Ellie Krieger gives healthy eating tips

AUSTIN (KXAN) - As weekly host of the Food Networks Healthy Appetite, Ellie Krieger is known for creating light and healthy dishes that taste great and are easy enough for the busiest people to prepare. Now, Ellie has put together a collection of meal solutions for those of us who love food and want to eat well but struggle to make it happen amid lifes hectic pace.

Ellie is in Austin to feature her new book at the Texas Book Festival which ends November 1. In the cookbook, Ellie provides 150 delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes that tackle every possible mealtime situation. Illustrated with 50 full-color photos, there are recipes for grab-and-go breakfasts, lunches that have actually been road-tested in a cooler pack, decedent desserts, and a months worth of rush-hour dinners-fabulous meals you can whip up in less than thirty minutes.