The Pyramid Cookbook: Pleasures of the Food Guide Pyramid
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (579 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805026487 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 257 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Baird is a registered dietitian, nutritional consultant, and health educator
A good place to start for healthy eating I have been working to get to a healthy weight, and I have found that the way that works best for me is to use the Food Pyramid. It's simple, straightforward, and always healthy. This book really helped me convert the recommendations of the Food Pyramid into a daily routine. The discussion of the Pyramid was what I found most valuable (I refer back to it frequently), but I have made some of the recipes and enjoyed them a great deal as well. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to be healthy and a normal weight, without the fads and yoyo dieting that only ma
Tour.. 30,000 first printing. A guide to the USDA's new Food Pyramid explains the different layers of the pyramid, defining what constitutes a serving, and presents more than one hundred recipes that are low in fat, cholesterol, and sodium
The nearly 100 recipes, traditionally grouped, focus as much on breakfast foods, side dishes and desserts as on main courses, an organization that reflects modern eating habits. Baird, a dietitian with an expertise in microwave techniques and meatless cooking, closes her lively volume with reviews of frozen and packaged low-fat foods, fast-food menus and a source list. Author tour. From Publishers Weekly Some cookbook writers issue recipes with near papal authority. Baird ( Quick Harvest ) persuasively suggests that a palate quickened by surprise won't miss richness: a black bean chili with red pepper and corn is flavored with unsweetened cocoa powder; fresh ginger and oil-cured olives enliven carrots braised in orange juice; fruit purees replace the fat in fudge-like brownies and bread pudding. . Others, like Baird, seem to view th