Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy : How to Put the Food Pyramid to Work for You (Paperback)

by Hope S. Warshaw (Author)

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Product Description
The new Food Guide Pyramid helps make nutritious meal planning easier than ever for the person with diabetes. But it can be complicated. Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy simplifies the concept by translating diabetes food guidelines into today's food choices.

Simple, easy-to-follow chapters will help readers:

• understand the new food pyramid
• learn all about the six food groups and how to incorporate them into a healthy diet
• make smart choices when it comes to sweets, fats, and dairy products
• show smart in the grocery store
• make all their meals easier by planning ahead
• and more

Readers can't climb the pyramid without the right tools. Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy puts all the tools anyone needs to plan a healthier diet into their hands.

From the Inside Flap
Meal planning is one of the hardest parts of managing diabetes. But the Diabetes Food Pyramid makes meal planning easier than ever. This newest edition has been updated to include the most recent changes to the USDA Food Guide Pyramid and healthy eating guidelines, information about health claims on food labels, and nutritional supplements.

Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy, 2nd Edition, helps you master each food group in the Diabetes Food Pyramid. From starches at the Pyramid's base to fats, sweets, and alcohol at the Pyramid's tip, you'll learn how much of which foods to eat to fit your personal nutrition needs. It's just like having a friendly dietitian sitting right next to you.

Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy, 2nd Edition fits your busy lifestyle by helping you:

• Learn quick and easy ways to eat more starches, fruits, vegetables, and milk • Cut the fat grams from your eating plan • Make realistic changes in your eating habits to reach your diabetes goals • Organize your shopping list and your pantry to save time and money • Understand how to use the Nutrition Facts on the food label • Learn practical tips and strategies for eating away from home • Prepare shopping lists • Create home and restaurant meal plans • Much more

"Hope has done it again! She provides practical tips on enjoying food and managing diabetes." -- Carolyn Leontos, MS, RD, CDE

"Hope is the absolute authority on proper meal planning for people with diabetes. You will be able to manage well when you have Hope Warshaw's book on your shelf." -- Robyn Webb --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945448619
• ISBN-13: 978-0945448617
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,778,807 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Every Cook Creating for a Diabetic, April 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy : How to Put the Food Pyramid to Work for Your Busy Lifestyle (Paperback)

This book is a primo resource book written in laymen's terms. It is equally informative for those very familiar with what food pyramids and healthy eating are all about, as well for those who may be a novice to the subject. The book is organized in such a way to make quick and easy reference something you want to do to refresh your memory once you've read through it and gotten the gist of the goals. Keep it nearby your favorite chair or on your cook book shelf and use it when you make up your grocery list. "De-mystify" is an over used word but really describes this book. Best of all, it's backed by the American Diabetes Association and thus, one of the most reliable for this subject. I bought my first copy nearly a hear ago as a newly diagnosed Type II diabetic and have bought other copies for friends, recommended it to others, and refer to it very often, still. I feel it was very instrumental in helping me to obtain my hard won goal of great sugar and weight control (sugar formerly 235, since I've been following the book it's mid-80's and I lost 44 pounds in about 4-5 months). I am a walking advertisement for why you should buy - but most importantly - USE this book.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gave me the exact help I needed!, April 20, 2001

By	Linda Kleback (Lynn Haven, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy : How to Put the Food Pyramid to Work for Your Busy Lifestyle (Paperback)

I have just begun to cope rith the changes I have to make since being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. This book clearly explained the reasons for a diabetic meal plan and helped me to figure out what the best things were for me to be eating. The explanations are simple and clear without talking down to the reader. I highly recommend this book!

34 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overdose on carbohydrates....., October 14, 2002

By	Dianne Foster "Di" (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy : How to Put the Food Pyramid to Work for Your Busy Lifestyle (Paperback)

Oh what is a person to do. One the one, hand we are offered diets high in protein that cause weight loss but taken to an extreme (devoid of carbohydrates) can injure the body. On the other hand, we have DIABETES MEAL PLANNING MADE EASY by Hope S. Warshaw that suggests we overdose on carbohydrates. In the end, each of us must decide individually which plan works best.

I am using the INSULIN RESISTANCE DIET by Hart and Grossman to help me get my life in order, i.e. get my insulin regulated. The "weak" spells and almost fainting from hunger syndrome I used to have when I ate less protein (as advocated by Warshaw) are gone. On the other hand, I am not on the high protein diet advocated by some. I am losing weight and regaining the spring I used to have in my step (it's easier when you weigh less). When I lay on my side, I have to use a pillow to support my arm since the cutaneous layer around my middle no longer is large enough to serve this purpose.

Whereas Ms. Warshaw considers carbohydrates the most important food group (placing them at the bottom of her food pyramid with 6+ servings a day), Hart and Grossman place water at their base with 8+ servings a day. Next come vegetables on both pyramids, but Warshaw links vegetables (3-5 servings) and fruits (2-4 servings), whereas Hart and Grossman show only vegetables (unlimited servings but at least 3 per day). At the next level, Warshaw shows milk (2-3 servings) and meat, cheese, fish combined (2-3 servings), compared with Hart and Grossman's "high protein foods (eight servings a day including 2-5 servings of dairy products). At level 4, in case you've been counting, Warshaw shows fats, sweets, and alcohol with NO servings. Level 4 for Hart and Grossman is high carbohydrate foods with the restriction "Eat no more than two servings at any one time. Be sure to eat at least two servings of fruit daily." Fats and oils are the 5th level for Hart and Grossman with the words "keep to a minimum" and "include some good fats in liquid vegetable form." There is no fifth dimension for Ms. Warshaw's diet.

Hart and Grossman say their approach works for diabetics, as well as pre-diabetics and I have found this to be true for me. I am not about to go back on a high carbohydrate diet for anyone, not even the ADA. Maybe, just maybe, the high carbohydrate approach does not work for all women. A key aspect of Hart and Grossman is not only more protein, but a concept they call "linking" where one never eats a carbohydrate without a protein of greater value. Also, drinking lots of water and limiting carbohydrates to 30 grams per two-hour period is helpful.

Hart and Grossman cover research extant at the time they wrote their book (2001) and Warshaw's book reflects the thinking of the ADA extant at the time she published her book (2000). Hart and Grossman have been conducting clinical trials and base their results on their own experiences with clients as well as much scholarly work. The bottom line is if you have diabetes or think you're in the zone, you'll have to do some experimenting. What works for one person may not work for another. As for me, I'm going with Hart and Grossman, because it works.