The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook: The Whole Food Approach to Great Taste and Healthy Eating

by Jackie Newgent and Jackie Newgent RDN CDN

Book Overview

Most diabetes cookbooks rely on artificial sweeteners or not-so-real substitutions to reduce calories, sugar, and fat, but often at the expense of flavor. The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook takes a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580402755
• ISBN13: 9781580402750
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Diabetes Goes Natural!

This cookbook provides helpful tips on how to chose organic and natural foods. Recipes are delicious and the book includes many menus ideas. The information on portion sizes, the diabetes exchange guidelines and other nutrition facts gives consumers what they need to make healthy food choices. It includes a lot of vegetarian recipes which can be easily incorporated in a person's weekly food choices. The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook can be a staple on the book shelf as a healthy guideline to eating more organic and natural foods in the diet. As a registered dietitian, I will recommend this book to my clients.

Easy and delicious!

I love this cookbook. Great recipes, without a ton of ingredients. The focus on clean eating is a refreshing change from all the books that call for artificial ingredients.

A 'must' for diabetics wanting gourmet quality cuisine

Compiled by nutrition expert Jackie Newgent (a regular contributor to 'Weight Watchers Magazine', a chef instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education, and former American Dietetic Association National media spokesperson), "The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook: The Whole food Approach To Great Tastes And Healthy Eating" features more than 150 dishes, the recipes for which avoid any artificial elements or ingredients. This impressive and thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' compendium of recipes are specifically designed for people with diabetes and ranges from Homemade Granola-Raspberry Parfaits; Scallion Yogurt Cheese; Mesclun Salad with Bosc pears, Pecans, and Blue Cheese; and Sweet Potato Burrito Spirals with Bell Pepper-Avocado 'Creme' Sauce; to Lemony Stuffed Grape Leaves; Creole-Style Red Beans and Rice; Honey Hot Cocoa Au Lait; and Mini Vanilli Cupcakes with Cherries on Top. Enhanced with facts, tips, and ideas to give good food a great flair, "The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook" is a 'must' for diabetics wanting gourmet quality cuisine that they can prepare and consume with safety and gusto.

Fantastic!

Jackie's book is a fabulous combination of sound and accurate nutrition advice packed with creative and delicious recipes. Tips and fun facts educate and entertain the reader and the recipes contain natural and flavorful ingredients. I recommend this book to clients and friends regularly; it is definitely a must have for anyone's cookbook collection!

Finally, a cookbook that I actually will use alot!

I am so happy that I found this cookbook. All the recipes I've tried are really tasty. It is not filled with any fake stuff. I never thought I would find a cookbook that I could feed to everyone and that they would all like! THank you!