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The Hasty Gourmet Low Salt Favorites: 300 Easy-to-Make, Great-Tasting Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle

Bobbie Mostyn

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

A cornucopia of quick and delicious dishes that will reduce salt intake while enhancing flavorful dining 5 out of 5 stars.
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Most Americans simply use to much salt in their foods. For some, excess sodium is putting their health into serious jeopardy. For anyone who must be "salt conscious" about what they eat or serve, The Hasty Gourmet Low Salt Favorites is a compendium of three hundred "kitchen cook friendly" recipes that will offer a cornucopia of quick and delicious dishes that will reduce salt intake while enhancing flavorful dining. In addition to savory dishes ranging from Curried Yam and Apple Bisque; Asparagus Turkey with Cream Sauce; and Onion Casserole; to Celery with Pimento-Walnut Cheese; Potato Crusted Breakfast Pizza; and Pecan Pie with Bourbon Creme, The Hasty Gourmet Low Salt Favorites also provides such useful advice regarding what to stock in the low-salt pantry, low-salt shopping tips (including which brands to by and which to avoid), limiting sodium without sacrificing flavor, and the fine culinary art of substituting ingredients when adapting favorite recipes.

Editorial Review:

This first installment of the Hasty Gourmet series includes 300 healthy, savory dishes that are sure to please without requiring lots of time in the kitchen. From appetizers and soups to entrees and desserts that span Asian, Hispanic, and Mediterranean influences as well as traditional American comfort food, these recipes use readily available ingredients, have easy-to-follow directions, and take less than 30 minutes to prepare. Although created specifically for those required to monitor their salt intake, the majority of recipes are also low in fat and cholesterol- and sugar-free. Each recipe contains a complete listing of the nutritional information and total sodium content per ingredient. Hints on stocking a low-salt pantry, general cooking techniques, food labeling guidelines, and calorie and nutrient vignettes help make the switch to low-salt cooking easy and delicious.

The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium International Cookbook

Donald A. Gazzaniga, Maureen A. Gazzaniga, Jeannie Gazzaniga Moloo

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When a serious heart problem caused Don Gazzaniga to give up his career in communications, he was warned to keep to a diet with very little salt or other sodium. Undaunted, he discovered a way to continue enjoying the meals he loved and still keep his sodium level far below what most cardiologists feel they can expect from their patients.

The idea has led to three published books found on the kitchen shelves of thousands of grateful families dealing with congestive heart failure. First came a large general cookbook. It was followed by a baking book, and then a book of recipes for light meals and snacks. What could be next?

Before Don’s illness, he and his wife, Maureen, traveled a lot. Don’s job took him all over the globe. And wherever they went, they sought out that country’s traditional dishes. When the light-meals book was finished, Don was looking for yet another low- sodium cookbook idea. He and Maureen pulled out their collection of recipes, did their magic of making them very low on sodium, and voilà! A delicious and healthy treat for the entire family.

Get the Salt Out: 501 Simple Ways to Cut the Salt Out of Any Diet

Ann Louise Gittleman

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

In this day and age, when fat is blamed for all our health problems, it's often easy to forget that salt can also be a dietary culprit. While salt is necessary for both bodily and cellular function, and is certainly crucial to the satisfying taste of some of our favorite foods, recent research shows that its excess consumption can also lead to hypertension, strokes, and a variety of cardiovascular problems.

In Get the Salt Out, nationally recognized nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman reveals 501 ways to avoid excess salt intake by serving a variety of delicious low-sodium foods, taking advantage of tasty salt substitutes and steering clear of many surprising hidden sources of salt. She provides more than fifty delicious recipes for low-sodium foods, which will add healthful new staples to the diet of anyone who wants to "get the salt out."

Other features include:
¸  Advice on how to use herbs effectively to reduce sodium intake
¸  Tips for reading labels to expose salt where it is hidden in ingredient lists, as well as other points of supermarket salt savvy
¸  Ways to reduce the salt level in your water
¸  Advice for avoiding salt when you eat out
¸  Tips for dealing with stress and other impediments you may face in your efforts to get the salt out
¸  A week-long menu plan
¸  A resource section

Get the Salt Out has all the tips, menu plans and recipes to help you enjoy real foods again and create meals that both your taste buds and your body can truly savor!

