Prevention's Health Guaranteed Cookbook: Custom-Tailored Eating Plans for Men, Women, & Dieters, Maximum Nutrients & Minimum Fat, the Ultimate in Taste! (Hardcover)

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Prevention's Health Guaranteed Cookbook presents 240 healthy and flavorful recipes organized into 80 seasonal menus, emphasizing fresh foods and tailored to a choice of three calorie levels (1,500, 2,000, and 2,500 calories a day). The menus follow the guidelines of the Food Guide Pyramid, so you get the recommended servings of vegetables, grains, and so on, without having to do the math yourself. Every menu gets 25 percent or less of its calories from fat, following experts' recommendations for health and weight loss, and fiber is plentiful. Don't think that because the recipes are healthy and low in fat, they must be boring or restricted. The enticing array--beautifully photographed--includes recipes as varied as Spring Asparagus Soup, Stuffed Sole with Saffron Sauce, Apricot Grilled Shrimp, Southwest Bean Burgers with Lime Cream, Lamb Kabobs, Chicken Osso Buco, Guiltless Guacamole, Strawberry Scones, and Chocolate Mousse. Nutritional breakdowns, kitchen hints, and "healthy tips of the day" are included.

If you're tired of cookbooks that follow foolish diet fads, you'll find this book a welcome relief. The recipes reflect current scientific knowledge about nutrition, health, and weight loss. Add creativity and flavor, and you've got Prevention's Health Guaranteed Cookbook. --Joan Price

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By now the word prevention on any health-related book has become a seal of approval for consumers. In general, the editor here provides exactly what is expected--straightforward information, good accompanying visuals, and recipes that deliver low-fat, low-calorie portions with flavor. And, occasionally, a taste of ingenuity and innovation creeps in. At the beginning of each of 80 menus (evenly divided among the seasons), the reader can choose a 1,500-, 2,000-, or 2,500-calorie-a-day meal, shown in at-a-glance chart format. Four well-known chefs (Graham Kerr, Diana Shaw, Lora Brody, and Wolfgang Puck) contribute their ideas for three meals and a snack; explanations and nutrition and kitchen notes are thorough and clear. For the most part, dishes reflect ethnic cuisines, with easy-to-cook directions; sometimes, though, the kitchen prep time is too long. Barbara Jacobs

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 485 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Pr; illustrated edition edition (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875965377
• ISBN-13: 978-0875965376
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #667,244 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Four Seasons Cookbook, February 7, 2000

By	Betty Leung (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

Healthy cooking is not easy. This book really helped in choosing the right combination in different seasons, for different people. There are 240 recipes and each of them includes breakfast, lunch dinner and snack. Helpful notes were listed at the side column of each page like Nutrition Notes, Kitchen Hints, Nutreient Bonus and Healthy tip of the day. In particular, the menus were separated into 3 parts for different calories required: 1500calories, 2000calories and 2500calories. Fat per gram were calculated as well. Seasonal foods and vegetables were used in ingredients and recipes were easy to make and follow... I do recommend this book in daily food planning.

5.0 out of 5 stars love this book, February 10, 2009

By	Florence "=)" (new jersey, usa) - See all my reviews

has recipes according to seasons. suggests meals for the day with 3 calorie ranges. gives calorie content of recipes and nutrition information. very informative. recipes tasty!