A nutrition scorecard gives before-and-after information on calories, fat, and cholesterol, flavor and health tips are sprinkled throughout; and helpful indexes categorize recipes according to fat and calorie content. "Best of all," the editor in chief of Shape magazine writes in the book's foreword, "Evelyn does not compromise in the taste department." As proof, her low-fat muffins placed second out of seventy in a Washington Post taste test.
The self-confessed possessor of a world-class sweet tooth, Evelyn Tribole says, "One of the reasons I decided to create a healthy dessert cookbook was that I was so tired of 'air food' desserts, where all the fun and satisfaction were taken out with the calories." In Healthy Homestyle Desserts, only the guilt has been taken out. Indulge with impunity!
