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A review by karaleecupcake
The 150 Healthiest Comfort Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About How to Make Over Your Diet and Lose Weight While Still Enjoying the Foods You Love and Crave by Jonny Bowden, Jeannette Bessinger
2.0
The cookbook turns classic comfort foods into healthier versions without comprising taste. The recipes start off with a brief introduction of the changes made to make it healthier and there are frequent note sections to make the recipe even healthier as well as substitutions or variations that can be made.
However, I have several problems with the cookbook. As a visual person, I love seeing pictures of the recipes so I know how it looks and it often helps me decide what to make, but at most 25% of the recipes have a photo. Another problem is that under the meatless recipes, there are recipes that contain meat products such as the fettuccine aldredo which contains chicken broth and chicken bullion despite it being the first meatless recipe. Another "meatless" recipe is eggplant parm that contains turkey bacon for a richer flavor. As a vegetarian, I expect meatless recipes to contain no meat (FYI chicken and turkey are meats). Obviously I can make the substitutions myself, but there should not be any meat in meatless recipes. Lastly, a minor issue I have is that the steps in the directions are not numbered. When I follow along in a recipe, it is helpful having the steps numbered so I can easily find what step I am on and what I need to do next. This is difficult to do especially for the longer recipes.
Overall, there are some side dishes and desserts I am interested in making, but the cookbook is not for me.
However, I have several problems with the cookbook. As a visual person, I love seeing pictures of the recipes so I know how it looks and it often helps me decide what to make, but at most 25% of the recipes have a photo. Another problem is that under the meatless recipes, there are recipes that contain meat products such as the fettuccine aldredo which contains chicken broth and chicken bullion despite it being the first meatless recipe. Another "meatless" recipe is eggplant parm that contains turkey bacon for a richer flavor. As a vegetarian, I expect meatless recipes to contain no meat (FYI chicken and turkey are meats). Obviously I can make the substitutions myself, but there should not be any meat in meatless recipes. Lastly, a minor issue I have is that the steps in the directions are not numbered. When I follow along in a recipe, it is helpful having the steps numbered so I can easily find what step I am on and what I need to do next. This is difficult to do especially for the longer recipes.
Overall, there are some side dishes and desserts I am interested in making, but the cookbook is not for me.