Hungry Girl Diet Review
Are you one of those fact-based, research everything, only trust highly trained professional kind of people? Or do you prefer to ask around and trust the quality or opinion of your best friend or neighbor?
If you prefer the latter, than The Hungry Girl Diet might be for you. Leslie Lillien is the mastermind behind the popular book and website Hungry Girl. She prides herself being just like you or me: someone who wants to still eat the kinds of comfort foods she loves, but not always feel guilty about it. Through trial and error she has found lower calorie substitutes to her favorite fatty dishes.
One reviewer states, “This book including the history of how Hungry Girl came to write could easily have been written by myself. Even her recipes are very similar to the concoctions I have come up with in an effort to stay slim.”
Leslie makes sure that people know that she is not in the health profession. She doesn’t consider herself a chef, medical doctor, or nutritionist. She is just someone that loves to play around in the kitchen to provide guilt-free alternatives for herself and others.
But is this diet for everyone? Is it worth all of the hype it’s been getting on famous cooking and daytime talk shows?
The Pro’s
*The recipes are Weight Watcher friendly.
*You get a lot of bang for your buck. Not only do you get a book full of tons of recipes, you also can go to the Hungry Girl website for even more.
*The recipes do teach you how to substitute fatty ingredients like milk and replace it with a non-dairy alternative.
*You learn how to incorporate more vegetables and other uncommon ingredients into your diet.
The Con’s
*There are a lot of reviewers who complain about the taste of the dishes. So, they may seem like a good replacement for your favorites, but the taste just doesn’t compare.
*The recipes contain a good amount of processed ingredients and unhealthy artificial sweeteners.
*These recipes are not nutritionally based. The nutritional value of each recipe tends to lack. You may be lowering your caloric intake, but you aren’t necessarily getting the nutrients you need in each meal.
*There is no actual diet plan included. You have to fend for yourself if you want to turn this book into a laid out guideline for your weight loss goals.
The final word on the Hungry Girl Diet
Many people love this book because of the celebrity endorsements and the girl-next-door feel of it. They also love the quality and taste of the recipes and find that it does help them enjoy the tastes they love without all of the calories.
But the health nuts out there don’t seem to be crazy about it. They are more demanding on what each meal provides for them. They want it to be tasty and full of all of the nutrients they need.
Hungry Girl may not help you quickly lose those lovely love handles, but it might provide you with better recipes to incorporate into your current diet.
