The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life

by Ellie Krieger

Overview

2009 IACP Winner

Health and Special Diets Category
Cookbooks and diet books that focus on healthful eating, nutrition, dietary concerns and special or restrictive diets.

And The James Beard Foundation 2009 Award in the Healthy Focus category.

For author Ellie Krieger — and also host of the Food Network's Healthy Appetite — good health isn't about deprivation, it's about good choices.

From appetizers to desserts, Ellie has a recipe to satisfy your every craving, whether it's for creamy mashed potatoes or luscious chocolate pudding. She offers up tasty ideas for healthy grab-and-go breakfasts and mid-afternoon snacks. You'll find useful tips on ingredients, going organic, and easy ways to change your eating habits. Plus each recipe comes with a complete nutritional analysis.

But this book is much more than a collection of recipes. It's a new way of looking at food — a fresh approach to eating that gives you the flavor and satisfaction you crave in a healthier way.

Here's a little taste of the philosophy behind every delicious recipe in The Food You Crave.

• Moderation — Not only in portion size, but you'll find healthy suggestions about which ingredients should be used "Usually," "Sometimes," and "Rarely"
• Keeping it Fresh — Most of the recommended foods and ingredients are fresh — as close to their original state as possible — which makes them tastier and healthier

Keeping it Real

— Recipes steer clear of foods with artificial additives or a list of ingredients that read like a chemistry experiment — to protect your health

In The Food You Crave, you'll find dozens of healthy recipes that are bursting with flavor — for everyday meals that will make you feel great.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781600850219
Publisher:	Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/15/2008
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	671,722
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.02(d)

About the Author

Ellie Krieger is the host of the popular show Healthy Appetite, which airs on the Cooking Channel, and the author of the New York Times bestsellers So Easy and The Food You Crave.

Table of Contents

Breakfast & Brunch
Soups & Sandwiches
Appetizers, Small Plates, & Snacks
Salad
Fish
Meat
Pastas & Grains
Poultry
Sides
Desserts

Editorial Reviews

"Ellie Krieger, host of the Food Network show "Healthy Appetite," provides healthful, crave-busting recipes in her recently released The Food You Crave. Designed to combat cravings, each recipe provides sources of essential nutrients. We tried several that were both good and good for you." — Joanie Fuson, IndyStar.com

From the Publisher

Food Network Healthy Appetite host Ellie Krieger refuses to believe that "eating healthy" should be a new-millennium form of self-torture. As a registered dietitian and a home cook, she knows that good fresh food, deliciously prepared, can be tasty as well as life enhancing. The Food You Crave is a veritable smorgasbord; 200 recipes, complete with nutritional details that cover every meal of the day. As in her Small Changes, Big Results, she's packed this book with information about healthful alternatives.

Krieger, host of the Food Network's Healthy Appetite with Ellie Kriegerand a registered dietitian, doesn't believe healthy eating means deprivation. She wants food that is pleasurable and rewarding, and she chooses ingredients according to her "Usually-Sometimes-Never" philosophy (note, she says, that "there is no Never" here). Her recipes are sophisticated but mostly uncomplicated, ranging from Crab Salad in Crisp Wonton Cups to Plum Tart with Almond Pastry Crust. Nutrition analyses are given for all the recipes, and there are useful tips and boxes throughout. For most collections.

—Judith Sutton

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