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the g.i. diet cookbook
159 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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January 6, 2021
-didnt like this one at all, very disappointed. the 'weight loss' in the title should have given me a clue. this book contrasts a lot of what the other three books i've read said about eating low gi. i dont think they fact checked.
-this book choose instead to focus on being 'low fat' and 'counting calories'. which is not what i want. i want to control my blood sugar so it doesnt spike and then drop so damn low. thats all i want. i'm not aiming to restrict portions and starve myself while obsessively counting precious calories.
-even though fat and protein have a GI of *zero*, and can therefore reduce the overall GI of a meal or dish, this book says to cut out fat as unwanted calories. even healthy fats. its throwing away a good thing. all the other books stressed that fat is good and very necessary, but yes in moderation. this book wants you to just abandon fat in your diet rather than use it for good.
-this book also aims to be low sodium - which i do not want or need.
-there was a recipe for south african seed bread that looked interesting, finnish barley bread, and warm broccoli salad were the only other recipes in this entire book that caught my eye.
-this book choose instead to focus on being 'low fat' and 'counting calories'. which is not what i want. i want to control my blood sugar so it doesnt spike and then drop so damn low. thats all i want. i'm not aiming to restrict portions and starve myself while obsessively counting precious calories.
-even though fat and protein have a GI of *zero*, and can therefore reduce the overall GI of a meal or dish, this book says to cut out fat as unwanted calories. even healthy fats. its throwing away a good thing. all the other books stressed that fat is good and very necessary, but yes in moderation. this book wants you to just abandon fat in your diet rather than use it for good.
-this book also aims to be low sodium - which i do not want or need.
-there was a recipe for south african seed bread that looked interesting, finnish barley bread, and warm broccoli salad were the only other recipes in this entire book that caught my eye.
July 22, 2010
I've been wanting a book on eating according to the glycemic index of foods and this one, so far, has been very clear and easy to understand. Looking forward to trying some of the recipes.
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