Kurzbeschreibung
Delicious, healthy holiday dishes that everyone can enjoy The Diabetes Holiday Cookbook takes the worry out of holiday menu planning and food preparation for people with diabetes and those who love them. Bursting with flavorful recipes for every occasion, this month-by-month guide to healthy holiday cuisine features new and improved fat and sugar substitutes that were not available even a few years ago. Now you can celebrate New Year's Day with chocolate "bread" pudding, make Mother's Day even more special with a delectable seafood frittata, and conjure up a frightening Halloween concoction of tomato soup with black olive eyeballs for your child. Each complete holiday menu includes fully tested recipes and listings of calorie, fat, and sugar content as well as other important nutritional information. In this comprehensive holiday resource, you'll find: More than 100 appetizing recipes for festive holiday dishes Complete, easy-to-put-together menus for 21 holiday celebrations Creative suggestions for enhancing flavor without adding calories Alternative ingredient suggestions for low-sodium and alcohol-free diets Helpful notes on holiday traditions and activities
Synopsis
This book provides diabetes friendly menus for special occasions throughout the year. Figuring out what to cook and eat for holidays and other celebrations can be a challenge for those with diabetes and their loved ones. This book shows how to put together holiday meals that are festive and delicious while also addressing the special dietary concerns of those with diabetes. It provides menus and recipes for special occasions ranging from Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa to Valentine's Day and summer holiday barbecues. Carolyn Leontos, MS, RD, CDE (Las Vegas NV), is a registered dietitian, a certified diabetes educator. She is the author of "What to Eat When You Get Diabetes" (Wiley: 0 471 38139 X). Debra Mitchell, CEPC (Las Vegas, NV), Certified Executive Pastry Chef, is Executive Pastry Chef at Treasure Island, a Mirage/MGM Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kenneth Weicker, CEC (Las Vegas, NV), Certified Executive Chef, is executive chef of the Suncoast, a Coast Resorts Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas.
