Welcome to a Healthy Alternative: No-Fuss Microwaving for 1 or 2

Virginia Gillham is the senior librarian at Wilfrid Laurier University
and an international figure-skating judge.

Unlike those cookbooks whose idea of “quick and easy” includes 60
minutes of chopping, monitoring, and stirring, and unlike those wherein
“healthy” and “quick and easy” are mutually exclusive
descriptors, this one does it all. For the many singles or empty-nesters
among us who want healthy cooking that truly is quick and easy, Welcome
to a Healthy Alternative offers small-quantity microwave recipes and
meal plans that are low in calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium, but
high in taste, appeal, and satisfaction.

A lengthy introduction and sidebars throughout the text offer helpful
microwaving tips. Each recipe includes a complete nutritional analysis,
and most incorporate “heart-smart” alternatives. Each type of food
(from snacks to desserts) has its own section. A page of menu
suggestions and a comprehensive index complete this very useful book.