Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World
by Lisa Lillienbook data
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April 29th 2008
by St. Martin's Griffin
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Paperback, 320 pages
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0312377428
(isbn13: 9780312377427)
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Do you want to eat burgers, chocolate cake, frozen margaritas, fudge, and French fries—and still fit into your pants? Is life not worth living withou...more
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Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
vegans or vegetarians looking for fluffy new recipes
This cook book has a lot of good ideas if you're into alternative foods and soy products; most of the recipes are written for single-servings, so they're ideal for solo cooks.
However, I didn't make anything from this cookbook: most of the recipes advocate fat-free cheese (or even soy cheese...*shudder*), soymeat subtitutes for real meat, and tofu everything. This is not "real world" cooking: it's escapism from cooking in the real world.
But, not all cooks and eat...more
However, I didn't make anything from this cookbook: most of the recipes advocate fat-free cheese (or even soy cheese...*shudder*), soymeat subtitutes for real meat, and tofu everything. This is not "real world" cooking: it's escapism from cooking in the real world.
But, not all cooks and eat...more
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Read in May, 2008
recommends it for:
anyone who's looking to eat and live healthier--but not give up the goodies!
Hungry Girl is Weight Watchers meets Rachel Ray! I just love her.
The helpful hints throughout the book make you want to read it like a novel. I was so interested in the "Shockers", which will hopefully help me steer clear, and the recipes seem so simple and easy, yet look yummy!
This will definitely be a go-to book for me long after I've reached my dieting goal. The tidbits scattered throughout the book will definitely help keep me on track when I'm searchi...more
The helpful hints throughout the book make you want to read it like a novel. I was so interested in the "Shockers", which will hopefully help me steer clear, and the recipes seem so simple and easy, yet look yummy!
This will definitely be a go-to book for me long after I've reached my dieting goal. The tidbits scattered throughout the book will definitely help keep me on track when I'm searchi...more
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This book is terrible! The author claims to be a "self-appointed 'foodologist'" which means nothing. She just put together a bunch of recipes, substituting normal ingredients with "lite" "fat-free" "no-calorie" and "sugar-free" (splenda-flavored) foods, most of which are so processed and chemically flavored that they are not at all healthy. And as for cocktail hour? Mix your liquor with Diet Soda and drink Lite Beer!
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Read in July, 2008
I love HG. If you have not read her, subscribe to her list serve it is awesome and everything is in WW points. It is not in WW points in her cookbook though, butshe gives youall thedetaisl so you can figure it out easily. Also, nothing she suggests is ever high in points.
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Read in March, 2009
“I picked this up at the library to get my occasional cookbook fix. It has some interesting looking recipes and I like all the nutritional information; however, each recipe is only one serving and since I cook for 5 people, 4 of them large, starving boys this one just isn't practical for me. I may suggest it for my college-age daughter, though.
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Read in January, 2009
This is a must-buy for me!
These recipes use substitutions to make fattening favorites lower in calories and fat. I tasted some chocolate muffins made from cake mix and pumpkin that were wonderful.
There are also some tips for cutting down on calories and handling challenging eating situations such as eating out and traveling.
These recipes use substitutions to make fattening favorites lower in calories and fat. I tasted some chocolate muffins made from cake mix and pumpkin that were wonderful.
There are also some tips for cutting down on calories and handling challenging eating situations such as eating out and traveling.
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Read in May, 2009
Definitely an average of 4-star qualities and 2-star qualities. On the one hand, there were some great ideas about adding healthier crunch to things, like with the fiber cereal and crushed rice cakes. The single-serving recipes were a refreshing change. Also some really good general restaurant tips in the back. On the other, there was much more use of chemicals and other processed items than I would be comfortable using. And the cutsie style gets old.
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Read in July, 2008
This is a great book for ideas on low-cal snacks. There's heavy reliance on Splenda, soy, and processed food, but for someone like me, it's easier to wean my way into cooking by using shortcuts. One of the things I like about these recipes is that they're mostly designed for one serving, which is unusual. It's also got recipes for parties, so it's not just a solo cookbook, though. Weight Watchers has worked in conjunction with the author for some of the recipes, so if you're familiar with the...more
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Read in June, 2009
This book has some very simple, healthy, wonderful-tasting recipes that I've enjoyed cooking. However, there are certain sections I'll never use, including an entire section devoted to coffee, which I cannot stand to drink. Worth picking up if you're trying to eat more healthy but want a simple way to do it.
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Read in December, 2008
Great onion ring recipy just 153 calories and 2 points weight watchers. You get to eat the whole thing.
Great Pot pie just 235 where store brands average 1000 calories. Easy and done in no time and way less calories than the commercial individual brands. Weight Watchers just 5 points
Great Pot pie just 235 where store brands average 1000 calories. Easy and done in no time and way less calories than the commercial individual brands. Weight Watchers just 5 points
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The idea of the book is fun. The author takes traditional recipes and makes them over to be more healthy. There are fun facts throughout the book. However, she tries too hard to be cool. Most recipe titles included something like "crazy-good", "rockin'", or "fiber-ific".
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Great. I have found lots of receipes and they are actually good. There are receipes that call for like soy and stuff like that, but she gives you other suggestions or you can do your own.
I have done several receipes out of here.
I have done several receipes out of here.
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This is a great cook book for those that are trying to be good with their eating habits! It contains easy recipes that are yummy! They also have a website that you can sign up for and receive new recipes everyday. I'm a fan!
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Lisa Lillien is not a nutritionist, she's just hungry. She is the founder of www.hungry-girl.com, and close to half a million loyal fans receive her daily emails containing guilt-free recipes, food and product reviews, dieting news, shockers, and more. From breakfast ideas and chopped salads to guilt-free junk food and cocktails, Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World, recipes taste great but are low in fat and calories.
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After hearing so much about this book I checked it out at the library to see if it was worth buying - it is. There are a lot of imaginative recipes in here that are not too full of calories. Definately worth buying.
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Read in August, 2008
I don't know about this one. I believed the hype and purchased my own copy, convinced that these recipes must be really wonderful, delicous ways to trick your brain/body. Not my experience so far. I love to cook (and eat) and consider myself somewhat of a "foodie" and these just don't cut it. (I made the "fudge" which was a box of cake mix, mixed with a buttload of pumpkin. Other than the fact that it was brown, there was no resemblance to anything choco-like.)
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Read in January, 2009
Just got this from the library. There are a few recipes I'm going to try, but it didn't live up to the hype. I already tried the "Upside Down Pumpkin Cheesecake" and it was a disappointment.
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I LOVE this book- has some amazing recipes! I love the lightened up versions of classic recipes and knowing that they are nutritionally better for my family.
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Read in January, 2009
I like the idea of fake tasty calorie free food and am busy exploring these ideas. I love to tweak recipes and this gives me great ingredient ideas
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Read in July, 2009
I haven't made many of the recipes yet, so when I make more my rating might change. But the recipes that I have made were very good.
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