The New American Diet Cookbook: More Than 200 Very Low Fat/High Flavor Recipes from the Creators of the Bestselling the New American Diet

In a follow-up to their two previous books (The New American Diet and The New American Diet System), the Connors continue to promote a diet that emphasizes vegetables, grains, fruit, fish and poultry. In addition to offering a collection of low-fat recipes, the authors, who are both professors at Oregon Health Science University in Portland, provide invaluable advice about how to wean yourself from high-fat dishes (e.g., ease the transition from whole milk to skim by grading down through 2% and 1%). To help readers reduce their intake of fat, cholesterol, salt and meat and increase their consumption of fruit, vegetables, legumes and complex carbohydrates, they supply easy-to-make dishes that require only basic cooking skills. The flavorful recipes draw on many cultures (Thai Sweet Potatoes Over Rice; Spicy Sesame Linguine with Chicken). Recipes range from from drinks (Strawberry Lemonade) to desserts (Baked Pears with Sherry Sauce). Entrees are grouped into dishes emphasizing vegetables, grains and beans, those that feature seafood and meals of chicken and turkey. Just in time for post-holiday resolutions, The New American Diet Cookbook makes the change to healthful eating tasty as well. (Feb.)