Product Description

Contrary to what many people believe, healthy low-fat food can be colourful, delicious and easy to prepare. The 400 recipes in this fantastic book have been specially created to provide a fabulous range of fat-free, low-fat and low-cholesterol dishes. There are dishes for both every-day meals and special occasions that won't leave you or your guests feeling deprived of the finer things in life. There are recipes for every meal, from sumptuous soups, starters and salads to hearty main courses; and from fabulous fish to tempting vegetable dishes and vegetarian meals. Traditional stews, casseroles and roasts are given a leaner look, and there are some amazingly low-fat pasta and noodle dishes that you will find difficult to resist. Desserts, surprisingly, are included in abundance: there's a mouthwatering selection of sweet dishes from sundaes to fruit salads to cakes. Every dish in this book is remarkably low in fat and cholesterol - over half contain less than 5 grams of fat per serving and many have even less. There is at-a-glance nutritional information for every recipe, so that you can see at once how little fat each contains. Whether you are on a special diet, or trying to improve your lifestyle, this is an indispensable guide to healthy, happy and completely satisfying eating.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #91717 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 512 pages

About the Author
Anne Sheasby the contributing editor, began her career devising and testing recipes for Slimming Magazine. After a spell as a home economist for the Prestige Group, she began a freelance career as a writer and consultant home economist for a range of magazines including Vegetarian Living and Zest. She has written three books of her own on healthy eating.

Customer Reviews

Not so Low Fat...
I was somewhat disappointed with this purchase. Since this book purports to have 400 recipes that are "Fat Free or Low Fat" I was surprised to find, for example, a dessert recipe containing 422Kcals per portion with 18.5g fat of which 2.32g was saturated fat. If combined with the Mexican Beef Burger recipe (at 563Kcals per portion with 18.82g fat of which 5.55g was saturated fat) you could hardly describe that as a "Fat Free or Low Fat" meal.

I had purchased two copies of this book as gifts for a couple of my Weight Management clients. Both were disappointed with the recipes it contained and one actually returned it to me unused.

Good introduction with guidelines on Fat-Free Cooking Methods. Beautiful pictures, easy step-by-step instructions, but shame that it does not live up to it's title. Come on folks - surely it was not that difficult to find 400 appropriate recipes. Try reducing the number of recipes but ensure they ARE ALL Fat-Free or Low Fat.

400 best ever recipes fat free low fat
I bought the first edition of this book years ago, my husband had high cholestrol and diabetes, using these recipes I keep his cholestrol under control, and it also helps with the diabetes. My brother was recently diagnosed with high cholestrol, my sister-in-law borrowed my book, and his cholestrol came down, at the moment he does not have to go on medication. My sister-in-law liked my book so much I bought this edition for her birthday.
I recommend this book very highly.