The Lighten Up Cookbook: 103 Easy, Slimmed-Down Favorites for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Everyone Will Love

by Addie Gundry

Classic American dishes get a light & healthy makeover in Clean-Eating Recipes by Cutthroat Kitchen star Addie Gundry, from nutrient-rich smoothies to easy family dinners to guilt-free desserts.

Eating lighter doesn't have to include charts or calorie counting. By incorporating easy healthy recipes into your diet, like substituting cauliflower for starchy breads or baking chicken instead of frying it, you can revitalize your eating habits without giving up the foods you love. From light breakfast recipes like the Kale Smoothie to potluck favorites like Mayo-Free Chicken Salad to family dinners like Zucchini Lasagna and even sweet treats like Pineapple Fluff, eating healthier can be simple and tasty!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

240 pages, Paperback

Published May 8, 2018

About the author

ADDIE GUNDRY received her masters in culinary arts at Auguste Escoffier in Avignon, France. She has worked for chefs including Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Martha Stewart on management, restaurant openings, brand development, editorial, marketing, and sales. In 2015, she won Cutthroat Kitchen on The Food Network. As the executive producer for RecipeLion, Addie creates culinary content for multiple web platforms and communities. She excels at making easy recipes elegant. Her books include Everyday Dinner Ideas, Family Favorite Casserole Recipes, and Festive Holiday Recipes.

Reviews

[Tasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to follow recipes.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

While these recipes are accessible, they're not all low fat. For example, she mentions that ground turkey is always lower in fat than ground beef, to consider when making burgers. That's not entirely true - I have seen turkey burgers with more fat than beef burgers. It depends on how lean the beef is and how the turkey is ground. She subs in greek yogurt for sour cream a lot, which is healthier, but doesn't lead to a low calorie counts. In general, these recipes are healthy-ish, made with fresh food, but there is no nutritional information or calorie count included with them.

This is worth perusing because the recipes here are generally appealing and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. There is also a photo for each recipe. However, I have some issues with healthy cookbooks that don't contain nutritional information.

[BRNTerri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much in this book appeals to me. Recipes show typical ways to lighten up a recipe, such as using chicken broth in place of milk and using whole wheat pasta in place of regular, or low fat yogurt, ect., but that's about it. A lot of the recipes are in no way healthy so I don't want you to think they are.

The things I made turned out good and I'd make all of them again. Every recipe is easy to follow and someone who's never cooked before should have no trouble.

Go here to see photos of what I made.

I received this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.