A Good For You Cookbook

The new year is full of resolutions . One of th e most common is to eat well and healthier, Unfortunately that means sacrificing taste and favorite foods. However there's a new book out there to help dieters and the diet conscious enjoy healthy meals and even healthy sweets and snacks.

Good Food For A Healthy Heart is one of the most comprehensive cookbooks out there for create a varied, flavor packed diet.The editors at Good Housekeeping and Hearst have compiled a recipe book that are low everything from low sodium to low cholesterol.. what I love about it are the many tips given about what foods should be eaten as well as their values.Another plus is that all the recipes , even the desserts are under 500 calories each. The editors encourage using herbs and spices instead of salt for flavoring, along with whole grains and lean meats. One of the plusses is the breakfast section. These are not light ,some are downright hearty.There is a yummy one that involves homemade granola made into a parfait with vanilla low fat yogurt. Since this book is also geared in creating healthy kids, there are several smoothie recipes, perfect not just for breakfast but for an afternoon snack.Parents will enjoy the brunch worthy quiches and frittata, made with spinach Swiss chard and cremini mushrooms.

The cookbook has excellent main and side dishes that can be combined to create tasty dinners.All meats are represented and they are made in ways that are both delicious and good for you.Pork is made with caraway and brow sugar. That Italian classic braciole is also in the book,spiced with garlic and parsley, amped up with a grape tomato salsa.There's even that Southern fat bomb chicken fried steak made healthier from canola oil and whole wheat flour.For lovers of the exotic Good Housekeeping  throws in a chicken tandoori with a variety of antioxidant boosting spices, from coriander to paprika to cumin vegan recipes abound too, adding lentils and other good veggies to the diet.. Ah yes and those desserts.There's a homemade strawberry ice cream  made wit Greek yogurt. Blueberries are added to a tiramisu instead of chocolate There are even made over brownies and my fave merengue. the last spiked with lemon.Jam crumble bars are easy to make ad would be a great afterschool snack.

Good Food For A Healthy Heart should be the go to cookbook for healthy eating.It's full of tantalizing recipes and ideas. Get it now for some good and heart healthy eating