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Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies

By Amy Riolo and Simon Poole
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Easy-to-follow recipes for nourishing, satisfying, diabetes-friendly meals Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies helps you maintain control of your health without giving up tasty, fulfilling meals. With 125 new recipes and an eight-page colour insert, this cookbook combines fabulous flavours with proven health benefits. Award-winning chef Amy Riolo... Read More
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Easy-to-follow recipes for nourishing, satisfying, diabetes-friendly meals

Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies helps you maintain control of your health without giving up tasty, fulfilling meals. With 125 new recipes and an eight-page colour insert, this cookbook combines fabulous flavours with proven health benefits. Award-winning chef Amy Riolo and internationally renowned doctor Simon Poole provide a holistic understanding of diabetes and show you how to maximise nutrition at meals whether you’re living with diabetes, prediabetes, or simply want to gain better control of your health.

Each recipe includes a breakdown of ingredients, explaining how various taste profiles affect health and giving you a glimpse of the powerful effects of micronutrients and bioactive compounds. Learn to boost your health and feel better with this trusted Dummies cookbook.

  • Create diabetes-friendly meals that balance high-quality carbohydrates with healthy fats and sustainable proteins.
  • Enjoy delicious, chef-inspired recipes that everyone will love.
  • Learn how micronutrients and superfoods can enhance your health and life.
  • Follow meal plans that make sense, no matter where in the world you are located.
  • Get a clear summary of the latest scientific understanding of diabetes nutrition.

Following the nutritional advice and recipes in this guide will prove that even with diabetes, living with both pleasure and health in mind is easy. Those newly diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes, and their caregivers will love the mouth-watering recipes in Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781394240234

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 April 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 5th edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 590g

Pages: 416

Collections

Amy Riolo Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Dummies Gluten-free & Special Diets Cook Books Health & Fitness Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Simon Poole

About the Author

Dr. Simon Poole is a medical doctor, author, speaker, and consultant. Simon cares for and treats patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes from diagnosis onwards. Amy Riolo is an award-winning author and chef. She’s the author of Mediterranean Lifestyle For Dummies and Italian Recipes For Dummies.

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