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Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices: A Fresh Approach to Eating Well
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Customer Reviews
Rating:  - Great and Tasty Cook Book!
I just have to say, I've made several of the items in the book and have loved them all. Easy to make. All of the ingredients are listed (with some tips too). Nutritional info is provided. Great book. Not like the original, but provides some wonderful alternatives if you're trying to eat healty.
Rating: - GREAT COOK BOOK
THIS IS A WONDERFUL LOW FAT, GREAT TASTE, BOOK, EASY RECIPES AND THEY ALL TASTE WONDERFUL.
Rating:  - Easy recipes, but not so healthy
I really wanted to love this cookbook, especially since the color photos are appetizing, the food is quick and easy to prepare, and most of the recipes seem comforting. However, since this book touts itself as health-conscious, I cannot praise it. Too many of the recipes called for processed ingredients, e.g., bottled sauces (full of artificial thickeners and preservatives), seasoning packets (loaded with MSG/salt and man-made chemicals), ramen noodles (unhealthy trans-fats), even artificially-flavored cheese loaves (yuck!). There is also too much dependence on frozen and canned vegetables, which, though great at reducing cooking times once in a while, should not be the backbone of a healthy eating regimen. Very few recipes here consist of fresh ingredients. In addition, calorie counts seem conservative--I did my own analysis of ingredients on a few recipes and they seemed to have more calories than the book says. I know I'm not the expert, but if 2 ounces of plain pasta has 210 calories, how can 2 ounces of pasta in a cream vegetable sauce have only 215 calories?
Two stars, because the book is presented well and there are a few recipes in here that I will cook (and a few more that I will cook using substitutions of fresh ingredients). But to be honest, there are much better healthy cooking books out there. Try EatingWell's Healthy in a Hurry, or some of the Weight Watchers cookbooks (whether or not you need to lose weight, these provide excellent, healthy recipes).
Rating:  - Quick Healthy Meals
This is a great cookbook for working moms - the meals are very healthy and most of them can be whipped up in a half an hour or less. Some of the recipes, however, come out quite bland, which is why I gave the book 4 stars. Through trial and error I have learned which recipes need an extra 'boost' - although most recipes are really quite good. It's nice to be able to put healthy meals on the table, that is important to me and why I love this cookbook.
Rating: - Yummy and Healthy
No more thumbing through other cookbooks, searching for the dishes that sound healthy. When we cook recipes out of this book we know we are eating good. Like with most cookbooks, I've picked a few favorites and pretty much ignore most of the book. Some of the recipes just don't sound very intersting. But I like how each recipe lists preparation and cooking time. This is the perfect cookbook for busy, working families who want to be assured they are serving up healthy meals. The recipes are easy to follow, there are no unusual or hard-to-find ingredients, it is nice how the spiral bound book lays flat, and there seems to be a lot of pictures.
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