Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook: Slow-Cooker Favorites to Include Everyone! [Plastic Comb]

Phyllis Good (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2005

Packed with delicious recipes for everyone--including those who have to keep track of food exchanges, carbohydrates, sugars, calories and fats

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Wintry weather seems to demand slow-simmered soups and stews, and the bestselling Fix-it and Forget-it series has long been a source for these and other Crock-Pot meals. Good, who edited those homey collections, returns with a useful new diabetic edition. Each of the hundreds of recipes for appetizers, main courses, soups, vegetables, breakfast dishes and snacks comes with a nutritional analysis, and timely health tips are scattered among the recipes. Good also includes a week of sample menus (with nutritional breakdowns), answers the "Ten Most Asked Questions About Diabetes" and gives a brief reading list. Other than that, this book follows the same formula as its predecessors: recipe after recipe from people (mostly women) across the country. Some of the entrées are new, such as Autumn Harvest Pork Loin, with cider, apples and butternut squash, and Chicken Azteca, a savory mix of chicken, black beans, corn and salsa. However, many of the recipes from the original Fix-it and Forget-it are repeated here, verbatim, while others from that volume have been slightly modified to fit diet guidelines. As always with this series, lots of canned soup, frozen vegetables and cake mix go into the slow cooker in the name of ease and convenience; fortunately, those dishes have been lightened up enough so that diabetic cooks can enjoy them, too. (Jan.)
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From the Back Cover

By New York Times bestselling author Phyllis Pellman Good with the American Diabetes Association A diet that's healthy for persons with diabetes is healthy for all the rest of us, too! Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook is packed with delicious recipes for everyone--including those who have to keep track of food exchanges, carbs, sugars, calories, and fats. This cookbook makes mealtime an occasion when everyone belongs. Each recipe comes complete with its Exchange Value and with its Basic Nutritional Values. In addition, the book is full of Tips, as well as a Week of Menus. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 284 pages
• Publisher: Good Books (February 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561484601
• ISBN-13: 978-1561484607
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #97 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Diet > Diabetic & Sugar-Free

More About the Author

Phyllis Pellman Good is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold more than 8.5 million copies. Good has authored the national #1 bestselling cookbook "Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: Feasting with Your Slow Cooker" (with Dawn J. Ranck), which appeared on The New York Times bestseller list, as well as the bestseller lists of USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Book Sense.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

192 of 193 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love This Cook Book, May 21, 2005

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Shirley Priscilla Johnson "Author/Reviewer -... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook: Slow-Cooker Favorites to Include Everyone! (Paperback)

I always enjoy reviewing a cookbook, but when I come across one as outstanding as this one is the joy is doubled.

Author Phyllis Pellman Good, with The American Diabetes Association, has compiled a book filled with recipes for diabetics that you make in a slow cooker. Yes, you read that correct, what a great idea for use in our busy lives.

Let me tell you this is no small work, but is absolutely packed full of page after page of wonderful recipes to plop in your slow cooker, walk away and come back to a delicious meal or desert.

Yes, again you heard me correct, there are page after page of deserts that you can make in your slow cooker and all will be loved, not only by those with diabetes, but the entire family. From main dishes to deserts, this book brings the entire family together with recipes that allow you to easily make an entire meal that can be eaten by every member of the family.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough; this is definitely one that should be in every home.

Healthy for every member of the family and delicious too, how can you beat that? Outstanding work.

135 of 136 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious recipes whether diabetic or not, June 25, 2005

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Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook: Slow-Cooker Favorites to Include Everyone! (Paperback)

Counting carbohydrates and working through food exchanges in order to deal with diabetes can be a time consuming activity, especially for the busy working person. This book contains slow-cooker recipes complete with exchange list values, and information on fat, calories, cholesterol, fiber, sugars, protein, and just about anything else you would want to know in order to prepare a nutritious meal that takes minimal time out of your busy schedule. Casseroles, steak, stews, vegetables, chicken, potatoes, wings, barbecue, soups, chowders, desserts, snacks, and beverages are all well represented with an excellent selection of each as well as many more items. One thing is for sure, these recipes don't sacrifice flavor in any way. The recipes include recipes like Chicken in Mushroom Gravy, Lemon-Garlic Chicken, Potatoes O'Brien, Apple Crisp, and Carrot Cake. Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook is an excellent cookbook not only for diabetics but for slow cooker fans of all types.

129 of 138 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete Nutritional Information, November 25, 2005

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Queenie "Book & Music Lunatic" (Camano Island, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook: Slow-Cooker Favorites to Include Everyone! (Plastic Comb)

The authors have the nutritional values calculated for as many as 20 servings yet fail to provide the serving sizes. They have to figure out the size of a serving to calculate the information, so why not include that with the recipe so we, who must count our carbohydrates for insulin purposes for example, don't have to dirty dishes to dish out the entire crock pot. There are authors out there who care enough about their readers to provide this information.