Desserts for Diabetics (Revised and Updated)

By anne BlockerMabel CavaianiMabel Caviani, et al.

Book Overview

People with diabetes no longer have to miss out on scrumptious desserts--thanks to this unique collection of more than 200 recipes. Here you'll find a variety of tempting recipes for cakes, cookies, bars, pies, pastries, and puddings, including lemon chiffon pie, chocolate chip cookies, and other traditional favorites, as well as special occasion desserts like banana cream pie and raspberry trifle. All of these seemingly sinful desserts are suitable for a diabetic diet. This revised edition includes new recipes as well as: - Updated and current food exchange lists from the American Dietetic Association - A complete nutritional breakdown of each dessert - Recipe adaptations for low-sodium and low-cholesterol diets - Helpful hints on dessert ingredients and preparation Desserts for Diabetics offers the perfect end to every meal--it's a must for every diabetic household.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399528172
• ISBN13: 9780399528170
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Great book

I like this book and the recipes were really easy to follow. My mom is a diabetic and I could fix things for her the she would eat. I reccomend this book for anyone who is or knows someone who is a diabetic.

deserts every night

This is a great book for anyone watching their sugar or fat intake !

Best Diabetic Cookbook Ever published

I've owned a copy of this book for 2 years, and it is not an exaggeration to say I consult it at least once a week. The recipes produce sumptuous goodies, not one of which has that peculiar "diet" flavor, so often found in homemade diabetic desserts. These desserts are sweetened with a variety of sweeteners including aspartame, acesulfame-K, saccharin, brown sugar substitue, regular sugar and brown sugar; used both alone...