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Summary: It's amazing how delicious low-salt cooking is!
Review: After some hesitation, I chose this book, figuring I had nothing to lose except a couple of bucks. I was amazed at how delicious the recipes were. The pasta dishes are great, the vegetable dishes have a great blending of flavors. Even my kids have enjoyed some of the dishes I have prepared. I am also surprised at the desserts. They are quite nice: brownies, oatmeal cookies, custards and crepes! Yum!
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Summary: My husband loves it.
Review: I bought this book because my husband found out from his doctor he has to lower his salt and fat. We have tried several of the recipes in the book and loved them all so far. I find I have my spice cupboard open a lot more and it takes a bit more time to prepare dinner, but it's worth every minute. I thought low-salt, low-fat cooking was giving up flavor, but it's not. I've recommended this book to several friends, and SO HAS MY HUSBAND. I actually feel better eating this way. I will serve these dishes to company. Eat recipe plainly lists the calories, fat breakdown and salt content.
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Summary: My husband loves it.
Review: I bought this book because my husband found out from his doctor he has to lower his salt and fat. We have tried several of the recipes in the book and loved them all so far. I find I have my spice cupboard open a lot more and it takes a bit more time to prepare dinner, but it's worth every minute. I thought low-salt, low-fat cooking was giving up flavor, but it's not. I've recommended this book to several friends, and SO HAS MY HUSBAND. I actually feel better eating this way. I will serve these dishes to company. Eat recipe plainly lists the calories, fat breakdown and salt content.
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Summary: These recipes are NOT low-sodium!
Review: I can't believe the American Heart Association produces this book. As a recently diagnosed heart patient, sodium is a primary concern of mine. This book's title is terribly misleading--just because you don't add salt, doesn't mean there's not sodium in other ingredients. The recipes in this book are not any better than most of the recipes in our Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. Just because the title says no salt, doesn't mean that these recipes will reduce your sodium intake. Browse and compare the recipes to those of other cookbooks with nutritional information. The AHA should be ashamed of itself. I recommend Gazzaniga's No-Salt, Lowest Sodium cookbook.
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Summary: Not the book I really wanted.
Review: I can't say I'd buy this book for anyone else. I might give mine away to someone, that's for sure. I won't recommend it, either. The title is misleading. At least the No Salt, Lowest Sodium cookbook I found..., has a title that speaks what's inside the book. The Heart Association's book is for those who want low fat diets only. I don't think the Heart Association authors understand the difference between low salt and low sodium. It's the sodium we are concerned with. Too many recipes use high sodium ingredients -- including salt. There is a difference. The recipes taste as good in this book as in Gazzaniga's book (which are terrific), but that's because the authors are still dependent on salt and other high sodium ingredients. This book misses the mark by a mile.
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Summary: Not the book I really wanted.
Review: I can't say I'd buy this book for anyone else. I might give mine away to someone, that's for sure. I won't recommend it, either. The title is misleading. At least the No Salt, Lowest Sodium cookbook I found..., has a title that speaks what's inside the book. The Heart Association's book is for those who want low fat diets only. I don't think the Heart Association authors understand the difference between low salt and low sodium. It's the sodium we are concerned with. Too many recipes use high sodium ingredients -- including salt. There is a difference. The recipes taste as good in this book as in Gazzaniga's book (which are terrific), but that's because the authors are still dependent on salt and other high sodium ingredients. This book misses the mark by a mile.
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Summary: Good but not great
Review: I was looking for a cookbook with relatively light, relatively low-fat recipes. This book delivered what I was looking for, but nothing more. Some of the recipes are good, but some tend to be a little bland and somewhat involved to prepare.
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Summary: Good but not great
Review: I was looking for a cookbook with relatively light, relatively low-fat recipes. This book delivered what I was looking for, but nothing more. Some of the recipes are good, but some tend to be a little bland and somewhat involved to prepare.
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Summary: Great Tasting Low Salt Recipes
Review: Over-salted food is everywhere and one reason people get too much salt in their food is that many "cooks" think seasoning is salting.This book has a wide variety of great tasting, healthy recipes. Anyone interested in becoming a good cook can use it to learn how to really season foods. The book is a boon to those who know they need to lower their salt and a good idea for those who don't know it yet.
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Summary: Great Tasting Low Salt Recipes
Review: Over-salted food is everywhere and one reason people get too much salt in their food is that many "cooks" think seasoning is salting. This book has a wide variety of great tasting, healthy recipes. Anyone interested in becoming a good cook can use it to learn how to really season foods. The book is a boon to those who know they need to lower their salt and a good idea for those who don't know it yet.
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