Tagged As: low fat low cholesterol diet recipe
Question:
Hi, I realize this is not truly a vegetarian question, but I would prefer Vegetarian responses (eggs, dairy, fish ok!). I have checked out about 20 low fat/light cookbooks from the library and tons of the recipes proudly boast 29% fat calories, and often 9-15 grams of fat per serving! Can anyone post me some really good low fat low cholesterol diet recipes (fat less than 5 grams per serving, and with less than 20% fat calories)? Or good cookbooks that fit this? Thanks!
Answer:
Yes, it's a bummer. You see shelves and shelves of lowfat cookbooks, but there are barely any very low fat ones. I have a long bibliography of lowfat cookbooks with one small section devoted to the very lowfat ones. I've included that section at the end of this post. I've denoted the cookbooks that are vegetarian, but all of them have significant vegetarian sections. Some of the books are diet plans, but they do have recipe sections. In particular, Ornish's book has an *excellent* recipe section written by America's top vegetarian/whole foods chefs. My recommendations would be: Ornish, and any of the Roth and Pritikin books. McDougall is OK, but some of their recipes are horrid (it's hit and miss with them). Aw heck, I'll just put an asterik by my picks. Also, the criterion for inclusion in this category was that the majority of recipes had to be under 15% fat calories. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LOW-FAT COOKBOOKS Catagories: 1. EXTREMELY LOW FAT 2. REGIONAL 3. VEGETARIAN 4. SPECIALIZED 5. KIDS 6. BREAKFAST/LUNCH/SNACKS 7. DESSERT 8. ONE/TWO PERSON 9. MICROWAVE 10. GENERAL 1. EXTREMELY LOW FAT *Bienenfeld, Florence & Bienenfeld, Mickey. The Vegetarian Gourmet: Over 200 Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol, Low-Salt, Sugar-Free Divine Vegetarian Entrees, Soups, Salads, and Heavenly Healthy Wholegrain Breads and Desserts. Royal House Publishing: 1987. ISBN: 0-930440-48-X. --LACTO-OVO VEG Dunn, Sheri. Bearly Any Fat: Low Fat, Low Sugar, Low Salt Cookbook. Dunn, Sheri: 1988. ISBN: 0-9620860-0-2. Fat Free -- Ultra Low Fat Recipes from Doris' Kitchen. Doris' Diet Recipes: 1991. ISBN: 0-9631490-0-8. *Gaunt, Larene. Recipes to Lower Your Fat Thermostat. 2nd Edition. Gold, Ann & Briller, Sara Welles. The Diet Watchers Gourmet Cookbook. Higa, Barbara W. Desserts to Lower Your Fat Thermostat. Kallison, Jeri & Stoliar, Penny. The Original NO-No-NO Cookbook: No Sugar, No Salt, No Fats. rev. ed. D & S Publishing. ISBN: 0-9615954-0-X. *Kreitzman, Sue. Slim Cuisine. Consumer Reports Books. McDougall, Mary. The McDougall Health-Supporting Cookbook. Volume One. New Win Publishing: 1985. ISBN: 0-8329-0393-0. --VEGAN McDougall, Mary. The McDougall Health-Supporting Cookbook. Volume Two. New Win Publishing: 1986. ISBN: 0-8329-0422-8. --VEGAN McDougall, John A. & McDougall, Mary A. The McDougall Plan. New Win Publishing: 1983. ISBN: 0-8329-0289-6. --VEGAN McDougall, John. The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health. --VEGAN *Mateljan, George. Cooking Without Fat. *Ornish, Dean. Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease. -- LACTO-OVO VEG *Pritikin, Nathan. Diet for Runners. Pritikin, Nathan. The Pritikin Permanent Weight-Loss Manual. *Pritikin, Nathan. Pritikin Program for Diet & Exercise. Bantam Books: 1979. ISBN: 0-553-27192-X Pritikin, Nathan. The Pritikin Promise: 28 Days to a Longer, Healthier Life. Pritikin, Robert. The New Pritikin Program. *Roth, Harriet. Deliciously Low: The Gourmet guide to Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Low-cholesterol, Low-Sugar Cooking. NAL/Dutton: 1984. ISBN: 0-452-26266-6. *Roth, Harriet. Deliciously Simple. NAL/Dutton: 1988. ISBN: 0-452-25984-3. Williams, Jacqueline B. & Silverman, Goldie. No Salt No Sugar No Fat Cookbook. Bristol Publishing enterprises: 1982. ISBN: 0-911954-65-1. Williams, Marcia S. More Healthy Cooking with No Apologies. The Crossing Press: 1991. ISBN: 0-89594-453-7. Williams, Marcia S. The No Salt, No Sugar, No Fat, No Apologies Cookbook: Original Great Tasting Recipes Based on the Pritiken Diet. The Crossing Press: 1986. ISBN: 0-89594-208-9
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