"The South African cookbook for diabetes and insulin resistance" by Hilda Lategan will make the lives of patients with diabetes and insulin resistance a lot easier.
Anyone with diabetes or insulin resistance would be able to use the recipes in such a way that they will still be eating tasty food without exceeding their personal eating prescriptions.
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A variety of topics
Hilda Lategan includes a variety of relevant topics in the introductory chapter, which will help the user to understand diabetes and insulin resistance better and also how to select a healthy diet.
Among other subjects the author discusses the following:
I. Why does diabetes happen?
II. What are the symptoms of diabetes?
III. The different types of diabetes
IV. Sugar sensitivity
V. Golden rules for controlling diabetes
VI. Healthy eating habits and guidelines for good nutrition
VII. Nutrient functions
VIII. What is the glycaemic index (GI) and the glycaemic load (GL)?
IX. The role of fibre in the diet
X. Tips for reducing sugar intake
XI. Artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes
XII. How to reduce fat intake
XIII. Alcohol consumption
XIV. How to read and understand food labels
XV. Menu and meal planning
XVI. Guidelines for adapting meal plans and menus
Readers will find the latter two sections of this book particularly useful, because the author outlines a variety of diabetic meal plans.
Many readers ask for meal plans to make their lives easier. Hilda also gives examples of typical meals for breakfast, between-meal snacks, light meals (e.g. lunches), supper, and late-night snacks.
One of the most helpful guides included in this book are Hilda's instructions on how to work out a cycle menu, which will ensure that one eats the correct foods every day and still have sufficient variety.
In addition to all the above-mentioned useful information, Hilda also pays attention to shopping lists, ideas for shift workers, sport, exercise and diabetes, eating out, take-aways, packed meals and lunch boxes, as well as parties for children and teenagers.
Hilda has gone out of her way to make this cookbook informative and useful and to answer most of the questions posed by people who have been diagnosed with diabetes or insulin resistance.
The recipes
Hilda Lategan has divided the great variety of tempting recipes in her cookbook into categories such as Breakfast Dishes and Drinks, Soup, Protein Dishes for Light and Main Meals, Starchy Dishes, Vegetables and Salads, Sauces, Spreads and Fillings, Jam (believe it or not!), Bread, Muffins, Scones and Rusks, Crumpets, Pancakes and Waffles, Cake and Tarts, Cake Slices and Biscuits, and Puddings.
Each recipe – which is presented in a user-friendly format – also lists what a portion size should consist of, what food group it represents and both the glycaemic index and the glycaemic load of the relevant food or beverage. This makes the selection of one's daily food intake simple and easy.
As is evident from the recipe categories listed above, there are many delicious recipes that most people would never dream of associating with the diabetic diet. The cover of this revolutionary cookbook features a tempting chocolate cake, something that I can imagine most diabetics believe they may never eat again.
If you buy this cookbook, you too will be able to make mouth-watering baked cheesecake, dark or light fruitcakes, apple crumble or milk tart and include them in your diabetic diet.
There are more than 230 recipes in this helpful cookbook, so you will be able to prepare tasty meals despite the fact that you have diabetes or insulin resistance.
The author
Hilda Lategan is a registered dietician with 30 years of experience in clinical dietetics. She works in Pretoria. She is particularly interested in the dietary treatment of diabetic patients and individuals with insulin resistance. She is the author of the following cookbooks:
XVII. "South African Cookbook for Allergies and Food Intolerance" (a boon to anyone with food allergies)
XVIII. "Cooking the Diabetic Way" (a previous cookbook for diabetics)
XIX. "Versatile Vegetarian Recipes" (targeted to meet the needs of vegetarians)
If you would like to order Hilda's latest "The South African cookbook for diabetes and insulin resistance", or any of the above mentioned cookbooks, you can contact her on
(012) 546-6410 or send her an e-mail to mwhildal@mweb.co.za.
"The South African cookbook for diabetes and insulin resistance" is published by Tafelberg Publishers and sells for R129.00. This cookbook is also available in Afrikaans.
If you suffer from diabetes or insulin resistance and are at a loss when it comes to working out meal plans and a healthy diet to control your blood glucose and insulin levels, then this cookbook is the answer. – (Dr Ingrid van Heerden, DietDoc)
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