Hungry Girl

All Episodes 2011

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  • 2011-01-08T21:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 2h (4 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
Lisa Lillien's Hungry Girl e-mail newsletter reaches 1 million subscribers daily. She invents simple, delicious recipes that are guilt-free, satisfy cravings and taste great, without adding lots of extra calories and fat grams to your daily diet. In her new series, Hungry Girl stops at nothing to provide us with the answers we all need: what to eat, what to buy, what to cook, how to read labels. Her tips make it easy to 'chew the right thing,' whether at home or out in the world, including low-calorie recipes and makeovers of fatty favorites, and survival guides for restaurants and other real-world eating situations.

29 episodes

Series Premiere

2011-01-08T21:00:00Z

1x01 You Wanna Pizza Me?

Series Premiere

1x01 You Wanna Pizza Me?

  • 2011-01-08T21:00:00Z30m

Hungry Girl puts a new spin on an old Italian favorite - pizza. In addition to presenting recipes for Crispy White Pizza, Bring on the Breakfast Pizza, and Pizza-fied Chicken, Lisa shows us how to work with uncommon crusts like high fiber tortilla and pita. She also heads to the grocery store to share her top tips on how to enjoy pizza the HG way. Additionally, Lisa cruises by her favorite pizzeria to give tips and tricks on ordering guilt free.

2011-01-15T21:00:00Z

1x02 Fill 'Er Up

1x02 Fill 'Er Up

  • 2011-01-15T21:00:00Z30m

For everyone who enjoys stuffing their face, this episode highlights food that fills your appetite the smart way. Hungry Girl reports from the supermarket to reveal her top super-filling snacks and ways to bulk up dishes with tasty fillers. Dishes include her famous Hungry Chick Chunky Soup, Chop-chop Beef Stir-fry Ginormous and Sweet-tart Fruit Salad, which are all guaranteed to keep you filled up for hours. And, as a special treat, Lisa tries to fill the appetite of the number one competitive eater in the world, Joey Chestnut!

2011-01-22T21:00:00Z

1x03 Comfortably Yum

1x03 Comfortably Yum

  • 2011-01-22T21:00:00Z30m

When life gets you down, there is always one thing that makes you feel better - comfort food! Lisa is challenged by a HG fan to whip up an HG version of her mother's mac & cheese recipe - the pressure is on! Also, we get the skinny on the low cal (but fabulous) 'Cue the Pulled Pork and PB n' Chocolate Bread Pudding Bonanza. In addition, Lisa treats us to a Diner Survival Guide.

1x04 Surprises, Shockers & Swaps

  • 2011-01-29T21:00:00Z30m

In HG's most revealing episode, Lisa fills us in on foods that are deceptively bad. But don't fret! Lisa uses simple swaps to whip up dishes like Hungry-Girl-nola, Yum Yum Brownie Muffins, Bake-Tastic Butternut Squash Fries, and two killer swaps for chips - Baked Kale and Lavash - that both go great with HG Hot Couple Dip. In addition, Hungry Girl shares her top swaps direct from the grocery store.

1x05 Chocolate 911

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Chocoholics rejoice! Hungry Girl shows you how to enjoy your favorite indulgences guilt-free, including Chocolate Marshmallow Mississippi Mug Pie, Madness Cupcakes, an over-the-top dessert drink called the Mounds Bar Martini and to top it all off: a non-alcoholic Hot 'N' Nutty Liquid Brownie. In addition, Lisa searches for the dessert of her dreams!

1x06 Pasta La Vista

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Afraid that pasta is going to whack your diet? Fuggedaboutit! Lisa shows us that there's nothing wrong with a little Italy. She shows off her amazing dishes like Fettuccini Hungry Girlfredo, Slaw and Order (which you have to taste to believe) and her top-secret tricks to supersize your pasta bowl. We're also heading to the grocery store to learn about pasta swaps and the shocking differences in sauces. Additionally, Lisa goes to an Italian restaurant and serves unsuspecting diners their meals and their ridiculously high calorie totals and reveals the smartest choices for filling food from a typical Italian menu.

1x07 Think Fast... Food

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What is more American than onion rings, cheeseburgers, and apple pie? Hungry Girl! Lisa presents inventive, low-calorie remakes of these classic foods like Lord of the Onion Rings, Island Insanity Burger, and Awesome Apple Pie-lets. Lisa also gives us a survival guide for two other American staples - fast food restaurants (are there any good choices?) and treats stored behind those tricky glass counters at your local Cineplex (some are definitely rated R).

1x08 Happy Hour

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Join Lisa as she replaces traditional happy hour temptations with Hungry Girl's own Sweet-Hot Steak Bites, Slammin' Slimmed-Down Strawberry Daiquiri, Kickin' Cranberry Cosmo, De-Pudged Pigs in a Blanket, and Exploding Chicken Taquitos. Lisa also points out shockers about bar food and drinks that could make your happy hour miserable.

