Description
If you’re sick of no-carb diets, or just looking for a healthy eating plan, then the GL Diet is for you. No more calculations, no calorie-counting and no more cravings for carbs – as long as you stick to foods that are low in GL, you can stay healthy and lose weight without having to go without. The GL Diet For Dummies explains the science behind the plan, helps you to incorporate GL into your everyday life and gives readers 80 recipes to try.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started 7
Chapter 1: Introducing GL: Healthy Eating in the Real World 9
Chapter 2: Checking Out the Science behind GL 17
Chapter 3: Starting Your Low-GL Plan 25
Part II: Shopping and Eating Out 41
Chapter 4: Cruising with Confidence: Low-GL Shopping and Eating on the Run 43
Chapter 5: Table for Two? Eating Out GL-Style 61
Part III: Morning to Night Recipes 73
Chapter 6: Starting Your Day with a Low-GL Breakfast 75
Chapter 7: Doing Lunch: Low-GL Lunches at Home and on the Go 87
Chapter 8: Delectable Dinners: Low-GL Suppers and Ideas for Entertaining 109
Chapter 9: Just Desserts: Virtuous Low-GL Puddings 145
Chapter 10: Smart Snacks: Low-GL Quick Bites and Healthy Nibbles 155
Part IV: Optimising GL 165
Chapter 11: Replacing Common Ingredients with GL-friendly Alternatives 167
Chapter 12: Placing GL in the Healthy Living Jigsaw 175
Chapter 13: Medical Benefits of the GL Diet 189
Part V: The Part of Tens 199
Chapter 14: Ten Reasons for Eating the Low-GL Way 201
Chapter 15: Ten Best GL Web Sites 207
Chapter 16: Ten GL-Savvy Food Swaps 213
Appendix: A–Z List of Low-GL Foods 219
Index 221