Cooking Light Five Star Recipes: The Best of 10 Years

Leisure Arts

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Total reviews: 26 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Good, but "The Complete Cooking Light" is even better. 4 out of 5 stars.
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I love the Cooking Light cookbooks and magazine. For those of you unfamiliar with them, their cookbooks are well-organized, contain appealing photographs of many of the recipes, and include a wide variety of food types, including meatless dishes for vegetarians. In addition, most of the recipes are not overly complicated. I like too cook, but I am by no means an expert. If you're in the same boat, have no fear. You can handle most of the recipes in this book. In addition, they include helpful tips and photographs in sections where the recipes are a little bit more complicated. And for those of us who are health-conscious, they also include a thorough nutritional analysis in fine print after every recipe (e.g. calories, fat, fiber, etc.). Most importantly, the recipes are INTERESTING and DELICIOUS. It sounds like a cliche, but no one will know that the food is from a "light" cookbook unless you tell them.

This book is no exception. It contains the editors' picks of their tried & true best recipes over 10 years. While it is a very good cookbook, however, I do like "The Complete Cooking Light" better. It contains many more recipes and, thus, greater variety. If you can only buy one, buy "The Complete Cooking Light." If possible, though, buy both!

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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cooking Light magazine, Oxmoor House has compiled 300 of the top rated recipes from the first decade of issues. From this collection of the "best of the best" light recipes, the Cooking Light staff reveals the top five recipes of the decade. 117 color photos.

A DASH of Aloha - Healthy Hawaiian Cuisine and Lifestyle

Kapiolani Community College - University of Hawaii

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A showcase compendium of recipes from the islands of Hawaii 5 out of 5 stars.
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A showcase compendium of recipes from the islands of Hawaii, "A Dash Of Aloha: Healthy Hawai'i Cuisine And Lifestyle" is a collaborative project of the University of Hawai'i's Kapi'olani Community College and based on the DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) program. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photography, "A Dash Of Aloha" has a spiral binding enabling it to be laid open on a kitchen counter, and features healthy eating tips from the American Heart Association, food nutrition and seasonality charts, as well as exercise and lifestyle advice. The seventy 'kitchen cook' recipes are 'kitchen cook friendly' as they are delicious and nutritious. Ranging from Ginger-Bran Cake; Spanish Rice with Napa Cabbage Rolls; and Loco Moco Fried Rice; to Tofu Burgers with Mango Chutney; Curried Sweet Potato Chowder; and Forbidden Black Rice Salad, every recipe comprising this outstanding collection comes with serving size information, a brief commentary and a Nutrition Facts chart about the dish. Especially recommended for personal and community ethnic cookbook collections, "A Dash Of Aloha" is particularly appropriate as a culinary reference for anyone having to deal with weight loss, cardiopulmonary, or general health and fitness improvement issues.

Editorial Review:

Introducing a unique - and delicious - way to eat right and live healthier! Created by experts in diet, nutrition and healthcare, the DASH program - Dieteray Approach to Stop Hypertension - has guided people all over the country to better nutrition and weight loss. Now DASH has been tailored to the Island palate and lifestyle, with creative Hawaii regional cuisine and the freshest local ingredients. Here's how to eat better and live longer - with a DASH of Aloha!

Cooking Light Annual Recipes 2003

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Full of good, practical recipies 5 out of 5 stars.
14 of 14 people found this review helpful.

I own a lot of cookbooks... but I've never had one quite like this. This is the first cookbook where I look through the recipies, and think "Hey - I should make that some time" for most of the recipies. Other cookbooks seem to be literally filled with recipies that either don't look any good, or require exotic ingredients only availble to people in major metropolitan centers.

With this cookbook, however, I flip through the pages wishing i had time to make almost all of the 900 recipies. I've made about 20 things out of this book now, and have enjoyed almost all of them a lot.

Pros:
- Contains a good, detailed introduction for the novice cook, including information on herbs, cooking methods, etc.
- Contains almost 900 recipies that you can actually make and enjoy.
- Has recipies from almost every category - breads, meats, desserts, soups, etc.
- I totally disagree with the person who said the layout is lousy . I've never had trouble finding anything in this book.
- The recipies, while not being extremely low fat, *are* from cooking light, and hence are healthier in general than most other cookbooks. Plus, the recipies don't ever seem to sacrifice flavor for a *light* rating.

Cons:
- You'll spend longer in the kitchen trying to make more of these

Sorry - I don't really have a good con for this book :)

If you love too cook - you'll love this book!

