Product Description

Everyone's favorite cooking expert Betty Crocker has completely revised and updated the perennial favorite, Betty Crocker's® Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today, with updated information about fat and cholesterol, and lots of easy-to-understand tips for establishing a healthy eating lifestyle. But with Betty Crocker it can't only be easy--it has to be delicious. And true-to-form, 120 recipes prove that healthful eating can also be enjoyed by the whole family.

With Betty Crocker, low-fat and low-cholesterol eating is a snap!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12945 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Amazon.com Review
Betty Crocker is on the health bandwagon. Not one for fads, Betty sensibly bases this 175-recipe cookbook on the Food Guide Pyramid guidelines recommended by the American Heart Association and many other medical and nutrition professional organizations. You learn tips for cutting down on fat and cholesterol, understanding the different kinds of fat, and making smart food choices for heart health. The idea is to reduce fat by making ingredient substitutions and small alterations, but not making drastic changes. The recipes are varied and creative and don't resemble "diet food": Ginger Shrimp Kabobs, Vegetable Potstickers, Stuffed Veal Chops with Cider Sauce, Vegetable and Ham Jambalaya, Curried Chicken and Nectarines, Caribbean Fish Salad, and Thai Shrimp and Rice Noodle Nests. The desserts include Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake with Raspberry Topping (only 20 percent fat!), Blueberry-Lime Torte (about 15 percent fat), and Double Chocolate-Date Cake (about 25 percent fat). Recipes are labeled with symbols indicating "low-calorie," "low-fat," "moderate-fat," "low-cholesterol," and "moderate-cholesterol," so you can choose how far you want to go. Each recipe has a hefty amount of nutritional information: calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, carbohydrate, fiber, protein, vitamins A and C, calcium, iron, and diet exchanges. Cooks who love knowing what the dishes should look like will enjoy the 45 mouth-watering color photos. --Joan Price

Review
Both fat and calories should be controlled, not eliminated entirely, in a healthy diet: here an updated edition of the Betty Crocker bestseller provides revised, revitalized recipes which emphasize low fat and cholesterol dishes. From Apple-Cheese Oven Pancakes and Bakes Chili in Polenta Crust to Soft Turkey Tacos with Spicy Sauce, this is packed with satisfying dishes. -- Midwest Book Review

From the Inside Flap
Betty Crocker's Low-fat, Low-cholesterol cooking today Do you want to eat a healthy diet, but don't want to give up on taste? Looking for the latest information on fat and cholesterol? Well look no further, because Betty Crocker's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today tells you everything you need to know, from technical information on fat and cholesterol in foods, to what they mean for your health. These easy-to-prepare recipes are all designed with the new health consciousness in mind. But with Betty Crocker it can't only be simple to make—it has to taste great. And true-to-form, 120 recipes prove that healthy eating can be enjoyed by the whole family. Chapters cover everything from Snacks & Appetizers to Desserts, and with a chapter dedicated to Meatless Main Dishes, this book reflects today's changing eating styles. Over 50 full-color food photographs throughout the book feature some of the tantalizing dishes within, and 16 how-to photographs take readers by the hand to walk them through some of the preparation steps. An intro section features easy tips for cutting down on fat and cholesterol, and important information about why it makes sense to be conscious of fat and cholesterol in your diet. Appendices include weekly menus, complete with calorie, fat and cholesterol content, plus a complete calorie, fat and cholesterol content chart so that readers can learn about their favorite foods.

Customer Reviews

Best cookbook I have!
I'm a vegetarian and my boyfriend is a meat eater with high cholesterol and we both love this cookbook. Our favorites are the mac n' cheese, pesto, and the chicken casserole with cornbread stuffing. (The worst thing we tried was something that was even bad -- just boring.) We haven't tried the desserts yet, but I bet they'll be yummy too!
The recipes we've tried are all pretty easy (I'm no chef!) and the ingredients are normal stuff you can buy at a regular grocery store. Everything we've tried tastes good in its own right -- not like, this is good for being lowfat. It's actually good.
Most important, it's great that we can literally trying anything in this cookbook and know that it's heart healthy and might even help us lose weight.

great recipes
The recipes are easy to make and have ingredients that are easily found in the supermarket. So far my husband has liked everything I've made.
This book would go well with the book "Beach Lover's Guide to the Perfect Sandwich" also available on Amazon.com

DON'T MISS! UMMMMM GOOD
Don't let this book pass, easy to read recipes( most with pictures) and

delicious tasting too. My husband and I have both lost 6 pounds since

Feb/08 using this and the American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-

Cholesterol Cookbook, Delicious Recipes to Help Lower Your Cholesterol

My grocery bill has gone down since I'm not eating as much red meat (once

a week)The real factor will be if my cholesterol will be down when I go

back in August to have it checked.

TASTY, EASY AND YOUR GUEST WON"T KNOW JUST HOW HEALTHY THEY ARE EATING!