Taste of Home: Comfort Food Diet Cookbook

by Taste of Home (Editor), Mark Hagen (Editor), Faithann Stoner (Editor)

Diet Comfort Food

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Diets, Food, Health

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Taste of Home magazine is an American cooking publication.

Reviews

[Tara]

This is a very useful book. It's difficult to prepare meals for two family members who are trying to lose weight and two others who are very picky eaters. The smoothie recipes are great for a quick breakfast. The lunch recipes will be helpful for my daughter, who is tired of packing turkey sandwiches every day. Macaroni and cheese, pork and beans, hash brown casserole, lasagna, chili mac, corn pudding, and much more are trimmed down to become part of a healthy diet. This is perfect for my "meat and potatoes" family. Portion control is the key. If you're looking for grilled chicken and steamed vegetables, this may not be the book for you. The first section of the book includes success stories, guidelines, and a meal plan to follow. I flipped through that part, but I don't intend to follow the diet plan. I'll use this as a source for healthy, kid-friendly recipes.

[Heidi Wiechert]

These recipes don't taste "diet-y" and I was able to find most of the them (with portion sizes) in my calorie counting program which was an added bonus! The recipes don't really take that much time to prepare and you can double some of the casseroles to make an easy freezer dinner for later. This cookbook is great.

[Joan]

With a smart plan, easy tracking worksheets, a free foods chart, and a smart snack list, this easy to live with approach to dieting is certain to appeal to readers who are looking for some realistic suggestions for losing weight. Follow the tips for balancing diets, consult the portion control chart, learn how to lighten up favorite recipes, and get hints for avoiding the pitfalls of eating out. Then look at some ideas for exercising.

And then there are the recipes . . . try a garden frittata or a fruit-filled puff pancake for breakfast; have some zippy corn chowder or a seafood salad pita for lunch; enjoy a beef-vegetable stir fry or slow-cooked sweet ‘n’ sour pork for dinner.

Easy-to-follow recipes and common sense make this one of the best cookbooks for readers hoping to lose some weight.

Highly recommended.

[Bobbi Galvin]

Great recipes! I think I copied half of the book!

[Kyla]

Lots of great recipes, tried the creamy macaroni n' cheese with a cottage cheese cream sauce and it was delicious.

[Katrina]

Never used it but has lots of great looking recipes.

[Melissa]

i can actually make some delicous food that doesn't have a ton of salt/fat~ yah!!!! I am going to buy this book online!!!!

[Laura Hall]

love these recipe books- everything I try is yummy!