Naturally Skinny: 100 Organic Recipes Under 350 Calories!
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Many recipes might be under 350 calories, but are they also completely organic and absolutely delicious? The recipes are clearly laid out with an ingredient list, step-by-step instructions, the number of servings, the calories per serving, the total fat per serving and a clever description that will entice you to prepare it. This comprehensive collection of 100 appetizing organic recipes will keep you and your family satisfied and healthy for a lifetime to come.
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- jj smith lose weight without counting calorie
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Easy to follow!,
The book delivered what it promised…organic, healthy recipes that were easy to follow! If there was one challenge I had with the book is that it included a lot of whole grains (barley, oats, quinoa) in the recipes, which is generally good except for those who are allergic to wheat/gluten products. I don’t waste time counting calories so the low-calorie part wasn’t essential for me, but ensuring that I eat clean, organic, raw or natural is what drew me to this book. The book was straightforward and easy to follow.
JJ Smith
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|Naturally Skinny,
Okay, anyone can publish an “organic” cookbook by putting the word “organic” in front of every ingredient. However, I’m giving this a 5-star rating simply because the recipes are so great!
I first made the Whole Grain Pancakes. I used all of the ingredients listed (minus the “organic) and then entered the recipe in MyFitnessPal so I could accurately measure the calories. The book…182 calories. MFP…183 calories. I tried this with several recipes and the calories were pretty much on target.
The ingredients she used for the dishes can be found in any supermarket, and that’s always a big plus. I’ve purchased several other “low-cal” cookbooks that ended up collecting dust simply because I couldn’t find the ingredient and if I did, it was usually way expensive.
The dishes are delicious. I love the way everything is broken up by category. She includes a “sides” category, with the caloric value pretty low. I can create an entire meal simply by choosing something from each category, and I love that I can compensate in one area (say, the main course) and then be able to choose a higher-calorie desert (although we usually have deserts listed as an after-dinner snack).
Yes, it was a little irritating to constantly read “organic” in front of every ingredient but for the price I paid ($4.99 Kindle edition), this really was well-worth it. My husband likes the fact that he’s not regulated to the same breakfasts each day just to keep the calorie count down. At $4.99, this was a steal!
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|Just add the word “organic” to everything and you have an organic cookbook!,
I bought this book after looking at reviews for some of the Hungry Girl books. There were several complaints about her use of artificial sweeteners, and one review recommended this book instead. OK, I thought, I’ll try that one instead, since I don’t like using loads of artificial ingredients. I wish I hadn’t, however. Half of the recipes in this book are common sense things that anyone could come up with (see the other review with the example of the spinach omelet recipe). The other half have loads of ingredients and are things I am not likely to make (am I really going to stick a pint of cherry tomatoes in a blender to MAKE tomato soup?). Also, as mentioned in the other review, there are numerous typos, at least in the Kindle version. You can tell what’s intended by reading the recipe, but it’s annoying to have to take the extra step. Some of the recipes are a bit time-intensive, and some call for ingredients that I don’t believe actually exist. Is there such a thing as “organic tuna”? Those guys swim free in the ocean, right? How does anyone know what they’ve been eating? And what exactly is a “can” of tuna? There is no size given, and there is quite a variety of can sizes for tuna in most grocery stores. It would also be helpful if there were hints about brands, since some of the ingredients are unusual. “Organic frozen mixed berries” is one. Could I have a hint of what I’m looking for when I go to the store?
The author seems to have used her word processor to do a search and replace on a regular recipe book to insert the word “organic” in front of every noun. Why is organic important? What ingredients are most important to have organic versions of, and which ones can you use the conventional type instead? There’s no info on this at all. Furthermore, the recipes do not provide a complete nutritional breakdown. How much fiber? How much cholesterol? You’ll need to fill in those blanks on your own, since fat and calorie information is all that’s provided. I am also bothered by the way the calorie count is doctored by simply increasing the number of servings in a few recipes. A 200-calorie muffin is not that difficult to create, but a single muffin does not a breakfast make (not for me, anyhow). And a pancake recipe that serves EIGHT is stretching the “under 350″ calorie definition, in my opinion. Especially when there are only 2 cups of grain product in the whole recipe (oats and wheat flour). The instructions say to use 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake, meaning everyone gets a total of 1/2 cup of food for breakfast, since it makes 16 pancakes and serves 8. Hmm. I do believe I would still be hungry.
I ended up buying one of the Hungry Girl books, too, and I like it quite a bit better than this one. It’s pretty easy to simply substitute other ingredients for anything artificial in the HG book. And I can add the word “organic,” too, if I decide I want to use organic ingredients.
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