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To Do: Hungry Girl Book Signing
By
Lynne Shallcross
Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien's diet includes Ooey Gooey Chili Cheese Nachos and Dreamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge. Photograph by Amanda Friedman.
Who: Calling all healthy eaters—but still lovers of delicious food.
What: Book signing for Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World by Lisa Lillien. Get Lillien’s John Hancock while dining on free snacks (Vitalicious VitaTops and Fiber One bars) and asking the author which recipe she made last night.
Where: Tysons Corner Borders (8027 Leesburg Pike, Vienna)
When: Tonight (Monday) at 7:30
Why: In 2003, Lillien, a Los Angeles native, transformed her love of guilt-free foods into a free daily e-mail called Hungry Girl. The newsletter started out small, going to only 78 people; today it has more than 400,000 subscribers. Lillien has been a guest on Today and appears regularly on Extra. She also writes weekly columns on Yahoo! and WeightWatchers.com.
Her daily Hungry Girl emails include news, food finds, recipes, and weekend survival strategies. “I’m not a nutritionist; I’m just hungry,” says Lillien, who’s struggled with weight issues all her life. She’s a self-proclaimed “foodologist” on the lookout for foods that taste great but still allow you to zip up your jeans in the morning.
The book includes 160 recipes for appetizing foods that are normally on the “don’t” list for healthy eaters. But with Lillien’s healthful tweaks, not much is off limits: Egg Bene-Chick (183 calories), Big Bopper Burger Stopper (202 calories), Ooey Gooey Chili Cheese Nachos (216 calories), and Dreamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge (65 calories). What are Lillien's favorites? "That's a toughie," she says. "But two good ones are 'Bring on the Breakfast Pizza' and “Squash-tastic Shepherd’s Pie.' My favorite classics are the 'Lord of the Onion Rings' and 'Fettuccine Hungry Girlfredo.'"
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Comments
Hi! I’m working with Fiber One, and we’re having a yogurt sampling promotion in Pentagon City Mall at 1100 S Hayes St Arlington, VA 22202 from 2/19/10 – 2/21/10. Tell friends and family! You can also get 75 cents off with a print-out of a coupon that can be found here: http://www.fiberone.com/Product/yogurts.aspx. Blog and tweet about this promotion, you don’t want to miss it!
Posted by: Livia, Feb 16, 2010 07:59:21 AM
I have been a subscriber to Hungry Girl for 2 years and I enjoy her food finds and witty writing style. The butternut squash fries and mini chocolate chip cookies are great recipes too!!
Posted by: Jessica O, May 05, 2008 11:41:28 AM
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