The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 200 Healthy Recipes from Homestyle Favorites to Restaurant Classics [Paperback]

Editors of Diabetic Gourmet Magazine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 21, 2004

Scrumptious, healthy, crowd-pleasing recipes for people with diabetes and their loved ones

The editors of Diabetic Gourmet Magazine understand that although people with diabetes must carefully monitor their eating habits, they still crave their favorite sweets and savory dishes. Now, with this all-new collection of healthy recipes that are perfect for everyday meals as well as for entertaining, you can enjoy making tasty dishes for yourself, your friends, and your family that are as good for you as they are delicious.

The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook features more than 200 original gourmet recipes complete with detailed nutritional information and diabetic exchanges for easy meal planning. By featuring healthy versions of traditional favorites-from pot roast to macaroni and cheese to banana cream pie-this mouthwatering collection shows how you can safely and effectively eat well if you have diabetes or special dietary needs and still enjoy wonderful food. You'll find easy-to-prepare recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, breads, desserts, sauces, and more along with a host of healthy cooking techniques-which makes The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook essential for every health-conscious cook's kitchen.

Pecan Winter Waffles * Huevos Rancheros * Blueberry Blintzes Topped with Lime Crema * Cranberry Apple Muffins * Baked Onion Rings * Brazilian Smoked Black Bean Soup * French Onion Soup * Refreshing Spring Tabbouleh * Spicy Thai Chicken * Crisp Cornmeal-Coated Catfish * Greek Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce * Chicken Francese * Creamy Coleslaw * Ginger-Lime Sugar Snap Peas * Cranberry-Orange Biscotti * Key Lime Cheesecake Squares * Georgia Peach Pie * Baklava * And many more tasty recipes!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Scrumptious, healthy, crowd-pleasing recipes for people with diabetes and their loved ones

The editors of Diabetic Gourmet Magazine understand that although people with diabetes must carefully monitor their eating habits, they still crave their favorite sweets and savory dishes. Now, with this all-new collection of healthy recipes that are perfect for everyday meals as well as for entertaining, you can enjoy making tasty dishes for yourself, your friends, and your family that are as good for you as they are delicious.

The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook features more than 200 original gourmet recipes complete with detailed nutritional information and diabetic exchanges for easy meal planning. By featuring healthy versions of traditional favorites–from pot roast to macaroni and cheese to banana cream pie–this mouthwatering collection shows how you can safely and effectively eat well if you have diabetes or special dietary needs and still enjoy wonderful food. You’ll find easy-to-prepare recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, breads, desserts, sauces, and more along with a host of healthy cooking techniques–which makes The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook essential for every health-conscious cook’s kitchen.

Pecan Winter Waffles • Huevos Rancheros • Blueberry Blintzes Topped with Lime Crema • Cranberry Apple Muffins • Baked Onion Rings • Brazilian Smoked Black Bean Soup • French Onion Soup • Refreshing Spring Tabbouleh • Spicy Thai Chicken • Crisp Cornmeal-Coated Catfish • Greek Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce • Chicken Francese • Creamy Coleslaw • Ginger-Lime Sugar Snap Peas • Cranberry-Orange Biscotti • Key Lime Cheesecake Squares • Georgia Peach Pie • Baklava • And many more tasty recipes!

About the Author

Since 1995, Diabetic Gourmet Magazine has been the premier online magazine dedicated to diabetes-related health issues as well as diabetic dining and cooking information. Its critically acclaimed publications reach over 2.5 million readers monthly. The magazine has been awarded the Good Housekeeping Website Seal of Approval and is recommended by Tufts University, Weight Watchers magazine, and Delicious magazine. In 2001, the Web site diabeticgourmet.com was hailed by Time magazine as one of the 50 Best Sites for Medical Information.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471393266
• ISBN-13: 978-0471393269
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #71 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Aging > Diabetes
  • #82 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Diet > Diabetic & Sugar-Free

