Customer Reviews

The Diabetes Snack, Munch, Nibble, Nosh Book

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These munchies are not just for diabetics, they're for anyone who likes to snack on healthy foods. I especially enjoyed the Apricot Kuchen - I love apricot desserts! The recipes are very easy to prepare - and quick too.

This book is wonderful!. I was a notoriously bad dieter, which makes being diabetic even harder. This book shows servings sizes, exchanges, and is extremely easy to read and follow. The author manages to drastically cut the fat content of food without sacrificing taste and quality. The book has so many easy and tasty recipes in it that I have actually managed to turn around my eating habits. I would highly recommend this book to anyone - even a skeptic like me! Thank you Ruth Glick... I am forever grateful!

Subject Index: Appetizers, Baked Goods, Beverages, Desserts, Dips and Spreads, Kids, Mushrooms, Pesto, Pizza, Popcorn, Potatoes, Poultry, Rice, Salads, Sandwiches, Seafood, Soups, Spreads, Stuffing, Tomatoes, and Vegetables.

When I ordered this book I thought I was getting a book of snacks only, like little desserts, appetizers and such. I ordered at the same time Mr. Food's Quick & Easy Diabetic Cooking for "other than snack foods." I did not really need to order both books, so I thought I'd give you the index for the Snack book so you are able to judge for yourself what you need.
This Snack book is easy to read.

If your idea of snacking, nibbling and noshing is . . . assembling a lengthy list of sometimes-improbable ingredients . . . spending time in the kitchen . . . creating a gourmet dish over which your party-going friends can oooh and aaaah, then buy this book. "Sun-Dried Tomato Pate, for example, requires you to use a small bowl in the midrowave, then the food processor, then another small bowl," all for a 2-tablespoon portion of noshing. Want to make "garlic-parmesan dinner rolls?" Your own homemade pizza crust? (I estimate 40 minutes before you get to making the pizza, let alone eating!) I prefer quick snacking and had high hopes for this book based on the reviews. Chili con queso for 32 people, from scratch? This is a cookbook for particular eating patterns, not a snack book. Save your money -- and, if like me you are diabetic, put your energy (and your money) into easy snacks like fat-free cream cheese or fat-free popcorn.

The previous edition of this book is one of my favorite cookbooks. Before I got it, I was in a real snack rut. But Ruth certainly widened my appreciation of snacking. One thing I like is the way she gives you options. You can buy a crust for her Barbecued Chicken Pizza or make your own, if you're in the mood. It was fun to find out I could make things at home that I thought I could only get in a restaurant, like Egg Rolls and Pesto. There are even a couple of healthy versions of "Egg 'N Muffins." Some recipes are for things you eat right away. Others make bigger quantities, so you can eat some now and then have something yummy to pull out of the refrigerator-or enjoy snacking with friends.

One chapter is devoted to food for kids. And there are all sorts of neat recipes designed to make it fun for them to eat healthy snacks. Two of the recipes are named "Celery Man" and "Aladdin's Pizza." And there are directions for turning canned pear halves into cute little mice.

I also like the chapter on appetizers for grownups, like cocktail meatballs and chili con queso. When I bring them to parties, everybody loves them, and I don't have to worry about what I can nosh on, because these dishes are not only delicious but healthy.

The new version adds some great recipes to the book. There's a cranberry orange tart that's going to be a standard at our family Thanksgiving dinners. Another new favorite is the sweet potato pie with a really easy low-fat crust. And I love the New York style cheesecake and the teriyaki chicken bites.

This is a great recipe book. I've tried many of the dishes, and I've never tasted one I didn't like. I particularly love the sweets like the pecan buns, the vanilla custard, the pumpkin spice muffins, and the honey almond scone cake. But I also love the way Ruth has come up with healthy versions of some of my favorite snacks--like deviled eggs, guacamole, and nacho dip. I don't understand the comments I've read about strange ingredients. One thing I like about this book is that all of the ingredients are available at the grocery store.

This is one of my favorite cookbooks. Before I got it, I was in a real snack rut. But this book has certainly widened my appreciation of snacking. One thing I like is the way the author gives you options. You can buy a crust for her Barbecued Chicken Pizza or make your own, if you're in the mood. It was fun to find out I could make things at home that I thought I could only get in a restaurant, like Egg Rolls and Pesto. There are even a couple of healthy versions of "Egg 'N Muffins." Some recipes are for things you eat right away. Others make bigger quantities, so you can eat some now and then have something yummy to pull out of the refrigerator.
One chapter is devoted to food for kids. And there are all sorts of neat recipes designed to make it fun for them to eat healthy snacks. Two of the recipes are named "Celery Man" and "Aladdin's Pizza." And there are directions for turning canned pear halves into cute little mice.
I also like the chapter on appetizers for grownups, like cocktail meatballs and chili con queso. When I bring them to parties, everybody loves them.

This book offers a decent collection of recipes that are pretty simple to prepare, which is convenient if you have some guests over for something casual and feel like "noshing." But after going through it, only about 30% of the recipes ended up appealing to me (out of 175). Everyone has different tastes though, so you can't necessarily go by that.

Some of the recipes are just a little bit too simple (like the "nachos" recipe that pretty much just melts cheese on fat-free chips and serves it with salsa and sour cream). I really didn't need a cookbook for that one. She does use a lot of pre-packaged, canned, and frozen food mixes (like frozen veggie stir-fry mixes) so you really can toss some of the recipes together in a hurry for an impromptu get-together.

Some of the recipes were a bit high in sugars for me, upwards of 22 and 23 grams of sugars per serving, but there are some desserts that use sweeteners like Splenda that were appropriate.

If you're looking for recipes you can get on the table quick, then this might be what you're looking for. If you're looking for something extravagant, then you may not find a whole lot in here.

There are some real treasures in this book. My favorite recipe is Tortilla Pinwheels. I easily increased the amount of each ingredient so that I could share a plate of them with the rest of my family and with friends. I also love the Egg 'N Muffin recipe, and have used it for a quick dinner several times, again by increasing the amount of each ingredient. I can't wait to get ONE POT MEALS FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES and find out what the author has included in that one!

Who doesn't love to nibble and nosh? This is a great recipe book for all of us that live with diabetes.