Donelson - Cooking Recipes: Stay Healthy with Gluten Free or Diabetic Recipes

Cooking Recipes

Gluten Free Recipes For Diabetics

Cecelia Donelson

Copyright 2013 Cecilia Donelson

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This cookbook contains two major sections covering two specific diet plans with the Diabetic Recipes and the Gluten Free Cookbook. Each half covers tips and suggestions for implementing and maintaining these diets, with good recipes to cover all the major meals of each day, including recipes for snacks and desserts. These diets serve specific purposes, one being to help treat diabetes and the other to help with gluten intolerances and allergies.

The first section covers diabetic recipes. Diabetics are on very restrictive diets, meaning there are certain foods they can and cannot consume. The fact of the matter is that diabetes is managed best thought a proper diet, enabling the person to live a healthy normal life as possible. These recipes serve to do just that, to help treat and manage diabetes through diet by providing ingredients safe for the diabetic to eat.

The recipes section for entrees contains enough recipes to cover almost 2 weeks of meal plans. These recipes are safe in the treatment and management of diabetes and are good for those who are on the diet to help lose weight as well. A sampling of entree recipes includes Spicy Tuna Burgers, Salmon and Asparagus with Garlic - Lemon Sauce, Kung Pao Chicken, Hearty Beef Stew and a delicious Turkey Chili.

The soups recipe section contains three recipes for soups that can be eaten as a lunch or as the first part of a supper. These recipes are adaptable; you can adjust the ingredients to your own preferences by adding other vegetables and herbs to change the flavor. Enjoy a Black Bean Soup, Mushroom and Barley Soup and a Tomato Soup with Chicken Breast, White Beans, and Spinach.

No diet plan is complete without recipes for side dishes. These go well with the soups and entrees and there are enough to make for plenty of combinations. Try out the Brown Rice And Bean Salad, the Asparagus with Mustard Sauce, Oven Roasted Vegetables, Warm Lentil and Carrot Salad, Baked Winter Squash, Wilted Greens Salad. There are ten side dish recipes for your enjoyment.

The day is not complete without a good start with breakfast. This is especially true for diabetics who must maintain their blood sugar levels at all times. Eating the right breakfast foods helps in this endeavor. Try the Baked Apple Pancakes, Quick and Easy Cheesy Tomato Quiche or the Spinach and Feta Omelet. There are six breakfast recipes total.

No day is complete without delicious desserts and snacks. Just because a person is diabetic does not mean they cannot enjoy a good dessert from time to time. There are six dessert recipes included that are safe for diabetics to enjoy. Try the Carrot Cake, Fruit and Buttermilk Shake, Banana - Rum Cake, Apple Crisp, Brownies with Berries and Cream or the delicious Peanut Butter Cookies.

There is a sample 5-day diabetic meal plan suggestion after the diabetic recipes. This serves as an example of how to plan meals and nutrition for 5 days. The thought is to carry on the plans and with the recipes within this cookbook it will be easy to come up with over 2 weeks' worth of meals without repeating the larger meals of the day.

The hope of the diabetic section is to show that diabetics do not need to eat lackluster meals. These recipes are rich in diversity, combining many different ingredients for a delightful flavor choice. The recipes are protein rich and sugarless. Each recipe came from creativity and we invite you to embellish the recipes and enhance them to your own liking.

One feature of this book is the diabetics' recipe nutritional information.

Many diabetics are taught to look for certain nutrition information on the foods they eat to help them make the best choices for their meals. Knowing the exact fat and carbohydrate count helps to make informed choices with the foods. Some diabetics may be on stricter diets and need to know this vital information.

The Gluten Free section of the cookbook contains recipes that are wheat and gluten free. These are created for those who have gluten intolerances and allergies. A gluten free diet is also a good diet to help facilitate weight loss and healthy eating habits. This section contains good advice for living the gluten free lifestyle as well as some delicious gluten free recipes.

Some people choose the gluten free diet by choice, because they find they are able to lose weight and feel better as a result of going without wheat grains. Some of the recipes are enjoyed by all include Cheesy Mexican Chicken, Hearty Steak and Cheese Soup, Beef and Broccoli, Curried Chicken and Mango Summer Salad, and Lamb with Yams and Apples.

The gluten free section also contains great side dishes that help to live and enjoy a grain free life while continuing to enjoy all your favorite flavors and foods. None of the meals are skimped on this diet. Check out the High Energy Breakfast Smoothie, Garlic and Parmesan Chicken Wings, Raw Salsa, Cranberry Conserve and all the Gluten Free Conserves and Relishes.

Again, the dessert section of the Gluten Free half proves to be worth it. There are enough dessert and snack recipes to get you through two weeks without a repeat. Try the Fast and Easy Gluten Free Rice Pudding, Dark Chocolate Fondue, Baked Apples, Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies and the very tasty Hot Chocolate Pudding.

This cookbook proves that being either diabetic or gluten intolerant does not mean you need to sacrifice your tastes. It also proves that anyone can enjoy the recipes within this book and create many weeks of meals while enjoying a wide variety of flavors and textures. These diets are healthy for all. Just bring a copy of this to your doctor or nutritionist and verify these facts. They will agree the recipes sound good and are good for you and that they are a good treatment plan for both diabetes and gluten intolerances and allergies.

Diabetic Recipes Introduction

As a diabetic, you have special dietary needs as well as restrictions. Diabetes is a chronic disease and while it can be quite serious when its left untreated, it can be managed effectively through a healthy diet, regular exercise and medication as needed. As youll see from the many recipes here, being diabetic doesnt mean giving up on enjoying your food.

While there are definitely foods that youll need to steer clear of in order to manage your diabetes, such as sugars and refined carbohydrates, that doesnt mean that you cant still eat well. In fact, with very few exceptions, you dont have to give up the foods that you love. You just have to take a slightly different approach to cooking, but making these changes is one of the best things you could do to help take charge of your health.

It can take time to make the necessary adjustments to your lifestyle needed to keep your diabetes under control, but since diet is one of the most important parts of controlling your disease, knowing how to cook healthy, delicious meals is a great start. You may not be all that handy in the kitchen right now, but one of the positive effects of having special dietary needs is that youre almost forced to learn to cook. Before long, youll find that youre quite the cook; and with the great diabetes-friendly recipes contained in this report, youll find that you enjoy cooking and eating your culinary creations more than ever before.

From entrees to soups, side dishes to yes, even desserts, its easier than you might think to make your own meals which provide your body with the nutrients it needs, help keep your blood sugar levels stable and of course, that taste fantastic. Even your non-diabetic family members and friends will be clamoring for your recipes once they taste your cooking. In fact, you may be surprised by how great many of these dishes taste, even the desserts! Whether or not you have other diabetics in your household, everyone can enjoy the health benefits of eating a diet which is very low in sugar and lower in fat than the average person tends to eat.