The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook
Product DescriptionThe All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook won the 2007 Gourmand Best in the World Award in the category of Best Health and Nutrition Cookbook The only whole food cookbook for people with diabetes—featuring 150 recipes Eating with diabetes means eating healthy. But many cookbooks for people with diabetes substitute artificial sweeteners and processed foods at the expense of great flavor. Now if you want to make healthier choices, you don’t have to give up good food! The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook features 150 recipes that focus on whole foods and unprocessed ingredients. YOu can enjoy: Blanco Huevos Rancheros, Creole-Style Red Beans and Rice, Roasted Wild Salmon Fillet with Orange-Miso Sauce, Horseradish Pork Tenderloin on Naan with Arugula, and much,much more! YOu can do away with artificial ingredients that leave you feeling unfulfilled! Forget those “fat-free” products that are really just flavorless! Healthy eating is not only good, it’s also great tasting!
I bought this as a gift because I heard that the diabetic-diet was easy to follow; “If it looks good, tastes good & smells good. . . you can’t have it!”, that has always stuck with me and when I heard this cookbook talked about, quite highly, on 850 KOA radio, that was good enough for me, I got it.
I cannot wait to here what the cook has to say about it, the recipes certainly sound very good. . . some of the necessary ingredients do sound like you will need an organic grocer to find, though, like Whole Foods or Wild Oat’s.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a great book for those dealing with diabetes. The recipes are simple and easy. There are many naturally gluten-free recipes and many that don’t call for soy. (I am allergic to soy, dairy & gluten and my mother has diabetes). Tonight I made the Pepper Quinoa Salad with Basil. It was very good and quick to prepare. In the dessert section there are simple recipes such as Balsamic Strawberries and Grilled Figs. All in all, this is a great book. Thanks to Jackie Newgent for putting together this fantastic resource!
Rating: 5 / 5
I recently ordered this title. Recipes are straight forware, simple to make and do not use exotic ingredients.
Rating: 4 / 5
I’m a fan of this cookbook author. I have her newest book, but decided to try this one too since I love her other book so much. It is definitely healthy, but it’s as tasty or tastier than I expected it to be since the recipes are so good for you. All the recipes that I have tried are pretty easy and fast, but the end result makes the dishes look impressive. I have diabetes in my family so this helps me get a headstart on preventing it, hopefully. Another winner of a cookbook!
Rating: 5 / 5
Despite the positive reviews already posted, I cannot whole-heartedly recommend this book to anyone with diabetes. While it does follow the current guidelines of the ADA, I would challenge any diabetics to see how their blood glucose responds to a Mango Lassi (p. 272, 27g carbs) or to a serving of Roasted Garlic Mashed Baby Creamer Potatoes (p. 254, 20g carbs). At least Ms. Newgent includes a “Fresh Fact” on the page to say that “Potatoes can raise your blood glucose level quickly, so keep an eye on your serving size. ” Good luck with that. . .
There are some worthwhile recipes in the book (e. g. Party Peanut Chicken Satay, p. 88, 5g carbs), and at least she lists the carb content so that the carb-aware diabetic can make his/her own decisions about what to eat. Fortunately, there are a great number of cookbooks for the carb-conscious diabetic; I would start with Richard Bernstein’s “The Diabetes Diet: Dr. Bernstein’s Low-Carbohydrate Solution.
Rating: 2 / 5