Full Description
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
Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Thriving with Diabetes 7
Chapter 1: Living to Eat with Diabetes 9
Chapter 2: Eating to Live with Diabetes 25
Chapter 3: Planning Meals for Weight Loss Goals 43
Chapter 4: Eating What You Like (Within Reason) 57
Chapter 5: Stocking Up at the Supermarket 73
Part II: Healthy Recipes That Taste Great 83
Chapter 6: Enjoying the Benefits of Breakfast 85
Chapter 7: Starting Well: Hors d'Oeuvres and First Courses 99
Chapter 8: Sipping Simply Divine Soups 115
Chapter 9: Taking a Leaf from the Salad Bar 133
Chapter 10: Being Full of Beans (and Grains and Pasta) 153
Chapter 11: Adding Veg to Your Meals 171
Chapter 12: Boning Up on Fish Cookery 191
Chapter 13: Flocking to Poultry 211
Chapter 14: Creating Balanced Meals with Meats 229
Chapter 15: Nibbling on Snacks 243
Chapter 16: Drooling over Mouth-Watering Desserts 257
Part III: Eating Away from Home 269
Chapter 17: Eating Out as a Nourishing Experience 271
Chapter 18: Packing a Picnic Lunch 281
Part IV: The Part of Tens 295
Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Simple Steps to Change Your Eating Habits 297
Chapter 20: Ten Easy Substitutions in Your Eating Plan 305
Chapter 21: Ten Strategies to Normalise Your Blood Glucose 313
Chapter 22: Ten Healthy Eating Habits for Children with Diabetes 321
Part V: Appendixes 329
Appendix A: Investing in Food Supplements for Optimum Health 331
Appendix B: Exchange Lists 343
Appendix C: A Glossary of Key Cooking Terms 355
Appendix D: Conversions of Weights, Measures, and Sugar Substitutes 359
Appendix E: Other Recipe Sources for People with Diabetes 363
Index 365
