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American Heart Association Healthy Family Meals

150 Recipes Everyone Will Love: A Cookbook

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$25.00 US
8.1"W x 10"H x 0.64"D   | 31 oz | 16 per carton
On sale Jul 26, 2011 | 256 Pages | 9780307720627
From the American Heart Association, 150 healthy, flavorful, easy-to-make recipes that the whole family will enjoy
 
Searching for meals that are not only appealing to the whole family but also nutritious, tasty alternatives to convenience products and fast food? The nation’s most trusted authority on heart-healthy living presents nourishing, delectable recipes to please the palates of family members of all ages. Since the main dish is usually the starting point of meal planning, more than half the 150 recipes in this book are for entrées.

With American Heart Association Healthy Family Meals, you’ll be serving healthy, flavor-packed dishes to your family every night of the week. Chapters include:
 
• Busy Nights recipes, like Pesto Presto Sirloin and Spring Ragù with Spiral Pasta, which are especially quick and easy to prepare—each of them can be made, start to finish, in 30 minutes or less.
• Plan-Aheads, which offer recipes that require somewhat more time and steps such as marinating and chilling Tandoori-Style Chicken or using a slow cooker for Southwestern Beef Stew, but let you get a head start on a meal when it’s convenient for you.
• Cook Once, Eat Twice recipes that give you the benefit of having planned-overs instead of leftovers. For example, Roasted Salmon with Cucumber Lime Sauce provides enough cooked fish for tonight, plus more for Salmon Cakes with Lemon Caper Sauce later in the week.
• Everyday Dinners recipes that provide tasty dishes, including Pomegranate Walnut Chicken and Curried Shrimp Risotto, which your family will want over and over again.
 
Beautifully designed and sprinkled with dozens of vibrant recipe photographs, American Heart Association Healthy Family Meals also includes information for the educated shopper, the smart cook, parents with picky eaters, and more. With plenty of tips and ideas on how to create a healthy food culture that will set your children on a path to eating well forever, American Heart Association Healthy Family Meals is the must-have healthy family cookbook.
The American Heart Association is the nation’s premier authority on heart health. Its bestselling library of cookbooks and guides includes American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook; The New American Heart Association Cookbook; American Heart Association No-Fad Diet; American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook; American Heart Association Meals in Minutes Cookbook; American Heart Association Low-Calorie Cookbook; and American Heart Association Quick & Easy Cookbook. View titles by American Heart Association
Shrimp Tacos
Serves 4; 2 tacos per serving
Start to Finish: 25 minutes

Tasty seafood tacos are all the rage, and since you can buy peeled and deveined shrimp either fresh or frozen, these are super-easy to prepare.

1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon canola or corn oil
13 to 14 ounces peeled raw shrimp, rinsed and patted dry
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
8 6-inch corn tortillas
2 cups shredded lettuce, such as romaine or iceberg
1 small tomato, diced
2 tablespoons sliced black olives

In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and cilantro. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Add the shrimp to the pan. Sprinkle the chili powder and cumin on the shrimp. Sprinkle with the garlic. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes if using large shrimp, or 2 to 3 minutes if using small, or until the shrimp are pink on the outside, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Using the package directions, warm the tortillas. Put the tortillas on a flat surface. Sprinkle with the lettuce, tomato, and olives. Spoon the sour cream mixture on each. Top with the shrimp. Fold 2 opposite sides of the tortilla toward the center. If you prefer a dramatic presentation instead, place 2 unfolded tacos side by side on a dinner plate. Fold each in half. Push a 6-inch wooden skewer through both tacos near the tops to hold them together. Repeat with the remaining tacos. Your family will be able to remove the skewers easily before eating the tacos.

