Customer Reviews

1000 Low Fat, Salt, Sugar & Cholesterol Recipes To Tempt Your Tastebuds

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

How can you argue with a cookbook containing 1000 recipes with pictures of ALL of them. At first glance you would say this is the greatest low fat, salt, sugar and cholesterol cookbook of all time. But wait, on page 566, one of many, is a recipe with 630 calories, 38 carbs, 40g of fat and 24g of Saturated Fat considered to fit this criteria. In my mind this is way too much for this type of cookbook. Where is the low salt listing for this item. And where is the low cholesterol listing. I entered the ingredients into my nutritional calculator and find that it has 128mg of Cholesterol and 660mg of sodium. Looking throughout the book salt and cholesterol is not listed on ANY recipe. How do we know what recipes fit the low salt and/or low cholesterol criteria.

It's obvious that this cookbook is not what it appears. It is a compilation of low fat AND low sugar and COULD contain low salt and low cholesterol recipes. The latter two types we really don't know.

Having stated the above, I still think this cookbook has value. Thus I gave it 3 stars. You just have to watch what you are preparing and check the nutritional information for salt and cholesterol yourself if you are trying to limit these.

If you want to make low fat-food, don't waste your money here. This cookbook claims in 2 inch type to have 1000 LOW FAT recipes. It does NOT. In fact, almost *NONE* of the recipes are low fat -- yes, previous reviewer, they don't taste low fat because they are, in fact, mostly HIGH FAT! These recipes call for whole milk, multiple tablespoons of butter, sour cream, and get this: "full-fat cheese." A typical recipe from this book has 20 - 30 g of fat per serving (and one even has 49g fat/ 614 calories -- that's 441 calories out of 614 from fat!). Given that the medical community recommends a max of 65g per DAY, well, eat one of these you get rice cakes for the rest of the day.

As someone who must eat low-fat for health reasons, I can't eat anything from this cookbook. Stay away from it if you care about fat content!

One of my co-workers brought this cookbook into work for all of us to browse through during slow periods and at lunch. I really enjoyed looking through it and of course looked it up on Amazon to see all the info.

I will say that I bought mine used, for about $5. The book is VERY heavy - like a physician's desk reference or something large and somewhat cumbersome. But the pictures are beautiful and each page is laid out with a gorgeous color photo of the recipe, then the full recipe, nutritional information, and step by step photo instructions, therefore each page IS a recipe card.

The recipes are different, unusual, and yet the ingredients don't seem to be bazaar or far fetched from what I have seen. And the directions look far more simple than each beautiful photo display of the finished product appears.

I don't know why it is titled as it is. So, I say 'forgettaboutit' and just enjoy the cookbook for what it IS - a beautifully laid out, interesting, different cookbook that is fun for your guests to flip through while you are entertaining them, and fun to try something different.

So extremely happy with this purchase the illistrations are great the recipes are easy and quick to follow. I bought this book when my hubby was told by the dr he needed to watch his sodium and cholesterol I was worried bc being hispanic I wasnt sure how I would be able to continue making tasty meals he would enjoy that were healthy but this book exceeded our expectations the meals are great! And so easy to make I love how the book breaks down the prep and cook times as well as nutritional value ive already made plenty of meals using the book and my hubby loved them and so did I and I've recommended some recipes to friends who enjoyed them also. I would recommend this book to everyone! You'll be eating so much healthier and not even realize it!

For many years I have been drawn to cookbooks with Healthy Recipes that contain nutritional information with easy instructions together with pictures. I first saw this book when I visited my sister. It was on the shelf and had been untouched for a number of years. I was immediately drawn to the title and could not believe my eyes when I thumbed thru it. It's the all-in-one book I've been looking for all my life! The next day I cooked one of the dishes and it was easy, and absolutely delicious (the orange chicken, can't remember the exact name because I had to leave the book...read more). I tried to take the book home with me, but now my sister wants to cook out of it, grrrr. When I arrived home, I bought the book on Amazon and now I can't wait until I receive it and cook more dinners in my own home for my family.

Buy the book! It's alot of book for the price. The only flaw is the size of the book. It's really heavy, so plan for a workout everytime you cook out of it!

Excellent, nutritious variations on main meals and side dishes. By far, this is one of the best purchases I've made.

Very nice book with pictures of every recipe. Made for quick meals on a budget.

I needed a book to get menu ideas & recipes from for my inlaws who live with us due to different medical needs. I looked through many books till I found this one. It has all the nutrition info for choosing the perfect low everything meal that still tastes great. I would recomend this book to anyone with specific dietary needs, or just wants to eat healthy.

I've tried many recipes in this cookbook, they're easy to make and it usually takes me 1/2 to 1 hr each day for a 3-course meal dinner. The photos are great, and the selection is worldly. You'll find many dishes that are Mediterranean, Indian, Thai, and of course Italian and Mexican..., not just the white food most other cookbooks have. I love it, use it almost every day.

This is by far the best cookbook I own. I have had it for a year now, and I cook something out of it an average of 3 times a week. The food does NOT taste low fat, and I don't even think of it as a low fat cookbook. The instructions are easy, the photographs are great, and they have a really good rating system so you can tell how difficult the recipe is and how long it will take. Absolutely my favorite!