Skinny Ms. Slow Cooker - Natural Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle (Best of the Best Presents) [Paperback]

Tiffany McCauley (Author), Gale Compton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2012 | Series: Best of the Best Presents

Hungry for flavor and nutrition in healthy recipes?
Let Skinny Ms. give you delicious direction!

Have you made up your mind to get healthy? Eating natural foods that are as close to the way nature intended them to be, plus eating fewer processed foods will encourage weight loss and help you regain or maintain good health.

Try the tasty Turkey Sausage Meatballs, or the classic Potato Soup; sink your teeth into a Taco Chicken dinner; proudly serve the sweet Pumpkin Bread; or go ahead and "indulge" in the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake.

Besides convenient slow cooker recipes that novice and experienced cooks alike will appreciate, the book offers:
* A variety of flavorful recipes packed with natural ingredients * Calorie counts on every recipe * Easy-to-read instructions * General nutrition information * Beautiful color photographs throughout * Tips on healthy eating * Basic slow cooker information

The Skinny Ms. Slow Cooker cookbook is the perfect choice to get you and your family on the right track.

Editorial Reviews

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From the Book
Appetizer Meatballs
11/2 pounds lean ground turkey
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
2 egg whites
2 4 slices whole-grain bread, no sugar added, toasted and processed in food processor for bread crumbs
1 (18-ounce) jar marinara sauce, no sugar added
Mix together all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Shape meat into balls just slightly smaller than a golf ball, and place in bottom of slow cooker (no liquid, no oil). They should all fit snuggly in a single layer in a 5-quart slow cooker. But if you have a smaller cooker, then simply layer the meatballs between sheets of parchment paper, cut to fit your insert. Cook on LOW for 4 hours, or until internal temperature of the meat reaches at least 165°.
Nutritional Data
This data will change based on bread and sauce used. Sodium can be lowered with low-sodium marinara.
Serving size: 1 meatball
Calories: 65; Total Fat: 3g; Saturated Fat: 1g; Trans Fat: 0g; Cholesterol: 21mg; Sodium: 117mg; Carbohydrates: 4g; Dietary Fiber: 1g; Sugars: 2g; Protein: 6g --quailridge.com

About the Author

Gale Compton (1957- ) made the decision to drastically change her eating habits after a second breast cancer diagnosis in less than a year. Skinny Ms. Slow Cooker cookbook is the product of her love for the culinary arts and a decision to make health a priority in her life. Gale spent her formative years in her native south before joining the army at 18 and later living in central Europe for seven years. After partnering with west coast clean eating enthusiast Tiffany McCauley, together they built a hugely successful facebook community with a focus on healthy slow cooking recipes. The two produced their first published cookbook in January 2012, Skinny Ms. Slow Cooker, which has enjoyed critical acclaim as well as multiple appearances on a nationally syndicated television show. Ms. Compton is also one of the founders of the 2012 launched webite, Skinnyms.com, which is dedicated to broadening the slow-cooker concept to appeal to healthy eating and fitness enthusiasts from all walks of life. Tiffany McCauley discovered her love for cooking at age eighteen as an au pair in Stuttgart, Germany. She developed a passion for creating delicious recipes from scratch. However, after gaining 114 pounds over a 15 year period, and with the birth of her son, she learned the importance of good health. Her desire and commitment to teach her son proper nutrition inspired her to change her eating habits and take control of her weight. In 2010, Tiffany returned to school to earn a degree as a registered dietitian and is currently working towards that goal. To date, she has lost nearly sixty pounds by following the eating style applied to the recipes in this book. In 2011, Tiffany achieved a lifelong goal of running a 5K marathon. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area, Tiffany currently lives in northern California with her husband, a U.S. Marin Corps veteran, and their four-year-old-son.

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Quail Ridge Press, Inc. (February 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934193763
• ISBN-13: 978-1934193761
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just for Dieters! February 18, 2012

By Jan Thompson

Format:Paperback

This cookbook blew my mind. It was recommended to me by a friend as a source of healthy, low-fat/low-cal recipes, but when I bought it, I quickly found that these recipes are just great in general, whether you're trying to be health-conscious or not.
It contains healthy versions of your usual slow-cooker fare like soups and chilis, but there's also so much more inside! There's beverages (like a yummy peppermint hot chocolate and spiced cranberry punch) and even desserts -- the cinnamon and pecan bread pudding and the chocolate peanut butter cake are both very scrumptious! I was also pleased to find recipes you wouldn't typically think of making with slow cookers, like blackened salmon with dill sauce and chicken and dressing!
The best thing about these recipes is that they're all extremely easy, and each recipe comes with nutritional information. So even if you're not trying to watch your figure, you'll still enjoy this cookbook very much!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Pictures and Wonderful, Healthy Recipes! March 2, 2012

By Sarah Huerta

Format:Paperback

I LOVE this cookbook! I am full time student, married to a super-busy business husband and we have little time to prepare dinner on nights where my school runs late and his emails keep coming. Before the book, we relied on junk food for dinner on these particular days, which was more often than not. Now our slow cooker does the cooking during the day, and best of all, its health conscious and low calorie! My husband loves chili, but our recipes were pretty loaded: high cal and high fat. The Spicy Chili with Fire-Roasted Tomatoes recipe can be thrown together in the morning, cook all day, and my husband and I come home to a hot, delicious meal that is only 112 cal per 1/2 cup. AWESOME.

I was surprised to find that the book isn't just about low calorie and healthy meals, but also has sections for beverages and desserts and sweets, like peppermint hot chocolate, banana and pumpkin bread and even -get this- baked apples for the slow cooker. Basically, this book has you covered on meals, desserts, pastas, sweets, everything that you can prepare early and come home to after work, school or errands. Not to mention, it is FULL of the yummiest pictures that really get you hungry; you will be just waiting for that slow-cooked dinner all day just like we do.

This cookbook is a keeper in our house!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Like it - mostly! December 27, 2012

By M. Miller

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I really like the recipes in this book. I'm always looking for healthy slow cooker books, and this is a pretty good one. I like that the recipes have nutritional information, and that they use fresh, readily available ingredients. On the whole, they're mainstream, family-friendly recipes. I really like the Vegetable Soup, and the Hamburger Pie (with homemade mashed potato topping, yum!) is in my slow cooker as I write this review.

The only thing I don't like, and the reason I only gave it 4 stars, are the ridiculous portion sizes. Most recipes have a portion size of 1/2 cup and make 12-14 servings. Come on! It's not a problem doubling the portion sizes, which then makes them normal, but it's the principal of the thing. The recipes are healthy. The authors didn't need to make the portion sizes abnormallly small to make them look healthier.