The Everything Glycemic Index Cookbook


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Switching to a low-GI diet is the key to losing weight--and keeping it off, especially for those suffering from obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. With this new edition of the classic cookbook, registered dietician LeeAnn Smith shows you how to prepare low-GI meals that are as tasty as they are healthy, including: Tomato and Feta Frittata Asian Sesame Lettuce Wraps Barley Risotto with Mushroom and Thyme Ginger Beef and Napa Cabbage Braised Chicken with White Beans and Kale Dark Chocolate–Dipped Macaroons With a foreword by a weight-loss specialist at the UCLA School of Medicine, this is the only cookbook you need to master the art and science of preparing and enjoying good food--that's good for you!




The Complete Idiot's Guide Glycemic Index Cookbook


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Cook these recipes up-and keep blood sugar down. With over 325 delicious and healthy recipes, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Glycemic Index Cookbook is an invaluable reference for choosing foods according to their GI-a system of classifying carbohydrate-based foods by how much they raise blood sugar. Diabetes, insulin resistance, heart disease, and obesity may be avoided by following the glycemic index. Practical and easy to use, this is the one cookbook anyone concerned with their blood sugar will want to have in the kitchen. • More than 325 recipes • Includes both the GI value and a GL (glycemic load) rating for each recipe • 18 million people in the U.S. have type 2 diabetes and the number is growing




The Everything Glycemic Index Cookbook


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Packed with 300 tasty, healthy recipes, The Everything Glycemic Index Cookbook is designed to accommodate those watching their blood sugar levels. The glycemic index is a measure of how foods affect blood glucose levels, which in turn affects the rate of digestion. It's especially useful for those watching their weight, and those with diabetes who need to regulate their sugar intake. Using the nutritional information included with each recipe, readers can determine the amount of fat, carbs, calories, and protein in each serving, in addition to the glycemic load (the overall rating of ingredients on the glycemic index). Features recipes for: Family dinners Salads and soups Vegetarian dishes Healthy snacks The Everything Glycemic Index Cookbook is a handy tool for coordinating meals with dietary needs, creating a healthy diet, and achieving weight loss-not to mention good eating!




High Protein, Low GI, Bold Flavor: Recipes to Boost Health and Promote Weight Loss


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Nearly 100 boldly flavored recipes featuring lean proteins and health-promoting, low-GI carbs—nutritious meals designed for family eating, every day Here is boldly flavored, nutritious food at the leading edge of the dietary curve. Inspired by her long-standing interest in highly nutritious, waistline-friendly eating, caterer and cookbook author Fiona Carns developed the high-protein, low-GI eating regimen showcased here. High-quality, high-protein ingredients (including lean meats and fish) fill you up without the fat—while low-GI fruits, vegetables, and grains keep you going without blood glucose spikes. Here are dozens of one-recipe meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that use minimally processed ingredients (but which are easy enough for everyday cooking)—plus 18 complementary sides and a half-dozen lowfat, low-GI desserts—food that is perfectly suited to our times.




The Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies


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Get proven results from this safe, effective, and easy-to-follow diet Using the glycemic index is a proven method of losing and maintaining weight safely and quickly. The Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies presents this system in an easy-to-apply manner, giving you the tools and tips you need to shed unwanted pounds and improve your overall health. Recommends foods that boost metabolism, promote weight loss, and provide longer-lasting energy Features delicious recipes for glycemic-friendly cooking at home Includes exercises for maintaining glycemic index weight loss and promoting physical fitness Offers guidance on shopping for food as well as eating at restaurants and away from home You'll not only see how to apply the glycemic index to your existing diet plan, but also how to develop a lifestyle based around improving your overall health.




The Low GI Diet Cookbook


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Science has proven that low GI, slowly digested carbohydrates, are key to healthy and sustained weight loss. THE LOW GI COOKBOOK brings you over 70 tempting recipes based on these established principles. The book covers everything from sustaining breakfasts and brunches, substantial but healthy dinner dishes, to quick salads and sweet treats, and even includes recipes from celebrity chefs. Packed with beautiful photographs, handy tips, and with a complete breakdown of fat, protein and carb content, calorie values and GI values for every recipe, THE LOW GI COOKBOOK is your blueprint for healthy low GI eating for life.




Glycemic Index Cooking Made Easy


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"The low GI (Glycemic Index) nutrition approach ... ranks foods based on how quickly they raise your blood-sugar levels ... low-GI foods satisfy your hunger, increase your energy levels, and eliminate your desire to eat more than you should."--Page 4 of cover.




The Everything Diabetes Cookbook


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A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.




Rick Gallop's GI Diet


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This is the first illustrated cookbook from the author of bestselling "GI Diet" series. Lose weight while still eating well. Building on the principles of Rick Gallop's market-leading "Gi Diet", the book includes 100 green-light recipes covering everything from breakfasts, main meals, desserts through to snacks, smoothies and lunch boxes and is gloriously photographed in full-colour.




The G.I. Diet Cookbook


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Lose weight while enjoying fabulous food with this newest addition to the internationally bestselling G.I. Diet series, featuring 200 recipes. Fans of the G.I. Diet always say that it shouldn’t be called a diet but simply a different way of eating. With the G.I. Diet, you never go hungry as you eat three square meals plus three snacks a day – and yet the pounds steadily fall off. And because no food groups are eliminated – not even desserts – you’ll never feel deprived. Now The G.I. Diet Cookbook offers a plethora of tempting recipes to add to your G.I. repertoire. With two hundred nutritious, low-G.I. recipes for breakfasts, lunches, snacks, appetizers, dinners and desserts, you’ll lose weight effortlessly as you indulge in delicious food. There are simple-to-prepare dishes for weekday meals, simmers and roasts for leisurely weekends, and elegant fare for entertaining friends. Through the week, enjoy Crunchy Granola for breakfast, Creamy Seafood Chowder for lunch, a slice of Strawberry Tea Bread for a snack, Spinach-Stuffed Chicken Breasts for dinner and Chocolate Pudding for dessert. Throwing a dinner party? Serve appetizers of Spinach Bites and Baba Ghanoush with Basmati Rice Crackers, a first course of Mushroom Soup with Roasted Garlic and Ginger, a main of Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Glaze and Gingered Peach Salsa and a luscious dessert of Chocolate Cake with Ganache Icing. The G.I. Diet Cookbook will introduce you to a whole new world of sumptuous, healthy eating and a slim new you.