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The Good Carb Cookbook: Secrets of Eating Low on the Glycemic Index
A complete guide and cookbook to selecting and using the best carbohydrates to lose weight, maintain blood sugar levels, and improve overall health.
Not all carbs are created equal. In fact, the latest dietary research shows that different carbohydrates have varying effects on the body, depending on the rate at which they raise blood sugar levels--also known as a food's glycemic index (GI). Choosing a balance of foods that are low on the GI will speed weight loss and control diabetes, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease.
In The Good Carb Cookbook, Sandra Woodruff demystifies the carbohydrate confusion by explaining the real differences among carbohydrates (baked potatoes are high on the index, while sweet potatoes are low), and shares her secrets for eating low on the index. The book includes an invaluable table with hundreds of common foods and their glycemic index rating; more than two hundred recipes to get people cooking and eating low on the index; and tips to modify high-glycemic family favorites with low-glycemic ingredients, lose weight, maintain blood sugar, and achieve optimal health.
Not all carbs are created equal. In fact, the latest dietary research shows that different carbohydrates have varying effects on the body, depending on the rate at which they raise blood sugar levels--also known as a food's glycemic index (GI). Choosing a balance of foods that are low on the GI will speed weight loss and control diabetes, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease.
In The Good Carb Cookbook, Sandra Woodruff demystifies the carbohydrate confusion by explaining the real differences among carbohydrates (baked potatoes are high on the index, while sweet potatoes are low), and shares her secrets for eating low on the index. The book includes an invaluable table with hundreds of common foods and their glycemic index rating; more than two hundred recipes to get people cooking and eating low on the index; and tips to modify high-glycemic family favorites with low-glycemic ingredients, lose weight, maintain blood sugar, and achieve optimal health.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 15, 2001
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About the author
Sandra Woodruff
37 books1 followerSandra Woodruff, M.S., R.D., LD/N, is a registered dietitian who has been a nutritional consultant to numerous medical groups. The author of several best-selling books, including The Good Carb Cookbook, Diabetic Dream Desserts and Secrets of Good-Carb/Low-Carb Living, she lives in Tallahassee, Florida.
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September 18, 2017
Great Information!!
I am a nurse who does nutritional teaching. I am going to suggest this book for my patients. A must read for everyone
I am a nurse who does nutritional teaching. I am going to suggest this book for my patients. A must read for everyone
February 17, 2016
I really, Really, REALLY dislike cheaply presented paperback cookbooks without photographs. They ARE Uninspiring and read like text books, and this is written by an M.S., R.D. I can see why this book is what it is..... But for those who are in need/want of a Low Glycemic, weight loss, & blood sugar maintenance cookbook, this might be what you are looking for.
The ingredients lists are in italics, so those are difficult to see.
I did like the nutritional information at the end of each recipe.
The ingredients lists are in italics, so those are difficult to see.
I did like the nutritional information at the end of each recipe.
June 8, 2009
Every recipe I've tried so far from this book has been either good or terrific. There's one in particular, a Greek Chicken Pasta, that was so wonderful I couldn't believe I had actually cooked it! I'm looking forward to trying more recipes from it.
September 21, 2007
not vegetarian but still very good nutritional info and great recipes...I'm tired of carbs getting a bad rap!
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March 11, 2009A good resource with several great recipes I've tried and many more I haven't!
March 18, 2010
This book has to do with the Low Glycemic Index foods. This would be a good book to own. It has a lot of recipes.
May 10, 2007
A little dry, not many pictures but the recipes are good for you and even better they taste great!
July 5, 2015
They don't tell the sugar content of any of the recipes. Boo.
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