The New Glucose Revolution Shopper's Guide to GI Values 2007: The Authoritative Source of Glycemic Index Values for More than 500 Foods (Glucose Revolution) [Paperback]

Dr. Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller M.D. (Author), Kaye Foster-Powell M. Nutr & Diet (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 20, 2006

Whether you're grocery shopping, planning tonight's dinner, eating out, or meeting with your nutritionist or dietitian, this second annual edition of The New Glucose Revolution Shopper's Guide to GI Values 2007 is a must-have book for all GI-aware consumers. Newly revised and updated, included are: glycemic index and glycemic load values for more than 500 popular foods; tips on the best low GI foods available; a guide to food labeling so you know what you're really looking at; two GI food pyramids to guide your daily food choices.

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About the Author

JENNIE BRAND-MILLER, PhD, one of the world’s leading authorities on carbohydrates and the glycemic index, has championed the GI approach to nutrition for more than twenty years. Professor of nutrition at the University of Sydney and the president of the Nutrition Society of Australia, Brand-Miller was recently awarded Australia’s prestigious ATSE Clunies Ross Award for her commitment to advancing science and technology. She is one of the world’s most in-demand speakers on the GI, and her laboratory at the University of Sydney is the world’s foremost GI-testing center.

KAYE FOSTER-POWELL, M NUTR & DIET, an accredited dietitian-nutritionist with extensive experience in diabetes management, counsels hundreds of people a year on how to improve their health and well-being and reduce their risk of diabetic complications through a low-GI diet. She is the lead author of the authoritative tables of GI and glycemic load values published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Marlowe & Company (November 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569242801
• ISBN-13: 978-1569242803
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #746,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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165 of 170 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comparing 3 Low Carb cookbooks, November 15, 2006

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C. Nash - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook: 80 Delicious Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes Made Easy with the Glycemic Index (Paperback)

When my husband developed acid reflux, it was recommended that he lower his carb intake. As long time lacto vegetarians (no fish, meat or eggs, yes to dairy), this sounded particularly challenging.

I bought 3 different low carb cookbooks from Amazon a month ago: "Low-carb Vegetarian" by Celia Brooks Brown, "Carb Conscious Vegetarian: 150 Delicious Recipes For Healthy Lifestyle" by Robin Robertson and "The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook: 80 Delicious Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes Made Easy with the Glycemic Index" by Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller

After a month of consistent cooking I have rarely used Brown's "Low-carb Vegetarian" which is laden with ~50% recipes that use eggs. There are some great recipes in there if you eat eggs though.

On the other hand, my copy of "Carb Conscious Vegetarian: 150 Delicious Recipes For Healthy Lifestyle" by Robin Robertson is a bit dog-eared already. Delicious, innovative recipes with new ways to use foods common to the vegetarian and wonderful exploring of unusual but easily available new veggies and protein options.

"The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook" by Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller was rich with information and great recipes. It taught me a lot.

But by far Robertson's "Carb Conscious Vegetarian" is the best.

I will say that I don't know either of these authors and am doing this to help a buyer who may be wondering which one to get...

By the way, a low carb/lower acid diet has really eased the acid reflux my husband suffers from. We eat a main meal during the day and a protein drink at night, even if working: switched when consuming. And I am starting to lose weight...

Hope this helps!

73 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too small, February 1, 2007

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This review is from: The New Glucose Revolution Shopper's Guide to GI Values 2007: The Authoritative Source of Glycemic Index Values for More than 500 Foods (Glucose Revolution) (Paperback)

This book is small in size (4inches by 6 inches), small in length (133 pages), and small in content. If you are looking for a book of glycemic values of foods, this is a poor choice. There are only 53 pages of food values and they are mostly generic, such as coca cola, apple, raisin bread, rather than specific cokes, apple varieties, or whose raisin bread. The list is woefully incomplete and what values are included, are hard to locate. Foods are listed by type (Beverages, fruit, soups, etc.) rather than alphabetically arranged. Most of the book is about what the GI value means and how to shop for lower GI foods. It's more of a rough pocket guide than a book.

59 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Low GI but not Low GL, May 25, 2008

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SaxMaam (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook: 80 Delicious Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes Made Easy with the Glycemic Index (Paperback)

I bought this book expecting to learn how to identify and use low-GI ingredients.

Why I'm disappointed:

(1) The recipes for more substantial dishes have a lot of rice and pasta. While technically these are low-GI, their glycemic load is high because portion sizes of these are typically largish and/or they have a lot of available carbs. I had hoped to learn about alternatives to these kinds of ingredients.

(2) The photos are attractive and the recipes sound good and aren't too complicated. But too many of the use foods that I want to diminish in my diet. They are pretty conventional in the sense that no light bulbs went off as I read through the recipes.

I hope this helps.