The Fat Flush Cookbook

出版者:McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books

作者:Gittleman, Ann Louise

页数:288

出版时间:2002-11

价格:$ 22.54

装帧:HRD

isbn号码:9780071407946

具体描述

This is the companion cookbook to the national best-selling weight-loss plan that's changing the way America diets. Ann Louise Gittleman created a weight loss phenomenon with the "New York Times" best-selling "The Fat Flush Plan". With its unique focus on detoxifying the body and flushing away fat, this program has helped thousands to keep the weight off and lead healthier lives. Now she has created "The Fat Flush Cookbook", with more than 200 recipes using fat-flushing foods and thermogenic herbs and spices introduced in "The Fat Flush Plan" to cleanse the body.This tasty, heart-smart volume includes: time-saving, one-dish dinners; packable lunches; vegetarian-friendly ideas; serving options for singles and families; and, an extended list of name brands suitable for fat flushing. With delicious recipes, fat flushing information, and meal choices to suit every lifestyle, "The Fat Flush Cookbook" is perfect for the millions of people across the country struggling to keep the weight off and lead a healthier, happier life.'Ann Louise's Fat Flush Plan is dietary common sense for all the right reasons - it's balanced, it's a program you can safely stay on for life, and it works' - Dr. Barry Sears, author of "The Zone". 'A unique program that shows you how to shed unwanted pounds while improving your health, thus building a bridge between beauty and vitality' - "Share Guide". 'The Fat Flush Plan has all of the elements to help change America's approach to achieving and maintaining a healthy body...it has been field tested by thousands of individuals who have contributed to its continuing evolution from a basic diet to a comprehensive lifestyle program' - "Total Health Magazine". With the Fat Flush Plan, Ann Louise Gittleman showed the world how to detoxify the body using foods that flush away fat while building vitality and strength, leading to a healthier overall lifestyle.And now it's even easier to do, with "The Fat Flush Cookbook". This delicious volume contains more than 200 recipes using fat-flushing foods and featuring the thermogenic herbs and spices - including ginger, cayenne, mustard, anise, fennel, and cinnamon - that help to cleanse the system. With a diverse array of recipes to fit all lifestyles and tastes, fat flush novices and veterans alike can find new and tasty ways to incorporate this program into their daily lives. In addition, "The Fat Flush Cookbook" shares new research behind the way the Fat Flush Plan works. It explains why certain Fat Flush staples speed up fat loss and provide profound detoxifying benefits while protecting overall health. Some of these key fat-flushing ingredients include: lean proteins, phytonutrient-dense vegetables and fruits, psyllium, lemons, flaxseed and flaxseed oil, thermogenic herbs and spices, high-protein whey, stevia cooking broths, and cranberries.These ingredients are prominently featured in the book's recipes, along with explanations of their benefits and alternative ways to use them in meals. Cranberries, for example, which are now ranked among the best health foods we can consume, are an essential component to the success of Fat Flushers everywhere, and "The Fat Flush Cookbook" provides creative ways to enjoy this delicacy - along with tips on simple ways to sneak all these staples into existing favorites without making any major adjustments. Whether you use this book as a companion to the Fat Flush plan, or simply as a stand-alone cookbook to supplement your daily diet, "The Fat Flush Cookbook" will help to create a variety of delicious, healthy meals that will contribute to your health and well-being...for life.

用户评价

这本书的排版和设计简直是一场视觉的盛宴！封面那种柔和的暖色调，加上字体选择的精致感，立刻让人觉得这是一本充满生活气息和实用性的食谱，而不是那种冷冰冰的理论书籍。内页的纸张质感非常舒服，油墨印刷清晰又不刺眼，即使用餐具在旁边翻阅也不会担心弄脏或者模糊。最让我惊喜的是那些照片，每一道菜的摆盘都像艺术品一样，色彩搭配和谐得让人食指大动。尤其是那些复杂一些的菜肴，图片居然能清晰地展示出关键步骤的细节，这对于我这种厨房新手来说简直是救命稻草。我记得我尝试做一道椰香咖喱鸡时，光是看图片上的香料混合的层次感，我就明白了厨师想要达到的风味深度。而且，这本书的布局非常合理，从基础食材的准备清单到烹饪流程，逻辑性极强，完全没有那种东拼西凑的感觉。阅读体验极佳，让人愿意一页一页地翻下去，仿佛而不是在学习食谱，而是在欣赏一本美食杂志。即便是放在客厅的书架上，它也能成为一道亮丽的风景线，足见出版方在细节上的用心良苦。

