Product Description

With this cookbook, the experts at Betty Crocker make it easy for you to include the goodness of whole grains in your family’s favorite meals. You’ll discover 140 delicious whole grain recipes for every meal of the day—including on-the-go snacks, convenient slow-cooker recipes, and super-fast 30-minute dishes—plus cooking tips and information on the different kinds of whole grains available, authoritative advice on the health benefits of whole grains, and 50 beautiful color photos.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #266543 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 224 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780470080603
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
• Notes:

From the Back Cover
Enjoy the Goodness of Whole Grains—Every Day!

You've probably heard about the health benefits of whole grains—reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease, promoting a healthy weight, and possibly even playing a role in helping manage diabetes. But how do you include the goodness of whole grains in your family's favorite meals? This new cookbook from the experts at Betty Crocker delivers the answers. From Oatmeal Pancakes with Maple-Cranberry Syrup and Campfire Popcorn Snack to Spanish Rice Bake and Frozen Strawberry Cheesecake, you'll discover just how tasty—and easy—cooking with whole grains can be.

• More than 140 easy recipes offer delicious ways to enjoy whole grains at every meal

• Informative Q&As demystify whole grains and describe the many different types available, from bulgur and cornmeal to millet and quinoa

• Chapters on slow-cooker meals and sides, 30-minute meals and on-the-go snacks help you feed a hungry family in a hurry

• Special sections take the guesswork out of cooking whole grains and explain the health benefits of eating whole grains every day

• Recipes feature complete nutrition information, including whole grain servings and carbohydrate choices

• 50 beautiful color photos show you just how tempting whole grain foods can be

About the Author
With more than 62 million cookbooks sold since 1950, Betty Crocker is the name readers trust for reliable, tasty, easy-to-prepare recipes and great ideas. For over 75 years, Betty Crocker has provided trusted advice to millions of Americans through cookbooks, magazines, radio and television. Today, Betty Crocker is one of the top ten most recognized brand names in the world, with 100% consumer awareness.

Customer Reviews

Whole grain adventure for the not-so-adventurous
I was curious to see what a cookbook aimed at everyday cooking with whole grains by normal folks who don't necessarily think of themselves as cooks would provide. Most of the books I've tried before now have definitely been for more adventurous cooks.

Many recipes in the Betty Crocker book use convenience products to make things easy on the cook who doesn't know whole wheat from cracked wheat. For example, the 'nutty silver dollar pancakes' use Wheaties cereal and Bisquick. However, other recipes do give you the chance to try out those whole grains you do manage to find in your travels through the grocery store aisles.

My one reservation here, however, is how the book's authors choose to define 'healthy.' For example, one of the reasons whole grains are better for us than processed grains is that they break down into sugars more slowly, resulting in more even blood sugar levels. So adding an entire jar of marshmallow creme to some popcorn and Chex cereal to make a snack would seem to obviate that healthful aspect of whole grains---yet the tip below the recipe lauds this snack specifically for its healthful nature. That seems a tad contradictory, and there are quite a few other recipes in this book that rely on relatively high sugar content to add flavor. On the other hand, at least they have moderated the saturated fat content.

I do have to hand it to them, though---the flavors of these recipes are consistently delightful. There's a gingered chicken over rice recipe that's just wonderful, and I'm not a big chicken fan. I've really enjoyed a sausage and vegetable skillet dish from here, and a slow cooker rice-and-veggies dish. So while some of these recipes do compromise a little on the sugar content, they definitely deliver on the flavor end of things. If you're having trouble convincing yourself to make the switch to whole grains, that might be a worthwhile tradeoff for you.

Not what I expected
I wanted to buy a cookbook that had more whole grains. It does but not things that I will cook and a lot of the ingredients were cereal, not whole grain flour. No thanks. I returned the book, it wasn't for me.

Whole Grains Cookbook
Fantastic book! Great pictures that have me wanting to make the recipes right away. Super price and fast delivery. Thanks!