LetterEat healthy and enjoy it!Theres something really wrong with our culture when we thinkand many people do We have to get fruits and vegetables in. Lets look at it as pleasure. This quote from Deborah Madison shows that eating healthy can be very enjoyable and this issue of Cooking Delicious is all about that.

The amount and type of food you eat has a major influence on your health. Eating a well-balanced diet can reduce your risk of various diseases as well as help you to maintain a healthy weight.

There are certain times when it can be particularly important to make sure youre fol-lowing a healthy diet for instance, if you want to lose excess weight or if youre watch-ing what you eat because youre pregnant. However, its important to eat a healthy diet throughout your life, no matter what age you are theres never a bad time to make some changes and improve your eating habits.

First, in Guilt-free Skinny desserts we choose from the best recipes in our first quar-ter-century. How can we do this? Taste them all, obviously! But that meant hundreds of dishes. Using our own ratings and those of Web users, we narrowed the list to ten: cake against cupcake, pudding against mousse, pastry against candy. Tastings followed, and much passionate argument. But, at the end of the road we never lost site of healthy.

In Super-fast meals we put together some of the best most delicious tasting dinners we could find. We prepare them and cook them in a step-by-step approach that will have you working that kitchen like theres no tomorrow.

Jane and John DoeEditors

Cooking Delicious!January/February 2012

Guilt-free Skinny DessertsWho said that all desserts have to be fattening? In this article well show you all you need to know to make desserts that not only taste good but look gorgeous as well. (page 5)

Super-Fast MealsAt top speeds of 70 pans per hour, well show you how to cook five healthy dishes in 15 minutes or less without turning your kitchen upside down. (page 13)

Healthy Meal PlannerYou dont have to be a vegetarian to eat healthy. In this article we break down the most popular recipes for cooking any-thing from meats to poultry to seafood and some desserts that will make your head spin. (page 17)

Cooking

1019 Quickies! Keeping with the traditional,

these are treats that your whole family will love. Make these delights in 10 minutes!

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