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Back of the Box Recipes view detail comment email this

This commercial site is devoted to the recipes found on food packaging, initially created to spur demand for brand-name products. The site features printable recipes in a variety of categories, such as appetizers, desserts, one-dish meals, pasta, poultry, rice, beans, salads, seafood, soups, and diabetic, holiday, and low-fat dishes. Most recipes come directly from food packaging; a few are reader-suggested recipes using brand-name products.
http://www.backofthebox.com/
Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation
Last updated Feb 18, 2004


Calorie Control Council view detail comment email this

News and information about calorie control, weight loss, and low-calorie and reduced-fat foods and beverages, from a "non-profit association representing the low-calorie and reduced-fat food and beverage industry." Includes calculators, dieting trends and statisticsm exercise tips, and descriptions of low-calorie sweeteners, polyols, and fat replacers. Information about sweeteners is heavily weighted in favor of the use of these products, with little information about risks and side effects.
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/
Topics: Health, Health, Industries, Medical Treatments & Devices, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation, Sweets and Sweeteners
Last updated Apr 27, 2005


Cook's Thesaurus view detail comment email this

Substitutions for thousands of cooking ingredients, including low-calorie and low-fat alternatives for dieters, inexpensive substitutes for gourmet cooks on a budget, and innovative replacements for hard-to-find ethnic ingredients. Searchable and browsable.
http://www.foodsubs.com/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation
Last updated Jun 12, 2003


FabulousFoods.com view detail comment email this

Recipes; message boards; low-fat, holiday, and other theme cooking; and much more. Thousands of entries. Browsable and searchable.
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/
Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation
Last updated May 11, 2005


FATFREE: The Low Fat Vegetarian Recipe Archive view detail comment email this

Thousands of fat-free and low-fat vegetarian recipes and information about low-fat and vegetarian diets. Searchable.
http://www.fatfree.com/
Topics: Communities & Groups, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation
Last updated Jul 24, 2003


Healthy Cooking: Fire up the Grill for Healthy Eats view detail comment email this

Low-fat and low-calories recipes for the grill, such as fish tacos, quail, tuna kebabs, grilled vegetables (artichokes, radicchio, sweet potatoes, and peppers), fruit (pineapple, nectarines, and apricots), and grilled pound cake. Also includes general tips, such as avoiding high-heat grilling methods that may produce carcinogenic substances in the food. From Epicurious.
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/healthy/nutritiousdishes/grilling
Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation
Last updated Nov 1, 2007


Hold the Phone! Make Your Own Takeout Food view detail comment email this

This series offers suggestions for making your own versions of takeout food. Includes recipes for dishes such as onion rings, Chinese steamed pork buns, spring rolls, dim sum, burritos, and pizza. From Planet Green, an "eco-lifestyle television network" and website.
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/hold-the-phone/
Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation
Last updated Mar 23, 2009


Pasta Recipes view detail comment email this

Collection of recipes for pasta dishes, with categories for beef and lamb, pork, poultry, seafood, meatless, and "super low-fat" dishes. Includes notations for hot and cold dishes, quick and easy recipes, pasta shapes, and recipes with photos. From the National Pasta Association.
http://www.ilovepasta.org/recipes.html
Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Recipes & Food Preparation
Last updated May 18, 2005


Platillos Latinos ­¡Sabrosos y Saludables!/Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes view detail comment email this

"The recipes are family favorites of Latinos working on the Salud para su Corazón project." Each recipe in this publication (about two dozen) includes calorie, fat, cholesterol, sodium, calcium, and iron counts. Opens directly into a PDF document. In English and Spanish. From the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/sp_recip.pdf
Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region, The Human Body
Last updated Apr 28, 2004


Tiramisu: Heaven in Your Mouth view detail comment email this

A mature, comprehensive site offering exhaustive information about this Italian dessert. Recipes include classic versions as well as dozens of variations on a theme, including low-fat, eggless, and other embellishments. Readers may submit recipes, rate versions of tiramisu from their local restaurants, and contribute thoughts to a guest book. Maintained by a knowledgeable hobbyist; many recipes personally verified by lii.org leadership.
http://www.heavenlytiramisu.com/
Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region
Last updated Jul 4, 2005




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