Hungry Girl Supermarket Survival: Aisle by Aisle, HG-Style! [Paperback]

Lisa Lillien (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 11, 2011

Finally . . . a real-world guide that will help you navigate the supermarket and stock up on guilt-free foods, from mealtime must-haves to snack finds and more! It’s Hungry Girl’s ultimate resource for grocery-store survival---a must-own manual that makes shopping for better-for-you foods easy and fun! Inside you’ll find:

* HG All-Stars and grocery-store standouts! 

* Calorie counts and comparisons for foods in every aisle

* Guilt-free meal ideas and snack solutions for every craving and situation!

* Easy-to-digest info about nutrition labels and ingredient lists

* HG’s complete supermarket list with aisle-by-aisle food finds

Hungry Girl’s amazingly comprehensive supermarket guide is your key to guilt-free shopping, eating, and living!

Editorial Reviews

Review

“I don’t know about you but sometimes I find the grocery store a bit intimidating…especially when I am trying to eat healthy. Thankfully, Lisa Lillien has created her amazing guide Hungry Girl Supermarket Survival.… Lillien does a remarkable job detailing information about different types of products so that all Hungry Girls can make good decisions!”

—City Book Review

About the Author

Lisa Lillien is not a nutritionist, she’s just hungry. She’s the founder of www.hungry-girl.com, the daily email service providing approximately one million fans with guilt-free recipes, food and product reviews, dieting news, shockers and more. She also writes weekly columns for WeightWatchers.com and Yahoo!, and regularly contributes to Redbook magazine. She has appeared on TV shows like Rachael Ray and Extra, and now has her own show on the Cooking Channel. Her Hungry Girl cookbooks are New York Times bestsellers. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Original edition (October 11, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312676735
• ISBN-13: 978-0312676735
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > Education & Reference > Consumer Guides

More About the Author

She's not a nutritionist, she's just hungry! Lisa Lillien is a number-one New York Times bestselling author and the creator of the Hungry Girl brand. She is the founder of hungry-girl.com, the worldwide phenomenon daily email service that entertains and informs hungry people everywhere!

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

69 of 69 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars HG takes a new approach to pocket grocery guides October 11, 2011

By J. Whitford TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

If you were looking for the usual grocery pocket guide with endless lists of brand name foods with calorie/carb/protien/fat counts - this is not it. This is a totally different type of guide.

HG goes aisle by aisle, food by food and explains in a paragraph or more why she recommends a particular brand or type of food. Let's start with the first section which is all about Dairy products. She explains the difference between reduced fat, low fat and no fat cheeses, milk and yogurts and offers the top HG recommendations for which ones to buy. She also covers pudding desserts and dessert toppings in this section.

The grocery aisle sections are as follows:

Dairy
Cereal
Meat and Seafood
Meat Substitutes
Produce
Canned Foods
Packaged Snacks
Bread
Frozen Meals and Meal Starters
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts
Sauces, Salad Dressing and Shelf Stable Condiments
Beverages
Baking Products, Pantry Staples, Spices and more

In the back of the book there are a few more sections that are typical HG recommendations:

HG Top Ate Items worth ordering online
HG Essentials
Complete HG Supermarket List

Thankfully the book has an index so you can easily find any food item you want to read about. If you have followed her newsletters religiously and watched her show - especially the section when she is walking the grocery store, then you have seen it all before.

I recommend this book for die hard HG recipe lovers who like all their HG tips and tricks neatly packed into one book.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Shopping Healthier for Dummies October 11, 2011

By crogers45

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Unfortunately the phrases "whole grain", reduced fat, 50% less fat (less than what, the size that is twice as large?), low carb (it never had any anyway)and sugar-free are often misunderstood (and misused) in the supermarket aisles. Lisa has made it possible to painlessly navigate the supermarket jungle and eat healthier. By just using this handy pocket guide Hungry Girl Supermarket Survival: Aisle by Aisle, HG-Style!to make smart choices, you can take your existing recipes and make them better for you. The family won't even notice (if they aren't shopping with you). Another 10 star performance from the Hungry Girl team!!!!!!!!

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST - LITERALLY! October 11, 2011

By Dee

Format:Paperback

Received my HG Supermarket survival book this morning and I've already read most of it from cover to cover...........

I love this book for many reason, but mostly:
1) Broken down into easy to read, and easily marked categories so that you can find exactly what you're looking for - simplicity at it's best!
2) So many fantastic alternative items listed in case you have particular taste like myself.....she suggests so many options not just "stick to this or else" mentality which throws us all off our our diets to begin with....you need variety!
3) Tips for helping make your meals taste exactly like their counterparts which are loaded with fats! Too many foods that are good for you lack taste....not with HG!!
4) My favorite is that she points out the "all star" for each category which will be the most tasteful, yet the best for you........most books which are trying to teach you proper eating habits don't consider the taste of the things they suggest, they merely look at the labels (so what if you're eating cardboard, there's Zero calories!)

Overall I can't wait to try out all the goodies in this book! I'm calling my copy the Bigger Girl's Bible =

Wish me Luck!!