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Title: Diabetes Cookbook for Dummies by Alan L. Rubin, Fran Stach, Denise C. Sharf ISBN: 0-7645-5230-9 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 12 June, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not what I expected.....
Comment: Well, I must really be dumb, because the DIABETES COOKBOOK FOR DUMMIES is really loaded with information and very overwhelming. Don't get me wrong, the book is filled with good stuff if you are trying to gain weight, I just think the title is misleading. They should have called it "the encyclopedia of diabetes recipes, meals, menus, hints, trivia, and everything else prepared by someone who knows what you really want to eat" or something like that. I did find dozens of good recipes in this book. I am using THE INSULIN RESISTANCE DIET by Hart and Grossman and the DUMMIES cookbook is loaded with plenty of recipes I can adapt, and some not so adaptable. .
For example, the book includes a really smashing recipe for "Chicken salad with Gorgonzola mayonnaise and walnuts". As lush as it sounds, the nutrient content of a single serving is a mere 408 calories, with 37 grams of protein, 5 grams of carbohydrates, and 25 grams of fat. The book lists the exchanges as 5 lean meat, 1 vegetable, and 3 fat. Okay, I know I will have to eat a half a portion-which leads me to a complaint-the recipe is for 6 servings. Since the endive won't freeze, maybe this recipe is for 6-8 thin friends??
Another good recipe for six is "Basil and onion soup." Here a serving = a mere 121 calories and is therefore a bit more useful for my purposes. However, the nutrient value is 3.5 grams of protein, 8 grams of carbohydrates, and 9 grams of fat. Oh darn, must be that ½ cup of "light" whipping cream!! Are they nuts?? I guess dummies are REALLY dumb.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Resource for Information and Recipes
Comment: Hey, I like to cook. I don't like to cook normal stuff, either. At first I thought diabetes would hamper my love of entertaining, but after finding this book, I realize I was wrong. This is an easy read. The first half has great information on diabetes and diet. The second half has great recipes culled from restaurants all over the country. It certainly satisfies my enjoyment of cooking less "normal" recipes. And I can make my friends eat healthier without them really knowing it! The only thing that would make it better? More color photographs. Check out Diabetes for Dummies, too!
Rating: 5
Summary: Turns a burden into a steppingstone
Comment: When diabetics think of diet, the word that comes to mind is restriction. As you read and work with this volume, which is much more than a cookbook, you'll lose the negativity that governs so many diabetics' thinking, and feeling, about food. It's a liberating volume.
Plus the recipes are easy, interesting, and exciting. For the recipes that I've tried, I found all the ingredients readily available in any supermarket. Preparation methods and times are keyed to busy lifestyles. Most take a half-hour or less.
But more importantly, the information about food and meals is presented in such an engaging way that I found myself excited about working on my diet. Believe me, until I read this book, about the last thing I wanted to do was read a diabetic cookbook. To me the very idea of a diabetic cookbook previously had been one of rules, restrictions, no-nos, and dullness.
From the very first page -- on which Dr Rubin and Ms Stach help you figure out exactly and specifically what your daily food intake ought to be, given your own individual condition, -- the authors are intent on making eating fun, and a positive, integral element in controlling your diabetes.
Dr. Rubin clearly presents information on such recent developments as the glycemic index and on how to time medications around meal times. His insights on how to deal with medications when eating out are enormously helpful.
This a modern book, keyed not only to science and nutrition, but also to our lifestyles. The authors don't utter instructions - they walk you through typical experiences. I travel a lot and learned a lot from the "road trips" in the book where in the authors actually sit you down in restaurants as varied as McDonald's, Denny's, and even the Ritz Carlton.
"Diabetes Cookbook for Dummies" is full of real-life insight, and is written in a friendly, companionable fashion.
As a diabetic, thinking about diet used to just give me a headache. Now, as a result of having read and absorbed so much of the information in Dr. Rubin's "Diabetes Cookbook for Dummies", diet is no longer a pitfall and a burden, but fun, and a powerful tool in controlling my diabetes.
This is the one food book a diabetic needs. It's the food book every diabetic should have.
Really terrific.
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Title: Diabetes for Dummies by Alan L. Rubin ISBN: 076455154X Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 07 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Betty Crocker's Diabetes Cookbook: Everyday Meals, Easy as 1-2-3 by Betty Crocker Editors ISBN: 0764567047 Publisher: Betty Crocker Pub. Date: 15 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The First Year Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker ISBN: 1569245460 Publisher: Marlowe & Company Pub. Date: 15 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Diabetes Snack, Munch, Nibble, Nosh Book by Ruth Glick ISBN: 1580400000 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Distributed Products Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Diabetes Food and Nutrition Bible : A Complete Guide to Planning, Shopping, Cooking, and Eating by Hope S. Warshaw, Robyn Webb ISBN: 158040037X Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Distributed Products Pub. Date: 06 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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