Charles Mattocks - The Budget-Friendly Fresh and Local Diabetes Cookbook

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DOI: 10.2337/9781580405119

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mattocks, Charles.
The budget-friendly fresh and local diabetes cookbook / Charles Mattocks, The Poor Chef.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-58040-511-9 (alk. paper)
1. Diabetes--Diet therapy--Recipes. 2. Diabetes--Economic aspects. I. Title.
RC662.M358 2014
641.56314--dc23
2013036475
eISBN: 978-1-58040-611-6

This book is dedicated to my mom, Constance Marley,
and my little girls, Elle and Izzy.
The true joys of my life.

Table of Contents

First and foremost, I would like to thank my team. When I started this dream of saving lives, I knew I needed dedicated, hard-working people to join me. They are the ones who help me keep fighting.

Many thanks to:

The great people along this journey who have allowed me to keep the faith. Julia Begg and John Molson, Ken and the Syntra 5 team, Dave at Great West Vans. Martina Desgouttes of Healthy Explosion for her wealth of knowledge, passion for health, abiding faith, and for always knowing just what to say to uplift us. Katherine Tomlinson for her invaluable input. Junior Farrell for being an amazing friend and brother. The Jamaican Diabetes Association. Shawn and his family. The International Diabetes Federation for their support. Kelly Hall, Deb Scott, John Wallace, and Tai and her new baby. My little sister Shayna and my dad, who I truly love, Dadalni Mattocks.

My son and best friend, Armani, who was the main reason I started down this path to begin with. Junior from Jamaica. Constance Marley, my lovely mother, who is the strongest woman I know. My designer, Terry the amazing man Hicks, for having my back and for making sure my artwork and designs are always amazing. Justin Gardner from Shire for helping us journey to India and for trusting in the dream even in its earliest stages. Bernis from Heal Together for helping my RV get on the road.

Victor Van Beuren from the American Diabetes Association for giving me the chance to share my recipes and thoughts. Thanks to Alicia Boucher. Vicki Schmelzer. My brother Drew Marley. John Ost. Tiana Marie and her lil daughter. My cousins Prince and Alex the rebel Marley. Michel Cooper and the Cooper family. David Samuel, Joel Francois, and Shawn Epperson. My neighbor and friend Juan and his family. Joyce (aka LJ). Lisa Summers and Roger. My brother Andrew Livingston. Rick Williams. Dr. Steven Bloom, Dr. Desmond Bell, Jeff Frenchman, Marc Brissett, and Chef Theo Plowden. Zack attacks and his mom and their struggle with type 1keep changing lives! Jeff at Total Wellness. Personalabs. Chef to the stars Dolores Murgatroyd. Brian Buckley. Dr. Bowman. Traenne. Brother Douglas Gooden for being a strong force in this mission and a great brother. Maria and her son Zay for always being there and fighting this battle with me. A big thanks to TV Terence Noonan for giving me some great opportunities, and the staff at Dr. Oz and Anderson Cooper. To my friends from Elmont Long Island, Facebook, and Twitter. Kathleen Lane. Duran and his lovely wife, Arif, and mother. Kurtis. Monika Mcglon and Maya, Benni, and Jasmina Mattocks for holding me down for many years. Rohan, and Cedella Marley. Julie Dubois. Curwin Callender. My new family in Trinidad: Auntie Pam and her lovely daughters, Nikki, T, Kim, and Kathy. Auntie Alma and Amanda, her daughter from Canada. Otto from cnc3. Rosanna from Trini. I am sure there are more and I could go on for days but these are the core of who I am now. Much love to all! I hope youve enjoyed this journey with me.

And, of course, to everyone living with diabetes. You also are a part of this team. I hope these recipes will be a start to a healthier you. You deserve the quality, freshness, and nutrition found in the products from your farmers markets. As the past generations have helped us may we help the ones who follow us. May what we learn about healthy minds, bodies, and spirits enrich our children and our childrens children. I look forward to a brighter future for all of us. I am honored to travel this road with you.

I wont ever be able to eat anything that tastes good again! I will have to worry about all the possible complications of this disease and I wont even be able to have the enjoyment of a good meal! This was the cry of a woman who talked to me at an American Diabetes Association event several days after she had been diagnosed with diabetes. I understood her concern. I felt the same way after my diagnosis. I loved to cook and I loved to eat. I thought having diabetes meant that I would have a lifetime of bland, tasteless meals.

I was able to assure this woman that dishes like mouth-watering could all be part of affordable, healthy, diabetes-friendly cuisine. And the biggest payoff is that eating these meals may help us avoid the complications of diabetes.

For years I have enjoyed occasional trips to farmers markets. After my diagnosis I realized how many diabetes-friendly ingredients could be found there. The recipes you will find in this book will be full of those ingredients. Fresh, local, healthy, and deliciousthose are the kinds of foods I have included in my bookour book!