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| Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World | 
 enlarge | Author: Lisa Lillien
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  182 reviews
Sales Rank: 82
Media: Paperback
Edition: Ill
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Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1
ISBN: 0312377428
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5635
EAN: 9780312377427
ASIN: 0312377428
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Book! We're all losing weight!!! July 20, 2008
I've had the whole family on WW and added Hungry Girl's book to our collection. I love the humorous style in which she writes...makes you feel better about "dieting". But since it's a whole new life style, I don't call it a diet anymore...;)
Anyway, the recipes are easy to follow and easy to ammend if so desired.
Our family of 4 has lost over 200 pounds...not just by following Hungry Girl's book but it sure has helped.
Bravo on a job well done Lisa!!! Hurry up and do another one soon!!!
Thank you!
 Ladies and Gentlemen, you may now enjoy your chili dog without guilt July 19, 2008
To be fair, I'm not quite sure why I bought this book in the first place. I don't really visit Ms. Lillien's website very often, and sometimes her caloric shockers would just depress me and make me not want to eat anything. However, I just grabbed it at the bookstore since I had a credit so it would be pretty cheap.
I am so happy I did. So far I've done about seven of the recipes in this book (busy girl, I am!) and they have ranged from good to blissful. I made her chicken pot pie, which someone could probably cook in their sleep (a big bonus if you're sick, say, and are totes craving cpp!) and it is so. good. My father told me it was the best chicken pot pie he'd ever had, ever. Plus, after eating her recipes I don't feel immediately hungry like I do if I eat a Lean Cuisine, say.
It seems that the most controversy, if one could apply that word here, surrounding HG's recipes are that they contain too many "processed foods." Well, on the whole, her recipes contain way more vegetables and soy than those in "normal" cookbooks. Her salads are absolutely bursting with veggies and so are the soups! Even her "Sloppy Janes" contain veg. I did have trouble adjusting to the Cool Whip Free, since Cool Whip has always sort of scared me, but I don't think the recipes taste gross because of it. As for the Splenda thing, my mom really likes it because she's diabetic and it doesn't affect her blood sugar. Hey, I'm all for organic and healthy (I am ADDICTED to shopping at Trader Joe's), so if any of you can find an all-natural way for her to eat sugar without crashing, please let me know!
The idea that we can just eat "sensible" portions of "normal" food is also nil, at least in this country. I spent ten months living in France, ate croissants for breakfast and huge steaks at night, not to mention various sausages, potatoes, and veg all fried in buttah, and lost weight. Why? Well, maybe the fact that I walked everywhere helped! Here in the States most people don't have that option. So until our cities start wising up to the fact that we can't and shouldn't drive everywhere, we need to find workable options to balance our caloric intake with our caloric burn. Besides, when presented with a huge, creamy bowl of fettucine alfredo, are you REALLY going to eat that sensible fist-sized portion of pasta? I don't think so.
Hungry Girl has really done us a great service by changing our fave fatty foods into non-guilty, delicious meals. She's doing a great job. Thanks, HG!
Need Something New July 19, 2008
I love this book. It gives you lots of useful tips and ideas. It gives you a new spin on recipes. I get bored with food after awhile, this helped me learn new ways to cook. Single serve recipes are great when your the only one in the house changing your eating habits. I bought mine on an impulse, I should have waited it is way less expensive here than anywhere else. Check out their website, lots of great info there too.
 Its a good book... July 15, 2008
I got this book because I'm trying to make healthful foods that my boyfriend (who can eat fast food everyday and not gain weight) will eat.
I'm using it as a supplement for those types of foods (like egg rolls, green bean cassarole, onion rings, etc) that he loves but are a little high in fat for my liking.
Only problem is a lot of the recipes have a lot of processed foods but I'm using the recipes as a base and adding what I can to make it "healthier" or making the rest of the meal more natural!
Great recipes, used in moderation! July 15, 2008
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As a WW member, I think this is a great book! I've tried a few of the recipes and some will become staples, and there some I wouldn't bother with again. I don't think that this is meant to be a cookbook to live by, but is a cookbook to supplement your healthy diet. Sometimes I crave onion rings....buying the pre-made kind or ordering out would use a week's worth of points for me. And the jalapeno poppers are fabulous! HG's recipes satisfy the craving. My plan is to use this cookbook to supplement my WW program. I think it's great!
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