Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies

by Alan L. Rubin

The fun and easy way to eat a well-balanced diabetic diet

Want to create healthy meals that are diabetic friendly? This revised and updated third edition of Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies shows you how easy it can be to manage diabetes through diet, including the latest information on diabetes testing, monitoring, and maintenance, as well as delicious new recipes and nutritional information. This edition also includes a new section that focuses on vegetarian dishes and a new chapter on encouraging a Type 1 diabetic child to eat properly.

Features changes in fat, carbohydrate and protein recommendations that parallel the recommendations of the American Diabetes Association regarding meal plans Includes new ideas about restaurant eating, including new menu items at fast food locations as well as revised tips on food shopping and setting up the diabetic kitchen Offers 100+ new and revised diabetic recipes

Complete with ways to involve children in meal planning and preparation, Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies will help you improve your diet and your health!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Health

392 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Caro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative, creative and helpful. Great for the wade-in of cooking and eating with diabetes. Have at it.

[Binky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, but...

The advice was good. The recipes are American with the measurements changed to metric. Who can afford a pound of crab meat for example. Also restaurant advice is probably not applicable in the UK. It's a shame, because the book could have been so much better.

[Katie de Leeuw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Info was good but the recipes were extremely tasteless and boring.

[Giuseppe Maxia · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book will make your diabetes go from bad to worse. It is based on the same old recommendation to eat more carbs, and in so doing raise your blood sugar.
Avoid like the plague (which, in a way, it is!)

[Rose]

i soo want to read this

[Jc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good recipes here but not as many that fit my food tastes. Some sections were very scanty on the recipes.

[Ben Kellermann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many of us, at the best of times, struggle for inspiration when it comes to cooking – and that’s without a medical condition that may affect our eating habits and require careful management. The right diet is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle and all the more important for the successful management of diabetes.

Fully updated for a UK audience Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies will include the latest dietary recommendations and medical information on diabetes and its management. Packed with over 100 delicious and easy to prepare recipes - for everyday eating and entertaining - alongside a brand new section on packing healthy lunches and picnics, this book will help make mealtimes interesting and healthy. The book also offers guidance on the glycaemic index, nutritional information, diabetic exchanges for each recipe and lifestyle advice to help readers take control of their condition and live life to the full.

Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies will feature:

Part I: Thriving with Diabetes

Living To Eat With Diabetes
Eating To Live With Diabetes
Planning Meals for Weight Loss Goals
Eating What You Like (Within Reason)
Stocking Up at the Supermarket

Part II: Healthy Recipes That Taste Great

Enjoying the Benefits of Breakfast
Starting Well: Hors d’Oeuvres and First Courses
Sipping Simply Divine Soups
Taking a Leaf From the Salad Bar
Being Full of Beans (and Grains and Pasta)
Adding Veg to Your Meals
Boning Up on Fish Cookery
Flocking to Poultry
Creating Balanced Meals with Meats
Nibbling on Snacks
Drooling Over Mouth-Watering Desserts

Part III: Eating Away from Home

Eating Out as a Nourishing Experience
Packing a Picnic Lunch

Part IV: The Part of Tens

Ten (or So) Simple Steps to Change Your Eating Habits
Ten Easy Substitutions in Your Eating Plan
Ten Strategies to Normalize Your Blood Glucose
Ten Healthy Eating Habits for Children with Diabetes

Part V: Appendixes

Appendix A: Investing in Food Supplements for Optimum Health
Appendix B: Exchange Lists
Appendix C: A Glossary of Key Cooking Terms
Appendix D: Conversions of Weights, Measures, and Sugar Substitutes
Appendix E: Other Recipe Sources for People with Diabetes

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[Ben Kellermann · Rating 4 out of 5]

These recipes transform the typical diabetic diet from bland and blah to 'Mmmmmm!' and 'Ahhhhh!' "Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, 2nd Edition" is extensively updated with more than 100 new recipes from great restaurants and great chefs. You'll discover taste-tempting dishes like Blueberry Almond Pancakes, BBQ Chicken Potato Hash, Beer Braised Pork, Sweet Potato Biscuits, and Chocolate Almond Biscotti. There's loads of new information about diabetes and the role of diet in managing it, plus: tips on how to fare well with restaurant or fast food fare; coverage of ethnic foods, including African-American, Chinese, Italian, French, Indian, Thai, and Mexican; info on popular diets, including South Beach, Atkins, Ornish, and others; nutrition information and diabetic exchanges for each recipe; a 'visual' guide to portion sizes with comparisons you'll remember, such as a medium potato is the size of a computer mouse; the scoop on new artificial sweeteners, including Splenda; tips for food shopping, including how to decipher confusing food labels and calculate exchanges; and, a "Restaurant Travel Guide for 14 cities", including New York, Boston, Chocago, Dallas, Denver, and Nashville. Alan Rubin, M.D. is one of the nation's leading authorities on diabetes. He wrote the bestselling "Diabetes For Dummies", 1st and 2nd editions, and the 1st edition of "Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies". While the cooking tips and great recipes will make you think he's a food guru, the doctor in him comes through. The book includes: updated recommendations for elderly diabetics; info especially for pregnant or postmenopausal diabetics; ways to promote healthy eating in children; and, exercise advice - just 30 minutes a day protects against the complications of diabetes. With all this information and these recipes, you'll manage to eat very well while you manage your diabetes!

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