Instant Loss On A Budget: Super-Affordable Recipes for the Health-Conscious Cook

by Brittany Williams

Overview

Best-selling author Brittany Williams returns with Instant Loss on a Budget, featuring delicious, crowd-pleasing meals that are as friendly for your wallet as they are for your waistline.
 
After a decade of yo-yo dieting and a lifelong battle with the scale, Brittany Williams topped out at 260 pounds and knew she needed to make a lasting change. She shed an astonishing 125 pounds in a year—and has kept it off for 3 years—by getting off the diet rollercoaster and getting back to basics. She ditched processed foods, curbed her takeout habit, and cut back on inflammatory ingredients like gluten, dairy, and sugar. Through her best-selling books and popular blog, Brittany has inspired millions of fans and readers to lose weight, improve their wellness, and forge a healthier relationship with food.
 
As a busy mom of three, Brittany knows how important it is to create nutritious meals that will please the pickiest eaters without breaking your budget. Featuring 125 recipes that all cost less than $10 to make—most can be made for less than $5—Instant Loss on a Budget is proof that wholesome food doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, Brittany feeds her family of five for just $75 to $100 a week!
 
Brittany has mastered the art of creating recipes that taste indulgent, yet are surprisingly good for you. With recipes like Chocolate Brownie Donuts, Mini Everything Bagels, Smoky Baby Back Ribs, Barbeque Chicken with Cilantro-Lime Coleslaw, and plant-based options like Tikka Masala Lentils, The Ultimate Veggie Thin-Crust Pizza, and Cauliflower Mac and Cheese, this book offers something for every reader and every craving. You can even indulge your sweet tooth without sabotaging your progress with desserts like Frozen Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pie and Raspberry Crumble.
 
Complete with balanced meal plans, budgeting advice, and cost-cutting hacks, this gluten-free and dairy-free cookbook makes it easy to set goals and stick to them. Investing in your health is the best investment you can make: Discover how much lighter and happier you can feel with Instant Loss!
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780358353928
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	12/29/2020
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	517,804
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Brittany Williams is the bestselling author of Instant Loss on a Budget, Instant Loss: Eat Real, Lose Weight, and The Instant Loss Cookbook. She has been featured on the TODAY show, Good Morning America, People, and Good Housekeeping. After losing 125 pounds, Brittany has inspired readers and fans to live their best and healthiest lives. In her spare time, she enjoys writing music, hiking, and traveling. She lives in Southern California with her husband and three children.

