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Diabetes Diet Cookbook: Discover the New Fiber-FULL Eating Plan for Weight Loss
Nearly 21 million Americans already have diabetes, and at least 54 million adults over the age of 20 are at risk. Fortunately, there is good Studies have shown that people with pre-diabetes who lose weight and increase their physical activity can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes—and even return their blood glucose levels to normal. This outstanding cookbook draws on the latest science to make losing weight and getting blood sugar under control easier than ever before.
Diabetes Diet Cookbook by the Editors of Prevention with Ann Fittante, MS, RD
-a new approach to controlling blood sugar naturally—by eating up to 50 grams of fiber a day (nearly
twice the USDA's recommended daily intake)
-easy menu plans that lower daily carb intake to target abdominal fat, a leading risk for the heart
disease that commonly accompanies diabetes
-more than 200 great-tasting dishes—from Better-for-You Burritos and Skinny Monte Cristos to fabulous special-occasion desserts—that will satisfy the whole family and completely eliminate the need for separate meals
-hundreds of practical tips for living well with diabetes
Designed to bring about steady, permanent weight loss—up to 2 pounds a week until one's goal weight is reached—and filled with inspirational, real-life success stories that illustrate Prevention's trusted advice in action, this is an indispensable book for anyone who has, or is at risk of developing, diabetes.
Diabetes Diet Cookbook by the Editors of Prevention with Ann Fittante, MS, RD
-a new approach to controlling blood sugar naturally—by eating up to 50 grams of fiber a day (nearly
twice the USDA's recommended daily intake)
-easy menu plans that lower daily carb intake to target abdominal fat, a leading risk for the heart
disease that commonly accompanies diabetes
-more than 200 great-tasting dishes—from Better-for-You Burritos and Skinny Monte Cristos to fabulous special-occasion desserts—that will satisfy the whole family and completely eliminate the need for separate meals
-hundreds of practical tips for living well with diabetes
Designed to bring about steady, permanent weight loss—up to 2 pounds a week until one's goal weight is reached—and filled with inspirational, real-life success stories that illustrate Prevention's trusted advice in action, this is an indispensable book for anyone who has, or is at risk of developing, diabetes.
384 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2007
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April 29, 2011
It is not often that I read a cookbook from cover to cover, but I did with this one. The book was not quite what I was expecting, based on the title. I am not diabetic or have pre-diabetes. I am at risk and I have also discovered that my body requires a very high fiber diet so I thought this cookbook might be helpful to me in upping my natural fiber consumption.
After sampling some of the introductory information and reading that they recommend 50 g of fiber per day (in proportion to calorie intake - though they never addressed how to figure that out) I was expecting fiber powerhouse recipes. That was not the case. In fact, the 4 weeks of meal plans offered don't really come close to 50 g of fiber per day either, though if you made the meal plan vegetarian by subbing in tofu, seitan and tempeh in place of the meats you may well hit that mark. There are a surprising number of recipes that have no fiber and very few that have 10 of more grams per serving.
The book did have guidelines that differ from much of what I've read and they seem a bit more attainable, especially since I live with a vegetarian who does not care for me to cook meat products in the home. The big one for me was having 55-65% of your calories to come from carbohydrates - though they should be complex carbs, not processed sugars and the like. I will no longer berate myself when my carbs are up around 50% or so once I achieve my 30+ g of fiber for the day. But getting the high fiber I required and trying to stay near 40% carbs was quite the challenge and was actually causing me to intentionally up my fat intake to bring down my percentage from carbs.
I haven't cooked any of the recipes yet, but I've marked about 30 or so that I'm excited to try. The refreshing thing I found with the recipes in this cookbook is the lack of artificial sweetener. It seems so many diabetic and low carb cookbooks rely on them and I'd rather cut back on those as well.
I am disappointed in the Kindle formatting of this book, however. I needed the Kindle format so my mom could use the cookbook (she's blind so the text-to-speech capabilities make it accessible to her), but if you are waffling between the print and the Kindle I'd recommend the print version. The table of contents is fully clickable, but for some reason many (no, not all of them though) of the chapters are simply title by number and have no name telling you the type of recipes in that chapter and I find the never ending list of recipes in each chapter kind of difficult to skim because of how it is formatted - all caps, with text flow having the first line indented but the second one not. The index is not clickable so you can't easily just look up an ingredient you want to work with and see those recipes. Yes, you can search in the book, but that doesn't always turn up the name of the recipe so it can mean lots of clicking back and forth. Definitely not the most usable Kindle cookbook I've read.
