Diabetes is serious. I know just how serious, having been my diabetic mother’s caregiver for the last years of her life. Understanding the importance of maintaining healthy weight and glucose levels is the foundation of controlling diabetes. That can be overwhelming, but fortunately, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is here to help. Today I’d like to tell you about an extremely helpful cookbook from the ADA, the Complete Month of Meals Collection: Hundreds of Diabetes-Friendly Recipes and Nearly Limitless Meal Combinations.
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Although this cookbook is designed specifically for people with diabetes, the recipes will appeal to everyone. It includes a wealth of information about food choices, meal planning, and caloric requirements, all presented in an easy-to-understand way. I think a light bulb went on over my head when reading the explanations of why certain foods are best for people with diabetes. I wish I had that information when I was cooking for my dear mother! But even though I’m not currently cooking for anyone with diabetes, I know I’ll be using my newfound knowledge to make better choices in general.
The Complete Month of Meals Collection is set up to encourage meal planning, including a handy Menu Tracker that can be copied and used to plan and track a day’s meals and snacks to meet specific calorie, carb, and fat goals, essential for diabetics. To make meal planning even easier, the center section of the book has pages split into threes, with breakfast recipes at the top, lunch recipes in the center, and dinner recipes at the bottom. It’s fun to flip the partial pages back and forth, discovering new combinations that can comprise a day’s meals.
The next section of the book is more conventional, with additional recipes for meals as well as sides, salads, sauces, dressings, desserts, and drinks that can deliciously round out a day’s food intake. Honestly, I think this book’s title is deceiving, since it could supply many months worth of meals and snacks!
Yet another useful feature of the Complete Month of Meals Collection is its coil binding, which allows the book to lay flat. This may seem like a simple thing, but when you’re in the middle of preparing a recipe and need to check it, it’s wonderful to have the book already open to the page you need.
Many of the lunch recipes require a lot of prep or long cooking times, so they’d be best prepared ahead of time and divided into serving-sized portions for serving at lunch time. On the other hand, some of the recipes are extremely simple, and it seems to me that the main benefit of their inclusion in the book is to provide their nutritional information. For example, I may not need a recipe to make a simple sweetened, broiled grapefruit, but if I needed to know the exchanges or the number of grams of fat, carbs, etc., I’d be happy for the recipe’s inclusion in the book, since having that data would be invaluable.
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I have been a Diabetic for several years. I do have it under control and take daily medication. It is always a struggle to stay focused and eat healthy!
My cousin is diabetic. I plan on giving the book to her. She loves to cook.
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I do not currently know anyone with diabetes. But I had gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my daughter, and know that the likelihood of my getting diabetes later in life has increased because of that. And a diabetic diet is good for anyone! So I would love this cookbook!
My husband has type 2 Diabetes and we are still learning what to cook. We are trying to be healthy and keep carbohydrates in check will still eating good tasting food. We could put this cookbook to good use in our house.
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My Husband is a Diabetic and I would love to win this for us so I can cook some different meals for him. It would be so much easier to cook for him. Plus different meals/ This awesome cook book has alot of different meals! :O)~~~
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I would love it for a gift. I know someone with diabetes.
I do have diabetes so this cookbook would be helpful. I do try to eat the same as the rest of the family only smaller portions, swap out to whole wheat breads and such.
My good friend/colleague was diagnosed with Diabetes last year, and he loves to cook, so I would give him this cookbook. Thank you!
I don’t currently know anyone with diabetes, but it is a disease that hopefully can be cured one day.
I do know anyone with diabetes, but I’m trying to avoid sugar and carbs in my meals. So I thing I’d like this book a lot, healthy , full of ideas.
I do know a couple of people with diabetes. I would probably look at the cookbook first and then give it to my brother in law. Thanks so much.
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I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetis 5 years ago. I could use the book.
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My son has diabetes and would love to have this book. My sugar runs high so I would like to look at it too.
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I have relatives with diabetes. I would love to win this cookbook to share with family members so we can all eat healthier.
My brother and sister became diabetic when they were kids. My brother has lost his eyesight in one eye and my sister needed a kidney transplant 5 years ago. I was a match for my sister and was able to donate a kidney to her. My brother would enjoy this cookbook very much.
I have several family members with diabetes….this would be a wonderful addition to our library.
My neighbor and friend has diabetes that she is able to control quite well with diet and exercise. I am so impressed by her discipline. I would give this cookbook to her because I know that it is something she would use.