Praises and Reviews for Quick & Healthy

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"Ponichtera knows what works in America's kitchen and she's proved it not once but twice." –Evening Leader

"My patients love cooking with this cookbook! The delicious, fun recipes are truly quick and healthy, and the nutrition tips helpful for a lifetime of health. Quick & Healthy Volume II is a great addition to any kitchen!" –Georgia Kostas, MPH, RD, Nutrition Director, Cooper Clinic, Dallas, TX and author of The Guilt-Free Comfort Food Cookbook, What's Cooking at the Cooper Clinic, and The Balancing Act Nutrition & Weight Guide

"Her nonfat New York Cheesecake is a true test of one of the book's goals: It tastes great!" –The Oregonian

"If saving time and eating healthy is important to you, this is the cookbook for you!" –Diabetes Balance

My favorite cookbooks focused on healthy, quick recipes include the Quick & Healthy
series by Brenda J. Ponichtera. -David L. Katz, MD, director of Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center and medical consultant for ABC News

"Quick & Healthy Volume II may well become like a Bible for people serious about educating themselves on lower fat meals that are high on flavor. In a nutshell, Ponichtera has provided a common sense guide and a collection of recipes that are no more than 30 percent fat." –Bellevue Leader

" . . . meets the needs of busy people who say they lack time to cook healthy meals. Volume II is filled with healthful and helpful food and nutrition tips, menus and shopping lists, recipes that use common ingredients easily found in the local grocery store, and best of all, recipes for good tasting family foods that can be prepared in less than 15 minutes." –Nancy Clark, MS, RD, Sports Nutritionist and author of Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook

"For those just starting a low-fat lifestyle, or for those veteran health-enthusiasts in need of new recipe ideas, Quick & Healthy Volume II has something for everyone. Quick & Healthy Volume II lives up to its name . . . and then some!" – Peggy Paul, RD, LD, Oregon Dairy Council

"Our customers love Quick & Healthy Recipes and Ideas and I know Volume II will delight them even more. The recipes are exactly what is claimed by the title, quick & healthy!" – Patty Merrill, Manager of Powell's Books for Cooks

"Quick and healthy – important for all of us, but of equal importance – tasty and delicious . . . recipes you are sure to enjoy!" – Marion J. Franz, MS, RD, CDE, Director of Nutrition, International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis, MN

"Filled with much useful information for achieving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Great recipes. Highly recommended." – John P. Foreyt, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and author of Living Without Dieting

" . . . she's done it again . . . The recipes are quite do-able on a tight schedule and you may just surprise yourself by turning out interesting and varied meals in no time." –Northwest Walker

"Quick & Healthy Volume II provides a useful collection of convenient recipes using today's available low-fat ingredients." –Lisë Stern, Editor, The Cookbook Review

"There are enough recipes and meal ideas to keep you from ever getting bored with those everyday meals, or with preparing them . . . What helps is that the ingredients are all easily obtainable, and the cooking methods are down to earth and as simplified as possible." –Quick, Easy, Cheap and Simple

". . . It is a must for those who have the first Quick & Healthy and are looking for new ideas. The easy to prepare recipes are skillfully arranged and clearly written. Also, they have been well-tested so one can feel confident they will work." – Sonja L. Connor, M.S., R.D., Research Associate Professor, Oregon Health Sciences University and William E. Connor, M.D., Professor, Section of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University; co-authors of The New American Diet

"The menus bring palatable dishes together to create quick, but healthy meals. The cookbook is the perfect addition to kitchens of folks who are dieting or seeking to maintain their weights." –The Enquirer-Journal

"If you prefer eating healthy meals but don't have much time to cook, Quick & Healthy Volume II is the cookbook for you." –Taking Care

"Ponichtera has combined smart ideas, imagination and brand name convenience to provide a wealth of good tasting and good-for-you dishes that are quick and easy to prepare." –Senior Dynamics

"Ponichtera has succeeded once again in convincing busy people everywhere that you can cook healthy meals quickly and easily." –The Life Preserver

"The recipes are ones that ordinary people actually could conceive of using in their own kitchens. Both the Spanish Chicken and Seasoned Black Beans were extraordinarily easy and quite flavorful." –Beaumont Enterprise