White - Healthy air fryer cookbook: 100 great recipes with fewer calories and less fat!

Introduction Im a registered dietitian and a die-hard foodie, but I wouldnt blame you for thinking these two disciplines dont have much in common. Long before I got into nutrition, I was raised to appreciate the power of home cooking: that preparing a meal is love, is family, is joy. Later in life, I was lucky enough to pursue an education in nutritiona journey that taught me that healthy food is real food. I learned that it takes little more than fresh ingredients and simple steps to make a tasty meal. But as a mom of three, my definition of healthy also needs to include being fast! A stigma exists in my personal and professional worlds: People suspect I dont eat pizza or burgers or sugar. The truth is, I do but in small amounts, and if I can use what Ive learned to make certain foods delicious and better for me, then Im all for it.

Creating this book was a culinary boot camp of sorts, particularly getting to know the ins and outs of the air fryer and discovering new ways I could use it. I admit, I was skeptical at first and questioned whether this machine has a real purpose beyond low-fat French fries. Im very selective with my kitchen gadgets and wasnt sure it was worth the countertop real estateuntil I started to use it. But more than 100 recipes later, this powerful appliance continues to impress me, and Im proud to share the final results with you. I want everyone who reads and tries these recipes to explore what the air fryer can do and where it can do it: anywhere with an electrical outlet. Cooking on family camping trips and in studio apartments and college dorm rooms just got a lot more interesting.

What makes the recipes in this book truly healthy is portion control. You can still enjoy donuts, pizza, and French fries, but those real ingredients in moderation and in smaller portions will benefit you and your health. This also means less fat, less sodium, and, yes, fewer calories. Use the air fryer to create easy weekday meals for the family or fun finger food for company. Youll find ideas for every occasionfrom play dates to game day. A healthy day in the life of the air fryer kitchen might start with huevos rancheros for breakfast and lead to a Caesar salad with kale and homemade croutons for lunch.

Whatever you decide to make, please dont forget the occasional sweet treat. Make summertime strawberry shortcake at the peak of berry season or some zeppole with cannoli dipthe surprise favorite of my three daughters! Whatever you create in the air fryer, make it fun, make it fastand make it delicious!

Dana Angelo White if I can use what Ive learned to make certain foods delicious and better for me , then Im all for it. Acknowledgments Creating this book has been nothing short of a culinary adventure. Every day, I set off to explore new territory, dreaming up how to use an air fryer in ways I never thought possible. This process was a joyride in large part to the help, guidance, and organizational skills of Christopher Stolle, Brook Farling, and the entire team at Alpha and DK. Many thanks to Carolyn Doyle for getting her hands dirty testing recipes and providing invaluable feedback to make the final product something Im truly proud of.

My recipes would never be complete without my four experienced and adorable recipe testers: Zack, Madeline, Charlotte, and Isla. Thank you for tasting my creations and always being cheerfully (and sometimes brutally) honest. Youre my heart and soul and make me a better chef every day. Publishers Acknowledgments The publisher would like to thank JD Schuyler for his lighting work and Rana Salame Striedinger for her help with food styling. About the Author Dana Angelo White, MS, RD, ATC, is a registered dietitian and nutrition consultant. Dana is the founder and president of Dana White Nutrition, specializing in media nutrition and recipe development.

Shes also the nutrition expert for FoodNetwork.com, the founding contributor for the websites Healthy Eats blog, and the author of First Bites: Superfoods for Babies and Toddlers (Perigee, 2015).

What Is Air Frying? Air frying is a new way to cook healthier and faster. It cooks foods that might normally be deep fried, roasted, grilled, or baked by using convection heat to cook with less fat. The result is delicious food thats healthier because it contains less oil and fewer calories. How It Works Air frying takes conventional convection cooking to the next level. Air-fried food is cooked by circulating superheated air around the cooking chamber via a convection fan.

The result is food thats delicious, crispy, and golden brown crustand just as tasty as deep-fried food. Flavor is locked in, but because food cooks with little oil, the air fryer can make healthier versions of many of your fried favoritesand with fewer calories. Although air frying food means somewhat longer cook times than deep-frying food, youll feel better about the foods you eat when you realize youre consuming less fat, fewer calories, and more healthy ingredients. In fact, air frying often enables you to use many ingredients that are fresher and otherwise would not hold up under a deep fryers high temperatures. Why Its Better Your air fryer does a lot more than just fry. Its an appliance you can use every day for all types of foods, and it can replace virtually any cooking appliance in your kitchen.

Its incredibly versatile Not only can you air fry, but you can also bake, roast, and even grill in the air fryer. Most air fryer manufacturers offer a number of optional accessoriesincluding nonstick baking and grill pansthat expand the versatility of your air fryer and enable you to make almost anything you might otherwise make with other appliances. Its healthier Air frying uses the convection process to cook foods. Convection circulates superheated air through the cooking chamber, resulting in food that not only includes less oil and fewer calories but also still seals in flavor and produces the crisp, crunchy texture that fried-food lovers crave. Cleanup is a snap Cleaning the air fryer is as simple as giving the interior a quick wipe down and washing the fryer basket in warm, soapy water. Excess fat, which might otherwise spatter or drip to the bottom of a conventional oven, is captured in the fryer and can simply be wiped away with a damp cloth.

Its convenient The air fryer is compact enough to fit neatly on a countertop, and it takes up considerably less space than larger appliances that do much less. You can also use the air fryer for reheating food as well as restoring crunch to breaded foods that have lost their texture. You can cook faster Because superheated air circulates through the cooking chamber by convection, food takes less time to cook than if it was cooked in a conventional oven. Many air fryers also have built-in presets, so controlling the exact cook times and temperatures is simple.