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(HewsDigest.com) – Two recent studies at Penn State University concluded that ³adding hidden pureed vegetables to entrees can reduce the number of calories the meals pack without sacrificing texture or taste,² reports Reuters. In these studies kids and adults consumed nearly twice as many fruits and vegetables while cutting calories more than ten percent. *
But many people assume that healthier food takes too much time to prepare.
Not so, says New York Times bestselling author Missy Chase Lapine. THE
SPEEDY SNEAKY CHEF (Running Press, January 2012), her latest addition to her
bestselling cookbook series, proves that healthier, lower-calorie, seemingly
decadent recipes can be prepared quickly and easily.
THE SPEEDY SNEAKY CHEF offers over 85 new, faster, healthy recipes, with
added fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, that are lower-calorie, higher
in nutrients, and can be whipped up in just minutes. There are dozens of
quick fixes for store-bought foods using innovative short cuts for tried and
true Sneaky Chef purees. THE SPEEDY SNEAKY CHEF shows busy cooks how to:
€ Make just one meal for the entire family in under 20 minutes
€ Bake a cake from start to finish in just five minutes
€ Beat the checkout line at the supermarket
€ Get your family to eat spinach and love it
THE SPEEDY SNEAKY CHEF is the busy parent¹s answer to the healthy food
challenge. Lapine¹s techniques have been tested on dozens of kids and adults
and nobody detects the hidden healthy ingredients. In fact, most test
tasters beg for more of her innovative recipes. In THE SPEEDY SNEAKY CHEF,
Lapine helps on-the-go families learn how to use store-bought convenience
foods to their advantage. For example:
€ add baby food carrot puree or hummus to canned pasta meals
€ stir lowfat plain Greek yogurt into bottled ranch salad dressing
€ make a puree of cauliflower and zucchini in advance, and add it to
marinara sauce for a healthy spaghetti dinner
€ use instant supermarket substitutes for the Sneaky Chef¹s signature
purees.
Starting with the healthiest packaged goods (Lapine has scoured grocery
stores and recommends the best of the best), she shows what to add to make
complete, wholesome and delicious meals in just minutes. With THE SPEEDY
SNEAKY CHEF, nutrition no longer has to take a back seat to convenience.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Missy Chase Lapine is the creator of the Sneaky Chef series of books,
including New York Times bestseller The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for
Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids¹ Favorite Meals.
Missy is a member of Parenting Magazine¹s team of experts, the ³Mom Squad,²
a panel of high-profile experts and a regular contributor to The Huffington
Post. She has been a cooking instructor at New York¹s finest culinary
schools, and serves on the NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children¹s
Hospital Advisory Council and the Health Sciences Advisory Council of New
York-Presbyterian/Columbia. Missy has an ongoing commitment to the Food Bank
for Westchester and is also a Curator for the members-only shopping site,
OpenSky.com.
Missy is the former publisher of Eating Well magazine and is the founder of
BabySpa, a natural baby product line. She lives in Westchester County, New
York, with her husband and two daughters.
Find Missy Chase Lapine at http://www.thesneakychef.com,
and follow her on twitter @sneakychef
*http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/news/2011/Vegetable-Intake.html and
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/03/us-hidden-veggies-lower-calories-i
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