Product Description

Diabetes and sugar are traditionally seen as mutually exclusive and it is frequently believed that people with diabetes have to give up their favourite foods, especially sweet dishes, and maintain strict eating habits. The truth is that by observing a few simple rules like basing meals on starchy, carbohydrate foods, and eating a balanced diet, it is possible to live with diabetes and still enjoy good food. And by adapting recipes for cakes and puddings you can continue to eat your favourite desserts. This book explains how to manage your diabetes through food and eat a balanced diet. It explains the glycaemic index (GI) of foods and how to use it to manage your glucose levels. And although there are a few foods (fizzy drinks, sweets) that should be avoided, sweet foods can still be enjoyed as long as you balance them with low GI foods. Anthony Worall Thompson explains how to adapt recipes so that they use less sugar and fat - for example, using the natural sweetness of fresh or dried fruit instead of sugar - and also offers delicious, low-sugar recipes created specially for this book.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22925 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-23
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

House & Garden, Nov 2003
will be a welcome source of culinary inspiration for the huge number of people suffering from this disease

The Times, Oct 03
100 recipes lacking nothing of the vital Worrall Thompson zest and flair... easy, appetising stuff

From the Author
From Antony Worrall Thompson:
I categorically state at the beginning of the book that I don’t advise the use of artificial sweeteners and spreads which contain hydrogenated fats. Anyone who knows of my reputation knows full well that I am one of the strongest public voices in favour of organic products and that I am constantly castigating many food manufacturers and indeed the public for making or buying foods heavy in sugars, salt, fats and preservatives. My recipes were all tried and tested by myself and others and passed suitable for people with diabetes by a well-renowned Consultant Nutritionist and Dietician, Azmina Govindji BSc RD. Our intentions are to create a book to give people with diabetes hope and make them realise that enjoyable food after diagnosis is still possible - and this is what we have done.

From Azmina Govindji:
There is no reason why people with diabetes need to avoid sugar. Sweets are no more out of bounds to people with diabetes than they are to the rest of us, if eaten as part of a healthy diet, or combined with exercise. So, the diet for diabetes is indeed a healthy diet for the whole population, and organisations such as Diabetes UK and the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation endorse the use of sugar as part of a healthy balanced diet. Current advice from Diabetes U.K.:
''People with diabetes used to be advised to restrict the use of sugar and sugary foods. However, it is now known that sugar does not raise the blood sugar level any higher than starch does, provided that the calorie content of the sugar-containing food is the same as that of the starchy food. Diabetes UK's current advice is therefore that sugar can be used by people with diabetes who are not overweight, provided that it is used in the context of a healthy diet and does not account for more than 10 per cent of the calories obtained from carbohydrate''. Further, they add that people with diabetes do not ''need to eat a sugar-free diet. Sugar can be used as an ingredient in foods and in baking as part of a healthy diet. However, use sugar-free, low sugar or diet squashes and fizzy drinks, as sugary drinks cause blood glucose levels to rise quickly''.

Customer Reviews

Healthy eating For Diabetes
I must say, this book is a lot better than some of the diabetic recipe books I have seen (and I have seen a lot in 31 years)!

There is plenty of information introducing food facts,
the glycemic index, recipe tips and the latest research info on diet.

There are 100 recipes and colour photos throughout the book. With
such recipes as: scrambled eggs and smoked salmon timbales, toasted pasta in wild mushroom broth, stuffed sardines, and bread and butter pudding with raspberry sauce you really cannot go wrong! Not a single recipe resembling the likes of "Sawdust casserole" which I have seen too many a time in diabetic recipe publications.

This book would make an ideal gift for anybody interested in a healthier approach to eating, and is a lot better than some of the so called diabetic cookbooks.

I will definitely be making use of it. I like the way a chef has written the recipes and as it is co-written with a dietitian you can be assured the recipes will be good and taste good.

Very impressed!

Thank goodness for this book
There are some really gorgeous recipes in here and none of them are too fiddly and difficult. I like the way nutritional breakdowns are given for everything so you really know what you're eating. A godsend for diabetics who are sick of boring food!

A Real Winner from AWT
Fantastic recipes. Tremendous variety of products. An abundance of information for people with Type 2 Diabetes. Everything I have cooked so far has been full of colour and flavour. This is exactly what is required for food lovers who must change their diet as a result of diabetes.