Forbidden Cooking Diabetic Foods - Book

Forbidden Foods Diabetic Cooking Margaret Powers, Joyce Hendley, Maggie Powers, Joyce L. Hendley Format: Paperback, 224pp Pub. Date: November 2000 Publisher: American Diabetes Association This groundbreaking new cookbook dispels the myths about diabetes and "forbidden foods" by showing people how they can incorporate into their meal plan many food items they assume they must avoid. The American Diabetes Association Forbidden Foods Cookbook includes more than 150 recipes which feature fried chicken, cheesecake, fettucine alfredo, devil's food cake, and many others. Foods help to identify us-who we are, where we come from, what customs we observe. Maybe Thanksgiving just wouldn't be the same without Grandma's candied yams, or the Fourth of July just couldn't happen without those deviled eggs that you love. Unfortunately, when you have to consider calories and exchanges, some of those foods that meant the most to you suddenly become forbidden. This book was written to help you reclaim your favorite foods. Forbidden Foods Diabetic Cooking features 150 new recipes for the foods that you love. Learn how to create healthy versions of: Nachos Chicken Pot Pie Fettuccine Alfredo Sausage Pizza Buttermilk Biscuits Cinnamon Coffee Cake Cheesecake Boston Cream Pie Star-Spangled Cherry Pie Chocolate Mousse Devil's Food Cake Many others Best of all, authors Maggie powers and Joyce Hendley have found inventive ways to prepare these foods with all the great taste of your traditional recipes. Forbidden Foods Diabetic Cooking will also teach you how to modify your own family recipes to make them healthier without losing the flavor you enjoy. So, next time you're faced with cooking for a family gathering, don't feel guilty-make a dish you love and rest assured that your meal choices are always welcomed, never forbidden.