Hungry Girl 1-2-3 by Lisa Lillien is the latest in a series of cookbooks with recipes for eating healthier and weighing less. The book features an entire chapter devoted to no-cook dishes, a chapter devoted to interesting French toast recipes, and a chapter devoted to meals for just one person.
The book has recipes which are practical, easy to make and don’t take up a lot of time. That is one of the most important things that a diet book should have, because if the recipes call for a lot of preparation or take hours to cook, someone who is in a hurry will resort to fast food takeout instead and flush their diet down the drain.
Hungry Girl 1-2-3: Interesting and Filling Foods
Another great thing about the book is that it has a variety of foods to choose from, from individual pizza to stir fry to burgers. It has something for every palate, and enough options to choose from. That ensures that her readers don’t get bored of eating the same things all the time.
Her recipes are also filling and satisfying. She has a brownie and hot fudge sundae as well as a s’mores sundae, either of which come in at less than 200 calories and satisfies a sweet tooth or a chocolaty craving.
The book has a number of recipes which adapt the readers’ favorite comfort foods into low fat, low calorie versions, so that they can soothe their tired and stressed minds or their aching hearts without adding inches to their waists.
The book is written by someone who is not a dietician or nutritionist, but is an ordinary person trying to eat healthier and be in charge of her weight without compromising on taste.
Additional Material on the Hungry Girl Website
The Hungry Girl website contains a page devoted to each of Lisa Lillien’s books, including this one. The web page contains color photographs of each of the dishes, the nutritional information, and Weight Watchers Points values per serving. For those readers who are on the Weight Watchers plan, the book is a great reference for meals that can help them stay on plan. Plus, they don’t have to calculate the Points values for the dishes featured in the book.
The author also runs an e-mail newsletter every weekday where fans and readers find more recipes, grocery shopping tips, cooking tips and more.
Publication Details
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (March 2010)
ISBN-13: 978-0312556181
Bhavya Dabas - I was born and brought up in India and moved to the United States after my wedding. I have always loved writing, and I continue to write ...
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