Customer Reviews

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This cookbook is a real treat, June 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 200 Healthy Recipes from Homestyle Favorites to Restaurant Classics (Paperback)

I was so excited to learn that Diabetic Gourmet Magazine had a cookbook! Not only did it turn out to be a great cookbook, but it also starts off with a few chapters that talk about diabetes, healthy cooking, and meal preparing that are very easy to read and understand. The first chapter about diabetes is perfect for anyone that has just been diagnosed (and their family members) because it really takes the confusion out of diabetes. The other chapters will help just about anyone in the kitchen because it talks about the best cooking techniques to use, good foods to choose, and things to make your kitchen more health-friendly. I guess to me it read more like a book than a medical manual or some stuffy, unapproachable 'gourmet' book, and I really liked that.

As a cookbook, it's packed with recipes that should appeal to everyone. We loved the Spinach-Mushroom Lasagna and the recipe for Marinara Sauce is better than mine (or my mother's) ever was (sorry mom). The Grilled Halibut topped with Vidalia Onion and Raspberry-balsamic Sauce was delicious and incredibly easy to make. As a matter of fact, all of the recipes I've tried so far were easier to make than I expected. I loved the Shrimp Scampi over Linguine and the whole dinner came in at only 22 grams of carbs and under 5g fat.

I don't have much tolerance for spicy food, so I wasn't going to touch the Cajun Pan-Grilled Catfish, but I made it for my husband and he thought it was fantastic. I used the Cajun Mix from the cookbook and he didn't even notice there wasn't any salt in it (and I wasn't about to tell him). I actually used the vidalia onion sauce from the halibut recipe on my piece of catfish because it was so easy to make and it worked great.

I've tried about a dozen recipes so far, and I could go on and on about all of them. Everyone devoured the Pizza Tomatoes and the chicken marsala was better than the one at our local restaurant and definitely better than the one they serve at Olive Garden.

My favorite recipe so far is the Chicken Souvlaki Plate. It is low in fat, calories, and carbs, it's simple to make and more filling than you would think by looking at it, and the cucumber sauce that goes with it is wonderful. I've made this recipe at least 5 times in the past week and I swear it's one of the reasons I've lost a little weight.

I recommend this cookbook to anyone with diabetes and anyone who just wants to eat good food that is healthier for them and that their family can enjoy right along with them. It has lots of different recipes that are easy to follow, it doesn't cost an arm and a leg, it's easy to read, and it's easy to prop open on your counter when you're cooking.

-S.S.

60 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is not for diabetics limiting their carbohydrate intake, January 19, 2005

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K. Garrell (Weston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 200 Healthy Recipes from Homestyle Favorites to Restaurant Classics (Paperback)

I have never felt compelled to write a book review before. However, after purchasing and reading this book, I thought it necessary to provide other diabetics with the knowledge that the recipes in this book are primarily low fat, high carbohydrate based. While this may be healthy eating for many people and many of the recipes, indeed, looked good, most of the recipes in the book would be inappropriate for me, an insulin dependent diabetic, who limits (but not eliminates)carbohydrate consumption. I was astonished that the primary focus of this book was to be low-fat with really minimal adaption for lower carbohydrates, merely the substitution of artificial sugar for the real thing. While lower fat is healthy, it it hardly the primary and only goal of a diabetic diet.
I love cookbooks, but this was a complete waste of my money and went directly into the trash bin.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Variety of recipes and servings and very easy to read, January 24, 2005

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Kelly (Utica) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 200 Healthy Recipes from Homestyle Favorites to Restaurant Classics (Paperback)

One of the things I like about this cookbook is that it has recipes with different numbers of servings instead of just recipes for 2 or 4 or 6 people. Most are for 1, 2 or 4 servings and they tell you whether it is easy to double or half them for more or less people. There are many recipes to choose from and they are easy to follow. I have made several and they turned out great and I am not the most talented cook in the world LOL!