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Healthy Eating for Diabetics
by Antony Worrall Thompson

Synopsis
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.

A Real Winner from AWT (24 January 2005)
Reviewer: A reader

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.

Healthy eating For Diabetes (10 February 2004)
Reviewer: A reader

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!

Gorgeous (3 February 2004)
Reviewer: A reader

This book makes a welcome change from the usual diabetes cookery books. The recipes are exciting but easy to follow and the photography is beautiful. I also found the tips and practical advice extremely useful. This really puts the enjoyment of good food back into cooking for those of us with diabetes.

I don't agree with northern climes's review (2 February 2004)
Reviewer: A reader

I have bought this book myself and I think it is a really useful book. I have written this review because I think that the review by northern climes is confusing and I am worried that people with diabetes will get the impression that this book is full of sugar and artificial ingredients. IT IS NOT. This book concentrates on using natural ingredients, including dried fruit, and specifically advises against using artificial sweetners, as is consistent with diabetes recommendations.

I found the recipes really delicious and welcomed the attitude that there are no 'banned' foods for people with diabetes - sugar and sweet food is allowable as long as you eat sensibly. And the book quite rightly tells you how to do this. Great advice and yum yum yummy recipes.

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