PCRM | Doctors Pick Five Unhealthiest Cookbooks of 2011

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January 4, 2012

Doctors Pick Five Unhealthiest Cookbooks of 2011

Fat-Loaded Recipes from Jamie Oliver, Paula Deen, Guy Fieri Among Worst Offenders

WASHINGTON—Jamie Oliver is on a mission to revolutionize school nutrition, but some recipes in his new cookbook have more fat and cholesterol than many fast-food burgers, doctors say. Jamie Oliver’s Meals in Minutes: A Revolutionary Approach to Cooking Good Food Fast tops the list of the Five Worst Cookbooks of 2011 released by the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).

Also on PCRM’s list this year are cookbooks by Food Network chefs Guy Fieri, Paula Deen, and Patrick and Gina Neely, plus a compendium of recipes from Cook’s Illustrated magazine.

“The high-fat meals in these cookbooks are real recipes for disaster,” says Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., PCRM’s nutrition education director. “It’s great that Jamie Oliver and other chefs are focusing on fresh and local ingredients, but some of these recipes have more calories and cholesterol than a Big Mac. The real key to healthful eating is moving away from high-fat, meaty meals that increase the risk of obesity, heart disease, and cancer.”

One serving of the Meatball Sandwich in Jamie Oliver’s book contains 1,182 calories, 47 grams of fat (including 18.5 grams of saturated fat), 185 milligrams of cholesterol, and 2,352 milligrams of sodium, according to a nutritional analysis based on estimates by PCRM dietitians. Fieri’s recipes include the Jambalaya Sandwich, loaded with bacon, pork butt or pork loin, smoked sausage, Andouille sausage, chicken thighs, and Havarti cheese. Deen, who made it into PCRM’s Worst Cookbooks of the Decade list two years ago, is back on this year’s list with her latest cookbook, which contains recipes like Burgoo—a stew that calls for 3 pounds of chicken, 2 pounds of beef, and 2 pounds of lamb.

The Five Worst Cookbooks of 2011 are:

Cookbook	Nutritional Shocker
Jamie Oliver’s Meals in Minutes	One serving of the Meatball Sandwich contains more fat than a Big Mac and more than double the calories, cholesterol, sodium, and saturated fat.
Guy Fieri Food	Jambalaya Sandwich contains bacon, smoked sausage, and Andouille sausage; such processed meats raise colon cancer risk.
Paula Deen’s Southern Cooking Bible	One serving of Hot Buffalo Wings (three wings) contains 910 calories and 85 grams of fat; meat-heavy diets raise obesity risk.
The Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook	More than 50 pages of recipes featuring grilled meat, which increases cancer risk.
The Neelys’ Celebration Cookbook	Bourbon Bread Pudding is saturated with butter, half-and-half, and whole milk; high-fat diets increase heart-disease risk.

For a copy of the full report or to speak with Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., please contact Vaishali Honawar at 202-527-7339 or vhonawar@pcrm.org.

Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research,and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.

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