low-fat diet

An introduction to cooking in Turkey, featuring such recipes as spinach-filled Anatolian flat bread, lamb kebabs, and baklava. Also includes information on the history, geography, customs, and people of this partly European and partly Asian country.

Presents a comprehensive study that explains how and why the body stores calories, burns fat, and reacts to certain foods; and offers advice on creating an effective diet and exercise plan.

An introduction to Cuban cooking featuring traditional recipes for yucca with garlic sauce, creole chicken, mango and papaya milkshake. Also includes information on the history, geography, customs, and people of this Caribbean island nation.

An introduction to the cooking of Vietnam featuring such recipes as spring rolls, sweet and sour soup, and Vietnamese fried rice. Also includes information about the land, history, and holidays of this south-east Asian country.

Presents more than 150 recipes for healthy desserts, with information on calories, fat, and cholesterol for each recipe.

Contains two hundred recipes for snacks, treats, and small meals, each with fewer than two hundred calories, covering breakfast foods, salads, appetizers, dips, dinners, tortillas, beverages, and cupcakes and other sweets.

An introduction to the cooking of China that features basic recipes for rice and tea, appetizers and soups, main dishes, vegetables, and desserts, as well as holiday and festival foods; presents details on the Chinese dining table and dining traditions; and provides low-fat and vegetarian alternatives.