Cutting down the fats and cholesterol from the cuisine mostly lands you with food without any flavor or taste. This book of Steven Raichlen has come out to be a boon for people who are more concern about their health. He has successfully managed to cut the level of fats in the traditional dishes without compromising with the taste and nutritional value.

You will find almost all the famous recipes from all over Latin America, from Mexico to
Argentina, from Cuba to Puerto Rico. He just not makes tall claims about his recipes of being low fat but gives all the reasons and many ways that makes a Latin diet that perfectly suits to the healthy pyramid approach.

He also admits to the fact that some Latin cooking is simply impossible without the addition of lard. The book consists of different chapters, with kinds of food. There are all recipes with wholesome goodness right from appetizers, soups, salads and beans. This book covers almost all the Latin recipes nutritional data to make you aware of your intake of calories.