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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:  243 reviews
Sales Rank: 68
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:
 Great book if you're such a hungry girl you don't care about taste September 17, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I picked up this book mostly because it seemed like it had recipes for foods that I might actually enjoy like philly cheese steak, spicy chicken sandwhich etc and promised easy, low-fat, high-fiber recipes.
I wish I had glanced over the ingredient lists a bit more before purchasing. The recipes rely very heavily on "faux" foods such as fat free cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, soy crumbles, etc
Of all the recipes I tried so far, only the cheese steak is decent and it's basically just sauteed onions and meat, so....
The Fiber One breading she uses frequently for chicken dishes is imo horrible. I guess if you just really want to get some extra fiber or you like the taste of Fiber One, it's fine, but I didn't care for it at all.
All the fake dairy products make most of the recipes bland, with weird textures. Some of them I caught myself thinking might be decent if I swapped out all the fake ingredients for smaller amounts of real food, but overall everything I tried ranged from just edible to horrible.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone other than people who are determined to eat nachos and fries and such and are willing to resort to all these "diet" versions of foods to keep the calories down.
 If you like to eat you will love Hungry Girl April 29, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Hungry Girl's first cookbook dealing with real food that real people want to eat. Lisa Lillien deals out dish after dish after dish of delicious low-calorie smart foods that real people want to eat.
I might be a little biased, since I am the photographer/stylist who shot the food photos for the Hungry Girl book, but in doing so I got to try out the recipes first hand and I can tell you with all sincerity that the recipes are FULL of flavor, guilt free flavor. Try the Dreamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge, first of all it is SIMPLE to make, second it looks and smells amazing and last but not least it tastes so sinfully good you won't believe that what you are eating only has 65 calories.
The book covers everything from main dishes to soups to dessert and beverages. There is something there for everyone. Nutrition information is laid out in detail as well.
The recipes are easy to prepare, they taste unexpectedly GREAT and you can leave your meal table without guilt.
Lisa Lillien's Hungry Girl Website turned me on to the idea of swapping out for a healthier way of eating the foods I liked and now her book puts all that great advice and tasty goodness at my fingertips. This book is not just for Hungry Girls... it is for Hungry People!
yum yum May 3, 2008
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I just stumbled onto the hungry girl website last week, actually the day before the book came out. I ordered the book and have now ordered another one for my mother-in-law for Mother's Day.
I have done weight watchers in the past so I like the fact it has point values.
I tried that Yum Yum Brownie Muffins last night. They were a hit!! (unlike the brownies from Jessica Seinfeld's book) I waited until the family ate a muffin, got positive responses. My daughter was the only one who didn't want to know what was in it, she was afraid of spinach or something.
I liked the Lord of the Onions Rings too.
I can't wait to try more recipes.
Don't like June 4, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I didn't like this book. It has too many processed foods in it like fat free cheese or the like. This book is definately for some, but not for me. I am going to donate my book to a friend. She is into the fat free stuff. I like the real thing not all of those chemicals.
 Not a major fan of this book. July 9, 2008
7 out of 11 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!)
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