The Joslin Diabetes Healthy Carbohydrate Cookbook »

Bonnie Sanders Polin, Ph.D., and Frances Towner Giedt are the coauthors, along with the Nutrition Services Staff at the Joslin Diabetes Center, of The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook, winner of the James Beard Award, and The Joslin Diabetes Quick and Easy Cookbook. Polin, who has Type I diabetes, is a retired psychologist. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Giedt, who has Type II diabetes, is a food consultant and author of several other cookbooks. She lives near Dallas, Texas. Together, they publish Diabetic-Lifestyle (www.diabetic-lifestyle.com), an online magazine for people with diabetes. The Joslin Diabetes Center (www.Joslin.org), in operation since 1898, is a world-renowned treatment and research center located in Boston, Massachusetts, with affiliated centers around the country.

Frances Towner Giedt is a coauthor of The Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook, winner of an IACP and James Beard Award; The Joslin Diabetes Quick and Easy Cookbook; The Joslin Diabetes Healthy Carbohydrate Cookbook; The Joslin Diabetes Great Chefs Cook Healthy Cookbook, Low-Carb Quick & Easy, and Low-Carb Slow & Easy. She is a food consultant and author of several other cookbooks. She lives near Dallas, Texas.

In response to a major movement in diabetes treatment, recipes low in animal protein and saturated fat that give you the nutrition you need to stay healthy and energetic

During the last decade, major changes in the approach to dietary treatment of diabetes have occurred. Today it is widely recognized that people with diabetes can enjoy a high-carbohydrate meal plan low in animal proteins and saturated fat and get the nutrition they need to stay healthy and energetic. Now The Joslin Diabetes Healthy Carbohydrate Cookbook offers tasty and easy-to-prepare recipes that provide necessary protein in the form of beans, lentils, and tofu and take full advantage of the bounty of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and spices available year-round. Dishes such as Vietnamese Imperial Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce, Belgian Endive and Watercress Salad with Blue Cheese Toasts, Pumpkin Ravioli with Mushroom Ragout, and Star Fruit Upside-Down Cake prove that living with diabetes does not mean eating bland, tasteless foods.

The Joslin Diabetes Healthy Carbohydrate Cookbook features:

• 175 delicious and healthful recipes for appetizers; soups and stews; salads; sandwiches and pizzas; pasta, grains, and tofu; and desserts

• A complete guide to stocking your healthy pantry

• Informative sidebars on a variety of topics, including tips for perfect risotto, how to buy and prepare tofu, a primer on lettuce and greens, and cooking with artificial sweeteners

• Nutritional analysis and Joslin Choice information for every recipe

• A three-week menu plan that takes the guesswork out of preparing meals

Whether you are living with diabetes or are simply in search of flavorsome, nourishing food for yourself and your family, the creative and fresh-tasting recipes and helpful information in this book will make The Joslin Diabetes Healthy Carbohydrate Cookbook an invaluable companion in your kitchen.

Publishers Weekly

Psychologist Bonnie Sanders Polin and food consultant Frances Towner Giedt worked with the staff of Boston's Joslin Diabetes Center to produce The Joslin Diabetes Healthy Carbohydrate Cookbook. They show that it is possible to follow a low-fat and high-carbohydrate diet and maintain proper nutrition for a healthy active life. Their 175 recipes among them, Japanese Seaweed Salad, Bean and Pasta Soup, Curried Couscous with Walnuts, and Chocolate Mousse are all part of the three-week plan of menus. ( Apr.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.