American Heart Association Healthy Family Meals: 150 Recipes Everyone Will Love

I purchased this book as a gift. My sister had checked it out of the library and loved the book; so I bought it for her for her birthday. She has loved all the recipes she has tried.

Great book after reading it at the library. Good recipes & couldn't resist keeping it in my cookbook collection. Came on time, packed well, it was used, but was in excellent condition - you would never know it was used.

If your New Year's resolution includes being healthier, there's a new cookbook to help start you on your way. //Healthy Family Meals// provides basic recipes that will improve the way you eat. The book covers every meal of the day, including snacks and desserts. Because it's put out by the American Heart Association, they want you to succeed. So they've included chapters with meals that are easy, fast, and, in some cases, provide enough leftovers for a second night. They also include recipes you can make with the kids. After all, eating healthfully should be a family affair. Don't think that you'll have to substitute health for flavor. Recipes include Bean & Potato Enchiladas, Popeye's Special Lasagna, Crisp Catfish Fingers (baked instead of fried), and even Chicken Nuggets. Instead of removing flavor, the recipes remove unnecessary fats, salts, and cholesterol. Ingredients call for extra lean cuts of meat, no-salt-added canned goods, and plenty of fresh fruits and veggies. You'll also find lightened recipes for classic favorites like tuna casserole, chicken pot pie, and even cheesecake. For standard recipes that are easy on the heart and full of flavor, pick up a copy of //Healthy Family Meals//. Reviewed by Amber K. Stott

I actually came across this book at the library. I love to check out cookbooks at the library to try out before purchasing them. There have been more times that I've purchased cookbooks that turned out to be a flop. But in this case, every recipe I tried was great! Our whole family loved the recipes. I have picky kids and they were content with the recipes I tried. The Chicken Parmesan was so easy and so tasty. So was the Blueberry Crisp. One of the things I liked about this cookbook was that not only did it include the nurtrition facts per serving (calories and fat content) but it also included ideas as to how to make it a meal. How many times have you made something and tried to figure out what to pair with it? For example, on the chicken parmesan, the book suggested to pair it with whole wheat spaghetti and a spinach salad. For the fiesta cobb salad, the book said to make it with whole wheat breadsticks, and bananas combined with unsweetened frozen peaches. What great ideas! I loved this cookbook so much that I ended up buying it. It's great to have a cookbook dedicated to making families healthier. And it actually has recipes that families would love. You won't be disappointed!