The Diabetes Dtour Diet Cookbook by Barbara Quinn and the editors of Prevention has over 200 recipes that help balance blood sugar and encourage weight loss. The cookbook includes beautiful photos and easy to follow recipes with common ingredients.
Dtour Diet Menu Planning
To help dieters lose weight and simplify their meals, there’s a 14-day menu in the The Diabetes Dtour Diet Cookbook. People can choose their calorie levels and the menu offers either a 1,400 or a 1,600-calorie version. Basically, the taller or more active the person, the higher his/her calorie needs. The healthy recipes include old favorites with ingredients that are slightly modified, using lower fat options, higher fiber and less sugar without sacrificing taste.
For those who don’t want to be tied down to a menu plan, they can make it up as they go along. Simply pick three meals and two snacks out of the cookbook to stick with the chosen calorie levels. Each recipe also provides important nutritional information such as the amount of carbohydrate, protein, fiber and fat content.
There are 12 common “super foods” in the Diabetes Dtour Diet, which makes it easy to stock up on ingredients ahead of time. Some of these fat fighting foods that help people lose weight include: beans, barley, oats, berries, flax seed and lentils.
Main Diabetic Meals
Whether diabetics want classic comfort meals like Shepherd’s pie or more exotic fare like Szechuan stir-fried pork, there’s something for everyone. This particular stir-fry would also work with chicken and it’s a great way to spice up otherwise bland green beans.
Diabetic Deserts
There’s no need to give up sweet treats on the Dtour Diet because there are decadent chocolate cheesecakes, tarts, cookies, brownies and more in The Diabetes Dtour Diet Cookbook. The double chocolate walnut brownies are surprisingly rich and satisfying using whole-wheat flour, tomato sauce and omega enriched eggs along with the cocoa and nuts.
Vegetarian Options
There’s a whole chapter in The Diabetes Dtour Diet Cookbook dedicated to healthy and delicious vegetarian meals. Some of these tasty dishes include: black bean enchiladas, quiche, chili, soufflé, pizza and stir-fry.
There are several recipes clearly marked “make it fast” for cooks on the run and short on time. Of course there are also soups, sandwiches, breakfasts, salads and breakfasts included in The Diabetes Dtour Diet Cookbook (Barbara Quinn, MS, RD, CDE, and the Editors of Prevention, Rodale Inc., 2009, ISBN-10: 1-60529-566-3).
Frozen Food and Nutritional Fast Food Options
There’s also a detailed “detour on the go” list at the end offering alternatives for those times when there’s no time to cook. Frozen dinner brands, soups and fast foods are included to point out lower calorie foods with less fat. This is beneficial because dieters can still stick to their calorie levels by swapping one of these quick options when they’re in a hurry.
The Diabetes Dtour Diet Cookbook is one of the better diet cookbooks because the meals are filling, familiar and delicious. This makes it easier to lose weight because besides a bit of planning, there’s no real feeling of sacrifice. Vegetarians could probably use a few more options, but otherwise this diabetic cookbook is detailed and has it all. Barbara Quinn and the Prevention editors did an excellent job of researching and testing recipes so that taste wasn’t sacrificed in these delicious and heart healthy recipes.
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