Slim and Scrumptious: More Than 75 Delicious, Healthy Meals Your Family Will Love [Paperback]

Joy Bauer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 6, 2010

How would you like to eat rich, flavorful, healthy food at home and not worry about calories?

Today show nutritionist Joy Bauer has helped millions of people improve their health, and now she wants to improve their home-cooked meals as well. Tired of the misconception that you have to dine out to eat delicious food, Joy proves in Slim and Scrumptious that not only can you eat fresh, rich, and filling food, but that it is quick, affordable, and easy, too!

Slim and Scrumptious features more than seventy-five recipes for every meal and every taste. Whether you want Double Chocolate Pancakes or Eggs Benedict for breakfast, Sesame Chicken Tenders or Spicy Pork Tacos with Sassy Slaw for lunch, or Spice-Rubbed Flank Steak with Chimichurri and Creamy Spinach for dinner, Joy shows you that classic, rich food can still be made to taste great with just a fraction of the fat and calories. She also includes fun snacks, desserts, and appetizers that will keep you satisfied all day long, such as Cinnamon Cheesecake Fondue, Frozen Hot Chocolate, and Banana Pecan Bread.

With every recipe, Joy helps you stretch your food and cooking dollars for everything from a fast and easy family meal to a relaxing and romantic dinner for two. These meals are so amazingly delicious, no one (but the chef!) will ever know that they're healthy, too.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Joy Bauer has built one of the largest nutrition centers in the country and is the bestselling author of Your Inner Skinny, Joy's LIFE Diet, and Joy Bauer's Food Cures. She is the nutrition and health expert for the Today show and a contributing editor to Parade and Woman's Day magazine. She lives in New York with her husband and three children.

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¡La nutricionista Joy Bauer provee sus conocimientos a lo largo de todo el libro!

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks; 1 edition (April 6, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061834777
• ISBN-13: 978-0061834776
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Diet > Low Fat

More About the Author

Joy Bauer has built one of the largest nutrition centers in the country and is the author of several bestselling books. She is the nutrition and health expert for the Today show and a contributing editor to Self magazine and Parade. She lives in New York with her family.

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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good but Flawed, April 11, 2010

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D. M. Dunn (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slim and Scrumptious: More Than 75 Delicious, Healthy Meals Your Family Will Love (Paperback)

I have mixed emotions about this cookbook because the three recipes I have cooked (Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Beef and Bell Pepper Stir Fry, and Double Chocolate Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce) were fantastic. The reason I only gave the book three stars is that several of the recipes are obviously flawed. On page 106, the Mediterranean Meatloaf calls for 1/4 pounds (sic) ground turkey and no other meat. I'm guessing that's not enough meat to make a meatloaf for 6 people and perhaps it was supposed to be 1 1/4 pounds. On page 178, the picture of the Summer Squash Tian clearly includes both yellow squash and zucchini but the recipe doesn't include zucchini.

I haven't studied the book enough to know if there are other errors and I will still try other recipes, it just seems like a lot of money for a book that needed more time with the editor.

UPDATE: Joy wrote to let me know that the error in the Mediterranean Meatloaf recipe will be corrected in future printings so I've updated my rating to five stars. And just so you know, I've tried three more recipes, the Hoisin-Glazed Salmon, Summer Squash Tian (I added zucchini), and Sesame Chicken Tenders and they were all very good. With recipes corrected, this is definitely a 5-Star cookbook!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healthy meals for your entire family., April 19, 2010

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K. Marshall (Chester, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slim and Scrumptious: More Than 75 Delicious, Healthy Meals Your Family Will Love (Paperback)

I decided to try this cookbook after viewing Joy's segment on the Today show. I have to admit I was tired of cooking healthy boring meals for me, and then cooking something else for the family as they were sick of my "healthy meals". I was definately stuck in a rut, and to be honest I figured there were only so many ways to cook healthy, and I'm not that adventurous when it comes to cooking.
I have only had this book for a week and I can't wait to try all the recipes. The 3 I have cooked so far (Beef and Bell Pepper, Turkey Meatballs and AJ's Mac n Cheesy) have been a huge hit, not only with me, but my family. They have been pouring over the pages and fighting over what they want me to make next. Finally, meals I can cook that are not only healthy but tasty enough that everyone in my family will eat them. No more cooking something for me and then something else for them. This is HUGE!! Joy, thanks for making it enjoyable, easy and most importantly healthy.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE this cookbook!!!!, April 13, 2010

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AuntJenny (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slim and Scrumptious: More Than 75 Delicious, Healthy Meals Your Family Will Love (Paperback)

I have a terrible secret, I cannot cook. Burnt toast? Yes. Overcooked pasta? Guilty as charged! Food going to waste in the fridge? That would be me too. Recently, for dietary and budgetary reason I decided it was time to take the plunge and try to learn how to cook. When browsing through the endless amount of cook books out there this book caught my eye as I've always enjoyed Joy Bauer's advice on the Today Show. The recipes looked easy enough for a non-experienced cook to try. WELL, let me tell you, she had me at the Cashew Chicken Wraps!! I bought a hand chopper to make the prep work easy, and they actually tasted delicious. Healthy, easy to prepare and far less expensive than eating out. The sense of accomplishment I felt... well, it was something. Since then I have tried many of the other recipes in the book and have been cooking every week. I purchased a copy for a friend who happens to be an excellent cook, and she has been raving about it as well. The recipes in this book are easy to make, delicious and most importantly, HEALTHY. Joy certainly delivers the goods in this book, for inexperienced and experienced cooks alike. Thanks to Joy, I no longer fear the kitchen, I am eating healthy and spending a lot less money. AWESOME!!!!!