Showing posts with label biggest loser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biggest loser. Show all posts

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Biggest Loser Family Cookbook: Budget-Friendly Meals Your Whole Family Will Love Review

Biggest Loser Family Cookbook: Budget-Friendly Meals Your Whole Family Will Love
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There are some good substitution ideas in here, but especially in the dessert section there was 'way too much emphasis on fake food (fat-free and sugar-free pudding, for example), and there's already enough of that on the show.
Another big problem with this book is that the organization is poor. Several recipes called for another recipe to be made first (e.g. meatloaf sandwich made with leftover meatloaf), but they should have been listed alongside the original recipe, instead of being in separate sections.
Check out of the library first, before buying. If you already use sugar substitutes and sugar-free/fat-free convenience foods in your cooking, this book may have some new ideas. If you're looking for healthier recipes made with regular food that doesn't have additives, there are only a few recipes in this book that fit the bill.

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As grocery costs continue to rise, many family cooks are finding themselves in a tough predicament: How can they feed their families healthy, satisfying meals without breaking the bank? In The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook, New York Times best-selling author Devin Alexander shows families that eating on a budget can be easy, nutritious—and delicious!

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

The Biggest Loser Flavors of the World Cookbook: Take your taste buds on a global tour with more than 75 easy, healthy recipes for your favorite ethnic dishes Review

The Biggest Loser Flavors of the World Cookbook: Take your taste buds on a global tour with more than 75 easy, healthy recipes for your favorite ethnic dishes
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Chef Devin Alexander has always been one of my favorite healthy cookbook authors. Her recipes are fairly easy, straightforward, and tasty. She has penned each of the Biggest Loser cookbooks (the original, Family Style, and Desserts) and - now - Flavors of the World.
I have used each of the Biggest Loser cookbooks regularly in my kitchen...and this new edition is no exception!Recipes such as Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Indian Chicken Curry, Shrimp Toasts, and White Pizza just beg to be prepared. As usual, Devin has devised some innovative and unique healthy recipes (such as hollowing out a cucumber and filling it with tuna...to make a rice-less sushi roll).
The book is broken up into seven varieties of cuisine: Italian, Asian/Southeast, Mexican, Regional American, Mediterranean, European, and Desserts. None of the recipes require ingredients too hard to find (however, Devin has all sorts of "salt free" seasoning that I can never find in my supermarket? I guess you can look online).
Any downsides to the book? A few of the recipes seem like repeats from the other Biggest Loser cookbooks. There is yet another Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe, as well as recipes like Chicken-Fried Steak that have appeared in some of Devin's other publications. I also found the dessert section lacking in creativity and scope...we have a "Thai Fruit Salad" that has numerous chopped fruits sprinkled with lime zest and juice. How is that Thai?
These, however, are minor complaints. Flavors of the World is a solid, tasty, and worthy sequel to the popular Biggest Loser cookbooks. I expect nothing less from the series and from Devin. Enjoy!

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Pizza. Huevos Rancheros. Pad Thai. Enchiladas. Some of America’s most-craved foods aren’t "American” in the traditional sense—they’re the international foods we love to order at restaurants or have delivered to our homes. But most renditions of these beloved ethnic dishes are full of fat and calories. How can dieters get the flavor they crave, without buying one of those reduced-calorie frozen meals that are full of salt and other preservatives?

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Friday, June 3, 2011

The Balanced Diet Cookbook: Easy Menus and Recipes for Combining Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats Review

The Balanced Diet Cookbook: Easy Menus and Recipes for Combining Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats
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This is an excellent cookbook for anyone interested in Balanced Eating. The author takes the concepts of The Zone and puts them into easy to make and tasty meals. He adds a few suggestions of things to add to make the meals more appealing. Recommended companion book to: 40-30-30 Fat Burning Nutrition.

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Saturday, May 21, 2011

The 300-Calorie One-Dish Meal Cookbook: Fast and Fabulous Recipes for Easy Low-Calorie, Low-Fat Dinners Review

The 300-Calorie One-Dish Meal Cookbook: Fast and Fabulous Recipes for Easy Low-Calorie, Low-Fat Dinners
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I have had this book about a year, and I have tried about 3/4 of the recipes. Only one reject so far - and some of the recipes are terrific. I like to cook, and the ease of preparation is just about right for me for everyday meals - not so simple that the cookbook is unnecessary, but usually not so involved that I can't make something from the book each evening. I also liked that her recipes were creative - not the usual thing that is in every other lo-cal cookbook. The other plus is that they are not full of weird ingredients that you would never use again outside of that recipe. If you like to cook and could spend about 30-45 minutes making dinner, and want different, tasty lo-cal meals that use on-hand ingredients, this is your book.

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Over 150 delicious, quick, and easy entrees--all low in fat and sodium and all only 300 calories or fewer per serving. Each of these tempting recipes can be prepared in a single pan, skillet, or pot, and many can be prepared ahead of time and frozen.

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