Lean and Luscious [Plastic Comb]

Bobbie Hinman (Author), Millie Snyder (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 1986

Now more than ever Lean and Luscious means:

• Recipes that are delicious, quick, low in calories, and easy to prepare
• Recipes that are not just for dieters but for anyone who likes good food and believes in good nutrition
• Your choice of sweeteners
• Nutritional breakdown of each recipe, including assessments of calories, fat, carbohydrates, sodium, protein, and cholesterol
• Recipes organized by food families—a unique, convenient way to balance your diet
• Recipes you can use for all types of restrictive diets, such as lowfat, reducing, low-sodium, and low cholesterol
• Sinfully sumptuous desserts, minus the guilt
• Gourmet food that’s a snap to prepare

Each and every recipe fully updated and improved to meet the newest dietary guidelines for halthy eating!

“Thank you for your fabulous cookbook. The recipes provide great tasting food with a reasonable calorie content. My wife and I use it all the time.”
—Theodore M. Brennan, owner, Brennan’s Restaurant, New Orleans

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

With more than 14,000 copies of a self-published edition sold, this praiseworthy title offers simple, quick, reduced-calorie versions of everyday favorites: potato salad, Caesar salad, ham barbecue, chocolate cake, Manhattan clam chowder. Hinman, a gourmet cook, and Snyder, who lost 100 pounds and directs a weight-loss organization, provide an easy-to-understand calorie count and nutritional analysis of each recipe, as well as the exchange value equivalents for popular diet plans. Although more healthful than traditional recipes, not all of the more than 400 dishes are nonfattening. Some, like chicken-and-broccoli bake or seafood quiche, total upwards of 400 calories per serving. The aim, however, is not to make every meal as low in calories as possible, but to preserve characteristic flavors and textures. Hinman and Snyder believe the secret to successful dieting lies in satisfying, varied and creative meals. The 133 decorative line drawings underscore the authors' point that calorie-conscious cooking need not detract from the pleasure of eating. 25,000 first printing; $23,500 ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Over 350 Easy-to-Prepare, Delicious Recipes
for Today's Lowfat Lifestyle

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Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 462 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (September 9, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914629204
• ISBN-13: 978-0914629207
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,136,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best!, August 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lean and Luscious (Plastic Comb)

I collect cookbooks and this is one of my favorites. All of the recipes are quick to prepare and don't require a lot of ingredients. Hinman does a wonderful job of creating delicious recipes with a minimum of fuss. This is one of the few cookbooks that I own (and I own a lot!) that I constantly reach for when I don't want to spend a lot of time searching for something tasty to prepare because I know it never lets me down. My favorite recipe is Baked ziti goes Southwest.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If I had to limit myself to one cookbook, this would be it., February 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lean and Luscious (Plastic Comb)

The nutritional information provided is invaluable, the recipes are easy and taste fabulous, and the organizational style is intuitive. I paid my library $60 so I could keep this book, and it was worth it. $16 is a paltry sum that I would pay in a heartbeat. This book would make a good gift, for my unskilled and unhealthconscious relatives.

5.0 out of 5 stars My FAVORITE cookbook!, December 14, 2007

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Lisa "lowell" (Tacoma, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lean and Luscious: Revised & Updated Edition (Hardcover)

I love love LOVE this cookbook. The recipes are simple and use everyday ingredients. I've loved everything I've made from it. It's not hard at all to prepare healthy, TASTY, homecooked meals with this book. It's definately my most favorite cookbook (and I have a lot!). I also love that the complete nutritional information is worked out for each recipe.