从实操性的角度来看，这本书的实用性简直是出乎我的意料。我过去买过很多食谱，要么是步骤过于精简导致操作困难，要么就是要求使用我厨房里根本找不到的稀有设备。但是《The Fat Flush Cookbook》里的配方，大部分都非常注重厨房的“可行性”。我试做了好几道菜，从快速的周中晚餐到周末的精致早午餐，每一步的计时和温度建议都精准得令人称奇。例如，关于烤蔬菜的部分，它给出了不同硬度蔬菜的先后放入建议，避免了胡萝卜还硬邦邦而西兰花已经焦糊的尴尬场面。更赞的是，很多食谱都提供了“快速版本”和“慢炖版本”的切换指南，让我可以根据当天的时间安排灵活调整。这充分体现了作者对现代人忙碌生活的理解和尊重。我再也不用因为时间不够而放弃自己动手做饭的计划了。它真正做到了将复杂的健康理念转化为日常可执行的菜单，这一点对于我这种追求效率的上班族来说，是无价的。

我必须强调一下这本书的语言风格，它不是那种故作高深的营养学教科书的腔调，而是像一位经验丰富、和蔼可亲的邻家大厨在娓娓道来。作者在介绍每道菜的起源或者食材替换建议时，用的词汇非常接地气，充满了人情味。比如，当提到某种特定调味料可能不好买到时，作者会立刻给出几种日常厨房里常见的替代品及其对最终风味可能产生的影响，这种细致入微的体贴，让我感觉自己不是在被动接受指令，而是在进行一场平等的、充满探索的烹饪对话。这种交流感极大地降低了我对“健康饮食”的畏惧感，我不再觉得做一顿健康餐就意味着要放弃所有的味蕾享受。翻开这本书，感觉就像得到了一个私人定制的健康饮食教练的指导，他不仅告诉我“该做什么”，更重要的是解释了“为什么这样做”，这种对底层逻辑的阐述，远比死记硬背食谱有效得多。我甚至会带着这本书在超市里逛悠悠，对照着配料表，信心倍增地挑选食材。

我尤其欣赏这本书在食材选择上的“包容性”，这绝对不是一本只推崇少数昂贵“超级食物”的食谱。相反，它鼓励你从你已经拥有的、容易获得的日常食材中去发掘潜力。在处理蛋白质来源时，作者非常平衡地展示了鱼肉、禽肉以及植物性蛋白质的各种处理手法，并且非常坦诚地讨论了不同肉类在烹饪过程中需要注意的火候差异。例如，在处理某些海鲜时，它清晰地指出了“过火一分钟，风味尽失”的关键点，并配上了判断熟度的视觉参考。这种对食材特性的深刻洞察，使得即便是初次接触这些食材的读者，也能很快掌握烹饪的精髓。这本书带来的不仅仅是菜谱，更是一种对食材本身怀有敬畏之心和充分了解的烹饪哲学，让我对“吃”这件事有了更深层次的认识和尊重。

这本书的章节划分逻辑非常清晰，它不像很多食谱那样仅仅按照“早餐/午餐/晚餐”简单粗暴地分类。我发现它巧妙地融入了“功能性”和“烹饪难度/时间”的双重维度进行组织。比如，它有一个专门的篇章聚焦于如何利用剩菜进行二次创作，这简直是为我这种有“剩菜焦虑症”的人量身定做的。另一个很棒的设计是，很多基础的酱汁、调味油和腌料都有单独的、详细的介绍页面，这些“万能配方”可以独立出来制作并储存，极大地提升了日常烹饪的效率。我甚至发现，它在不同章节之间存在一种知识的递进关系，比如基础烹饪技巧部分讲授的煎制手法，在后面的主菜部分得到了完美的实战应用。这种系统性的知识构建，让阅读过程变成了一种持续学习和技能积累的过程，而不是单纯地查找某个菜谱，这让这本书的价值远超一本普通的烹饪指南。