Recipes for Diabetics [Paperback]

Billie Little (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1999

With over 350,000 copies sold, this is the essential cookbook for people with diabetes--now revised and updated. Just because you or someone you love has diabetes doesn't mean you have to focus on "forbidden foods."

This classic cookbook, now revised and updated to reflect recent trends in food and nutrition, helps you create delicious dishes that can be enjoyed by diabetics and non-diabetics alike. Recipes for Diabetics includes * the newest exchange lists from the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association * recipes for soups, salads, appetizers, entrees, breads, desserts, and drinks * daily menu guides * recommended daily allowance chart for essential nutrients * guides for using nutrition labeling to compute exchanges * and more.

* Over 350,000 copies sold in previous editions
* Newly revised and updated
* Includes more than 200 simple recipes, plus plenty of references for diabetics.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

At last there can be an end to monotonous mealtimes and being ruled by what not to eat. With th newly revised and updated Recipes For Diabetics, you can enjoy practical, elegant and mouth-watering dishes without worrying about going off your diet. Now one cookbook can meet all your cooking and dining needs -- from easy family favorites like Chile con Carne to such extravagent treats as Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Rum.

Recipes For Diabetics will help you plan meals that are low in fat, calories and cholesterol - makig it ideal also for non-diabetics who want to lose weight, for those who have a heart problem or any other disorder for which a "sensible" diet is recommended ...for anyone who is looking for delicious healthful cuisine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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At last there can be an end to monotonous  mealtimes and being ruled by what not to eat. With th  newly revised and updated Recipes For  Diabetics, you can enjoy practical, elegant  and mouth-watering dishes without worrying about  going off your diet. Now one cookbook can meet all  your cooking and dining needs -- from easy family  favorites like Chile con Carne to such extravagent  treats as Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Rum.

  Recipes For Diabetics will help you  plan meals that are low in fat, calories and  cholesterol - makig it ideal also for non-diabetics who  want to lose weight, for those who have a heart  problem or any other disorder for which a  "sensible" diet is recommended ...for anyone who  is looking for delicious healthful cuisine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade; Rev Upd Su edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399525289
• ISBN-13: 978-0399525285
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,236,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simple and good, June 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Recipes for Diabetics (Paperback)

this book has recipes that are easy to find,to follow, to make,ingredient that are available in my ordinary kitchen, not to mention delicious, a good size book to store or pass around. I have recommended this book to all my diabetic friends.