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Betty Crocker Healthy Heart Cookbook
Delicious everyday meals you can eat to your heart's content!
Flavor-rich, family-friendly and heart-healthy--sound too good to be true? Not when you have Betty Crocker Healthy Heart Cookbook in your kitchen.
Betty Crocker has teamed up with the Director of The Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease and a nutritionist from the Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition to help you and your family eat well and feel your best. Here's to your heart!
* Over 140 delectable recipes that are heart-healthy and easy to make, including Grilled Barbecued Beef and Bean Burgers, Gorgonzola Linguine with Toasted Walnuts, Oatmeal-Cranberry Muffins and Creme Caramel
* Real-life advice from people who have--or are working to prevent--heart disease and who share great ideas on heart-smart food shopping, prepping and serving
* Up-to-date information on heart disease, including risk factors, testing, prevention and treatment
* Seven-day menu plan with a week's worth of healthy meals and snacks
* Nutrition information with every recipe, plus Carbohydrate Exchanges and Carbohydrate Choices for stress-free meal planning
* Heart health resource guide and a glossary of heart-healthy terms "An essential guide for making it fun and easy to stay heart-healthy--this book is a must-have."
--Rita F. Redberg, M.D.
Director, Women's Cardiovascular Services
University of California at San Francisco
Flavor-rich, family-friendly and heart-healthy--sound too good to be true? Not when you have Betty Crocker Healthy Heart Cookbook in your kitchen.
Betty Crocker has teamed up with the Director of The Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease and a nutritionist from the Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition to help you and your family eat well and feel your best. Here's to your heart!
* Over 140 delectable recipes that are heart-healthy and easy to make, including Grilled Barbecued Beef and Bean Burgers, Gorgonzola Linguine with Toasted Walnuts, Oatmeal-Cranberry Muffins and Creme Caramel
* Real-life advice from people who have--or are working to prevent--heart disease and who share great ideas on heart-smart food shopping, prepping and serving
* Up-to-date information on heart disease, including risk factors, testing, prevention and treatment
* Seven-day menu plan with a week's worth of healthy meals and snacks
* Nutrition information with every recipe, plus Carbohydrate Exchanges and Carbohydrate Choices for stress-free meal planning
* Heart health resource guide and a glossary of heart-healthy terms "An essential guide for making it fun and easy to stay heart-healthy--this book is a must-have."
--Rita F. Redberg, M.D.
Director, Women's Cardiovascular Services
University of California at San Francisco
256 pages, Hardcover
First published December 8, 2004
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October 9, 2021
I got this book from a friend, and I enjoyed reading the fish section. I was just thinking that I was tired of the fish recipes that we already have, and would like to try something different, so here they are!
Although I did read through them, the other sections in this book weren't as interesting to me. I'm not even sure why. Some had ingredients I don't use; others were similar to recipes I already own.
I did learn some things from the dr and nutritionist notes at the edges, and from the glossary in the back. In particular, the DASH diet - Dietary Appoaches to Stop Hypertension. It sounds very much like the WW free point foods, but with the addition of whole grains. It made me want to make a loaf of whole wheat bread in the bread machine. And who knows? I might look up other DASH recipes online.
I was a little surprised at some of the recipes because they would've been considered "high point" WW foods with sugars or carbs, and I would think that weight loss would also help heart conditions. (I suppose there are thin people with heart disease, so I realize that's not a one-size-fits-all recommendation.) I also suppose that these recipes were heart-healthy in other ways, with low sodium, for example.
I am reviewing this a little prematurely, not having made these recipes yet, so my rating may go up or down depending on how those fish recipes turn out.
Although I did read through them, the other sections in this book weren't as interesting to me. I'm not even sure why. Some had ingredients I don't use; others were similar to recipes I already own.
I did learn some things from the dr and nutritionist notes at the edges, and from the glossary in the back. In particular, the DASH diet - Dietary Appoaches to Stop Hypertension. It sounds very much like the WW free point foods, but with the addition of whole grains. It made me want to make a loaf of whole wheat bread in the bread machine. And who knows? I might look up other DASH recipes online.
I was a little surprised at some of the recipes because they would've been considered "high point" WW foods with sugars or carbs, and I would think that weight loss would also help heart conditions. (I suppose there are thin people with heart disease, so I realize that's not a one-size-fits-all recommendation.) I also suppose that these recipes were heart-healthy in other ways, with low sodium, for example.
I am reviewing this a little prematurely, not having made these recipes yet, so my rating may go up or down depending on how those fish recipes turn out.
April 22, 2021
Great recipes! I have been a fan of Betty Crocker cookbooks since I was a kid, so when I began a serious search for good taste and heart-healthy recipes, I took a chance on this one. So far, so good. It is a little confusing after being low carb and low sugar (Atkins and South Beach diet influences) for the last couple decades! While carb counts are shown, there are no counts for sugars or added sugar.
I have tried a half-dozen recipes...still using sugar substitute, though!, and have been pleased with the results. i am using real foods, and not shortcuts. Finally, some new ideas to work with.
I have tried a half-dozen recipes...still using sugar substitute, though!, and have been pleased with the results. i am using real foods, and not shortcuts. Finally, some new ideas to work with.
September 7, 2021
The beginning has quite a bit of information on the heart, different things that can happen to or affect the heart, and things to watch for in foods, as well as recommending losing weight and exercising. There's also an "ask the Doctor section" which spans a few pages that discusses some FAQs.
I picked this book up at a library book sale where it was fill a bag for $2. When I first glanced at it, I thought there would be some recipes I'd try--but in looking into it more, I didn't find any I wanted to keep or to try--that doesn't mean you won't, just that it wasn't right for me.
I think these recipes are a bit more labor intensive than I wanted and/or they had ingredients I didn't like.
I picked this book up at a library book sale where it was fill a bag for $2. When I first glanced at it, I thought there would be some recipes I'd try--but in looking into it more, I didn't find any I wanted to keep or to try--that doesn't mean you won't, just that it wasn't right for me.
I think these recipes are a bit more labor intensive than I wanted and/or they had ingredients I didn't like.
February 13, 2015
It got as many stars as it did because it did a good job of explaining heart problems and such although most I already knew. I wasn't big on the recipes though.. Just not appetizing to me. I am allergic to a ton of fruits though so automatically anything with orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, etc, wouldn't interest me.
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