Book Review
Are you hungry? The number-one New York Times bestselling phenomenon is back--with even more yum-a-licious guilt-free recipes. This time, the easiest ones on the planet! Hungry Girl's recipes aren't just delicious, they're SUPER-SIMPLE, too. Hungry Girl 1-2-3 will help you make the world's most delicious guilt-free appetizers, meals, snacks, desserts, etc., with practically no effort whatsoever! There are loads of crock-pot recipes, microwavable meals, HG's famous "foil packs," and more. Some are such a cinch, you won't even have to turn on the oven or stove! Really.
Try Your Hand at These Easy Recipes from Hungry Girl 1-2-3
| Chunky Veggie Pumpkin Chili
Our friend canned pumpkin is at it again, adding fun, fiber, and flavor to this incredible chili. The taste is mellow but can easily be spiced up with extra cayenne or some hot sauce.
Ingredients
(Makes 11 Servings)
One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
One 15-ounce can pure pumpkin
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
½ tablespoon cayenne pepper, or
more to taste
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
¼ teaspoon salt, or more to taste
½ teaspoon ground cumin | One 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
One 15-ounce can chili beans (pinto beans
in chili sauce), not drained
One 15-ounce can black beans, drained
and rinsed
½ cup canned diced green chiles
2 cups chopped portabella mushrooms
1½ cups chopped zucchini
1½ cups chopped onion |
Directions
Add crushed tomatoes, pumpkin, garlic, and all the seasonings to the crock pot. Mix well.
Add diced tomatoes, both types of beans, diced green chiles, and all the veggies.
Stir thoroughly. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or on low for 7 to 8 hours. | |
 | Holy Moly Cannoli Cones
These might actually be the cutest food items in the entire book. But let’s put adorableness aside for a moment . . . they TASTE AWESOME!!! Try serving these at parties and your events will immediately become 37 percent more enjoyable.
Ingredients
(Makes 6 Servings)
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons fat-free ricotta cheese
2/3 cup Cool Whip Free, thawed
2½ tablespoons Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
1 tablespoon sugar-free fat-free vanilla instant pudding mix
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
2 tablespoons mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided
6 sugar cones (like the kind by Keebler)
Directions
Place all ingredients except chocolate chips and sugar cones in a medium bowl.
Using a handheld electric mixer set to high speed, mix until fully combined and
fluffy. Fold in half of the chocolate chips.
Transfer mixture to a large plastic bag, squeezing it down toward one bottom corner of
the bag. Snip that corner off with scissors, so that you have a makeshift piping bag.
Gently squeeze the ricotta mixture into the cones, evenly distributing it among them.
Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips evenly on top of the filling in each cone. | | | | | |
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 Honestly I wish I could get my money back |
| Review Date: September 2, 2010 |
| Reviewer: dulces78, Fairfax, VA |
I was really looking forward to getting this book but I was amazed by the ingredients in half the recipes. Also the sodium counts! One recipe had a single serving had 1200 mg of sodium! 1200! I can't stand to eat something low fat/low calorie that then bloats me up because of all the salt I just ate. What's the point in that?
I really don't like having recipes where I have to use all artificially flavored or artificially sweetened foods. I have tried to see what I could possibly make out of the whole book. The only thing I might even want is the french toast style waffles. This recipe involves taking nutrigrain low fat frozen waffles and then adding the typical ingredients for french toast (swapping out egg for egg substitute). That's not too bad but again sodium starts to rack up when you are using 3-5 ingredients of processed foods.
I bought three cookbooks after this one that I love. Devin Alexander's "Fast food Fix", "The Most decadent diet" and "I can't believe it's not fattening". Now those I love! The most recent "I can't believe it's not fattening" tries its best to still use some items that are prepackaged products to save time but she focuses on all natural products and tries to keep all her recipes healthy. I have made dozens of items from each of these books but I have yet to still be able to make anything from the HG 1-2-3 book.
I was so dissapointed with the recipes, plus even the food in the pictures looks unappealing. I highly recommend you not buy this book and try something else. Even eating lean cuisines will be better for your health. At least there you are only looking at 500-600 mg of sodium per meal. You can get at least three lean cuisines for the price of this book. |
Just ok
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| Review Date: August 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ann S, South Carolina |
| So I've been looking through the recipes in this book and am disappointed in what I see in some cases but I'm not ready to give the book a bad review as I haven't tried many of the recipes yet. What I'm disappointed in is the small amount of ingredients used to keep the calories low. Here's an example. A recipe calls for 1 tablespoon of mini chocolate chips in the funky monkey squares. This recipe makes 9 servings. That's like 2 mini choc chips in each square - not very chocolaty. This is just one example. For just a few more calories, you could double the mini choc chips and make it good. You have to decide for yourself how much you are willing to give up. These just totally lose the "chocolate banana fun" she proclaims with this tiny amount of choc. |
Not guilt-free
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| Review Date: July 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Gogh Me, TEXAS |
I always sit down & look through recipe books before buying them, and it's saved me from wasting money on books not worth half their recipes. This is one of those books, I would feel guilty buying/making/eating a lot of these recipes. Total disappointment, I'd love low cal & easy recipes, but I want them to be healthy too.
