Low Cost Cooking

The Single Parent Association of Newfoundland (SPAN) in conjunction with the Newfoundland and Labrador Heart Health Program has published the cookbook Eat to your Heart's Content - Healthy Eating on a budget. The cookbook is authored by Margaret Harnum and Nutrition editing was provided by Annette Stapenhorst, R.Dt.

Eat to your Heart's Content is more than a cookbook it provides excellent information on:

• value vs. cost
• food and health
• principles for healthy eating
• weight-wise suggestions
• planning healthy meals
• shopping smarts
• a master shopping list
• reading labels
• budget wise choices
• using leftovers
• storing food safely

In addition, the recipe selection includes a special focus on children plus a variety of quick, low cost, heart healthy recipes with lots of preparation tips. A sample from the cookbook is included here.

The cost of the cookbook is ten dollars ($10.00) and is available from the Single Parent Association of Newfoundland:

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