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Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture

“Valuable to anyone who loves cooking and eating south-of-the-border food and doesn’t want to sacrifice taste for healthy choices or vice versa.” ―Foreword

Just about everyone loves Mexican food, but should you eat it if you want to manage your weight or diabetes? Absolutely! There are countless authentic Mexican dishes that are naturally healthy—moderate in calories, fat, and sugar—and completely delectable. Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking presents some two hundred easy recipes with exceptional nutrition profiles.

Substitutions that alter the taste and pleasure of food have no place here. Instead you’ll find flavorful low-calorie dishes from the various schools of Mexican and Mexican American cooking in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. From traditional meat, seafood, and vegetarian entrees andm antojitos mexicanos, including tacos, enchiladas, and tamales, to upscale alta cocina Mexicana such as shrimp ceviche and mango salsa, these recipes are authentic, simple to prepare with supermarket ingredients, and fully satisfying in moderate portions.

Every recipe includes nutritional analysis: calories, protein, carbs, fat, cholesterol, fiber, sugar, and sodium. You’ll also find information on Mexican cooking and nutrition, ingredients, techniques, and equipment. Try the recipes in Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking, and you’ll discover that comfort food can be both delicious and good for you. ¡Buen provecho!

Jim Peyton

JIM PEYTON brings four decades of cooking, teaching, and recipe development experience to this cookbook. He is the author of Jim Peyton’s The Very Best of Tex-Mex Cooking: Plus Texas Barbecue and Texas Chile; Jim Peyton’s New Cooking from Old Mexico; La Cocina de la Frontera: Mexican-American Cooking from the Southwest; and El Norte: The Cuisine of Northern Mexico. Peyton has been featured on Bobby Flay’s Food Network show and in Southern Living; he has written about Mexican food and drink for three Lonely Planet guidebooks to Mexico, and he consults in the areas of recipe and product development for the Mexican food industry. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.

The University of Texas Press