I guess if you feel guilty because of the number of calories you eat than this book is full of guilt-free recipes. But if you feel guilty poisoning your body with chemicals & an unhealthy balance of electrolytes (too little potassium & too high of sodium) than DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. |
awesome recipes
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| Review Date: July 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: smalls, |
| I am very glad I purchased this cookbook. Not only does it have some very good recipes they are also low calorie, and most usually things you have in pantry. |
SOund Good
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| Review Date: July 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: B. King, THE SOUTH |
| I have read thru this book and marked some recipes...it sounds like it will be very good but I haven't actually tried them yet |
Really Smart!
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| Review Date: July 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jen, |
| By using just a few simple substitutions and adjusted cooking methods you can stay satisfied without sacrificing taste! Genius! I am incorporating the recipes into my weight watchers plan and staying full and not feeling like I am depriving myself. Love these books! |
Perfect for the On-The-Go College Kid!
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| Review Date: July 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Chelsea P, |
When I first went to college, I lived in the dorms and had the luxury of having the dining hall downstairs from me. Nowadays, I live off campus and have to fend for myself. With a packed schedule, little patience, and not the best culinary skills in the world- Hungry Girl has made yummy cooking possible for me!
I do get all the complaints about her using low-fat/fat-free/non-healthy foods. The thing to do is just use her cookbooks as a supplement to an already balanced diet. If you are more into the healthy and organic eating, these books probably aren't going to be on your bookshelf. If you are looking for lower calorie, easy versions of your favorite meals- buy this book! I am the type of person who just can't limit her to the smallest sliver of delicious organic cake- I need a big heapin' slice. This is where Hungry Girl helps me the most. I can have my big heapin' slice and not have the guilt of it on my mind. If the recipes turn out to be too bland for you, just take a little bit of initiative and throw in more spices!
Her books help me pre-cook meals and pre-prepare dinners/lunches/breakfasts. Without her easy recipes I would be eating cereal and energy bars all the time- so these books give me fun, different options. I do have a tendency to add more fruit/veggies to the recipes to make them more hearty.
Another thing I really, really like about her books is that she uses a LOT of vegetarian meats (like BOCA and Morningstar). I'm a vegetarian and this has helped me a lot with creating new recipes and using hers. Even if the recipe in not vegetarian, they are very easily converted (with a mere replacement of turkey bacon with veggie bacon). All in all? I'm a fan! Since I've gotten these cookbooks I'm guaranteed at least one big, home-cooked meal a day. And, of course, a guilt-free delicious dessert! No more Ramen and Spaghetti-Os for me! |
fantastic!
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| Review Date: July 3, 2010 |
| Reviewer: HeatherMarie, |
| loved this book. i plan on making some recipes out of here soon. it seems very easy and a no-brainer. i love how it tells you what kind of equipment you'll need! |
Great Recipes, Great Customer Service!
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| Review Date: June 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Sadie, Married Lady, Vancouver, WA |
| What a fun, full book of wonderful recipes! I try to be careful about the amount of processed foods I eat, but when I want something special and yummy, this is the book that I turn to! I received the book before the alloted date ...thank you for that! The first company that I ordered from didn't send a book at all ...I had to file a claim. Thanks for being honest and fast with your service. I would order from you again. |
Hungry Girl 1-2-3
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| Review Date: June 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. Austin, |
| The book is very helpful when it comes to preparing items that are both healthy and good. |
Dont't pass this up
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| Review Date: June 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: R. Rodriguez, |
| This title does not lie!!! So many people were surprised by the recipes offered when I showed them the book. Don't let it pass you by because of the "guilt free" title and the diet implications. Wonderful ideas! |
Gift Purchase
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| Review Date: June 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ed in Oakland, |
| This was a gift to our daughter, she has tried several recipes, and we have to say all were delicious, yet healthy. Very good ideas. |
Just OK - not great tasting recipes
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| Review Date: June 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: C. Shultz, |
| I have tried several recipes in the cookbook and most are just OK. They are not great, some not really good - most are decent but nothing to rave about. I have 3 Hungry Girl cookbooks and this will be my last. I much prefer Weight Watchers recipes to these. Better yet - take a look at "Eat What You Love" - a healthier & tastier approach to weight conscious recipes that really are good. |
GREAT
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| Review Date: June 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Darlene Saraceno, MERRIMACK, NH |
| GREAT RECIPES AND EASY TO FOLLOW. I LOVE EVERYTHING I HAVE MADE AND THE RECIPES ARE FILLED WITH GREAT FLAVOR. LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING MANY MORE ITEMS FROM THE BOOK. |
Wonderful
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| Review Date: May 29, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Charla Halverson, VA |
| I am always looking for new fun meals and this hits it on the nose. Love the ideas in this book. |
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