Prevention's The Healthy Cook: The Ultimate Illustrated Kitchen Guide to Great Low-Fat Food [Paperback]

David Joachim (Editor), Matthew Hoffman (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 6, 2000

Here's the ultimate guide to wonderful food that's low in fat, high in nutrients and packed with flavor! It's like a complete cooking school-- all in one volume. Features:

* 28 information-packed chapters
* 450 homestyle recipes-- and hundreds of variations
* 424 step-by-step illustrations
* Health-boosting hints, tips and shortcuts
* Favorite low-fat recipes from two dozen of the country's best chefs-- including Jacques Pepin, Charlie Trotter, Michel Richard, Jim Dodge, Jean-Louis Palladin and Emily Luchetti
* "Is It Good for You?"-- the nutritional lowdown on eggs, white sugar, wine, liver, butter, white flour and more
* Complete herb and spice primer

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a very special resource for those who need both change and enjoyment. The scope of information is wide enough to satisfy and accurate enough to provide real solutions."--Graham Kerr, internationally known cookbook author, television chef and culinary consultant

"This is a book everyone should have. It has good, solid information, easy-to-follow recipes and all the basics for a healthful kitchen."--Marie Simmons, author of Fast & Fresh and columnist for Bon Appetit magazine

"Along with being a wonderful cookbook filled with valuable nutritional information, The Healthy Cook is also a complete compendium on techniques and a great buying guide for foods of every description."--Jeanne Jones, syndicated columnist and author

"Helpful, down-to-earth and comprehensive-- this book is a boon to health-conscious cooks everywhere."--Nancy Baggett, author of Skinny Italian Cooking and numerous other cookbooks

From the Back Cover

Here's the ultimate guide to wonderful food that's low in fat, high in nutrients and packed with flavor! It's like a complete cooking school-- all in one volume. Features:

* 28 information-packed chapters
* 450 homestyle recipes-- and hundreds of variations
* 424 step-by-step illustrations
* Health-boosting hints, tips and shortcuts
* Favorite low-fat recipes from two dozen of the country's best chefs-- including Jacques Pepin, Charlie Trotter, Michel Richard, Jim Dodge, Jean-Louis Palladin and Emily Luchetti
* "Is It Good for You?"-- the nutritional lowdown on eggs, white sugar, wine, liver, butter, white flour and more
* Complete herb and spice primer

"This is a very special resource for those who need both change and enjoyment. The scope of information is wide enough to satisfy and accurate enough to provide real solutions."--Graham Kerr, internationally known cookbook author, television chef and culinary consultant

"This is a book everyone should have. It has good, solid information, easy-to-follow recipes and all the basics for a healthful kitchen."--Marie Simmons, author of Fast & Fresh and columnist for Bon Appetit magazine

"Along with being a wonderful cookbook filled with valuable nutritional information, The Healthy Cook is also a complete compendium on techniques and a great buying guide for foods of every description."--Jeanne Jones, syndicated columnist and author

"Helpful, down-to-earth and comprehensive-- this book is a boon to health-conscious cooks everywhere."--Nancy Baggett, author of Skinny Italian Cooking and numerous other cookbooks

Product Details

• Paperback: 598 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (October 6, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579542433
• ISBN-13: 978-1579542436
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,391,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Joachim has authored, edited, or collaborated on more than 35 cookbooks, including the IACP award-winning The Food Substitutions Bible and the New York Times bestsellers A Man, a Can, a Grill and Mastering the Grill, co-authored with Andrew Schloss. His 'A Man, a Can' series of books has sold more than 1 million copies. His latest book is Fire It Up, co-authored with Andrew Schloss. His website is www.davejoachim.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars two thumbs up!, September 27, 2000

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marrie (mi) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prevention's The Healthy Cook: The Ultimate Illustrated Kitchen Guide to Great Low-Fat Food (Paperback)

I love this book! It has so many yummy recipies that actually taste good! It also is very informative about preperation of foods It has been a great help to me in my quest for a healthier lifestyle. I use it all the time and they are recipies you can use everyday not just for parties. It's great, I really recommend this book!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good variations, December 11, 2005

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alice yi "cook every Sunday" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prevention's The Healthy Cook: The Ultimate Illustrated Kitchen Guide to Great Low-Fat Food (Paperback)

I checked this book out from the library and have decided to buy it for myself. Everything I've made from this cookbook has turned out excellent. I also love how you can search by ingredient, even if the ingredient you want to use up is not the main ingredient, unlike most cookbooks. This is key for me, as I usually buy a lot of whatever produce is on sale that week, such as carrots, and then end up frustrated because I don't necessarily want to make a carrot recipe per se. Sometimes I want to use up the last 2 carrots, the last bell pepper, and the last 2 stalks of celery (the staples for any crisper) before buying a new batch. In other words, the index will point you to all recipes where your tail-end ingredient is used. Lesser known produce, such as bok choy, also have recipes (I buy most of my vegetables from Chinatown markets). Also, I'm generally loose with measuring, whether it'sproduce or spices, but nothing has ended up catastrophically. Finally, my boyfriend is vegetarian while I am not, but this cookbook allows me to cook for both of us, with good vegetable and tofu-based recipes. A positive recommendation.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great-tasting recipes, May 1, 2007

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Joeyrod0821 (Central NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prevention's The Healthy Cook: The Ultimate Illustrated Kitchen Guide to Great Low-Fat Food (Paperback)

All the recipes I've tried so far have been delicious! The crabcakes, the vegetarian paella, the strawberry-kiwi cream tart...I could go on and on. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys great-tasting healthy food - and I can't think of a reason why anyone wouldn't. I just wish it had a few color photos inside to show how some of the dishes should look; that's always helpful in any cookbook. Nonetheless, it's a handy book I'll be using again and again.