Cooking Light

Find all the tasty inspiration you’ve been searching for! Go-to options for fast, healthy weeknight meals, fresh twists on your favorite comfort foods, showstopping dishes for entertaining, and so much more! Every issue of Cooking Light gives you step-by-step how-to’s for every dish, fullpage recipe photos (taken in our test kitchen!), ingredient swaps, and time-saving shortcuts. Frequency of all magazines subject to change without notice.

Cooking Light

Editor’s Letter

What Healthy Means Now

Precision Nutrition: Your Genes and Your Diet

Decaf or Regular? • Regular and decaf coffee both contain beneficial phytonutrients, most notably polyphenols, which are considered good for your heart and may prevent disease. But which is better?

How to Eat Healthy on a Budget • Eating healthy doesn’t have to break the bank. And if you take into account the cost of the damage of a diet that relies heavily on processed foods, the cost of being healthy is nowhere near the potential cost of being unhealthy, with its subsequent diet-related chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Here are some easy, expert-approved shopping and food prep tips if you are trying to eat healthy and save a few pennies.

Low-Sugar Sauces • Bottled sauces, salad dressings, and marinades are often loaded with sugar, even if they don’t really taste sweet. Keep these condiments on hand to serve with meats, poultry, fish, and pasta, or use as marinades.

Breakfast Boost • Replace sugary pastries and high-carb cereals with whole grains and protein-rich eggs.

Plant Power • Vegetable-based protein sources and high-fiber veggies help keep carbs in check, even when you’ve omitted meat from your diet.

Smart Seafood • Boost your brain and your heart health with these low-carb seafood dishes.

Poultry Perks • Make chicken and turkey your go-to sources of protein when you are cutting back on carbs.

Good-For-You Meats • Lean cuts of beef, lamb, and pork provide protein as well as essential vitamins and minerals for optimum health.

Satisfying Soups • Fill your bowl with veggie-loaded, protein-packed goodness for a warm and hearty meal.

Low-Sugar Sweets • Turn to these low-carb treats for a between-meal boost or an after-dinner sweet note.

Recipe Index • Cooking Light CARB-SMART RECIPES