Barbara Quinn - The Diabetes DTOUR Diet Cookbook: 200 Undeniably Delicious Recipes to Balance Your Blood Sugar and Melt Away Pounds

To all those who believe
that good health begins
with good food

This book delivers, with 200 brand-new recipes for eating DTOUR-style. Glance through the pages ahead, and youll see dishes that you probably wouldnt expect to find in a healthy eating plan, much less one that can melt away pounds and help control blood sugar. But every one has been prepared and evaluated in our very own test kitchen, so we know that they meet DTOURs nutritional standards. Bonus: They taste awesome! If youre new to DTOUR, we encourage you to read through the first three chapters, which lay out the basics of the plan and offer helpful pointers for choosing your calorie level and designing your own daily menus. Youll also get acquainted with the Fat-Fighting 4, the quartet of nutrientsfiber, calcium, vitamin D, and omega-3sthat play no small part in DTOURs effectiveness for weight loss and blood sugar control. What if youre already following DTOUR? First, we say kudos to you for your continued commitment to taking care of yourself and your health! The information in the early chapters may be familiar to you, but its a good refresher nonetheless.

Youll find new stuff, toolike our DTOUR Dozen, the 12 superfoods that deliver exceptional amounts of one or more of the Fat-Fighting 4. Youll see these foods as key ingredients in many of the DTOUR recipes; they also are excellent add-ons for meals. As you browse through the recipes, youll discover several special features that we hope will make your meal planning and preparation as quick and convenient as possible. Lets say youre pressed for time (and really, who isnt these days?). Watch for recipes with the Make It Fast icon; it means those particular dishes go from kitchen to dining table in 30 minutes or less. Be sure to check out the Make It Ahead tips, too.

They provide instructions for prepping certain ingredientsand sometimes entire recipesand then storing them for later use. For the budget-conscious, theres Make It Again, which shows how to transform one meals leftovers into a tasty new dish. And speaking of meals, Make It a Meal suggests food pairings to guide you as you build your own daily menus. (Or choose from the 14 days of menus that begin on page .) Weve included all of these bells and whistles so that you can focus on the best part: eating! Really, we want you to love this food and this plan. And the better DTOUR fits into your lifestyle, the more likely you are to stay with it. Thats the secret to lifelong weight maintenance and blood sugar control.

The editors of PreventionNote: If you have diabetes, please be sure to consult your doctor or nutritionist before making any changes to your diet. Once you start losing weight, you may need to adjust your medication. But please, never change your dosage or stop taking a medicine without your doctors knowledge and consent.

We cant do much about those things, sorry to say. But we can show you a way to detour diabetesby getting rid of those extra pounds and reining in your blood sugar. If you already have diabetes, we can help you dodge complications and perhaps medications (or at least reduce your dosage). Thats why we call our plan the Diabetes DTOUR Dietalthough well venture to say that its completely unlike any diet you may have tried in the past: DTOUR emphasizes what you can eat, not what you cant. Studies have shown quite convincingly that certain foodsor, more precisely, certain nutrients in foodsenhance weight loss, balance blood sugar, and improve insulin resistance. And that, in turn, can reduce your risk for diabetes or give you better control of the disease.

When we talk about foods, we dont mean your typical diet food. Far from it! When was the last time you ate French toast on a diet? Or shepherds pie? Or cheesecake? On DTOUR, you can enjoy all these classicsthough were confident that youll discover a lot of new favorites, too. We want you to enjoy eating, to look forward to your meals (and snacks!), to have fun with food. We promise you that you will never feel like youre on a dieteven though the bathroom scale (and your jeans) may say otherwise! Thats not to say you wont need to make some adjustments to your current eating habits. Then again, eating more often throughout the day doesnt seem so bad, does it? DTOUR recommends three meals plus two snacks daily, spread out at roughly 3-hour intervals. Its the secret to keeping your blood sugar on an even keel.

As a bonus, it prevents the between-meal hunger pangs and cravings that can make sticking with any eating plan that much harder. Whether youre new to DTOUR or youre back for more delicious recipes and menus, youre in for a treat! In Part 2 of this book, youll find 200 brand-new recipes guaranteed to delight your taste buds and satisfy your appetite. Every one meets the DTOUR guidelines for calories, carbohydrates, and fat and contributes to your daily intake of the Fat-Fighting 4the quartet of supernutrients that boosts weight loss and blood sugar control. Now that weve tempted you, youre probably eager to get cooking! But before you do, lets take a few minutes to explore how weight gain and high blood sugar feed into each otherand why the DTOUR principles can solve both problems deliciously!