1x09 To the Mex

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Lisa stops by her favorite Mexican restaurant to give us tips on how we can avoid fattening foods and opt for dishes that are not only filling and tasty, but much lower in calories. Lisa shows how to make our favorite Mexican menu items at home including Crazy Good Corn Chips, Shrimp Cocktail Tacos, Nacho-rific Stuffed Chicken, and everyone's favorite, HG's Magical Low-Calorie Margarita. Lisa is also challenged by a viewer to recreate a HG version of guacamole, so she whips up her Holy Moly Guacamole.

1x10 Rise and Dine

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Skipping breakfast is really not an option: Breakfast gives you energy and allows you to stay fuller longer, and it helps to maintain a healthy weight ... if you do it the HG way. Lisa shares her go-to breakfast dishes including Denver Omelette-in-a-Mug, Double-O-Cinnamon Apple Breakfast Bowl, Cannoli-Stuffed French Toast Nuggets and her amazing Growing Oatmeal Bowl -- you have to see it to believe it. And not enough time to make breakfast at home? No worries! HG shows you how to make good decisions everywhere, even from a convenience store. Lisa also heads to the supermarket to share her top breakfast tips.

1x11 Pick Me Up

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It's 4:00pm and your energy is flagging, what's a Hungry Girl to do? Lisa's creative solutions: Party Poppin' Trail Mix, Easy Grab and Go Cookies, PB&J Yogurt Parfait, and her fabulous Super-Duper Cocoa-rific Coffee Malt (that you can concoct in the break room!). In a special segment, Lisa heads to the coffee shop to show us how to get her caffeine fix the HG way. Additionally, Lisa heads to the supermarket to give us the skinny on what's really in 100 calorie snacks, energy bars and flavored waters.

1x12 Hungry Grill

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Lisa is hitting the grill, but don't expect greasy cheeseburgers. We are Hungry Girl-ing things up with dishes like I Can't Believe It's Not Potato Salad, Hungry Grilled Pineapple with So-Good Cinnamon-Vanilla Yogurt Dip, BBQ Chicken Slaw and super-refreshing Sassy 'n Spiked Pink Lemonade Pitcher. Lisa also shows us some totally unexpected delicious items you can throw on the grill.

1x13 Lean & Green

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Who says salads are boring? Not Hungry Girl! Lisa thinks outside the salad bar with tasty dishes like Scoopy Salmon Salad, The HG Special, Top of the Chops BBQ Chicken Salad and a BLT Salad Wrap. She also finds shocking calorie counts in restaurant salads and jets to the supermarket to show off guilt-free items that will make your salads tasty, plentiful and super easy to prepare.

Season Premiere

2x01 Under 200

Season Premiere

2x01 Under 200

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How low can Hungry Girl go? Under 200 calories low! Lisa brings her recipes to a new 'low', presenting four of her favorite guilt-free dishes all under 200 calories! Recipes include her scrumptious Cheeseburger Mac Attack, refreshing Fresh and Fruity Hot Dog Skewers, sweet and zesty BBQ Mango Tilapia and for dessert, her decadent Banana Split Pie. She also takes a trip to the market to dig up her favorite 'Under 200 calorie' food finds. Plus, Lisa shows us the surprising reality of what 200 calories of some of your favorite foods actually looks like.

2x02 Under 5 Minutes

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The race is on! Lisa's making her fastest recipes ever all guilt-free dishes you can make at home in under five minutes! We'll enjoy Lisa's creamy Lean-O Cioppino, gooey Fancy 5-Minute Grilled Cheese, super Speedy Tuna Noodle Skillet, and delectable Dessert Island Parfait. As if that wasn't enough excitement, Lisa also got some extra fast Pop-Up recipes, shows us her favorite quick-fix market finds and shares her time-saving Go-Go-Kitchen-Gadgets. Phew, now that's fast!

2x03 Big Sandwiches

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When Hungry Girl makes a sandwich, she makes a BIG sandwich! Today Lisa's building three of her biggest sandwiches ever - her sweet and savory Fuji-n-Chick 'wich, robust Ring-My-Bella Mushroom Sandwich, and her delicious breakfast delight that's guilt-free anytime of the day, the Morning Waffle Dip. Lisa also shows us how to survive the deli counter and picks out her favorite market sandwich toppings so you can make your own big sandwiches at home.

It's deep freeze time as Hungry Girl takes on everybody's favorite treat - ice cream! Lisa ups the guilt-free chill with her parlor-worthy Choco-berry Sundae, heavenly Cookie-rific Ice Cream Freeze, her really Big Beautiful Baked Alaska, and the scrumptious Gimme Gimme S'mores Sandwich which surprise! doesn't use any ice cream! Holy no-cow! Jam-packed with an HG Ice Cream Store Survival Guide and an extra-frosty Secret Find, it's HG's coolest show ever!

The twists keep coming! Hungry Girl is back with even more surprising, shocking and swap-tastic ingredients! With recipes like her sweet and cinnamon-y Red Hot Apple Pie, tantalizing Turnip the Disco Fries, and hearty Veggie Noodle-Free Lasagna, Lisa uses simple swaps to turn fattening fare into guilt-free favorites. Plus, revealing segments on surprise ingredients and supermarket shockers makes this the episode you have to see to believe!