Editorial Review:

Nearly 900 kitchen-tested recipes, about three times as many as most cookbooks, offer great taste, good nutrition, and simplicity.Complete, easy-to-read nutrient analysis with each recipe lets you know just how healthy your favorite Cooking Light recipes are.Hundreds of food preparation tips, step-by-step photos, food facts, and menu suggestions, plus three different cross-referenced indexes make finding every recipe a cinch.A companion web site will offer the reader interactive capabilities such as archival searches, rating recipes, and other enhanced features.

American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook, Second Edition: A Complete Guide to Reducing Sodium and Fat in Your Diet

American Heart Association

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Editorial Review:

About 60 million Americans have high blood pressure, which increases their risk of heart disease. The two best ways to lower blood pressure without medication are lowering sodium in your diet and controlling your weight. The American Heart Association cookbooks always help you reduce the fat in your diet--now this one helps you reduce the sodium, too.

Don't think that reducing sodium means your food will be boring and tasteless. The American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook shows you how to use herbs, spices, and in some cases, spirits to keep your dishes flavorful. Learn how to make ingredient substitutions so that you can adapt your favorite recipes--"seasoning blends" like Herb Seasoning, Lemon Herb Seasoning, Salad Herb Blend, or Chili Powder Blend instead of salt, for example. The 175 recipes include modifications of familiar favorites, such as Tuna Macaroni Casserole, Arroz con Pollo, Beef Stroganoff, and Meat Loaf. There are also intriguing new recipes, such as Fish Steaks with Thyme, and Chicken with Yogurt-Cilantro Sauce. There are also sauces, soups, snacks, and salads. Thirty dessert recipes give you healthier versions of all your old favorites, including Peanut Butter Cookies, Fudge, Cherry Pie, Vanilla Pudding, and, of course, Chocolate Cake. All recipes include nutritional information: calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat (total, saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated), cholesterol, sodium, potassium, and calcium. --Joan Price

No Salt, No Sugar, No Fat (Nitty Gritty Cookbooks)

Jacqueline Williams; Goldie Silverman

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With this newly-revised edition of our bestselling title, bring good health to your table every time you cook. Updated to reflect the newest food pyramid guidelines, this book is packed with helpful recipes, tips and how-tos.

1000 Low Fat, Salt, Sugar & Cholesterol Recipes to Tempt Your Tastebuds

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Great Book! 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I needed a book to get menu ideas & recipes from for my inlaws who live with us due to different medical needs. I looked through many books till I found this one. It has all the nutrition info for choosing the perfect low everything meal that still tastes great. I would recomend this book to anyone with specific dietary needs, or just wants to eat healthy.

Looks Very Good at First Glance - Impressive Size and Qty 3 out of 5 stars.
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How can you argue with a cookbook containing 1000 recipes with pictures of ALL of them. At first glance you would say this is the greatest low fat, salt, sugar and cholesterol cookbook of all time. But wait, on page 566, one of many, is a recipe with 630 calories, 38 carbs, 40g of fat and 24g of Saturated Fat considered to fit this criteria. In my mind this is way too much for this type of cookbook. Where is the low salt listing for this item. And where is the low cholesterol listing. I entered the ingredients into my nutritional calculator and find that it has 128mg of Cholesterol and 660mg of sodium. Looking throughout the book salt and cholesterol is not listed on ANY recipe. How do we know what recipes fit the low salt and/or low cholesterol criteria.

It's obvious that this cookbook is not what it appears. It is a compilation of low fat AND low sugar and COULD contain low salt and low cholesterol recipes. The latter two types we really don't know.

Having stated the above, I still think this cookbook has value. Thus I gave it 3 stars. You just have to watch what you are preparing and check the nutritional information for salt and cholesterol yourself if you are trying to limit these.

The American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook: Second Edition

American Heart Association

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Editorial Review:

Dedicated to healthy eating, the American Heart Association has always provided readers with delicious ways to reduce their sodium intake– without sacrificing taste. Now it offers a completely revised and updated edition of the must-have cookbook for anyone trying to decrease the salt in his or her diet. Encompassing everything from appetizers and soups to entrees and desserts, this is a wonderful collection of more two hundred may start with Hot and Smoky Chipolte-Garlic Dip, move on to Grilled Pork Medallions with Apple Cider Sauce or maybe the Cajun Snapper, and finish with a decadent-tasting Denver Chocolate Pudding Cake.

Each of the mouth-watering dishes, including fifty brand-new ones, includes a nutrient analysis. The book also provides the latest dietary information and tips on substituting ingredients, avoiding hidden sodium, and dining out while sticking to your low-sodium plan. It shows you how to accomplish your goals–and proves how stylish and flavorful eating heart-healthy can be!