Enjoy more than 95 of your favorites while you lose weight! Would you like to watch your caloric intake . . . but don't want to go on a diet? Help is here-from Cooking Light and this Special Edition, Best Ever Slim-Down Recipes! This useful guide is filled with more than 95 slim-down recipes that are low in calories, but high in flavor and satisfaction. Most of the main-dish recipes are just 400 calories per serving or less and can be paired with one or two sides and salads, and you have to create a complete, great-tasting meal. And like all Cooking Light recipes, these dishes are also low in saturated fat and sodium, but move flavor to the center of the plate. These hall-of-fame slim-down recipes feature beef (Peppercorn-Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Gremolata), chicken (Chicken, Potato, and Leek Pot Pie), and pork; pasta (Fettuccine Alfredo with Bacon), fish (Skillet-Cooked Shrimp with Romesco Sauce), and vegetarian dishes; soups and sandwiches; sides and salads; and a bonus section for last-minute meals that can be on the table in 20 minutes or less. Cooking Light Best Ever Slim-Down Recipes helps you shed the pounds and maintain that weight loss without tedious calorie counting and regimented plans.

Whether you're looking to shed a few pounds, feel refreshed, or simply make healthier lifestyle choices, better-for-you options don't have to mean boring meals.

COOKING LIGHT Best-Ever Recipe Makeovers Transform favorite foods into healthy recipes that taste and look spectacular For more than 30 years, Cooking Light has been your go-to resource for to delicious, healthful recipes. This useful special edition, packed with 116 recipes and mouth-watering photos, helps you transform favorites such as Chicken Enchiladas, Philly Cheesesteaks, and Chocolate Turtle Brownie Sundaes into dishes that are lower in sodium, saturated fat, and in calories, yet still delicious. Clever tweaks build healthier recipes that deliver big flavor and the same feeling of satisfaction and indulgence. What's your guilty pleasure? Takeout treats? Hearty main courses? Rich desserts? They're all here, in light yet delightful versions-116 recipes with full step-by-step instructions, glowing photos, and full nutritional information. Get ready to indulge sensibly with Cooking Light Best-Ever Recipe Makeovers!

The "Cooking Light: Volume 1" Boxed Set contains three (3) titles, all geared towards helping the reader live a healthy and productive life. Upon reading this Boxed Set, the reader will become an expert at preparing quick and easy, yet healthy and tasty meals for him/herself, friends or family. This Boxed Set includes information on preparing seafood and poultry freezer recipes, vegetarian freezer meal recipes, thawing freezer meals safely, the green juice diet, tips for dieting success, tasty green juice recipes, smoothie recipes for detox, smoothie recipes for vitality and health and many more.

"All the appetizing and inspiring recipes from 2012 can be found in this all-new collection by the editors of Cooking Light. This volume is filled with more than 700 recipes to bring new dishes and flavor combinations to your table, as well as fresh takes on all-time favorites. More than 70 full-color photographs, fresh ingredients, quick tips, the latest cooking techniques, and information about innovative kitchen equipment make this your must-have resource for preparing healthy and flavorful food. More than 100 menus are included to help you plan for every occasion. From everyday dinners to weekend entertaining, Cooking Light helps you round out your favorite dishes with excellent recipe-pairing suggestions."

Cook what you want to eat, without all the fat The editors of Everyday Food magazine know that it’s not enough to get dinner on the table in a snap—it also has to be good for the whole family. Everyday Food: Light features delicious, healthful recipes, all under 500 calories. Organized seasonally so you can take advantage of the freshest ingredients, this book shows you how to quickly make your favorite dishes in a way that’s light but nonetheless tempting. Making simple adjustments to your weeknight arsenal is easy with the step-by-step instructions on cooking techniques (like stir-frying and roasting), kitchen tools to help cut down on calories (such as a steamer basket and a citrus zester), and great low- or no-fat flavor boosters (marinades, herbs, and spices). And each recipe is accompanied by a beautiful color photograph and nutritional information to keep you motivated all week long. Here are some of the recipes you’ll find inside: • Oven-Fried Chicken • Saucy Shrimp and Grits • Lighter Eggplant Parmesan • Grilled Marinated Flank Steak • Olive-Oil Mashed Potatoes • Lighter Creamed Spinach • Tomato Salad with Olives and Lemon Zest • Light Chocolate-Chunk Brownies • Pear and Berry Crisp • Mini Mocha Cheesecakes Tips throughout explain what makes these recipes light, whether by using simple substitutions (such as whole-wheat tortillas instead of pizza crust), smart ways to cut back on fat (topping fish with bread crumbs rather than coating it in batter), or healthy cooking methods (baking onion rings instead of frying them). You’ll also find prep and cook times for each recipe, and plenty of one-pot meals that make great weeknight dinners for the whole family. Staying on track for a healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to mean relying on gimmicky diets or eating flavorless meals. With Everyday Food: Light, cooking fulfilling and tasty dinners has never been easier or more inspiring.

