Marlene Koch - Eat more of what you love: over 200 brand-new recipes low in sugar, fat, and calories

Readers love

More than 300 Recipes Low in Sugar, Fat and Calories!

Eat What You Love is my bible!!! It has transformed my husbands and my life. He is no longer a borderline diabetic, has lost 30 pounds and gotten off his high blood pressure medication, while I have lost over 50 pounds, dropped six pant sizes, and am off my cholesterol medication. Thanks to you and your incredible recipes, I am healthy, fit, feel wonderful and am eating fabulous food! Thank you again and again and again!

Barbara Collins, Livonia, Michigan

My friend bought Eat What You Love then she made a big mistake... she brought it to my house for me to see it. It has never left my home!!! I have literally shelves full of cookbooks. Eat What You Love is without exception my favorite cookbook. It has become my everyday go-to cookbook. You have created the manual for putting delicious yet healthy food on the table for the whole family. Thank you!

Amber Williams, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Eat What You Love sits handily on the corner of my kitchen counter always! In addition to the 52.5 pounds I have lost, I have rediscovered my passion for cooking and for great food, thanks to you. I always tell people, her recipes may be healthy, but that woman is all about taste! Great food has finally put my weight loss efforts over the top!

Susan Jackson, Birmingham, Alabama

I have type 2 diabetes and have lost 68 lbs. since cooking with Eat What You Love! Unbelievably, my A1c is now at 5.8 when it was once at 8.9! I am so grateful to have found your totally delicious cookbooks!

Linda Johnston, Livermore CA

EWYL has made it possible for me to lose 45 pounds over the last 8 months. In the past I had dieted for a few weeks, felt deprived, and given up. With EWYL recipes, I can treat myself to the food I love and still stay on the losing path. Theres never a need to cook unhealthy foods when EWYL foods are on the table!!

Becky Brewer, Olympia, Washington

2012 by Marlene Koch
Photographs 2012 by Steve Legato

Published by Running Press,
A Member of the Perseus Books Group

All rights reserved under the Pan-American and International Copyright Conventions

This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or hereafter invented, without written permission from the publisher.

Books published by Running Press are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the United States by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call (800) 810-4145, ext. 5000, or e-mail .

This book offers recipes and tips that should be included as part of an overall healthy diet. Readers are advised to consult with a qualified health professional for specific dietary needs or concerns.

ISBN 978-0-7624-4589-9
Library of Congress Control Number: 2011944643

E-book ISBN 978-0-7624-4590-5

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Digit on the right indicates the number of this printing

Cover and interior design by Susan Van Horn
Edited by Jennifer Kasius
Typography: Avenir, Mrs. Eaves, and Filosofia

Running Press Book Publishers
2300 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4371

Visit us on the web!
www.runningpresscooks.com

I dedicate this book to Stephen and James You give me more to love every day...

W hat if I told you that you could enjoy all the foods you love without having to worry about excess sugar, fat, or calories, or that you could eat all the foods you love and still lose weight while keeping your blood sugar in check, or, perhaps best of all, that you could feed your family the great-tasting dishes they love, more healthfully? Well, with this book, you can!

I passionately believe that no one wants to give up the foods they love, and whats more, I believe with equal passion that they shouldnt have to. Instead, as a nutritionist and bona fide food lover, I believeactually, I know that good health and great taste can go delectably hand-in-hand. In fact, there are over 300 delicious reasons I know thisand theyre all found in Eat What You Love: More Than 300 Incredible Recipes Low in Sugar, Fat, and Calories. I created Eat What You Love and the 300 guilt-free recipes in it so everyone could enjoy the foods they love, no matter what their diet.

I could not be more honored by the incredible response to it, from readers (thank you!)and from my very own family, who, like many Americans, are challenged by some of todays most pressing health concerns, such as diabetes and weight control. It delights me to hear readers say they never knew healthy could be so tasty, but I must say that its the success stories of better health that truly inspire me to continue to do what I do. Countless readers have shared the wonderful news that Eat What You Love helped them lose weight, control their blood sugar, lower their blood pressure, and feed their families more healthfully. Many of those same readers (and my fabulous Facebook fans) also requested more of my healthy recipes. Youre holding in your hands my response. Eat More of What You Love lets you eat even more of what you love!

In this book you will find 200 brand-new recipes for even more of the foods we love to eat. Whether what you love is ooey, gooey, creamy, cheesy, or fried, you will find it herewith less sugar and fat, fewer calories, and simply more yum. So many of my readers (and maybe youre one?) have shared what they would like more ofand I listened. Here at your fingertips are more Southern recipes like Chicken Chicken Fried Steak with Cream Gravy, more super-quick and easy recipes and lots more classic comfort foods, more fabulous restaurant makeovers, such as PF Chang-Style Mongolian Beef, and even more family favorites like Pizza Pasta Pie. Youll also find more burger recipes and another oft-requested favorite: pizza! For slow-cooker enthusiasts, I am really excited to share that I have, for the first time, included an entire chapter of easy, tasty, slow-cooker recipes for no-fuss dinners that are ready when you are. As an avid baker (and lover of all things sweet), I always make sure that there are plenty of recipes for dessert lovers in my books and this one is no exception. My Amazing Pecan Pie Cups (with less than a teaspoon of sugar in each!) are, well, truly amazing; my Unbelievable Whoopie Pies contain a fraction of the usual fat; and, yes, Ive included an entire chapter of cupcakes!

In addition to the scrumptious recipes, youll also find more beautiful photos, more healthy-eating cooking tips, more fun and informative Dare to Compares, and more options on sweeteners. (Whew!) Youll also discover an entire section devoted just to menus (including bonus menus from my first Eat What You Love cookbook), and Ive included tips for eating gluten-free (with several great gluten-free desserts).

Eat More of What You Love stands alone as a wonderful collection of over 200 delicious recipes, but its also a perfect companion to the original Eat What You Love. I didnt repeat a single recipe (with the exception of my always requested Unbelievable Chocolate Cake) and I have broadened the range of recipes (for example, in