The glycemic index serves as a dietary tool to help you identify and choose carbohydrates that encourage stable blood sugar levels. Different carbohydrates receive low, moderate or high glycemic index ratings depending on how quickly each food causes a rise in your blood sugar and insulin levels. Whether you seek to lose weight or to manage chronic diabetes, you may find low glycemic recipes and cookbooks helpful with selecting healthful foods and planning balanced meals.
500 Low Glycemic Index Recipes
With more recipes than you could use in a month, Dick Logue's book "500 Low Glycemic Index Recipes" covers everything from sauces and condiments to a wide variety of main dishes, including lamb and pork. He also includes recipes for foods from all over the world, including a number of Cajun, Italian and Latin American dishes such as Chicken Mole and Taco Quiche. You can find recipes for tasty baked goods and desserts, along with introductory discussions regarding the glycemic index and cooking.
The G.I. Diet Cookbook
Enjoy more than 200 low glycemic recipes in "The G.I. Diet Cookbook" by Rick Gallop. Recipes cover everything from soups and chowders to chicken, pork and pot roast. Gallop includes easy-to-prepare entrees for a wide variety of dining occasions, including special parties, midday snacks and family meals, as well as meal planning tips and a complete glycemic index food guide. Gallop delves, as well, into eating habits and strategies, including how to deal with emotional expectations and weight loss plateaus, as well as staying motivated long-term.
The Everything Glycemic Index Cookbook
Whip up everything from lettuce wraps to chocolate macaroons with "The Everything Glycemic Index Cookbook," authored by registered dietician LeeAnn Smith. The recipes encompass everything from breakfast and lunch entrees, such as French toast and avocado with shrimp salad, to snacks, sandwiches and sauces. Smith includes a tempting array of vegetarian entrees, as well as low glycemic desserts, such as baked apples and cinnamon nut cookies. The book begins with a simple overview of the glycemic index, along with a helpful discussion of the dietary benefits of this program.
The Low GI Diet Cookbook
Enjoy 100 low glycemic index recipes ranging from smoothies to kids snacks in "The Low GI Diet Cookbook: 100 Simple, Delicious Smart-Carb Recipes ---The Proven Way to Lose Weight and Eat for Lifelong Health." Jennie Brand-Miller, Kaye Foster-Powell and Joanna McMillan-Price coauthored this companion cookbook to "The Low GI Diet Revolution." The recipes in the book cover the spectrum, from appetizers such as bruschetta to entrees that include chachouka -- a Middle Eastern dish -- and potato and sweet corn frittata. The book also includes a recommended list of low glycemic index foods.
References
- "500 Low Glycemic Index Recipes: Fight Diabetes and Heart Disease, Lose Weight and Have Optimum Energy with Recipes That Let You Eat the Foods You Enjoy"; Dick Logue; 2010
- "The G.I. Diet Cookbook"; Rick Gallop; 2008
- "The Everything Glycemic Index Cookbook"; Leeann Smith; 2010
- "The Low GI Diet Cookbook: 100 Simple, Delicious Smart-Carb Recipes-The Proven Way to Lose Weight and Eat for Lifelong Health"; Jennie Brand-Miller, Kaye Foster-Powell, Joanna McMillan-Price; 2005
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