My good friend and workout partner would always talk about these awesome books her mom was really into. She explained them as healthier substitutes for popular foods and menu items. I did not get the just of it until after a workout one day, my friend and I ventured down to the Central bookstore where she told me about these "Eat This Not That" books. I was instantly hooked!! I sat in the cooking book aisle glued to the version "Cook This Not That". There were so many awesome recipes that show you the nutritional facts of certain dishes prepared by popular restaurants, and then show you a healthier (yet still very tasty way) to create them at home with half the calories! I called my sister-in-law Marissa raving about these books, spitting out "did you know" facts. She laughed when i told her i had taken pictures with my phone of a few recipes that i could try myself. So, instead of making me return to the bookstore and secretly snap more photos, she surprised me with my own copy! Some of the stuff in there is just jaw dropping!!! Even though Chloe is not on solid foods yet, I still want to be prepared and knowledgeable when it comes time to start her on it. The one dish that caught my eye and made me cringe came off a children's menu!! The children's fettuccine Alfredo at the Cheesecake factory
is packed with more saturated fat than a full-grown adult should eat in 4 days, and more calories than you’d find in 40 Chicken McNuggets! What i love about these books is its not a diet book by any means, but instead of ordering this awful children's dish, they offer a more reasonable one that you should feed your child. Another version of the book is "The Supermarket Survival Guide". It showed misconceptions that many shoppers make. Nutri-Grain bars had a page in it exposing that they are no where near as good as many people (including myself!) believe them to be. "Healthy" cereals was also a focus. Kelloggs Smart Start has more sugar in it then Fruit Loops! I could go on and on with all the jaw dropping food that i have always thought to be good for you, when in reality, its nutritional facts are comparable to a candy bar! The recipes i have tried so far from the cook book turned out great!!! The Chicken Parmesan and Baked Ziti are popular with Roby. I am so excited to try out more of the recipes and by the time i am grocery shopping for Chloe, i will be a nutritional pro!!! I highly recomond these books to anyone-i attached a link that takes you to a site that gives you a few examples of each! Enjoy!!!
Eat This Not That
