Prevention's Quick and Healthy Low-Fat Cooking: Featuring Cuisines from the Mediterranean

I purchased this book after first viewing it at our local public library. I loved the simple recipies. It was the type of easy cooking that I was looking for. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants healthy eating and easy recipies.

A co-worker loaned me this cookbook in 1996. I tried a couple recipes, loved them, copied the ISBN info, and returned the book with the intent to buy a copy. I left the job, moved, and lost the info. For years I looked in used bookstores hoping to recognize the book when I saw it. I finally found the ISBN in a folder of old papers and promptly ordered the book. I have loved every recipe I have made from this book. I have to make myself try new ones because I love my regulars so much! I have trouble making up my own recipes, but with several recipes from here, I often adjust and ad lib based on what ingredients I have on hand. I recently bought another Prevention recipe book from this series and have enjoyed it as well.

I needed to start eating healthier and since I know I like Greek and Italian cuisine, I thought the Mediterranean diet might be the way to go. This book explains this healthful way of eating and cooking. The emphasis is on fruits, vegetables, grains, pasta, fish, seafood and poultry. If you're looking for red meat recipes, this is not the book for you. Most of the recipes can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Complete nutritional information is provided for each recipe. I don't believe any of the recipes included any salt so, this would be a boon for those of us who are supposed to cut down on salt. There are a number of terrific muffin, bread, and pancake recipes. The soups, salads, fish, seafood, poultry, and especially the veggie recipes provide a wide variety of choices. My one gripe is that there are very few dessert recipes and the few that they've included, with the exception of the pumpkin pie, were not very appealing to me. The pumpkin pie recipe uses a crust made with gingersnaps and graham cracker crumbs which is quite good and makes it much lower in fat and cholesterol.