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Cook This, Not That!: Kitchen Survival Guide (2009)

by David Zinczenko(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

160529442X (ISBN13: 9781605294421)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Rodale Books

review 1: Zinczenko proves that home cooked fare is the way to go vs. eating out at a restaurant. Often times diners are tricked into thinking they are eating wholesome dishes at a sit-down chain restaurant when in reality these dishes are high in calories, fat, sugar, and sodium and that's considering the entire serving. The recipes here are crafted in order to counterpart a home-cooked meal with a similar restaurant entree. For instance, the Cook This recipe for Grilled Flank Steak with Chimichurri is a rough copy of Applebee's Sizzling Steak Fajita. The home-cooked version contains roughly 1,000 calories less than the Applebee's entree. Furthermore, each recipe implies that home cooking saves money vs. dining out, because often times the recipes yield multiple servings while... more the restaurant sells a single serving that some diet unconscious people devour. In the case of the flank steak recipe, one serving represents a savings of $7.29. Contains about 200 recipes in ten categories, very colorful and informational for people looking for wise choices in their diets. Part of the Eat This, Not That series of dietary references, which is a spinoff from a column in Men's Health magazine.
review 2: LOVE these books! The only think that prevents me from giving it a 5 is that sometimes I get annoyed with the nutrition information. For instance why do some dished have fat and others only calories. Maybe if you were just doing something for fun you would worry so much about details like that, but for a book to go the extra mile and dig up that information! Also, with the alarming rate of pre-diabetes and diabetes why not also look at sugar when discussing the nutritional facts. I think if your going to present information on nutrition in a responsible way you need to go beyond saying something has a lot of sugar. People don't get it and they want to learn so teach them, but teach them well and show them the whole picture! Otherwise I think the book is awesome and I will cooking from this and adding some new spices and condiments to my collection! less

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