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Old 05-06-2009, 02:12 AM   #1  
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Ok, so I know I'm COMPLETELY late finding out about the Hungry Girl website, but oh my gosh! I just spent the last hour surfing through that site, and it's incredible! The foods on there look de-lish!

I passed by the new Hungry Girl 200 Under 200 book at WalMart the other day, which sparked my interest to actually go to the website. I really think I may buy the new cookbook now! LoL

Has anyone else bought it yet? Or would it be a waste of money since there are so many recipes online?
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Old 05-06-2009, 02:41 AM   #2  
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hehe, it's fun, huh?? i bought what i guess is the first hungry girl cookbook and it's been nice to have around. though to be honest i don't follow recipes very often, so haven't used it too much.

i do get the email newsletter everyday and glance over it, and i DEF learn lots from hungry girl. esp product stuff (even if they're $promoing, it's still good info!) like... unsweetened vanilla almond breeze, tofu shirataki noodles, etc..

i say pick up the cookbook! youve inspired me to look at mine again.
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I have the cookbook and love it. But without a food processor to grind up Fiber One cereal into breadcrumbs, may of the dishes could be complicated. I ground up a whole box of cereal at once and I store it in an airtight container and it's amazing.

So far I've tried their french toast, apple tartlets, mozzarella sticks, and cheesecake and all have been amazing. Next week I am trying cheesecake swirl brownies or key lime pie, I haven't decided yet. But for a dessert you can bring to a friend's house or party, the coffee cake has been a winner. (The tarts get soggy after a day or so, but that didn't stop me from enjoying them mushy).
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Their mozzarella sticks are so good! I can't get anyone to try them with me after I tell them that you basically coat mozzarella string cheese in ground up Fiber One cereal, but they really are good!

I have both cookbooks and the recipes are fun to try--I'd say only about half of them end up being something I would try again, but that isn't bad for me when it comes to healthy cookbooks. They have a really good chocolate cherry muffin recipe, too!
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as with any cookbook you are not going to use all the recipies. I bought the book and have loved the recipes i have tried. I also get the emails and love the additional recipes shared. I passed on the berry margarita recipe yesterday to my sister and she said it was a big hit at her cinco De Mayo party.
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I do love those foods but you gotta beware! A lot of the foods are highly processed and high in sodium. The last few e-mails I have received from the site seem to address this matter - so hopefully they will focus on being more natural, too!
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I have both her books and love them, BUT I never cook from them. I just enjoy reading them. In the beginning I tried to cook from them but found so many of them to use lots of pre-packaged food. I mean who wants a meatloaf made with processed cheese for dinner?? I found a lot of other books like Eat, Shrink and Be Merry contain more healthy dishes and are pretty easy to make too.

Hungry Girl does have some great ideas - like mix cake mix and yogurt microwave for 1 minute and you have a quick, easy, small cake. I enjoy it for that sort of stuff but fine most of her meals unpractical.

Also, the books are cheap - but you can find ALL the recipes online. Even though I own both books I often find myself going to http://book.hungry-girl.com/books - looking all the pictures and then googling the recipe name. 99% of the time I can find it. I think for snacks and sweets the recipes are awesome. Maybe if I were single I would enjoy the book more...

Also, for those saying they don't have a food processor... I got a little one at wal mart for $6 - it is awesome.

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I just use her emails/website, haven't gone out to buy the book yet, but I agree, it is AMAZING.
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i'm so glad i logged in today, i didnt even know she had a new book. whoo hooo, off to walmart i go.
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also check out cook yourself thin from Lifetime TV . it is a show about cooking your favorite foods in a healthy way.
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My biggest issue with her is the reliance on Splenda. It doesn't work for us artificial-sweetener-phobes.
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I've never been so I'm hopping of to check it out! Thanks!
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Does anyone know where to get those shirataki noodles? I couldn't find them at Trader Joe's.
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I like reading the site sometines, but most of the recipes make the little fat chef in me cry. I feel like most of them take a working, existing recipe and replace everything with the lowest possible calorie version of it. For example, look at the pumpkin pie recipe:

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For Crust
2 cups Fiber One bran cereal (original)
1/4 cup light whipped butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown)
3 tbsp. Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
1 tsp. cinnamon

For Filling
One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling!)
One 12-oz. can evaporated fat-free milk
1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
3/4 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
1/4 cup sugar-free pancake syrup
1 tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
Let's compare this to Libby's recipe:

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3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 large eggs
1 (15 ounce) can libby 100% pumpkin puree
1 (12 ounce) can Carnation Evaporated Milk
1 unbaked 9-inch deep dish pie pastry
Faux eggs, faux sugar, faux butter, water, cereal, and fat free evaporated milk instead of real pie ingredients? Brilliant! Delicious!

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I have the cookbook and love it. But without a food processor to grind up Fiber One cereal into breadcrumbs, may of the dishes could be complicated. I ground up a whole box of cereal at once and I store it in an airtight container and it's amazing.

So far I've tried their french toast, apple tartlets, mozzarella sticks, and cheesecake and all have been amazing. Next week I am trying cheesecake swirl brownies or key lime pie, I haven't decided yet. But for a dessert you can bring to a friend's house or party, the coffee cake has been a winner. (The tarts get soggy after a day or so, but that didn't stop me from enjoying them mushy).
which fiber one cereal is it? they have like 10948230948 kinds... and that's a great idea... to do it all at once, then you don't have to worry about taking out the food processor whenever you want to eat something
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