Healthy Mexican Cooking: Authentic Low-Fat Recipes. This item is unavailable.Healthy Mexican Cooking: Authentic Low-Fat Recipes

This book contains over 160 healthy, authentic, traditional Mexican foods with few ingredients, practical preparation times, and moderate to low calories. Healthy Mexican Cooking brings the rich heritage of Mexican cooking to a new generation of home cooks eager to discover the pleasures of the healthy Mexican table. Try favorites such as Stuffed Jalapenos, Gazpacho, Chalupas, King Ranch Chicken, Grilled Lemon Fajitas, Nopalito Shake, Caribbean Rice and Mango Flan. These delicious and fun recipes all include nutrient analysis and diabetic food exchanges. Healthy Mexican Cooking is also available in Spanish as, Cocina Mexicana Saludable.

Author Velda de la Garza, MS, RD resides in McAllen, Texas and provides nutrition consultation with her husband who is a cardiothorasic surgeon. Her Hispanic heritage gives Velda a first-hand knowledge of typical Mexican foods. A registered dietitian, she is keenly aware of the health problems affecting Hispanics due to excess calories, fat and cholesterol. Velda feels a strong need to promote better health for this population as well as inspire others to eat nutritious Mexican food. Velda received her Bachelors degree in Nutrition from the University of Texas at Austin and completed her dietetic internship at St. Marys hospital of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She earned a Masters of Science degree in Nutrition from Texas Womans University. Now with her own private practice, she uses her knowledge of nutrition and her love of Mexican food to help others share in healthy Mexican cuisine.