This enhanced edition of Everyday Food: Light includes hundreds of color photographs and 13 instructional step-by-step videos that demonstrate stir-frying, cooking in parchment, pan-searing fish, and more! Cook what you want to eat, without all the fat The editors of Everyday Food magazine know that it’s not enough to get dinner on the table in a snap—it also has to be good for the whole family. Everyday Food: Light features delicious, healthful recipes, all under 500 calories. Organized seasonally so you can take advantage of the freshest ingredients, this book shows you how to quickly make your favorite dishes in a way that’s light but nonetheless tempting. Making simple adjustments to your weeknight arsenal is easy with the step-by-step instructions on cooking techniques (like stir-frying and roasting), kitchen tools to help cut down on calories (such as a steamer basket and a citrus zester), and great low- or no-fat flavor boosters (marinades, herbs, and spices). And each recipe is accompanied by a beautiful color photograph and nutritional information to keep you motivated all week long. Here are some of the recipes you’ll find inside: • Oven-Fried Chicken • Saucy Shrimp and Grits • Lighter Eggplant Parmesan • Grilled Marinated Flank Steak • Olive-Oil Mashed Potatoes • Lighter Creamed Spinach • Tomato Salad with Olives and Lemon Zest • Light Chocolate-Chunk Brownies • Pear and Berry Crisp • Mini Mocha Cheesecakes Tips throughout explain what makes these recipes light, whether by using simple substitutions (such as whole-wheat tortillas instead of pizza crust), smart ways to cut back on fat (topping fish with bread crumbs rather than coating it in batter), or healthy cooking methods (baking onion rings instead of frying them). You’ll also find prep and cook times for each recipe, and plenty of one-pot meals that make great weeknight dinners for the whole family. Staying on track for a healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to mean relying on gimmicky diets or eating flavorless meals. With Everyday Food: Light, cooking fulfilling and tasty dinners has never been easier or more inspiring.

Thirty-two-year-old Cheryl is tired of being overweight, and she's finally gathered the courage to do something about it. But she worries about sacrificing her favorite foods or committing to the latest fad diet only to fail miserably. Sound familiar? Cheryl represents anyone who has struggled to maintain health and sanity while losing weight and offers a voice to everyone engaged in the ongoing battle to take off-and keep off-unwanted pounds. Award-winning physician Nikki Lang, M.D., uses the character of Cheryl to deliver sound and sensible principles, tips, and advice on losing weight and refreshingly easy-to-implement diet, exercise, and lifestyle adjustments that will have you well on your way to better health. In this down-to-earth weight-loss guide, Dr. Lang reveals the surprising answers to these and many other frequently asked questions: How is breakfast vital to shedding pounds? Why do more meals increase weight loss? Why do people who weigh more cook less? How is time management critical to good health? Which types of exercise are crucial for fitness? Don't settle for "miracle" pills, popular celebrity diets, or expensive meal plans. Learn the secrets to changing your weight-and your life-for good!

It’s hard keeping up with the nutritional needs for kids, and even harder getting them to actually eat many of these foods. Learn how to get your athlete on the right track. With athletic kids, there’s even more to pay attention to! Most young athletes are not eating properly to compete--too many convenient but empty calories that are doing them more harm than good. As a result, these young athletes are losing energy when they should be increasing it, feeling deterred when they should be motivated, and decreasing muscle mass when they need it more than ever. Fortunately, with the right nutrition, young athletes can increase their energy, bolster their motivation, gain muscle mass, overcome fatigue, and improve their performance. Registered dietitian and childhood nutrition expert Jill Castle has written this must-read resource for every parent of active kids ages eight through eighteen. In Eat Like a Champion, parents will find help in: Tailoring diets for training, competition, and even off-season Finding the best food options, whether at home or on the go Addressing counterproductive or unhealthy patterns Understanding where supplements, sports drinks, and performance-enhancing substances do--and don’t--fit in Complete with charts, recipes, and practical meal and snack ideas that can help athletic youngsters eat to win, Eat Like a Champion just may be the difference-maker in your athlete’s next game!

The third book in the best-selling Fresh Food Fast series is helping the home cook go superfast. Cooking Light Fresh Food Superfast is packed with more than 280 all-new recipes that fit the trusted Fresh Food Fast 5-ingredient, 15-minute equation--and 100 of those can be prepared with 4 ingredients or less or in 10 minutes or less!

Following its popular predecessors, Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast and Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast Weeknight Meals, Cooking Light Fresh Food Superfast is packed with even more exciting features. "Fix It Faster" tip boxes offer suggestions on how to speed things up; "Ingredient Spotlights" focuses on fresh convenience products that help rev up prep time-without sacrificing freshness or fl avor; "Quick Flips" offers substitution ideas to completely transform a recipe into a new one; and a "Seasonal Produce Guide" gives readers guidelines for fresh produce purchasing and storing. The book also provides a side dish suggestion for many recipes, as well as practical tips from the Cooking Light experts to help reduce time in the kitchen. From Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken to Chocolate-Hazelnut Panini Sundaes, Fresh Food Superfast takes the guesswork out of meal planning and helps readers put dinner on the table in a flash.