Latina Lite Cooking: 200 Delicious Lowfat Recipes from All Over the Americas - With Special Selections on Nutrition and Weight Loss [Paperback]

Maria Dolores Beatriz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1998

Entertaining, practical, and informative, "Latina Lite Cooking" provides 200 recipes for low-fat yet delicious fare from the cuisines of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain, and all of Latin America, plus the author's state-of-the-art weight reduction plan and her unique message of self-empowerment.A.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446672971
• ISBN-13: 978-0446672979
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.1 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,741,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Major dissapointment, June 26, 2006

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This review is from: Latina Lite Cooking: 200 Delicious Lowfat Recipes from All Over the Americas - With Special Selections on Nutrition and Weight Loss (Paperback)

I bought this thinking it would be great, but I was sorely mistaken. 150 pages are taken up with diet book mubo-jumbo. I wanted a cookbook, not a speech on healthy living. I already live healthy, that's why I wanted a good COOKbook - not diet regime. Don't waste your money on this if you are only looking for recipes like I was.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great!, July 31, 2000

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Katherine Barkley - See all my reviews

This review is from: Latina Lite Cooking: 200 Delicious Lowfat Recipes from All Over the Americas - With Special Selections on Nutrition and Weight Loss (Paperback)

well I don't now what to say I just love this book I boughted in my local book store and it is so great. I have a mexican husban and I used to have no idea how to prepare latin food but this book really helped me .I hope you enyoyed to as much as I have . Besaides maria dolores is a great writter and a fabollus chef.It's really worth it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great "traditional latin" cooking but light on calories high on health!!!, November 9, 2008

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Indi "Cook Book Junkie" (LA County, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Latina Lite Cooking: 200 Delicious Lowfat Recipes from All Over the Americas - With Special Selections on Nutrition and Weight Loss (Paperback)

Latina Lite Cooking: 200 Delicious Lowfat Recipes from All Over the Americas - With Special Selections on Nutrition and Weight LossMy mom did not inherit the Latin Cooking gene. She made up for it by giving me this book 10 years ago. It has all your favorite Latin dishes ranging from Cuba, Mexico, to Nicarguan, Gallo Pinto. All the flavor of tradition but without the fat and calories. In addition the author shares wonderful tips and stories about growing up in a Latin family where food is central. Her diet substitutes are wonderful and the cook book is NOT just a cook book, she offers a great Meal Plan for weight loss... it is like combination cook book, novel, and weight loss book. My family and friends borrowed it so often, that I purchased a book for each one of them. Now they have their own Latina Lite Cooking book. It is a great gift and a staple for every family that loves Latin food.