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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:  261 reviews
Sales Rank: 168
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
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:
 Hungry girl leaves a bad taste... June 25, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I used to love reading Hungry Girls newsletter, which I had signed up to have automatically sent to my email.
Then I began noticing that she just seemed to be a product pusher. The focus was no longer on whole foods and making them the center of healthy living; it was on the latest fat-free, low-carb, sugar-free product on the market.
I was hoping this book would be different, but it is just a regurgitation of all of her newsletter information and I have to agree with other reviewers' comments that it's not all that healthy.
Girl, if you're hungry, eat some real food - NOT Fiber One and Splenda!
Not a major fan of this book. July 9, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I wanted very badly to like this book. The idea that you can eat enough to be full and find substitutes for the way fattening things that we all love is a great idea. However, in presenting these recipes, there is an overload of aftificial sweetener and some gross-out foods that would not satisfy me in my most desperate hour.
There are ways to consume mass quantities of food and still lose weight if you choose foods that have volume, high water content, fiber and are delicious. Yes, I am talking about fruits and veggies that can be prepared in amazing ways that would satisfy the most ravenous appetite and picky eater. Then, of course, there's lean meat and fish.
After that, go eat the real cheese cake and be done with it. (If, indeed, you still want it!)
 A Delightful Surprise July 13, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I really didn't xpect to like this book when I got it but I was delightfully surprised as I made recipe after recipe and everything but 1 has turned out delicious. The 1 recipe that did not turn out so great was the dreamy chocolate peanut butter fudge but I did not follow the recipe so I'm going to give it another try.
My entire family has enjoyed all of the drink recipes that I have made and the chocolate brownie muffins made with pumpkin. Tonight we are trying the Southwestern Surprise Soup (though we always called it taco soup when I made it before).
It's really hard to believe that these recipes are low in calories, sugar and fat. Yes, these recipes use a LOT of processed foods but we live in a real world and I would rather eat low cal processed foods from time to time than high fat/high sugar junk food.
The best thing about this book is that it has encouraged my family and my parents to start trying to eat healthy again and take control of our weight and fitness in general. You just don't feel deprived eating food like this.
Lisa Lillien has a great sense of humor that comes through in all of her writings. I would recommend signing up for her daiy newsletter on her web site as well. It's filled with humor, recipes and great tips.
Using pumpkin for the eggs and oil when making cake mixes is just genius! I tried it with a spice cake and a can of pumpkin and it was like a pumpkin pie muffin. Try it if you like that sort of thing. :)
PRO: Filled with "light" humor and recipes for things that you would normally feel guilty eating or drinking. The recipes are delicious and most are easy to make. This might also get you on the road to a healthier you.
CON: Uses a lot of processed foods and the noodle substitute recommenation is not readily available. Some ingredients are hard to find and might have to be mail ordered. I had to order some of the the low cal/sugar free syrups recommended. I don't think I will be ordering the tofu noodles. Just use high fiber noodles instead.
Overall, I would recommend the book to you.
 Ladies and Gentlemen, you may now enjoy your chili dog without guilt July 19, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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!
Most awesome book! April 29, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have always loved the Hungry Girl recipes I have gotten by email so ordered the book. I received it and it is even better than I thought it would be--some of my favorite recipes are in it, plus many more.
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