Though she freely admits she's neither a nutritionist nor a doctor, more
than 400,000 subscribers rely on author Lillien's "Hungry Girl" e-newsletter
for healthy eating tips. In this congenial compilation, most of which is new
to the book, she gives dieters a breakfast-to-dinner approach to eating
lighter with scores of easy to prepare dishes. Lillien's recipes enlist low-
cal substitutes for traditional ingredients; diet lemon-lime soda and sugar-
free powdered lemonade drink mix, for example, go into her Magical Low Calorie
Margarita. In some cases, such as her Rockin' Restaurant Spinach Dip, Cheesy
Chicken Quesadilla and Dan Good Chili, she approximates high-calorie dishes
without sacrificing too much in terms of flavor or texture. Unfortunately,
those are the exceptions-the Ice Creamless Banana Split and Cheery Chocolate
Cheesecake Nuggets (which calls for diet hot cocoa mix, Splenda, fat free
cream cheese and sugar free chocolate syrup) taste more like punishment than
dessert. Salads are well represented, though few are served with any kind of
dressing, and meat dishes can run sky high in sodium. Tips for smart eating
at the office, holiday parties, trips and the movies are appreciated, but the
book would have benefited from the input of a licensed nutritionist or dietician.

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