Taste of Home: Comfort Food Diet Cookbook: New Quick & Easy Favorites: Slim Down with 427 Satisfying

I love this series but this cookbook has the exact same recipes as previous ones. I will not purchase any new ones until they start putting new recipes in it. Otherwise it's like buying the same book twice just different covers.

This is the third in the Comfort Food Diet cookbook series and Taste of Home definitely delivers once again. The first two cookbooks Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook and Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook: New Family Classic s Collection: Lose Weight with 416 More Great Recipes! were winners in our home from the very first recipe tried. There hasn't been a recipe in any of the books that we have tried that has been anything less than great. Almost every single recipe has a color photo and all recipes have complete nutritional information. This isn't fancy five star restaurant fare that's going to send you to every grocery store in a 100 mile radius looking for ingredients. Instead, these are good old down home favorites made healthy, using real ingredients that we all are familiar with and that are easily found in almost any grocery store. These days, with so many recipes available online, it's rare that a cookbook earns its way into my collection, but these three books are at the head of the class. As an added bonus (as if you needed one), these books come with an attached card inside the book for a free year of Taste of Home Healthy Cooking magazine, which normally retails for $23.94 and delivers the same great recipes that Taste of Home is always known for but healthier.

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I will say I've only tried 3 recipes from this book, but most of the recipes included sound awesome. I can be picky when it comes to food, but I am willing to try most of these at least once. So far I have made the chili con carne, beef stew, and Mexican manicotti. My husband and I have enjoyed each one. I can't wait to try more over the coming weeks and months. I really like the recipes for 2. I don't usually like making large meals because they either go to waste or I end up eating too much the night I make them.

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I enjoy cooking, but am usually disappointed that the recipes in "diet" cookbooks are too bland or full of artificial sweeteners. (In fact, the addition of the word "diet" in the title of this cookbook almost prevented me from getting it.)

The first part of the book is a nice overview of the importance of proper nutrition for health and weight loss (or maintenance). There is also a 6-week menu plan.

The best part of the book are the recipes and full-color pictures. The ingredient lists are generally small (10-12 items tops) and are things you will probably have in your pantry or fridge. The nutrition facts are clear (calorie counts are included next to the recipe name, as well) and include the details you would need to calculate WW Points+ or diabetic exchanges.

So far, we have tried (and enjoyed):

Blueberry-stuffed French toast (pg 92)

Potato egg bake (pg 98)

Curried chicken rice soup (pg 107)

Little kick jalapeno burgers (pg 136)

Southwest vegetarian bake (pg 148)

Gruyere Mashed potatoes (pg 197) -and seriously yummy

Frozen fruit cups (pg 237)

Scrambled egg muffins (pg 268)

I recommend this cookbook, as it has tasty recipes with a healthy (or "diet", if you insist) twist. Nothing I made from the cookbook tasted fake or low-calorie. And I appreciate the attention to healthy eating, rather than a get-skinny-quick mentality. Overall, highly recommended.

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This cookbook was fantastic! I'm always looking for ways to eat better yet still have the food be tasty, but those recipes are hard to find. However, Taste of Home hit the mark with this cookbook. I've already tried several recipes and have loved every single one of them. My kids already have the book marked up and flagged recipes for me to try. I was impressed.

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