Prevention's Cooking for Good Health: Easy Recipes for Low-Fat Living [Hardcover]

Jean Rogers (Author, Editor), Prevention Magazine Health Books (Corporate Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1994

For America's millions of health-conscious cooks, the editor of Prevention magazine spotlights 150 luscious, low-fat recipes. Featuring such mouth-watering delights as crab cakes, sloppy joes, marinated flank steak, chicken pot pie, and more, this treasury lets healthy eaters tap the amazing power of good, wholesome food.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this comprehensive refashioning--mainly by fat reduction--of traditional American dishes, the recipe editor of Prevention offers more than 150 recipes, from appetizers to desserts, emphasizing health, taste and ease of preparation. Recipes for stuffed mushrooms, a turkey sausage casserole and an orange-flavored angel food cake use such ingredients as defatted chicken stock, fat-free egg substitutes, low-fat cheddar cheese, nonfat yogurt and cottage cheese. Each recipe includes symbols that indicate whether the dish is especially low in sodium, calories or cholesterol; a nutritional analysis; a color photo of the finished dish; and a selection of tips on preparation time, sequencing, variations, suggested accompaniments and microwave options. Although the focus is on fresh ingredients, occasionally frozen or commercially prepared ingredients are called for. For anyone who wants to cook healthfully yet not forgo favorite foods, this collection will prove a reliable guide. Of particular merit are the snappy, informative essays on such issues as kitchen safety and microwaving advice. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 372 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Pr (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875962106
• ISBN-13: 978-0875962108
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,479,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Some Tasty Recipes...., October 1, 2008

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This review is from: Prevention's Cooking for Good Health: Easy Recipes for Low-Fat Living (Hardcover)

I received this book as a gift many years ago. Outside of the fact that we don't eat any pork or shellfish and this book contains recipes for those items, this is a fairly good cookbook all in all. If you are counting calories and trying to lower sodium intake as well as watching fat intake, however, I would suggest you read the nutrition info (included for each recipe) first as some of the dishes are high calorie and moderate to high sodium content despite being low-fat. Does have some healthy, yummy dishes in it like Spinach and Feta Stuffed Mushrooms, Broccoli, Pepper and Mushroom Lasagna, Veggie Lo-Mein, Greek Zucchini and Beef, and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breast.