Glycemic Index Cooking Made Easy

by Jennie Brand-Miller

200 Great Tasting Recipes

Genres: Cookbooks

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Jennie Brand-Miller AO FAA is an Australian nutrition scientist renowned for her pioneering research on the glycemic index and its impact on human health. She holds a chair in human nutrition at the University of Sydney and has coauthored numerous bestselling books on the topic. Her work has earned her widespread recognition, including the Clunies Ross Medal and the Sir Kempson Maddox Award. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2011 and elevated to Officer in 2022. She is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

Reviews

[Carson hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice cookbook with a wide variety of recipes. Nothing too crazy, no strange ingredients. Just a really nice collection.

[Robert Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book explains about how certain foods are responsible for raising your blood sugar an consequently causing you to gain wait. It also explains how these certain foods can contribute to onset diabetes, heart disease and other medical conditions. These foods are categorized as having a low, medium or high Glycemic Index. Also, foods that metabolize more quickly into sugar during digestion are called "Fast Carbs", while those that turn into sugar more slowly and so not raise blood sugar as drastically are "Slow Carbs." This book explains how eliminating Fast Carbs from the diet will aid in weight lose.

The recipes included here are decent, but not exceptional. It reads much like a textbook, but the layout of the text is not entirely reader friendly. Overall, it is a fair book, with good basic information about a healthy diet and some nice, if not overwhelming recipes. If you are trying to lose weight (and who isn't, am I right?) this is a good place to begin overhauling your diet.

One big change I made was eliminating white rice, which had been a staple in my diet since college. White rice, I have learned, is a Fast Carb that raises your blood sugar quickly and contributes to weight gain. Since excluding rice (and stepping up my exercise), I have seen a noticeable improvement in both my weight and overall health.