Low Fat Cooking for Dummies
Fischer, Lynn; Brown, W. Virgil
Language: English
Published by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. 1997 0, 1997
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- Title
- Low Fat Cooking for Dummies
- Author
- Fischer, Lynn; Brown, W. Virgil
- Publisher
- IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. 1997 0
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Unknown
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0764550357
- ISBN 13
- 9780764550355
With the help of Lynn Fischer, celebrated host of two TV cooking shows, Lowfat Cooking For Dummies helps you prepare meals worthy of a high–class health spa. In practically no time, you ll see how simple and fun it is to slenderize your kitchen pantry and get your cooking regimen in gear. From finding hidden fats to reading labels, the book gives you the skinny on:
- Cholesterol, saturated fats, trans fatty acids what they are and where they come from
- What lowfat, fat–free, and reduced fat really mean
- Tips on stocking a lowfat pantry including what canned and packaged foods to keep (including pretzels, popcorn, chips, and cookies!)
- What oils, condiments, and flavorings to use including a table of oils indicating saturated fat content and a comprehensive list of herbs and their uses
- Meat, poultry, fish, and eggs tips on finding sources of lowfat red meat, what lean really means, and telling good eggs from bad
Plus Lowfat Cooking For Dummies brings you quickly up to speed on the joys of lowfat cooking making your transition into a lowfat menu as delicious as it is painless. You ll reexperience old favorites like French Toast or a BLT or Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and discover how cutting calories in no way impairs taste. And you ll get a fresh reinvigorating take on traditionally healthy salads, as well as a host of entrees:
- One–pot Soups and Casseroles including Chicken Soup with Vegetables, Lentil Soup, Chili, and Pork and Garbanzo Bean Stew
- Fish and shellfish including Cod with Ginger–Orange Sauce, Herbed Mahi Mahi, and Shrimp and Crab Gumbo
- Meat and poultry including Meat Loaf, Sweet and Sour Pork, and Roast Chicken
- Sandwiches including Chicken Salad, Deviled Ham, Egg Salad, Feta Cheese Hamburgers, and Grilled Cheese
The book is chockfull of hints on how to turn usually high–fat fare like Hollandaise Sauce and White Sauce into something light and tasty. Desserts such as Strawberry Cheesecake and Peach and Blackberry Tart can, at last, be enjoyed as a guilt–free pleasure. Brimming with suggestions for healthy, lowfat eating on every page.
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