Diabetes Fit Food: Over 200 Recipes from the World's Greatest Chefs » (1ST)

Ellen Haas is a leading expert on healthy

eating and founder and CEO of FoodFit.com, an awardwinning

source for healthy eating on the Internet. As

undersecretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer

Services, she was the nation’s top nutrition official

from 1993 to 1997, and is widely known for making school

lunches healthier.

People who think healthy eating has

to be tasteless or boring won’t believe

their taste buds

Healthy-eating expert Ellen Haas has gathered more

than 200 amazing recipes from America’s top celebrity

chefs to create a one-of-a-kind taste explosion that will

have you

begging for more. Celebrity chefs who have

contributed to this volume include Todd English (from

public television’s “Cooking with Todd English” and

Food Network’s “Iron Chef”), Susan Feniger and Mary

Sue Milliken (from Food Network’s “Too Hot

Tamales”),Norman Van Aken (hailed as the father of

“fusion cuisine”), Alice Waters (author of The Chez

Panisse Cookbook), Michael Romano (coauthor of The

Union Square Café Cookbook), and many others!

Not only do these star-studded recipes taste great, but

also they are good for you! Diabetes Fit Food offers the

latest information on nutrition and diabetes, as well as

tips on what to look for in the grocery store, how to

store and prepare foods, and the best uses for each

food.

Ellen Haas is a leading expert on healthy

eating and founder and CEO of FoodFit.com, an awardwinning

source for healthy eating on the Internet. As

undersecretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer

Services, she was the nation’s top nutrition official

from 1993 to 1997, and is widely known for making school

lunches healthier.

Foreword   George L. Blackburn, M.D., Ph.D.     V
Acknowledgments     VI
Introduction     VII
Fit Foods for a Healthy Lifestyle
Eating Well for Health     3
Nutrition Basics     8
Vegetables
Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Cabbages     16
Spinach and Leafy, Green Vegetables     26
Asparagus and Flowering Green and Yellow Vegetables     38
Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplants     51
Garlic, Onions, and Mushrooms     62
Sweet Potatoes and Root Vegetables     77
Acorn and Other Winter Squash     90
Fruit
Pears, Apples, and Avocados     102
Peaches and Stone Fruit     113
Oranges and Citrus Fruit     125
Blueberries and Other Berries     136
Cantaloupes and Melons     147
Mangoes and Tropical Fruit     158
Grains, Beans, Nuts & Seeds
Whole Wheat and Whole Grains     172
Brown and Other Types of Rice     186
Soy and Other Beans     196
Walnuts and Other Nuts and Seeds     211
Poultry, Fish, Meat & Dairy
Turkey and Poultry     226
Salmon and Seafood     236
Lean Beef and Other Meat     248
Yogurt, Dairy, and Eggs     261
About the FoodFit Chefs     274
About FoodFit.com and the FoodFit Plan     278
Index     279