Diabetes Cooking 101

Containing 101 recipes that are drawn from a wide range of culinary traditions, this cookbook is filled with an abundance of helpful how-tos, insider tips and keys to best results for diabetic-friendly cooking. Original.

A diabetic-friendly collection in the series that serves up “delicious, healthful recipes that are easy to prepare and don’t scrimp on flavor and taste” (Power Player Lifestyle). This cookbook features 101 tasty, diverse, and accessible recipes, all of which have been thoroughly kitchen tested. Diabetes Cooking 101 will also feature a simple, contemporary-looking design that’s as practical as it is elegant, with measures calculated using both traditional and metric quantities. Scattered throughout are beautiful full-color photographs that enhance each books utility and visual appeal. Diabetes Cooking 101 starts off with a detailed introduction that covers the basics of the book’s topic and provides plenty of helpful how-tos, insider tips, and keys to best results. The idea is to provide everything a reader needs to know in order to make these recipes successfully. The 101 recipes included feature a breadth of different dishes drawn from a wide range of culinary traditions, all of them featuring clear, straightforward directions, and all of them delicious. The 101 Series is perfect both for beginners and more experienced cooks looking to broaden their kitchen horizons. 101 Series “A good resource to find creative recipes for any beginning vegan or for someone who’s been following that lifestyle for some time.” —WLS-ABC Chicago “[Slow Cooker 101] has supremely easy recipes for busy cooks and has helpful insider tips for getting the best results from your recipes using a slow cooker.” —Florida Sun-Sentinel “Easy-to-use recipes with a side-order of photos . . . clear and concise . . . opens with a chapter on kitchen basics, including a list of equipment ‘must haves,’ a section most useful for beginner home cooks.” —Insatiable

Explore the rich tradition of Italian cooking with this complete guide featuring tips, techniques, and 101 recipes for pastas, risottos, seafood, and more. Italian Cooking 101 features delicious, diverse, and accessible recipes, all of which have been thoroughly kitchen tested. It is both a cookbook and a comprehensive reference guide covering everything you need to know about homestyle Italian cuisine, from the various culinary regions to grocery and pantry tips. Its practical layout makes it easy to use, with measures calculated in both traditional and metric quantities. Full of mouthwatering photographs, Italian Cooking 101 starts off with a detailed introduction that covers kitchen basics and offers plenty of helpful tips. The 101 featured recipes cover everything from appetizers to desserts with plenty of meat, poultry, and fish dishes, as well as soups, stews, pizzas and more—all with straightforward instructions. The 101 series is perfect both for beginners and more experienced cooks looking to broaden their kitchen horizons.

Cooking 101 is the ultimate healthy learn-to-cook book. The book contains extensive information about nutrition, food safety, special diets, the whys and hows of cooking, cooking terminology, grocery shopping, cooking equipment, time management, and easy entertaining.Cooking 101 features 200 easy-to-make healthy recipes for all of your favorite foods including breakfast dishes, sandwiches, salads and dressings, soups, stews, main dishes, side dishes, vegetables, breads, desserts, snacks, and beverages. Many of the recipes for baked goods include wheat-, milk-, and egg-free versions of the recipe. Special recipe chapters include Microwave Marvels, which will enable college students to eat well in their dormitory rooms by using a microwave oven. Crock Pot Creations features recipes for people on the go who want to come home to the aroma and comfort of a home-cooked meal at the end of a busy day. Recipes to Impress will get you started on easy entertaining, and maybe even help you catch that special girl or guy.With Cooking 101, you can eat a tasty, healthy, nutrient-dense diet while saving time and money. The recipes in this book are free of unhealthy types of fat and refined sugar. A nutritional analysis including diabetic exchanges is included with each recipe. Reference sections will aid you in finding sources of special foods and products, further information, and help in assessing your nutritional needs.

101 Best Diabetic Foods profiles a wide assortment of foods that can help make managing diabetes easier. Many of the profiles also include a healthy and delicious recipe. Each profile covers the food's benefits for people with diabetes, selection and storage recommendations as well as preparation and serving tips.

For pregnant women with GDM, nutritional protocols, sample meal plans and recipes to balance blood sugar and maintain you and your baby’s health. A go-to collection of easy and tasty recipes specifically designed to manage blood sugar, maintain a nutritionally complete diet, AND keep mom and baby healthy No matter how carefully you watch your health, gestational diabetes can develop during your pregnancy. If this has happened to you, it’s vital that you take steps to control your blood sugar right away, otherwise your unborn child can suffer an array of complications in the womb and has a greater risk for developing diabetes and obesity later in life. Fortunately, this book offers nutritional and dietary modifications that will allow you to manage your gestational diabetes. By following the book’s carbohydrate-controlled diet, as well as its delicious and balanced recipes, you will get enough nutrients to support your hard-at-work body and the needs of your growing baby—all while maintaining normal blood sugar levels! Also included is helpful information on simplifying meal planning and quickly creating nutritious grocery lists, but at the core are the healthy recipes, such as: • Baked Cauliflower Tots • Chicken Fajita Foil Packets • Beef Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps • Portobello Pizza • Curried Salmon Cakes • Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookies • Spinach Stuffed Pork Chops • One-Pan Pesto Chicken

Today's dietary approach to managing diabetes focuses selecting delicious, nutritious foods that can aid blood sugar control and/or help fend off health threats associated with diabetes. Several foods fit the bill, and 101 Best Diabetic Foods is your guide to many of the top choices. Along with food choices, 101 Best Diabetic Foods contains recipes featuring the foods discussed as key ingredients.

Eating a Diabetes Diet can have benefits for both Type 2 diabetes and heart health, according to two studies recently published in the journals Diabetes Care and Annals of Internal Medicine, respectively.