The American Heart Association Healthy Fats, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook: Delicious Recipes to Help Reduce Bad Fats and Lower Your Cholesterol book does a great job of laying out tried and true tips and facts for healthy eating. If you find yourself with too much weight on you, you probably already know these truths. Does it bear repeating? I guess you can’t hear it enough if you aren’t following the rules, but it isn’t what draws most people into a cookbook.
There is an inherit challenge in publishing a health cookbook like this one in the age of food porn, celebrity chefs, busy lifestyles, and tempting, tasty restaurant and take out meals. I tend to turn to cookbooks for amazing, delicious recipes I can make for friends and family at parties and holiday meals. This is not that kind of cookbook, but it does do a good job of including both basic and entertainment-worthy recipes. In fact, I’m looking forward to trying out some recipes at home in the next few months, and then cooking them for get togethers during the holidays.

In my family, food is love. But at this point in our lives, we also need to understand that the love is even deeper and more meaningful when it supports long-term viability. This cookbook gives us the opportunity to make tasty dishes while also moving toward a long and healthy life.
On a side note, I was amused to find that the authors compared the portion size for a half of a bagel to a hockey puck. Do most people have everyday experience of a hockey puck to make that an easy comparison? I would think more people know what a bagel size is rather than a hockey puck size.
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.