PREVENTION HEALTHY Cooking &ndash lose weight the smart low-cab (Catlett, VA)

PREVENTION HEALTHY Cooking &ndash lose weight the smart low-cab

200 HIGH-FLAVOR RECIPES and a 7 step plan to stay slim FOREVER.Local pick-up preferred (please call first) but will ship at the buyer s expenseKingston Books 15 IMG_7448Authors Bettina Newman and David JoachimPublisher Rodale PressIllustrated Charts Nearly 100 RecipesContents by ChapterINTRODUCTION WHY LOW CARBS .....viiTHE SCIENCE BEHIND LOW-CARB SUCCESS ..17 STEPS TO SMART WEIGHT LOSS ..21MASTERING CARBS IN AND OUT OF THE KITCHEN ..53Eggs and Breakfast Foods ..81Snacks Appetizers and Beverages ..105Soups and Sandwiches ..127Chicken and Turkey main dishes ..161Beef Pork and Lamb main dishes ..199Fish and Shellfish main dishes ..231Casseroles and One-Dish Dinners .. 263Vegetables and Side Dishes ..301Cookies Cakes Puddings and Fruit Desserts ..329Index ..358Conversion Chart ..376From Atkins to The Zone low-carbohydrate diets have taken the country by storm. But despite their popularity they have a downside. Many require that you give up virtually all carbohydrates-- not only favorites like bread and pasta but healthy foods like fruits vegetables and whole grains. Such low-carb diets are nutritionally unsound alarmingly low in calories and nutrients and dangerously high in heart-harming fat. But breakthrough research into how and why low-carb diets work convinced Bettina Newman R.D. that limiting the intake of carbohydrates can lead to safe healthy weight loss-- if it s done right. Teaming up with Prevention magazine America s premier health magazine Bettina developed this moderate nutritionally sound low-carb approach to weight loss. Packed with delicious recipes this book doesn t ask you to eliminate carbohydrates completely. Nor does it foolishly recommend feasting on pork rinds and butter as some low-carb diets do. What it does is to offer up a simple seven-step plan for shedding excess pounds the smart healthy low-carb way-- along with 200 flavorful low-carb recipes for snacks sandwiches easy one-dish dinners even desserts In short there s a low-carbohydrate eating plan that works in the real world. It allows you many of your favorite foods like pasta grains and potatoes. It contains adequate calories so you don t experience hunger pangs or miss out on important nutrients. And it isn t dangerously high in fat so you won t increase your risk of developing heart disease. Nor will you miss out on taste. One look at the recipes-- Chocolate Hazelnut Flourless Cake Whole Grain Pancakes with Berry Cream Syrup Pesto Chicken Sandwich with Roasted Peppers-- will convince you of that. And you ll love the inspiring real-life stories of people who lost weight the smart low-carb way and have kept it off for as long as 15 years You ll also find Six weight-loss plans for every need-- choose the calorie and carb levels that are right for you Insider tips on mastering a low-carb diet A cheat sheet for stocking the smart low-carb kitchen How to conquer the dreaded weight-loss plateau The Smart Low-Carb Food Pyramid Time-savers and flavor-boosting tips with recipes Smart low-carb food substitutions Seven days of slimming menusHardcover 356 pages ISBN 1-57954-438-x