American Heart Association Quick and Easy Cookbook : More Than 200 Healthful Recipes You Can Make in Minutes

by American Heart Association

• ISBN13: 9780609808627
• ISBN10: 0609808621
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-11-13
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter

Summary

In our hectic era, who has time to spend hours in the kitchen creating tasty, healthful meals? Yet when we try to eat fast, we almost always resort to eating fat (think: fast food). This indispensable cookbook from one of the most trusted names in the health field breaks the fast-fat connection. Nearly every one of its mouthwatering, low-fat, low-cholesterol recipes can be prepared in under 30 minutes. Here is the opportunity for millions of Americans to start living the more healthful lifestyle they know they should.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	3	(2)
Basics of a Healthful Diet	5	(5)
Eating Plans and Shopping	10	(13)
Getting Organized	23	(2)
Cooking for a Healthy Heart	25	(4)
How to Use These Recipes	29	(2)
Recipes
Breakfast Dishes	31	(10)
Appetizers, Spreads, and Snacks	41	(12)
Soups and Stews	53	(14)
Salads and Salad Dressings	67	(18)
Sandwiches	85	(12)
Fish and Shellfish	97	(14)
Poultry	111	(32)
Meats	143	(30)
One-Dish Meals	173	(28)
Vegetables	201	(12)
Pasta, Rice, and Grains	213	(12)
Sauces	225	(6)
Breads	231	(10)
Desserts	241	(16)
Appendix A: Dining Out	257	(1)
Appendix B: Menus	258	(2)
Appendix C: Table of Equivalents	260	(1)
Appendix D: For Further Information	261	(2)
Index	263