Complete Idiot's Guide to Terrific Diabetic Meals
Author: Lucy Beal
Diabetic-friendly recipes the whole family will love!
From appetizers to desserts and everything in-between, here are 300 easy-to- prepare recipes for diabetics that can be made from everyday household ingredients—and the entire family can enjoy. Food categories include Mexican, Italian, Pan-Asian, fish, poultry, lean beef and pork entrees; appetizers, snacks, side dishes, breads, and desserts; and fruits, vegetables, soups, salads, pastas, and breads.
• First diabetic cookbook to use the new glycemic index for all recipes
• 300 recipes—far more than others on the market
• 6.5% of the U.S. population has diabetes
• World Health Organization is predicting the number of people with diabetes to double from 140 million to 300 million by 2025
Author Biography: Lucy Beale is a weight-loss expert and the author of The Complete Idiots Guide to Weight Loss and The Complete Idiots Guide to Low-Carb Meals.
Joan Clark, R.D., is a clinical dietician and certified diabetes educator with the University of Utah Hospital Diabetes Center.
Barbara Forsberg is an executive chef and co-author of The American Food Library Guide to Regional Food. Her clients include Donald Rumsfeld, Apple Computer, Neutrogena, Coldwell Banker, Century 21, and Serta.
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United States Cookbook: Fabulous Foods and Fascinating Facts from All 50 States
Author: Joan DAmico
Take a Tasty Tour of Americas 50 States
1. In what state were both the lollipop and the hamburger-on-a-bun invented?
2. Where do the largest watermelons grow and whats the distance record for spitting watermelon seeds? How big is the worlds largest potato chip and where is it now?
3. Theres more to cuisine in America than just burgers and fries. Heres a mouthwatering journey across the United States where youll discove and learn how to make fabulous foods from every part of the country.
Treat yourself to such simple, kid-tested recipes as:
- Banana Berry Pancakes with Real Maple Syrup from Vermont
- Key Lime Pie from Florida
- Deep Dish Pizza from Illinois
The United States Cookbook is a delicious mixture of fun food trivia, fascinating tidbits about each states history and traditions, and yummy recipes you can cook yourself. What a great way to stuff your face and feed your brain at the same time!
ANSWERS: 1. Connecticut. 2. Hope, Arkansas. The record is 30 feet. 3. 25 feet long and 14 feet wide. 3. Its in the Potato Museum, Blackfoot, Idaho
Children's Literature
I've always believed that food and learning make a great combination. What better way to learn United States geography than by sampling regional foods, state-by-state. The book is divided regionally and fun facts about foods from each state are given along with a typical recipe for that state. Cooking utensils and safety are described at the beginning of the book in preparation for a safe workplace. Each recipe is clearly described and will easily be understood by beginning cooks. Last week, we had historic Waldorf salad with our Sunday lunch. It gave a whole new twist to the recipe to realize that it had such a venerable past. There should be many uses for this cookbook, inside the classroom, at home, 4-H cooking groups, boys and girls clubs, etc. The recipes are nutritious for the most part and definitely an improvement over many other fast food type meals. An index of recipes, states, and state events is helpful in locating items quickly. 2000, John Wiley and Sons, Ages 8 to Adult, $12.95. Reviewer: Barbara Youngblood
School Library Journal
Gr 4-6-Readers can cook their way around the nation while digesting fascinating trivia about the states. The book is divided into seven parts by regions, with each region divided into chapters with states listed alphabetically. The authors present foods of the states as well as a brief history, boxed facts (capital, major cities, state bird, tree, flower, etc.), and "Fun Food Facts." There are helpful sections on the use of equipment; cooking skills, such as cutting, measuring, and mixing; and safety rules. Recipes are presented in a consistent fashion: ingredients, step-by-step directions for preparation, time/tools involved, and number of servings. "Fabulous Food Festivals" are highlighted with month and city or town. The wide range of tempting recipes (breads, vegetables, desserts, a beverage, breakfast, fish, sandwiches, salads, and meats) should please all palates. Readers will discover traditional dishes like Boston baked beans, Maryland baked crab cakes, Key lime pie, Mississippi mud pie, and Waldorf salad. There are also fun-to-prepare recipes such as Kentucky burgoo, Wisconsin cheddar dill puffs, and mallo-mallo fudge squares, and foods with lots of kid appeal like Philadelphia soft pretzels. Simple, black-and-white maps, cartoons, and sketches appear throughout. Like Aileen Paul's The Kids' Fifty State Cookbook (Doubleday, 1976; o.p.), this title will be a popular choice.-Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|
Kirkus Reviews
This earnest amalgam of cookbook and geography lesson has some charm, but mostly falls flat. Beginning with a brief rundown of skills and safety rules about measuring, mixing, cutting, and using kitchen appliances, the authors then turn to the United States by region (New England, Southwest, Pacific, etc.). Each state gets an outline map, a box of info about its state tree, flower, etc. a few paragraphs of history, and an indication of some of its food products. This is followed by a regional recipe, nicely laid out with ingredients, steps, the time it takes, and the tools needed. Each state's section ends with "Fun Food Facts" and a note about a local food festival. The research is sometimes frustrating (in what African language is "goober" a word for peanut?) and some terms that should be explained aren't (what's shortening?). There's a heavy reliance on pre-packaged, canned, and frozen ingredients in the recipes. Margarine and oil pan spray are used throughout, which might allay some health concerns but will surely offend some purists, too. There isn't much description to carry youngsters through the tricky parts, like yeast dough; or warnings about, for example, adding melted margarine to egg yolk and what might happen if the margarine is too hot. Budding young chefs will be better served by other readily available regional cookbooks. (Nonfiction. 9-14)
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