Customer Reviews

Eat What You Love: More than 300 Incredible Recipes Low in Sugar, Fat, and Calories

5 star:		(87)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book! I started off with Marlene's Sensational Splenda recipes and those were great so I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of this cookbook. It was definitely worth the wait! I have made many recipes so far and everything has turned out wonderfully. I used to never cook; hated to. Her recipes are easy to follow and not complicated, and the ingredients are easy to find. I'm already losing weight within a few weeks of making these recipes. No longer want or crave fast food. This book has changed my way of eating and I feel healthier. It is definitely one of my favorite things I have ever purchased from Amazon!

Right up front, Marlene Koch lays out the purpose of this book (Page 9): "My fabulous news is that eating for pleasure and eating for good health can be one and the same. I am thrilled to tell you that with this book you never again have to be deprived or sacrifice the foods you love for the sake of your health--yes, you really can have it all."

At the outset, Koch looks at some of the key nutritional concepts--calories, fat, salt, carbohydrates, and proteins. In each instance, she lays out the nuances (e.g., good versus not-so-good fats). She writes of diet and diabetes and then enters the realm of "meal planning," including food exchanges, carbohydrate counting, and nutritional analysis. Then, a brief discussion of essential ingredients, ones that (Page 24) ". . .are simply low in sugar, fats, and calories" and assist, easily, developing tasty meals. Among these? Splenda, cottage cheese, cooking/baking sprays, oats, flavorings, and so on.

For any cookbook, though, it's the recipes that are at the heart of matters. This book is divided into numerous categories, starting with hot and cold beverages and ending with creamy desserts. In between? Smoothies and shakes, breakfast entrees, appetizers, salads, pasta, poultry, seafood, and the like.

Just a few examples to illustrate. I use a chicken piccata recipe that works very well. This book features such a recipe as well. Many similarities with what I make, but some interesting differences. Ingredients: boneless chicken breasts, flour, olive oil, white wine, lemon juice, chicken broth (reduced sodium), capers (optional--but I can't stand the thought of optional capers! They add such a nice taste), butter/margarine, and parsley. The steps to make the final dish are straightforward. Nice suggestion for a side dish (which I often use)--asparagus.

Other dishes that tempt me, just to provide some examples of what is in this book: classic Italian frittata, classic creamy coleslaw, pasta primavera (I often make this as a vegetarian dish, but the assembly of veggies used in the recipe here is awesome!), simple sweet and sour red cabbage (the twist here on the version that I make--use of cornstarch to thicken the sauce; I'll try this next time around), crispy parmesan fish, and on it goes. . . .

A nice set of recipes. These look tasty. I intend to start experimenting over the next couple weeks. But this book has definitely captured my attention.

The recipes are easy to follow and still have the great taste you expect. Love the cake batter milkshake, I do use other alternitive to sugar products that are more natural but splenda is okay too. I would like to see more recipes that use more natural sugar products such as brown rice sryup. I gave five stars due to easy to follow, taste, and low calories. I hope to see more from the author, this has made weight lose fun for my family and me.

My husband was recently diagnosed with high blood sugar so I was looking for recipes that are tasty yet low carb. You are not going to get the sugary flavors that you might be used to but the recipes taste pretty good anyway. I use the cookbook almost on a daily basis. My husband's glucose count has been staying low. The low fat information is also helpful.

The title of this book is very appropriate. Excellent easy to make healthy recipies that meet dietiary needs. Also excellent illustrations. I would recommend this book to everyone.

I was very excited about this book until I opened it. There are virtually no recipes in the book that do not contain agave nectar or splenda. I did not see this listed anywhere in the description. I personally feel that Splenda and aspartame are the two worst things that you can put into your body so this book is going back immediately. It is a book full of processed, chemicalized foods. If you only care about calorie counts and not your health, this may be a good book for you. If you are interested in eating unprocessed, natural foods that are naturally low in calories, I would look elsewhere.

I absolutely LOVE this cookbook. The recipes I've made so far have been SO delicious and are simple and easy to prepare without alot of fancy smancy ingredients I'd have to search high and low to find. I'm delighted with my purchase and would highly recommend to others.

Received this about a month ago and have made several recipes so far. The best is the Blueberry Muffin recipe super moist and delicious!! I've been trying to make at least 2 recipes out of the book per week. My daughter loved the orange chicken and my husband the parmesan chicken. Super Easy and everything so far tasted really good.

I saw this advertized on TV and then found it on Amazon. I had just recently joined Weight Watchers and have been a diabetic for several years. This book is perfect for weight loss and best of all for control of sugar levels. Wonderful, Wonderful!

I have only had this book for a little over a week, I've tried 2 recipes and they were both great. The Quick Bran Muffins are YUMMY, perfect for an on-the-go breakfast or a snack. Can't wait to try more of these recipes.