Quick & Healthy Volume II: More Help for People Who Say They Don't Have Time to Cook Healthy Meals, 1st Edition (Plastic comb) [Plastic Comb]

Brenda J. Ponichtera (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1995

This Benjamin Franklin award-winner is designed for busy people with good intentions and little time to cook. Target audience is families who want to eat more healthfully, as well as those with diabetes, heart disease or anyone wanting to lose weight. It is the companion to Quick & Healthy Low-fat, Carb Conscious Cooking.

SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
Over 180 quick-to-prepare, low-fat recipes
Five weeks of menus with corresponding grocery lists
Tips for trimming fat from your diet
Listing of common food and fat grams
Steps to determine ideal weight, calorie needs and recommended fat grams
Handy diary for keeping track of daily fat intake
Detailed nutritional analysis for each recipe, including
.....food exchanges for weight loss and diabetes
.....fiber, carbohydrate, fat, and more
Conventional and microwave directions
Exercise Tips

For people with busy lifestyles who want to eat delicious, healthy meals with minimal time in the kitchen, Quick & Healthy Volume II is a great place to begin.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Busy people with good intentions and little time to cook will welcome Quick & Healthy: Volume II with is 190 new low-fat recipes, five weekly menus with corresponding grocery lists, fat trimming tips, diabetes exchanges, exercise tips, steps to determine calorie needs, recommended fat grams, and much more. Breakfast, lunch and dinner menus are diverse and delicious. Cheese and Noodle Bake, Chicken Stir-Fry, Waldorf Salad, Taco Salad, Curried Sole, Ranch-Style Vegetables, Chicken Parmesan, Unstuffed Cabbage Casserole, Focaccia Bread, Black Bean Soup, Cheese and Chili Quesadillas, Chicken Chili, Parmesan Fish Fillets, Tuna Burgers, Strawberry-Pineapple Shortcake, Apple Cider Pancakes - these are just a few of the delicious options that can be added to any cook's repertoire! -- Midwest Book Review

Her nonfat New York Cheesecake is a true test of one of the book's goals: It tastes great! -- The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon

If saving time and eating healthy is important to you, this is the cookbook for you! -- Diabetes Balance

My patients love this cookbook! Delicious recipes are truly quick and healthy, and the nutrition tips helpful for a lifetime. -- Georgia Kostas, MPH,RD, Nutrition Director, Cooper Clinic, Dallas, TX and author of The Balancing Act Nutrition & Weight Guide

Recipes are uncomplicated and speedy. Ponichtera knows what works in America's kitchen and she's proved it not once but twice. -- Evening Leader, Mendon, OH

This may become a Bible for people serious about educating themselves on lower fat meals that are high on flavor. -- Bellevue Leader, Bellevue, NE

About the Author

Brenda J. Ponichtera is a registered dietitian and the author of two award-winning cookbooks. She is also the recipient of awards from the American Dietetic Association and the Oregon Dietetic Association citing her outstanding contribution as a health professional. Ponichtera has extensive experience in diabetes, heart disease, and weight loss and has specialized in helping people develop healthful, lifelong eating habits. Her books are proof of her philosophy that healthful eating doesn't have to take a lot of time in the kitchen.

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Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 263 pages
• Publisher: Scaledown Publishing; 1st edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962916013
• ISBN-13: 978-0962916014
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,023,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brenda J. Ponichtera (www.QuickandHealthy.net) is a registered dietitian and award-winning author with extensive experience in nutrition and diabetes counseling. Her best-selling cookbooks, Quick & Healthy Recipes and Ideas AND Quick & Healthy Volume II - both Benjamin Franklin Award winners - are designed to prove that healthful eating doesn't have to take a lot of time in the kitchen. They have been recommended in "O" The Oprah Magazine, Cooking Light, Miami Herald, Shape magazine, and USA Today, as well as by health care professionals, and busy cooks across the country. Brenda is an editorial advisor for Today's Diet and Nutrition and is an active member of the American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetes Association.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a Cookbook that I will really use!, December 28, 1999

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Wendy Quigley (Sublimity, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quick & Healthy Volume II: More Help for People Who Say They Don't Have Time to Cook Healthy Meals, 1st Edition (Plastic comb) (Plastic Comb)

I have so many cookbooks that I look at once or twice and never use. This is not one of those books! I received my book about two weeks ago and have already prepared 5 of the recipes. They were all fast and easy to prepare with ingredients that I already keep in my home. Best of all...My husband and kids loved them, they didn't even notice that they were eating healthy foods. Our Favorite so far is the recipe for Chicken Enchaladas. I have now ordered the first volume of this book and anxiously look forward to receiving it too!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best cookbook I ever bought, May 23, 2002

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Jan McAfee (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quick & Healthy Volume II: More Help for People Who Say They Don't Have Time to Cook Healthy Meals, 1st Edition (Plastic comb) (Plastic Comb)

I've had both of these cookbooks for several years now. They are pretty ragged because they've been used so much! It would not be an exaggeration to say that we have fixed over 50 recipes between the two books. Both my husband and I work, and we have two children. These cookbooks have made our lives so much easier. The recipes are easy to prepare, don't involve too many steps or ingredients, and use "normal" ingredients that are easy to keep on hand.

A few of our favorites: Chicken Stir-Fry Sandwich, Ricotta Pizza, Seafood Gumbo, Chicken Rainbow Salad, and Frozen Fruit salad (which we divide into four containers and eat for dessert every few nights.) We do occasionally tweek things to match our tastes, but I've found most of the recipes are very flavorful.

I love these cookbooks. I wish Mrs. Ponichtera would write a few more!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lives up to the title!, September 5, 2002

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LuvinMom "sassys13" (DeLand, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quick & Healthy Volume II: More Help for People Who Say They Don't Have Time to Cook Healthy Meals, 1st Edition (Plastic comb) (Plastic Comb)

I have both this book and the first one. I found them browsing in a book store, paid full cover price, and I'm not sorry. They are excellent!!! If you are on a low salt diet, you can use most of these recipes without modification. If not, you can simply salt or spice to taste if you desire more robust flavor (but I've only found this necessary once or twice). Two improvements I would recommend - the weekly menus should have page #s for recipes from the book, and the menu plans should take into account the food that you are already buying for the week. For example, I've had to buy some things that only come in 16oz packages for just one recipe that only required 1oz! So, the weekly menu plans should try to reuse similar ingredients, as much as possible while still providing variety. But, both of these issues can be worked around with just some simple pre-planning before you go shopping. My husband hasn't even noticed he's eating healthier - and this is someone who always picks the worst kinds of food to eat. My Dr. recommended I lose some weight. After buying these books, I brought them in and asked her opinion of them. She liked them so much, she made photocopies of the covers so she could recommend them to her other patients! Hope you enjoy it as much as I have!