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Fixing Fast Food
Cookbook Remakes Fast Food in a Low-Fat Way
By Jenn Director Knudsen
"Most people cannot believe that they are healthier than the real thing; one friend even told me she thought it was better than the real thing," adds Haque.
And according to Alexander's introduction to the cinnamon roll recipe – which has been called the "Holy Grail" of Fast Food Fix, according to Alexander – the original pastry tucks away 32 grams of fat and 813 calories. Her version, calling for active dry yeast, artificially flavored fat-free vanilla yogurt and light butter, among other ingredients, has instead 6 grams of fat and 442 calories.
Alexander further writes about this healthier delectable, "My version of the Cinnabon has also become the recipe in the book that I've used to prove to skeptics that, in fact, these recipes can be duplicated to satisfy cravings with a fraction of the fat and calories of their original counterparts."
Says Michelle Miller of Dallas, Texas, who's had the chance to sample some of Alexander's recipes, "What Devin's book has done is illuminate how the fast-food industry has created emotional ties with food," food that otherwise is taboo.
"Devin's book takes the mask off, shows you that these foods are just foods and can be prepared simply and 'cleanly,'" says Miller, 30, a marketing director.
She owes her success to keeping fast and fried foods out of her diet and working out at least six days a week, as well as to her own make-over recipes, she says.
