• Features 50 delicious new recipes • Includes new meal plan feature that targets readers' daily sodium intake thresholds

Features 50 delicious new recipes. Includes new meal plan feature that targets readers' daily sodium intake thresholds.

When someone is trying to curb his or her sodium intake, preparing food that is tasty and nutritious can be difficult. This book offers readers over 250 recipes the whole family can enjoy. From appetizers to desserts and everything in between, this book focuses on everyday recipes families will love, put together with simple and flavourful salt substitutes. Over 250 appealing, easy-to-prepare recipes, including snacks, sauces, and condiments, categories often loaded with sodium. Covers the many herbs and spices that can be used as salt substitutes and provides advice on how to find the hidden sodium content in unlabelled foods and when eating out. More than 65 million Americans suffer from hypertension.

For those 65 million Americans who suffer from hypertension, as well as everyone else who has to or wants to curb their sodium intake, preparing meals that are both tasty and nutritionally responsible can prove to be very difficult. Throw in the culinary preferences of other family members, and finding meals everyone will enjoy can be as painful as adding salt to a wound, right . . . ? Not anymore. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-Sodium Mealsoffers readers more than 250 delicious recipes the whole family can get excited about. From appetizers to desserts and everything in between, this book focuses on the everyday kinds of recipes families have grown to love and can put together with simple and flavourful salt substitutes. Readers might not see that hard-to-find recipe for carrot soup with leek and blood orange, but they will discover lots of delicious and easy-to-prepare, low-sodium recipes.

For those 18 million Americans who suffer from diabetes, preparing meals that are both tasty and medically responsible can be very difficult. Throw in the culinary preferences of other family members and finding meals that everyone can enjoy can seem impossible, right . . ? Not any more. The Complete Idiot s Guide to Terrific Diabetic Mealsoffers readers 300 recipes the whole family can get excited about. From appetizers to desserts and everything in between, this book focuses on the everyday kinds of recipes that families have grown to love and can put together with the ingredients they tend to keep around the house.

Create great, low-sodium meals in a jiffy while still enjoying all the foods and flavors you love with 500 15-Minute Low-Sodium Recipes! In these pages, you’ll be treated to dishes so delightful you’d never guess they’re low in salt and quick to prepare. Packed with 500 recipes to choose from, you’ll find everything from beef, chicken, and vegetables dishes to international takeout-style recipes, desserts, and more. And with 15 minutes or less prep time on every recipe, staying on track is as easy as pie! You’ll also find a nutritional breakdown on every recipe, making it easier than ever to track your daily sodium intake. Just a few of the easy and delicious low-salt recipes: Quick Chicken a la King Steak Stroganoff Baked Tilapia Rockefeller Quick and Easy Gazpacho Cranberry Pork Roast Grilled Chocolate-Filled Bananas Nutty Apple Wedges Cutting sodium doesn’t mean cutting flavor or variety, or spending hours in the kitchen on complicated recipes. Make staying on course easy—and delicious!—with 500 15-Minute Low Sodium Recipes.

People who want to lose weight are faced with a dizzying array of options: low-fat, low-carb, gluten-free . . . the list is endless. But the truth behind them all is that the only real way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in. Those who have rediscovered calorie counting want calorie-controlled options that take the guesswork out of dieting. But they also want food they can enjoy and feel good about. And for many, that means going light on the artificial sweeteners. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to 200-, 300- and 400-Calorie Meals helps readers put together a meal plan that keeps them to their calorie goals and helps them lose weight safely—and keep it off. In this book, readers will find:A system for calculating a calorie budget based on current weight, activity levels, and weight-loss goals. • How to keep track of calories consumed and estimate calorie content of meals on the go. • Two weeks of meal plans for various calorie-budget levels. • Eating schedules to keep people feeling full and satisfied between meals. • Recipes for 300- and 400-calorie meals that taste great. • Recipes for 200-calorie snacks and light meals to satisfy hunger without blowing the diet. • Ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without overdosing on artificial sweeteners, which often make people crave more sugar.