Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, 4th Edition - by Alan L Rubin (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Discover how to eat a well-balanced diabetic diet

Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies gives you everything you need to create healthy and diabetic-friendly meals. In this revised and updated edition, you'll discover how easy it is to manage diabetes through diet. With tons of new recipes--many of them vegetarian--and the latest information on diabetes testing, monitoring, and maintenance, this book will help guide you down a path to a healthier you.

With an anticipated price tag close to $3.4 billion annually by the year 2020, diabetes is one of the costliest health hazards in the U.S. If you're one of the 25.8 million Americans suffering from diabetes, this hands-on, friendly guide arms you with the most up-to-date nutritional information and shows you how to start cooking--and eating--your way to better health.

• Offers 100+ new and revised diabetic recipes for every meal of the day
• Features changes in fat, carbohydrate, and protein recommendations that parallel the meal plan recommendations of the American Diabetes Association
• Covers how to make smart choices when eating out, shopping for food, and setting up a diabetic kitchen
• Introduces ways to involve diabetic children in meal planning and preparation

If you're diabetic and want to learn how to make lifestyle changes that count, Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies shows you how the food you eat can help treat, prevent, and manage diabetes.

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Enjoy a guilt-free diabetic diet
• Prepare new recipes that follow the latest nutritional guidelines
• Manage diabetes using the latest devices and monitoring procedures
• Create more than 100 meals from appetizers to desserts

The easy way to make healthy, delicious, diabetic-friendly meals

If you're one of the millions suffering from diabetes, this authoritative guide arms you with the most up-to-date nutritional information and shows you how to start cooking -- and eating -- your way to better health. Packed with 100+ diabetic recipes for every meal of the day, you'll discover how easy it is to manage diabetes no matter what type through diet.

• The benefits of breakfast -- find tasty recipes for this don't-miss meal, from new takes on classic breakfast mainstays to mouthwatering muffins, biscuits, and quick breads
• Off to a good start -- make crowd-pleasing hors d'oeuvres and first courses that still squeeze in a quick, diabetic-friendly bite
• Give 'em something to slurp about -- begin with the basics of soup, put stock and other essential supplies to good use, cut out the cream (but keep the flavor), and use cold soups as sweet endings
• Sensational salads -- explore salad greens, try out tomatoes and nuts, slip in some fruit, and include protein to complete your meal
• The pros of protein -- make recipes that add good protein to your diet and master the secrets of searing, braising, grilling, and roasting fish and meats

Open the book and find:

• How to portion your daily kilocalories
• Ways to make smart choices when eating out
• Tips on grocery shopping
• Information on setting up a diabetic kitchen
• Guidance on deciphering nutritional labels
• Recipes for guilt-free snacks
• Safe ways to include desserts in your diet

About the Author

Dr. Alan L. Rubin is one of the leading authorities on diabetes and the author of many books, including Diabetes For Dummies, Type 1 Diabetes For Dummies, and Prediabetes For Dummies.

Cait James, MS, has counseled clients in individualized nutrition and personal fitness plans in health clubs.