2x06 Bacon and PB

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The results are in! Bacon and peanut butter are two of America's favorite ingredients, and hooray, they can be guilt-free! From zesty Bacon-Bundled BBQ Shrimp to deliciously gooey BLT Mac n' Cheese to decadent Dreamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge, Lisa shows us how to use both these intimidating ingredients the HG way. And who can resist the Hungry Grilled Graceland Special, Lisa's scrumptious sandwich. We sure can't! And for bacon lovers who want to expand their horizons, Lisa shows us some bacon alternatives.

2x07 Ginormous Food

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It's gigantic, it's enormous, it's Ginormous Foods! HG's biggest show ever highlights Lisa's recipes for the most amount of food packed into the least amount of calories. She's breaking guilt-free records left and right with her cool Creamy Frozen Caramel Crunchcake, sizzling El Ginormo Southwest Omelette, scrumptiously Saucy Eggplant Tower, and see-it-to-believe-it-big Berry 'nana Oatmeal Parfait. Plus, Lisa reveals some scary shockers about serving sizes and shares a stupendous Secret Find!

2x08 Date Night

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HG's in the mood for love of guilt-free Date Night dishes! Lisa cooks up her most romantic recipes yet the charming Chicken Amore, stunning Stuffed n' Squashed Mushroom Foil Pack, sweet and sultry Very Dreamboat Parfaits and the perfect cocktail companion, her alluring Lava Smash. Lisa also shows off some perfect couples surprising ingredients that go great together and keeps us eating our best with her HG Restaurant Date Survival Guide.

2x09 Mom's Favorites

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It's the show every mother will love! This week, Lisa's giving parental props by reworking the classic dishes we grew up on. HG's Mom-inspired, guilt-free menu includes glazy-good Candied Carrots, bubbly-hot Baked Apples, mouth-watering Banarama Wafer Pudding and Lisa's flavor-filled version of her own mother's favorite Floosh's Stuffed Cabbage. Got guilt over not cleaning your plate? Lisa also tells the truth about some well-known 'Mom-isms'. This time, HG knows best!

2x10 Movie Night

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Lights, camera, appetizers! It's opening night on Hungry Girl when Lisa premieres her favorite guilt-free Movie Night snacks. This action-packed episode includes Lisa's A-list recipes for a refreshingly frosty drink - her Cherry Lemonade Super Slushy, chocolatey Chewy S'mores Snack Mix, robust Roasted Veggie Explosion, hot and spicy Chili Cheese Dog Nachos and creamy crunchy Crab Rangoonies. Plus Lisa shows us how to navigate the theater concession stand. We give it two thumbs up!

2x11 Crispy Crunch

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Snap, crackle, crunch! Things get loud around HG when Lisa cooks up her favorite guilt-free crispy crunchy creations including her zesty Honey-Mustard, Pretzel-Coated Chicken Fingers and her bacon-y delicious BLT Wonton Crunchies. A trip to the market reveals Lisa's favorite crispy crunchy ingredients, and for maximum crunchification, TV's iCarly Miranda Cosgrove drops in help Lisa whip up some of her famous and flavorful iHungry Spaghetti Tacos.

2x12 Chinese Food

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Crack open those fortune cookies! This week, Hungry Girl's got Chinese food covered. Lisa's wokking up her sizzling Veggie So Low Mein, scrumptious Shrimpylicious Egg Rolls and her succulent Sweet n' Sticky Sesame Chicken. Lisa also shares her tips and tricks for surviving a Chinese Restaurant and heads to the market to pick up her favorite Chinese ingredients. As Confucius says, don't miss this episode!

2x13 Just Desserts

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Life has never been sweeter at HG, because this week, Lisa's dedicated to desserts! She's got a guilt-free treat for every sweet tooth, including gooey-delicious Caramel Swirl Cream Puffs, sweet and spicy Super Simple Apple Cinnamon Crepes and divine Upside-Down Pineapple Applesauce Cake. Some dessert shockers and melt-in-your-mouth market goodies are also on the docket, as well as a super-special Secret Find that Lisa turns into her scrumptious Freezy Cool Banana Whoopee Pie.

2x14 Girls' Night

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It's ladies night! Lisa and her HG posse are having a guilt-free Girls' Night and you're invited! She's getting the party going with her kicked-up Berrylicious Lemon Drop cocktail. Also on the girls' menu are her jazzy Pump-Up-the-Jam Cocktail Weenies, savory Four-Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms and crunch-erific Sassy Wonton Tacos. Plus, Lisa shows us some added party snack ideas to make this episode a Girls' Night to remember!

2x16 Knockout Brunch

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Bring on the brunch! Lisa's making it easy like Sunday morning with a super spin on a classic brunch cocktail, her refreshingly fruity Bella Bella Bellini. Then it's on to the main event, where she whips up her extra tasty Veggie Loaded Tangy Tuna Salad, her bold and beautiful Breakfast Bruschetta and her twisty, tantalizing Cheesy Cherry Danish a treat so tempting you'll have to see it to believe it! To round out the match, Lisa shows us how to keep our guard up with her HG Brunch Buffet Survival Guide.

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