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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:  241 reviews
Sales Rank: 66
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:
 Not real food July 9, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you enjoy eating good food, skip this book. No "foodie" or "gourmet" will enjoy these recipes. Not to mention the deception: I made the "fudge" and it doesn't even come close to fudge--it is simply a very dense brownie. It wasn't bad, but I was expecting more. If you want to watch what you eat while eating good, healthy, real food, I recommend Ellie Krieger's "The Food You Crave" instead.
 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.
Most awesome book! April 29, 2008
3 out of 5 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.
A Must Have for Weight Watcher gals!! April 30, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is fabulous and a must-have for Weight Watchers. She breaks down all the nutritional info for you, which is easily interpreted into the "point" system we use. She covers everything from appetizers to desserts to drinks, doesn't miss a thing. Fantastic!!
Best Book EVER!!!!! May 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This cookbooks is AMAZING!!!! I LOVE Hungry Girl!!!! I have been reading their daily emails for four years now and was psyched to get the book. Let me tell all of you it does NOT disappoint! There's a reason Lisa has half a million subscribers receiving her daily emails. THE HG STAFF IS MADE UP OF GENIUSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HIGHLY recommend this book to ANYONE and EVERYONE. It is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great recipes -- easy to follow -- fun facts -- humor -- and I want to eat every single thing in the book!
too good to be true.
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