Product Overview
The Glycemic Index Cookbook presents 65 recipes that make it easy and delicious to control your blood sugar and your weight. You ll find recipes for energy-packed breakfasts, satisfying main courses, and smart snacks and treats all with low GI values. The book's introduction explains the benefits of low GI eating. Foods with high GI numbers raise blood sugar quickly and cause you to crave more starch and sugar. You ll learn how to cut back on refined carbohydrates and enjoy flavorful low-carb food instead. Nutritional information is listed with each recipe, including number of calories, carbohydrates, total fat, saturated fat, and fiber, giving you the information you need to help you stick to a low GI diet plan. You ll want to try these great recipes from the cookbook:
Goat Cheese & Tomato Omelet
Salmon Black Bean Patties
Greek Chickpea Salad
Spinach Artichoke Gratin
Tuna Tabbouleh Salad
Blueberry-Pear Tart
Full-color photos accompany most recipes. The Glycemic Index Cookbook is spiral-bound and lies flat when open for convenient use, and the embossed, high-gloss hard cover stands up to repeated use. A helpful recipe index and a handy metric conversion chart provide at-a-glance convenience.
