50 Healthy and Delicious Recipes for Diabetic Cooking: Low-sugar, Low-GI, Low-fat and High-fibre Recipes for Everyone - Tapa blanda

This book features over 50 delicious, low-sugar recipes suitable for diabetic diets. It is a comprehensive guide to the foods and vitamins that help in controlling diabetes. It offers essential health, lifestyle and dietary advice for both the newly-diagnosed and long-term diabetics. It includes mouthwatering dishes to tempt diabetics and non-diabetics alike. Each recipe is pictured in colour with step-by-step instructions - over 240 photographs in total. This book combines advice about diet and personal health care with recipe suggestions that can be enjoyed by the whole family and will inspire both those new to and those familiar with diabetic cooking. There are delicious savoury combinations, such as Risotto with Red Peppers, and Linguine with Smoked Salmon, and to prove that diabetes doen not mean denial, half the recipes are delicious desserts and bakes that rely on the natural flavours of fruit, nuts and whole grains. Included in the book are tempting desserts such as Baked Orange Cheesecake and Chocolate Brownies. With its practical information on food facts, lifestyle and health for diabetics and its useful addresses of specialist organizations, the diabetic cookbook is the essential kitchen companion and recipe source for all diabetics.

Michelle Berriedale-Johnson has been involved in special diets since her son was diagnosed as dairy intolerant. She originally trained as a food historian, then spent 10 years running a catering business that specialised in historic feasts, so the idea of creating delicious food out of uncompromising ingredients has long fascinated her. Since 1990 she has run her own special diet magazine, has written and broadcast widely and has been involved in developing dairy-, gluten- and sugar-free foods. As a committee member and recently chair of the Guild of Food Writers she has promoted healthy eating while incorporating special diets into appealing menus that everyone can enjoy.