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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
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  274 reviews
Sales Rank: 198
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9 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:
 Predictable and Processed May 7, 2008
64 out of 71 found this review helpful
I have mixed thoughts about the Hungry Girl Book. If you like her web site, you will like the book.
The benefit of the book is that it provides one with suggestions for swapping high calorie, high fat ingredients with lower calorie, lower or fat-free ingredients. The recipes are also very quick and easy.
The problems with the book are; 1) It relies on A LOT of processed ingredients with nutritionally empty, artificial ingredients - e.g. it is okay and healthy to eat low-fat natural cheese and a whole grain hamburger bun instead of plastic pieces of Fat free American cheese with an overprocessed, white flour, tasteless low calorie hamburger bun 2) There is an overemphasis on getting the calories down as far as possible - interesting, catchy approach to draw people to the book, but IT IS AT THE EXPENSE OF TASTE AND NUTRITION 3) Some of the recipes are not "recipes" - I do not need to be told to use low calorie bread, fat-fat cheese, and lean meat to create a sandwich 4) The descriptions are overly enthusiastic - they will not taste that good. It eventually makes you less willing to believe what she is selling after a while. 5) Hungry Girl has financial tie-ins with certain food products (I don't know if I am allowed to name them by brand), like those shirataki noodles (her picture is on them) and muffins (she has her own flavors). This biases her suggestions and swaps - there are better options available. 6) Most of the swaps that she suggests and similar recipes are available already on her web site. If you want to modify one of your favorites, you can find all sorts of swaps on her site or around the internet.
 My new favorite cookbook! May 6, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've been a Hungry Girl fan for a couple of years now. Yay, a cookbook with fabulous HG recipes, all in one place so I don't have to go searching for them on my computer! Everything is so tasty and delicious. Thanks HG! My only complaint is that the recipes have more meat than HG usually features in her recipes online. As a vegetarian, I know that I can substitute faux meat in most of the recipes, but I was disappointed that that option wasn't listed in the book much (at least, not that I saw!)
 Hungry no more! May 6, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
GREAT BOOK! A must buy for everyone. This book makes eating healthy FUN! The recipes are low calorie, low fat, and big on taste. My kids are even excited to try the recipes. The book is also girly and fun to read. I am a Hungry Girl fan for life!
Mom and Daughter approved! May 5, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm a recent "convert" to HG. Her website is great, and I was waiting impatiently for the book. I really like it--lots of practical ideas and not too "ornate" or difficult to do. Just wish she'd list saturated fat grams (and trans fat grams) for those of us who must watch that stuff. Otherwise, it's GREAT--and I like seeing a photo of the real HG on the back cover! I also appreciate the Weight Watchers POINTS values--I don't use that system, but I think it's helpful for many!
Love Hungry Girl May 5, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I discovered the HG website several months ago and visit it everyday. I bought the book on it's opening day and was not dissapointed. There is so much variety and my favorite part is that they compare it to our favorite foods that are definately unhealthy and give you a healthy alternitive that has just as much flavor!
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