Best Diabetes Cookbook?

muranojo · 11-28-2009, 06:24 PM

I have 2 diabetics on my Xmas gift list--one is actually pre-diabetic. Both are trying to use better food choices. What are your recommendations for the best cookbooks as gifts?

I don't think either people are 'gourmet' cooks, but they are both good cooks. Need ingredients that are easy to find in grocery stores.

Recommendations appreciated!

K31Scout · 11-28-2009, 06:48 PM

We have a bunch of low carb cookbooks and far and away 2 of my favorites are by Dana Carpenter. 500 Low-Carb Recipes We have way more dog-eared pages in these books than any other. The only complaint is there are no pictures so you have to use your imagination on the visuals. She has all the carbs and fiber grams counted and listed.

Marvin · 11-28-2009, 07:55 PM

I don't have a specific cookbook to recommend (I get my recipes from this site and Linda Sue's site), but I would be very careful of any cookbook with the word "diabetic" in the title, or endorsed by the ADA. Most of those recipes are too high in carbohydrates for my tastes. I've heard good things about the Dana Carpenter book.

muranojo · 11-28-2009, 08:03 PM

Thanks for both of your replies. But my one friend, who is under a Dr.'s care and went through a special nutrition class, said he is allowed 60-90 carbs a day, which to me is not really low carb. (Lower than most diets, but not truly low carb as in Atkins.)

While I completely agree low carb is essentially a very good way to treat diabetes (and I proposed that to both of them years ago), I am wondering if there truly are differences in the diet recommendations, and therefore perhaps they require a specific 'diabetic' cookbook.

Marvin · 11-28-2009, 08:27 PM

Yes.....that is what the diabetic classes will teach them. I would not be in control with that many carbs. The key question is "are there blood sugars under control with that plan?" If that is the plan they want, and you want to give them what they want, you might look for a diabetic cookbook.

amyAZ · 11-29-2009, 01:27 PM

Easiest low-carb cookbooks are by Dana Carpender. Easily obtainable ingredients, tasty, lots of variety, and instructions are easy for the non-gourmet. And her "How I gave up my low-fat diet and lost 40 pounds" book is in my mind essential reading for anyone learning about low-carb. You get the nutshell of all the various approaches in a slim volume. Not that I advocate giving a diet book for a gift...

K31Scout · 11-29-2009, 05:04 PM

I love barbecue, especially ribs and the barbecue sauce recipe in Carpenters first book was worth the cost of the book by it's self.

phishery · 11-30-2009, 11:51 AM

I run the following site and have a free pdf with low carb recipes (specifically geared toward diabetics).

It should be the first link in my list of downloads:
Downloads | Downloads

Phishery

muranojo · 11-30-2009, 04:55 PM

Thanks, everyone! Looks like Dana Carpenter has a unanimous vote, so I'll see what I can find. I agree a low carb book would work great for someone with diabetes or pre-diabetes.

11-28-2009, 06:24 PM	#1
muranojo Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 53 Gallery: muranojo	Best Diabetes Cookbook? I have 2 diabetics on my Xmas gift list--one is actually pre-diabetic. Both are trying to use better food choices. What are your recommendations for the best cookbooks as gifts? I don't think either people are 'gourmet' cooks, but they are both good cooks. Need ingredients that are easy to find in grocery stores. Recommendations appreciated!

11-29-2009, 01:27 PM	#6
amyAZ Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 41 Gallery: amyAZ Stats: 329/202/200 WOE: Zero Carb (was Primal, was Atkins) Start Date: January 2006	Dana Carpender Easiest low-carb cookbooks are by Dana Carpender. Easily obtainable ingredients, tasty, lots of variety, and instructions are easy for the non-gourmet. And her "How I gave up my low-fat diet and lost 40 pounds" book is in my mind essential reading for anyone learning about low-carb. You get the nutshell of all the various approaches in a slim volume. Not that I advocate giving a diet book for a gift...

11-30-2009, 11:51 AM	#8
phishery Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1 Gallery: phishery	Free PDF of low carb recipes I run the following site and have a free pdf with low carb recipes (specifically geared toward diabetics). It should be the first link in my list of downloads: Downloads \| Downloads Phishery

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11-28-2009, 06:48 PM	#2
K31Scout Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA Posts: 34 Gallery: K31Scout Stats: 217/217/175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 11-23-09	We have a bunch of low carb cookbooks and far and away 2 of my favorites are by Dana Carpenter. 500 Low-Carb Recipes We have way more dog-eared pages in these books than any other. The only complaint is there are no pictures so you have to use your imagination on the visuals. She has all the carbs and fiber grams counted and listed.

11-28-2009, 07:55 PM	#3
Marvin Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 869 Gallery: Marvin Stats: WT=410/351/245 WOE: Atkins induction, Bernstein Start Date: Restarted October 28,2012	I don't have a specific cookbook to recommend (I get my recipes from this site and Linda Sue's site), but I would be very careful of any cookbook with the word "diabetic" in the title, or endorsed by the ADA. Most of those recipes are too high in carbohydrates for my tastes. I've heard good things about the Dana Carpenter book.

11-28-2009, 08:03 PM	#4
muranojo Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 53 Gallery: muranojo	Thanks for both of your replies. But my one friend, who is under a Dr.'s care and went through a special nutrition class, said he is allowed 60-90 carbs a day, which to me is not really low carb. (Lower than most diets, but not truly low carb as in Atkins.) While I completely agree low carb is essentially a very good way to treat diabetes (and I proposed that to both of them years ago), I am wondering if there truly are differences in the diet recommendations, and therefore perhaps they require a specific 'diabetic' cookbook.

11-28-2009, 08:27 PM	#5
Marvin Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 869 Gallery: Marvin Stats: WT=410/351/245 WOE: Atkins induction, Bernstein Start Date: Restarted October 28,2012	Yes.....that is what the diabetic classes will teach them. I would not be in control with that many carbs. The key question is "are there blood sugars under control with that plan?" If that is the plan they want, and you want to give them what they want, you might look for a diabetic cookbook.

11-29-2009, 05:04 PM	#7
K31Scout Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA Posts: 34 Gallery: K31Scout Stats: 217/217/175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 11-23-09	I love barbecue, especially ribs and the barbecue sauce recipe in Carpenters first book was worth the cost of the book by it's self.

11-30-2009, 04:55 PM	#9
muranojo Junior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 53 Gallery: muranojo	Thanks, everyone! Looks like Dana Carpenter has a unanimous vote, so I'll see what I can find. I agree a low carb book would work great for someone with diabetes or pre-diabetes.