Cooking for Special Diets

By Culinary Institute of America

Book Overview

Cooking for Special Diets provides the skills and techniquesneeded to address special diets while providing culinaryinspiration for healthy, wholesome meals for these consumers andguests. This text teaches readers how to widen the scope of theirofferings and create flavorful recipes to meet all kinds of dietaryneeds. Cooking for Special Diets explains the wide range ofdietary challenges of which chefs should be conscious, includingceliac disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol,food allergies, and more. Introductory chapters cover generalnutrition information, healthy ingredients, andsubstitutions. Subsequent chapters provide recipes fora wide range of dietary concerns, from vegetarian, vegan, andlow-fat meals to delectable entrees that are gluten-, lactose-, orsugar-free. Cooking for Special Diets provides chefs with anarsenal of recipes that are healthy, versatile, and alwaysdelicious.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118137752
• ISBN13: 9781118137758
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 3.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 10.9"