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America's Best Cookbook for Kids with Diabetes

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My 12 year old son was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He thought there would be nothing that he liked that he could eat. This book has been a great help and he enjoys alot of the recipes. He is such a picky eater but with this book it makes food interesting for the whole family to enjoy.

I have only cooked one recipe from this book so far (Egg in a cereal nest, really neat recipe!), but I have dog-eared a ton of others to try. My son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes three weeks ago, and we are working on carb counting along with his insulin to keep him healthy. This book offers recipes with standard ingredients, real sugar (though it does contain a section on calculations for carbs if you choose to use a sugar substitute), and things that most kids would eat.

I wish there were more snacks in the cookbook, and more to cater to the younger crowd. My son is 4 and isn't all that interested in meat and spicy food at this point. However, who knows where he'll be in a couple of years? I think this cookbook will come in handy in the years to come.

I was looking for a cookbook with recipes so that I could decrease the sugar in my children's diets. I came across this cookbook.

It is published by Robert Rose Publishing. Honestly, I really like how they format their cookbooks. The fonts are very readable. The spacing is great so that it's easy to follow a recipe and come back to the step you're on as you're cooking. You don't lose track of what you're adding or what you're doing!

In this cookbook, there's a great introduction and discussion about sugars and artificial sweeteners. The discussion about artificial sweeteners isn't very indepth, but it's a good introduction to the topic and gives some food for thought.

As I flipped through the cookbook, I immediately thought "What a great cookbook!" The recipes are all what I what I'd say are "kid-friendly". I have often noticed that well intentioned cookbooks for kids throw in a lot of healthy ingredients that kids are reticent to eat. If you have amiable eaters, that's great. If you don't, you may often find yourself in a pickle like I do.

Over the past few weeks, I've made several recipes from this cookbook. One night we had the fish sticks and the tartar sauce. I was surprised at how well the coating stuck to the fish. I've had a lot of problems with that over the years! Then, a few days ago I made the Baked Apple-Raisin Oatmeal. Of course, my picky eaters won't eat raisins, so I subbed in mini-chocolate chips. I know this adds in sugar, but for an afternoon snack, this was still a lower sugar alternative than cookies. A friend of mine was over and ate some. She commented how much she enjoyed them because it wasn't quite so sweet. Another recipe I made was using the teriyaki sauce from the pork chop recipe. I used it when we barbecued chicken. It good and mild. Each of the recipes were simple and quick to make.

If you a) have picky eater and are looking for simple, healthy recipes or b) have a child with diabetes, then you might really like this cookbook. I did.

Please note note that I received a complimentary copy of this cookbook for review from Robert Rose Publishing.