Recommendation for Cookbooks?

[WantFit]

Hi,

I recently started diligently tracking my calories intake. I realized how bad my diet was. I did not eat much fat stuff. But my food structures easily tip my intake over 1500 per day.

Could you guys recommend me some cookbooks that including nutrition fact in each receipe? Since I am full time working mom with two young kids, I also would prefer the cookbooks would cost less time and money.


Thanks

 

[kathryn]

I recently started diligently tracking my calories intake. I realized how bad my diet was. I did not eat much fat stuff. But my food structures easily tip my intake over 1500 per day.

Are you saying your diet is 'bad' because of the calorie count?
That's not high, especially for someone who is active.
What are you aiming for?

Are you maintaining the weight you want with this calorie intake? Then I wouldn't think it's too high (if that's what you are concerned about).

 

[WantFit]

Are you saying your diet is 'bad' because of the calorie count?
That's not high, especially for someone who is active.
What are you aiming for?

Are you maintaining the weight you want with this calorie intake? Then I wouldn't think it's too high (if that's what you are concerned about).

I tried to get rid of my body fat. I am currently at 27.8 - 28.5% according to my scale. I can tell from my mid section pouch. I had hard time to lose weight. I lost 4 lbs starting Feb 1 when I started STS. But now I am stucked.

I would like to get body fat around 18.5%. I am 5'3", I am currently 129lb.

My problem is I like to eat rice and fruit and veg. They are all high in Calories. So it is so easy for me to over 1500, most often around 1700. I did STS, then added long hard cardio on Sat. If I can work with my schedule, I will throw in cardio in between STS.

 

[Beavs]

For cook books, Ellie Krieger's "The Food You Crave"
http://www.amazon.com/Food-You-Crave-Luscious-Recipes/dp/1600850219

 

[sancho]

I use Cooking Light magazines. I enjoy getting new recipes each month. I believe you can go on their website and do searches.

 

[hiitdogs]

My problem is I like to eat rice and fruit and veg. They are all high in Calories. So it is so easy for me to over 1500, most often around 1700.

Rice, fruit and veggies are high in calories ???

Those are the main staples of my diet and I lose 2 lbs per week on average. I am taller than you are but if you are active 1,500 calories sounds too low. My weightloss usually stalls if I don't eat enough fruit and veggies, it may be that my body thinks that vitamins are lacking and hangs on to evey pound for dear life

I like
Tosca Reno's Eat Clean for Family and Kids
Williams Sonoma Essentials of Healthful Cooking
Ani's Raw Food Kitchen by Ani Phyo
The Raw Transformation by Wendy Rudell

 

[Beavs]

I hear ice cream sundaes and pints of Guinness are very low in calories.

 

[lala1]

I, too, use Cooking Light. I generally use the online version, but I´m not sure how much of that is available if you are not a subscriber.

 

[Mos Nef]

For cook books, Ellie Krieger's "The Food You Crave"
http://www.amazon.com/Food-You-Crave-Luscious-Recipes/dp/1600850219

I second that recommendation. I started out trying a few recipes of Ellie's that I'd seen on her Food Network show, Healthy Appetite. I loved them, so I decided to pick up her cook book, later on. It has all the nutrition info for the recipes and lots of photos, too.

I recommend you check out some of the free recipes on her Food Network page (these have calorie and nutrition info listed, as well), and if you like them, you can then decide if you want to go ahead and purchase her book. Here's her FN page: http://www.foodnetwork.com/healthy-appetite-with-ellie-krieger/index.html

 

[WantFit]

Rice, fruit and veggies are high in calories ???

Those are the main staples of my diet and I lose 2 lbs per week on average. I am taller than you are but if you are active 1,500 calories sounds too low. My weightloss usually stalls if I don't eat enough fruit and veggies, it may be that my body thinks that vitamins are lacking and hangs on to evey pound for dear life

I like
Tosca Reno's Eat Clean for Family and Kids
Williams Sonoma Essentials of Healthful Cooking
Ani's Raw Food Kitchen by Ani Phyo
The Raw Transformation by Wendy Rudell

That is why I was surprised. Like one cup of steamed rice (no salt, just water and steamed), it has about 230 calories, I normally can eat 2 cups. Here goes 460. Then like recently I ate mango, one lagre fresh mango has 101, and two tbsp almond butter has 190! those two little spoons, can hardly fill corner of my stomach, costs me almost 200. My mom homemade rice cake, with glutinous and red bean paste and sugar and oil, cost me 250 for 4 pieces. See, I can hardly fill eating anything, I already used up my calories for the day. Here I did not even count my beloved pasta.

