy, working mom. I do not have that much time to spend on preparation, nor the money to spend over $100 per week on food items that I only use a portion of then throw away! I need a meal plan that re-uses leftovers (i.e., most of the english muffins in a bag instead of just one) and is more time/cost conscientious. Hopefully, I will have better luck with my next purchase!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My entire family loves this cookbook, December 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 60 Days of Low-Fat, Low-Cost Meals in Minutes: Over 150 Delicious, Healthy Recipes & Menus That Fit Your Budget (Paperback)

I have used this book steadily for 2 years and I love it. My family will eat the no nonsense meals. With a little flexibility you can take the menus and customize them to use all the ingredients, or learn to purchase the proper amounts necessary for preparation. My eldest daughter recently moved away and requested one of these books for her own. Whenever we have adhered to these menus, our quality of food intake has improved and our weight tends to drop with little or no effort. My entire family loves this book.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Food, Low-fat & Easy to Understand, August 24, 1999

By 

[e-mail] (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 60 Days of Low Fat Low Cost Meals in Minutes: Over 150 Delicious, Healthy Recipes & Menus That Fit Your Budget (Paperback)

This book not only gives great nutritional advice, but provides good recipes the whole family can enjoy. I have 5 yr old & a 1 1/2 year old - they have cleaned their plates each night. There are a few recipes that seem a bit labor intensive after a long day - but they are very good! Most these recipes match what we like to eat - we have stretched on a few & really enjoyed them. This also matches my weight-loss needs since I am working with a program that require I track my exchanges & they are provided for each recipe!! No more guessing. Plus, I love the balanced meals for my family.