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365 Easy Low-Calorie Recipies
Offers tips on how to increase complex carbohydrates while reducing fat with such recipes as "Eggplant Caviar," "Mini-Lite S'mores," "Lemon-Pepper Broiled Chicken Breasts," and "Beef Fajitas with Fresh Tomato Salsa." Reprint.
214 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1990
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August 30, 2021
While some of these recipes are good, and the whole lot of them seems to be pretty easy, I only gave it three stars because the serving sizes are insanely small. I think that it is impractical to use this as a diet tool, but is okay to just use as a cookbook.
July 22, 2013
I don't care if you see this on sale for 50 cents, don't waste your money. The only thing diet about most of these recipes is that they are pretty much either inedible or skimpy enough to starve a mouse, or both. Case in point...
Eggs Benedict Arnold (serves 4!!!)
3 medium egg whites
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1 tsp grated Parmesan
2 Tbsp reduced-calorie mayonnaise
Pinch of saffron (why would you waste such a pricey item on this crap?)
4 round brown rice cakes
2 teaspoons yellow mustard
Hollandaise-Less Sauce (equally revolting recipe)
Beat egg whites with salt until softly thickened and fluffy. Spray 4 wells of egg poacher...and drop 1/4 of egg whites in each, making an indentation in the center of each. Cover and poach...until set.
Meanwhile, in food processor or bowl, whip together cottage cheese, Parm, mayo and saffron until well blended.
Spread each rice cake with 1/2 tsp mustard. Place egg white on each and fill indent with cheese mixture. Top each with 1 Tbsp Hollandaise-Less sauce. Pass remaining sauce on the side, allowing 24 extra calories for each additional Tbsp of sauce.
WTF? This resembles Eggs Benedict about as much as dog vomit resembles chocolate mousse, and frankly, the dog vomit sounds more appetizing. There are legitimate, helpful, appetizing low calorie cookbooks out there. This one on the other hand is the type that makes people give up without even trying.
Eggs Benedict Arnold (serves 4!!!)
3 medium egg whites
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1 tsp grated Parmesan
2 Tbsp reduced-calorie mayonnaise
Pinch of saffron (why would you waste such a pricey item on this crap?)
4 round brown rice cakes
2 teaspoons yellow mustard
Hollandaise-Less Sauce (equally revolting recipe)
Beat egg whites with salt until softly thickened and fluffy. Spray 4 wells of egg poacher...and drop 1/4 of egg whites in each, making an indentation in the center of each. Cover and poach...until set.
Meanwhile, in food processor or bowl, whip together cottage cheese, Parm, mayo and saffron until well blended.
Spread each rice cake with 1/2 tsp mustard. Place egg white on each and fill indent with cheese mixture. Top each with 1 Tbsp Hollandaise-Less sauce. Pass remaining sauce on the side, allowing 24 extra calories for each additional Tbsp of sauce.
WTF? This resembles Eggs Benedict about as much as dog vomit resembles chocolate mousse, and frankly, the dog vomit sounds more appetizing. There are legitimate, helpful, appetizing low calorie cookbooks out there. This one on the other hand is the type that makes people give up without even trying.
January 13, 2016
A great read filled with just the kind of recipes I like -- super simple! I'll make good use of this book.
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