After sampling some of the introductory information and reading that they recommend 50 g of fiber per day (in proportion to calorie intake - though they never addressed how to figure that out) I was expecting fiber powerhouse recipes. That was not the case. In fact, the 4 weeks of meal plans offered don't really come close to 50 g of fiber per day either, though if you made the meal plan vegetarian by subbing in tofu, seitan and tempeh in place of the meats you may well hit that mark. There are a surprising number of recipes that have no fiber and very few that have 10 of more grams per serving.
The book did have guidelines that differ from much of what I've read and they seem a bit more attainable, especially since I live with a vegetarian who does not care for me to cook meat products in the home. The big one for me was having 55-65% of your calories to come from carbohydrates - though they should be complex carbs, not processed sugars and the like. I will no longer berate myself when my carbs are up around 50% or so once I achieve my 30+ g of fiber for the day. But getting the high fiber I required and trying to stay near 40% carbs was quite the challenge and was actually causing me to intentionally up my fat intake to bring down my percentage from carbs.
I haven't cooked any of the recipes yet, but I've marked about 30 or so that I'm excited to try. The refreshing thing I found with the recipes in this cookbook is the lack of artificial sweetener. It seems so many diabetic and low carb cookbooks rely on them and I'd rather cut back on those as well.
I am disappointed in the Kindle formatting of this book, however. I needed the Kindle format so my mom could use the cookbook (she's blind so the text-to-speech capabilities make it accessible to her), but if you are waffling between the print and the Kindle I'd recommend the print version. The table of contents is fully clickable, but for some reason many (no, not all of them though) of the chapters are simply title by number and have no name telling you the type of recipes in that chapter and I find the never ending list of recipes in each chapter kind of difficult to skim because of how it is formatted - all caps, with text flow having the first line indented but the second one not. The index is not clickable so you can't easily just look up an ingredient you want to work with and see those recipes. Yes, you can search in the book, but that doesn't always turn up the name of the recipe so it can mean lots of clicking back and forth. Definitely not the most usable Kindle cookbook I've read.
May 18, 2010
This is a really great cookbook. We made:
* Sloppy Tom's, which are sloppy joe's but instead of ground beef, you use ground turkey.
* Easy Pizza Crust, which uses whole wheat flour and had a nice hearty taste.
* Greek Lemon Chicken, the weakest of the three we've tried so far but still amazing- the chicken fell right off the bone.
So far I'm really loving this cookbook and have found way more recipes out of it than the others that are in my huge stack. Taste doesn't feel sacrificed or anything so I'm kind of wondering if it isn't as healthy as it says it is... either way I don't care, I love the recipes we've made so far.
* Sloppy Tom's, which are sloppy joe's but instead of ground beef, you use ground turkey.
* Easy Pizza Crust, which uses whole wheat flour and had a nice hearty taste.
* Greek Lemon Chicken, the weakest of the three we've tried so far but still amazing- the chicken fell right off the bone.
So far I'm really loving this cookbook and have found way more recipes out of it than the others that are in my huge stack. Taste doesn't feel sacrificed or anything so I'm kind of wondering if it isn't as healthy as it says it is... either way I don't care, I love the recipes we've made so far.
February 1, 2011
Doesn't separate sugar from carbs but that fits with the current American Diabetes Association recommendations. Has lots of pictures, includes prep time, well laid out, interesting but doable recipes. Includes sample menus.
April 7, 2009
This has some really good recipies in it. I will be using it again.
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July 18, 2012ISlight twist on the tired and true eating healthy
October 11, 2014
A collection of recipes for diabetics who are trying to control what foods they eat. Has photos for each recipe and includes menues for four weeks.
October 19, 2015
A very good addition to the library of any diabetic - or someone how has to cook for a diabetic. Offers lots of up to date information on the condition and then provides a lot of really good recipes
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