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Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World

by Lisa Lillien

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Publisher Comments:

Do you want to eat burgers, chocolate cake, frozen margaritas, fudge, and French fries—and still fit into your pants?  Is life not worth living without brownies and onion rings?  Do you want a surefire way to tame your cravings? From breakfast ideas and chopped salads to guilt-free junk food and cocktails, Hungry Girl recipes taste great but are low in fat and calories.  Check it out!

• Eggs Bene-Chick: 183 calories

• Bring on the Breakfast Pizza: 127 calories

• Ooey Gooey Chili Cheese Nachos: 216 calories

• Big Bopper Burger Stopper: 202 calories

• Dreamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge: 65 calories

• Lord of the Onion Rings: 153 calories

• Rockin’ Tuna Melt: 212 calories

• 7-Layer Burrito Blitz: 277 calories

• I Can’t Believe It’s Not Sweet Potato Pie: 113 calories

• Cookie-rific Ice Cream Freeze:   160 calories

• With easy instructions, simple steps, and hilariously fun facts and figures, Hungry Girl recipes are as fun to read as they are to make!

And when you’re not in your kitchen, check out HG’s 10 mini survival guides, plus tips ’n tricks that’ll help you make smarter food choices anywhere, anytime!

Review:

"Though she freely admits she's neither a nutritionist nor a doctor, more than 400,000 subscribers rely on author Lillien's 'Hungry Girl' e-newsletter for healthy eating tips. In this congenial compilation, most of which is new to the book, she gives dieters a breakfast-to-dinner approach to eating lighter with scores of easy to prepare dishes. Lillien's recipes enlist low-cal substitutes for traditional ingredients; diet lemon-lime soda and sugar-free powdered lemonade drink mix, for example, go into her Magical Low Calorie Margarita. In some cases, such as her Rockin' Restaurant Spinach Dip, Cheesy Chicken Quesadilla and Dan Good Chili, she approximates high-calorie dishes without sacrificing too much in terms of flavor or texture. Unfortunately, those are the exceptions-the Ice Creamless Banana Split and Cheery Chocolate Cheesecake Nuggets (which calls for diet hot cocoa mix, Splenda, fat free cream cheese and sugar free chocolate syrup) taste more like punishment than dessert. Salads are well represented, though few are served with any kind of dressing, and meat dishes can run sky high in sodium. Tips for smart eating at the office, holiday parties, trips and the movies are appreciated, but the book would have benefited from the input of a licensed nutritionist or dietician." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

Based on one of the most wildly popular, fastest-growing free daily e-mail subscription services, "Hungry Girl" is a collection of delicious, low-calorie recipes and survival strategies for anyone who wants to have her cake and eat it, too--and still fit into her jeans. 8-page color photo insert.

About the Author

She's not a nutritionist, she's just hungry. LISA LILLIEN is the founder of www.hungry-girl.com.  Close to half a million loyal fans receive her daily emails containing guilt-free recipes, food and product reviews, dieting news, shockers and more. She lives in Los Angeles, California. 

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pdx,original, May 22, 2009 (view all comments by pdx,original)
The recipes in this book fit the bill as
*easy/quick
*not too many ingredients
*low calorie

They vary in terms of whether they
* taste good
* are good for you

It's great to have low calorie options for foods we love and these are provided (sauces, desserts and cocktails are very nicely represented). My one concern with the Hungry Girl recipes is an over-generous reliance on unnatural food. All/almost all the dairy products are fat free, which often means increased additives; there are A LOT, A LOT, A LOT of artificial sweetners used. Splenda seems to be OK for us, but aspartame is generally regarded as not good for us. And some research has shown that the body "looks for the calories" and then stores fat when they aren't found if artificial sweetners are found. That said, I have used the sugar substitutes in these recipes in moderation and felt that I was still on the healthy side. I stick with Splenda, though. And I often substitute 75% reduced fat cheese for the non-fat versions because it it so much better. This increases the "points" (I'm on WW), but I think makes the recipes healthier in the long run.

Hungry Girl is at her best when working with vegetables and substituting real food. She works miracles and, like I started with, the recipes are easy and that makes them really work - because you will use them!

I recommend the book...just be mindful of too much artificial "food" in your diet.

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onefitmama, April 29, 2008 (view all comments by onefitmama)
I used the hungry girl tips and tricks and I have lost over 60 lbs. I was able to eat the food I loved but in a MUCH healthier way. If you LOVE food and it shows, this book will help you find the perfect alternatives to satisfy your ultimate cravings. Buy one for yourself and one for a friend - they will be forever in your debt! I cannot wait for the book signing in PA!
Colleen
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texaslover, April 1, 2008 (view all comments by texaslover)
I LOVE HUNGRY GIRL, i am currently on weight watchers, and she has amazing tasting food, and point values at the bottom. Hungry girl is worth a million dollars!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312377427
Subtitle:
Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World
Author:
Lillien, Lisa
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Subject:
General
Subject:
General Cooking
Subject:
Low-calorie diet
Subject:
Courses & Dishes - General
Edition Description:
Fan and First E
Publication Date:
April 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
922x742x82 155

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