Readers of Southern Living magazine came up with the idea. They asked for recipes low in fat and calories. Letters from across the South poured in requesting delicious, sensible recipes that would make a low-calorie diet tolerable, and even enjoyable. As a result, in January 1982, “Cooking Light” appeared i... more »n the pages of Southern Living magazine. And every month since then, “Cooking Light” has delighted calorie-conscious cooks with a variety of delectable, nutritious recipes and menus.

The result? You have it in your hands. Because of the popularity of “Cooking Light” in the magazine, we now offer you the Cooking Light cookbook from Southern Living — a comprehensive reduced-calorie cookbook filled with over 500 easy-to-follow, great tasting recipes.

In the following pages you’ll find everything from appetizers to salads, breads, and desserts -- recipes that you expect to eat on a diet plus those recipes that you do not. Who would have thought that a dieter could have pizza? But this and every other recipe have been carefully tested in one of the Southern Living kitchens and calculated for calories by a registered dietician.

The intent of this cookbook is to show you that nutritious. Low-calorie eating can be enjoyable. We suggest a healthier way of preparing food that can (and should) be followed not just for a month or two in an effort to lose a few pounds, but for a lifetime. We want to help you reach your ideal body weight and stay there.

Along with the 500 delicious, reduced-calorie recipes, we offer information on how you can trim away calories in your own recipes. We’ve included suggestions on what to look for in the grocery store and how to use herbs and spices in place of the usual higher calorie seasonings.

You may know how to prepare reduced-calorie recipes, but if you can’t put the recipes together into a meal plan, your work is all in vain. That’s why we’ve included menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner – some casual and some perfect for entertaining. There’s a whole section on reduced-calorie meals for the microwave that will help you save time as well as calories.

Because it’s often difficult to cook for two without leftovers, we have included several recipes and menus scaled down for only two servings. Follow our ingredient amounts, and you’ll have just enough for you and your dieting partner.

For further guidance, we offer a weekly menu plan for 120 calories a day and one for 1600 calories a day. And since we want Cooking Light to be your comprehensive, reduced-calorie cooking and eating guide, we’ve included a chart with information on the calorie, protein, fat, carbohydrate, and sodium content to be found in the most common foods and ingredients.

Read on – and enjoy your new adventure into cooking and eating light!

ISBN-13: 9780848705459
ISBN-10: 0848705459
Publication Date: 1983
Pages: 265
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Publisher: Oxmoor House
Book Type: Hardcover
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