Table of Contents

Foreword 1

Thank You 3

Introduction 6

Making Hard Decisions 12

Investing in Your Body Is a Worthwhile Investment 16

Keeping Costs Down 18

Electric Pressure Cooker Cook Time Cheat Sheet 25

Meal Plans 30

Ingredients 45

Kitchen Tools 50

Before You Get Started 52

Baked Goods 55

Blueberry Muffins 57

Chocolate Brownie Donuts 58

Mini Everything Bagels 62

Savory Dinner Muffins 64

Oat Bread 65

Olive Oil and Herb Focaccia 67

Banana Coffee Cake 69

Cinnamon Bun Cake with Cinnamon Swirl 70

Chocolate Pecan Cookies 72

Breakfast 75

Smoothie Bowl Parfaits 76

Veggie-Lover's Quiche 77

Scrambled Eggs with Roasted Asparagus Toast 80

Baked Grapefruit with Honeyed Yogurt and Granola Sprinkle 82

Oat Milk Yogurt 84

Cinnamon Apple Granola Parfaits 85

Soft-Boiled Eggs with Citrus-Arugula Salad and Lemon-Turmeric Dressing 87

Caprese Frittata 89

Plantain Pancakes with Caramel Sauce 92

Breakfast Hash 95

Cinnamon Toast Cereal 97

Blueberry-Banana Cream of Oat 99

French Toast Rice Porridge 100

Party Appetizers 103

Cocktail Meatballs 105

Poppin' Jalapeño Poppers with Cilantro-Lime Aioli 106

Spicy Buffalo Cauliflower with Creamy Ranch Dressing 108

Spinach-Artichoke Dip 111

Cajun Popcorn Shrimp 113

Shredded Beef Taquitos 114

Dry-Rubbed Chili Chicken Wings 117

Sweet Heat Crunchy Chickpeas 118

The Ultimate Mexican Street Corn 120

No-Queso Queso 121

Soups 123

The Best Vegetable Minestrone Soup 124

Herb and Spinach Lentil Soup 126

Summer Vegetable Ratatouille 128

Carrot-Ginger Soup 131

Greek Lemon- Chicken Soup 133

Cauliflower Cheese Bisque 134

Lasagna Soup with Cashew Ricotta Cheese 136

Southwest Chicken Fajita Soup 138

Spinach-White Bean Soup 141

No-Potato Potato Soup 142

Clam Chowder 143

Cream of Mushroom Soup Base 145

Salads 147

Kale and Cabbage Chicken-Bacon Salad 149

Chicken Waldorf Salad 151

Asian Chicken Salad 152

Curried Chickpea Salad Cups 154

Italian Pasta Salad 157

Mediterranean Egg Salad 159

Rustic Potato Salad 161

Crunchy Chickpea Caesar Salad 162

Cilantro-Lime Quinoa Salad 164

Panzanella 167

Sides 169

Garlic and Herb Dinner Potatoes 171

Barbecue Beef and Beans 172

Casamiento 173

Maple-Chili Mashed Sweet Potatoes 174

Citrus-Glazed Carrots with Chives 176

Bacon and Broccoli 179

Zesty Italian Brussels Sprouts 181

The Simplest Collard Greens 182

Garlic-Chive Mashed Potatoes 184

Green Beans Amandine 187

Pasta 189

Zucchini Spaghetti with Meatballs 191

Creamy Kale and Tomato Pasta 192

Sausage Pizza Pasta 194

Balsamic-Dijon Chicken over Zucchini Noodles 197

Lemon-Pepper Chicken with Asparagus 198

Tuna-Noodle Casserole 200

Lemon Pasta Pesto Primavera 201

Restaurant Favorites 203

Savory Garlic-Herb Chicken Waffles with Maple-Chili Syrup 205

Migas 207

Brittany's California Burgers 208

Low-Country Shrimp Boil 210

Honey-Ginger Chicken 213

Rung Pao Chickpeas 215

Beijing Beef with Steamed Broccoli 217

Veggie Lo Mein 218

Black Bean Tostadas 220

Smoky Baby Back Ribs 225

Jambalaya 227

Meatless 229

Tikka Masala Lentils 231

Poblano Pepper-Potato Stew 232

The Ultimate Veggie Thin-Crust Pizza 234

Cauliflower Mac and Cheese 236

Two-Bean and Lentil Chili 237

Spicy Mexi-Rice Bowls 239

Thai Red Curry with Potatoes and Lentils 241

Jamaican Rice and Peas 242

Cabbage Steaks 244

Land and Sea 247

Barbecue Chicken with Cilantro-Lime Coleslaw 249

Lemon-Garlic Drumsticks 251

Sesame-Chili Turkey Meatballs 252

Turkey Cabbage Cups 254

Summer Pineapple Chicken over Cauliflower Rice 257

Salsa Verde Chicken Nachos and Mexican Lasagna 258

Chicken Tinga Tacos 261

Easy Weeknight Chicken and Potatoes 262

Chicken Parm Zucchini Boats 264

Cilantro-Lime Chicken 267

Salmon Burgers with Broccoli Slaw 269

Acorn Squash with Sausage and Cranberries 271

Brunswick Stew 273

Barbacoa Lettuce Wrap Tacos 274

Easy Steak Bites with Peppers 276

Mama's Bare-Bones Beef Stew 279

Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy 281

Cabbage and Quinoa Bowl 282

Black Bean Burrito Bowls 284

Drinks 287

Homemade Nondairy Milk 288

Lemon-Turmeric Tea 291

Dinosaur Juice 292

Peanut Butter Meal-Replacement Smoothie 294

Tart Apple-Blueberry Juice 297

Snowy Day Hot Cocoa 298

Summertime Sweet Tea 299

Desserts 301

Frozen Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pie 303

Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce 304

Creamy Banana Pudding 307

Raspberry Crumble 308

Chocolate-Mocha Nut Clusters 311

Macaroon Cookie Bars 313

Fudgy Peanut Butter Brownies 314

Peach Dump Cake 316

Magic Bar Biscotti 318

Molten Lava Cakes for Sharing 319

Basics 321

Chocolate Frosting 322

Super-Simple Granola 323

Tangy Barbecue Sauce 324

Taco Seasoning 325

Cajun Seasoning 328

Homemade Tahini 329

Homemade Mayo 330

Bone Broth 331

Vegetable Broth 332

Spaghetti Squash 333

Index 334

Editorial Reviews

07/01/2020

From the founder of the viral website Nutritionfacts.org and the New York Times best-selling author of How Not To Die and How Not To Diet, the How Not To Diet Cookbook promotes the idea of dumping dieting for lifestyle change, offering not just recipes but 21 natural weight-loss accelerators (200,000-copy first printing). Fasting expert Michalson, professor of clinical complementary medicine at the Charité University Medical Center Berlin, the largest university hospital in Europe, presents The Fasting Fix, arguing that fasting can combine with a healthy eating style to conquer chronic illness and prolong life. Having dropped 125 pounds by cutting processed food and takeout and embracing her Instant Pot as a top cooking tool, mother-of-three Williams follows two best-selling "Instant" cookbooks with Instant Loss on a Budget (100,000-copy first printing).

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