According to sparkpeople, in order to lose fat, my intake should be around 1550. If I workout, my calories burn would be between 2300 - 2400. Without workout during the week, my calories burn is around 1895. See my deficit will not reach 500.

I will go check out the books you suggests.

 

[WantFit]

I second that recommendation. I started out trying a few recipes of Ellie's that I'd seen on her Food Network show, Healthy Appetite. I loved them, so I decided to pick up her cook book, later on. It has all the nutrition info for the recipes and lots of photos, too.

I recommend you check out some of the free recipes on her Food Network page (these have calorie and nutrition info listed, as well), and if you like them, you can then decide if you want to go ahead and purchase her book. Here's her FN page: http://www.foodnetwork.com/healthy-appetite-with-ellie-krieger/index.html

I will go Costco tomorrow to check out if they have her book. Thanks for her FN website.

 

[nancy324]

That is why I was surprised. Like one cup of steamed rice (no salt, just water and steamed), it has about 230 calories, I normally can eat 2 cups. Here goes 460. Then like recently I ate mango, one lagre fresh mango has 101, and two tbsp almond butter has 190! those two little spoons, can hardly fill corner of my stomach, costs me almost 200. My mom homemade rice cake, with glutinous and red bean paste and sugar and oil, cost me 250 for 4 pieces. See, I can hardly fill eating anything, I already used up my calories for the day. Here I did not even count my beloved pasta.

Vegetables and fruits are generally low in calories, and should be the mainstay, in my opinion, of everyone's diet, regardless of whether weight loss is a goal. Eat a diet plentiful in broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, mushrooms, lettuce, cucumbers, asparagus, zucchini, red and white cabbage, scallions, etc. You'll use all the calories in these veggies just chewing them. Berries, apples, oranges, clementines, grapefruits, melons, peaches and plums are all low-calorie fruits that will keep the doctor away.

 

[littlefiretop]

I like the cooking light magazines too. I also I have a couple of the cookbooks that they put out as well. There is a new one that they published this year that I love, its the Cooking Light, Fresh Food Fast. Its one with meals with 5 ingredients or 15 min prep time. So far everything I have tried meets both of those parameters. Which is great for me as I dont mind cooking, but its really easy as a single person, with very long work days to not even bother to cook and just grab whats around, these recipes help.

Mary

 

[WantFit]

I like the cooking light magazines too. I also I have a couple of the cookbooks that they put out as well. There is a new one that they published this year that I love, its the Cooking Light, Fresh Food Fast. Its one with meals with 5 ingredients or 15 min prep time. So far everything I have tried meets both of those parameters. Which is great for me as I dont mind cooking, but its really easy as a single person, with very long work days to not even bother to cook and just grab whats around, these recipes help.

Mary

Mary, I saw "Cooking light, Fresh Food Fast" in Costco today. I bought Homestyle Low Fat. It's less expensive than "Cooking Light". I like Cooking light. After I save some more, I will get it.

Nancy, do you mean if I eat a lot of vegetable and fruit, even I past the calories in take limited, it should be fine for me?

Thanks

 

[kathryn]

My problem is I like to eat rice and fruit and veg. They are all high in Calories. So it is so easy for me to over 1500, most often around 1700. I did STS, then added long hard cardio on Sat. If I can work with my schedule, I will throw in cardio in between STS.

I'd cut back on the rice, and up the veggies (most veggies aren't high in calories, and fruits and veggies have beneficial phytonutrients in them). Make sure it's brown rice. Or better: sub with another grain at least occasionally, like quinoa or millet.

I'll bet if you look at your diet, it's not the rice, fruits and veggies that are the big calories (unless you eat a LOT of rice).

 

[TeTe]

"The Art of Simple Food," by Alice Waters. Great book!