Nutrition Analysis (per serving)
Calories 206
Total Fat 3.5 g
Saturated Fat 0.5 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5 g
Cholesterol 173 mg
Sodium 308 mg
Carbohydrates 21 g
Fiber 2 g
Sugars 4 g
Protein 22 g
Dietary Exchanges
11/2 starch
3 very lean meat

About

From the American Heart Association, 150 healthy, flavorful, easy-to-make recipes that the whole family will enjoy
 
Searching for meals that are not only appealing to the whole family but also nutritious, tasty alternatives to convenience products and fast food? The nation’s most trusted authority on heart-healthy living presents nourishing, delectable recipes to please the palates of family members of all ages. Since the main dish is usually the starting point of meal planning, more than half the 150 recipes in this book are for entrées.

With American Heart Association Healthy Family Meals, you’ll be serving healthy, flavor-packed dishes to your family every night of the week. Chapters include:
 
• Busy Nights recipes, like Pesto Presto Sirloin and Spring Ragù with Spiral Pasta, which are especially quick and easy to prepare—each of them can be made, start to finish, in 30 minutes or less.
• Plan-Aheads, which offer recipes that require somewhat more time and steps such as marinating and chilling Tandoori-Style Chicken or using a slow cooker for Southwestern Beef Stew, but let you get a head start on a meal when it’s convenient for you.
• Cook Once, Eat Twice recipes that give you the benefit of having planned-overs instead of leftovers. For example, Roasted Salmon with Cucumber Lime Sauce provides enough cooked fish for tonight, plus more for Salmon Cakes with Lemon Caper Sauce later in the week.
• Everyday Dinners recipes that provide tasty dishes, including Pomegranate Walnut Chicken and Curried Shrimp Risotto, which your family will want over and over again.
 
Beautifully designed and sprinkled with dozens of vibrant recipe photographs, American Heart Association Healthy Family Meals also includes information for the educated shopper, the smart cook, parents with picky eaters, and more. With plenty of tips and ideas on how to create a healthy food culture that will set your children on a path to eating well forever, American Heart Association Healthy Family Meals is the must-have healthy family cookbook.

Author

The American Heart Association is the nation’s premier authority on heart health. Its bestselling library of cookbooks and guides includes American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook; The New American Heart Association Cookbook; American Heart Association No-Fad Diet; American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook; American Heart Association Meals in Minutes Cookbook; American Heart Association Low-Calorie Cookbook; and American Heart Association Quick & Easy Cookbook. View titles by American Heart Association

Excerpt

Shrimp Tacos
Serves 4; 2 tacos per serving
Start to Finish: 25 minutes

Tasty seafood tacos are all the rage, and since you can buy peeled and deveined shrimp either fresh or frozen, these are super-easy to prepare.

1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
2 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon canola or corn oil
13 to 14 ounces peeled raw shrimp, rinsed and patted dry
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
8 6-inch corn tortillas
2 cups shredded lettuce, such as romaine or iceberg
1 small tomato, diced
2 tablespoons sliced black olives

In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and cilantro. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat, swirling to coat the bottom. Add the shrimp to the pan. Sprinkle the chili powder and cumin on the shrimp. Sprinkle with the garlic. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes if using large shrimp, or 2 to 3 minutes if using small, or until the shrimp are pink on the outside, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Using the package directions, warm the tortillas. Put the tortillas on a flat surface. Sprinkle with the lettuce, tomato, and olives. Spoon the sour cream mixture on each. Top with the shrimp. Fold 2 opposite sides of the tortilla toward the center. If you prefer a dramatic presentation instead, place 2 unfolded tacos side by side on a dinner plate. Fold each in half. Push a 6-inch wooden skewer through both tacos near the tops to hold them together. Repeat with the remaining tacos. Your family will be able to remove the skewers easily before eating the tacos.

Nutrition Analysis (per serving)
Calories 206
Total Fat 3.5 g
Saturated Fat 0.5 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5 g
Cholesterol 173 mg
Sodium 308 mg
Carbohydrates 21 g
Fiber 2 g
Sugars 4 g
Protein 22 g
Dietary Exchanges
11/2 starch
3 very lean meat