The Diabetes Menu Cookbook: Delicious Special Occasion Recipes for Family and Friends - Hardcover

Discover the secrets to easy diabetes-friendly entertaining! Now there's no need to worry about what to serve when you host a special get-together or celebration. With The Diabetes Menu Cookbook, you can cook and enjoy festive foods that not only stay within diabetes nutritional health guidelines, but also taste terrific. Whether you have diabetes or cook for someone who does, this book is an essential year-round kitchen companion. Inside you'll find: 120 great-tasting recipes, including appetizers and drinks, soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers and wraps, main dishes, side dishes, and desserts Twenty-two "mix and match" menus covering everything from a Thanksgiving feast and a New Year's Day open house to a Mother's Day brunch and a Father's Day barbecue Information on American Diabetes Association guidelines for nutritional health and helpful specific recommendations based on weight Health and cooking tips to make your life and your meal preparation easier

If you have diabetes or prepare meals for someone who does, you know how challenging cooking can be—especially for holidays or special get-togethers. All too often, festive occasions can feel overly hampered by eating "ought tos" and "shoulds," or evoke an urge to splurge that can sabotage blood sugar control. No more! With this book, you can serve great-tasting meals that you and your family and friends will love, while sticking to the American Diabetes Association guidelines for nutritional health.

With 120 delicious, healthy recipes to choose from, you can fix diabetes-friendly foods for all types of celebrations. Developed with a panel of top diabetes experts, all of the recipes include detailed nutrition information. Throughout the book, you'll find menus that bring together the recipes needed to create a tempting feast for a variety of occasions, from a complete Thanksgiving meal to a romantic Valentine's Day dinner, from a casual graduation-day buffet party to a succulent late summer barbecue.

You'll discover cooking tips you can apply to other recipes, such as how to use flavorful seasonings, keep greens crisp, and more. Plus, you'll find valuable information on healthy eating—including friendly fats and the new scoop on sugar and sweeteners.

Recipes include:

Lemon-Rosemary Chicken Bites, Vegetable & White Bean Minestrone, Endive, Beet & Walnut Salad, Wild Rice, Apricot & Pecan Salad, Poached Salmon & Watercress Salad with Dill Vinaigrette, Grilled Turkey Burgers with Red Onion Sauce, Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Lime & Cilantro, Grilled Jerk Chicken, Pan-Seared Pork with Cider & Dijon Mustard Sauce, Spicy Shrimp & Bell Pepper Creole Chocolate Chip Cake, Chilled Minted Fruit, and more