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Summary: Snacks for diabetics are good--and tasty--for everyone
Review: Every food writer has her favorite subjects. I love to entertain company by serving appetizers and snacks. So when the American Diabetes Association asked me to write a cookbook, I proposed a collection of recipes on this subject. Since I've always been concerned about my family's health, one of my other goals as a cook is to create recipes that taste great but are better for you than standard American fare. There are so many factors in your environment that you can't control. But you can control what you eat.I've been interested in healthy cooking since before I read the landmark study from the National Academy of Sciences in the early 80's recommending changes in the American diet. The recommendations in that report--such as limiting intake of fat, salt, and sugar--are the same ones being pushed today. One thing I've discovered about healthy cooking, however; it doesn't matter how good food is for you--if nobody likes it. So I've worked hard to create recipes that are both great tasting and healthful. In the DIABETES SNACK, MUNCH, NIBBLE, NOSH BOOK, I've followed the guidelines of the American Diabetes Association--and incorporated some of my own goals., I wanted to enlarge the reader's definition of "snacks." (Particularly since snacks are so integrated into a diabetic eating plan, and eating the same ones over and over can get boring.) Any small meal you eat during the day can be a snack--whether it's leftover potato salad, a pizza bagel, or nachos. I wanted to include as many dishes as possible featuring vegetables and high fiber foods. And I wanted to create a balance between recipes to "make now and eat now" (like quick sandwiches or portobello mushroom slices) and recipes to "make now and continue to enjoy for several days." (These latter include spreads, salads, muffins, flavored popcorn, and "snack mix.") I have also tried to balance small portion recipes for quick snacks with larger portion recipes to serve a crowd, since Americans don't always snack alone. They serve dishes at TV Superbowl parties and bridge groups. And if they can set out snacks that are both healthy and tasty, they'll be doing both themselves and their guests a big favor. In general, the recipes are easy and quick to prepare--although a few, like homemade pizza crust, do take more time. All include preparation times. Any that anticipate leftovers give storage instructions and storage times. A number use quick convenience foods like refrigerator biscuits and frozen stir fry mix. One thing I do suggest when buying convenience foods; check the label, since one brand of flour tortillas or refrigerator biscuits can have far more fat than another. When I got the assignment for the book, one of my instructions was to include lots of recipes for kids. And that turned out to be one of the most fun parts of the book for me. I decided to come up with ways that young children could "play" with their food--while getting them to eat snacks that were good for them. So I have recipes for puzzles made out of bread slices, an animal zoo, a centipede made from vegetables, two mice made from canned pear halves, and my personal favorite--"Celery Man." I think people are often afraid to try healthy cooking because they think it will be more trouble. If you look through DIABETES SNACK, MUNCH, NIBBLE, NOSH BOOK, you'll find that all of my techniques are easy. Most of the recipes are quite short. And most take very little time to prepare. One thing that continually drives me nuts is to go to restaurants and see dishes on the menu that I know are loaded with bad stuff--like gobs of fat. I make alternate versions of these dishes at home--and nobody misses the fat, because I know how to use lower fat ingredients and season to boost their flavor. I don't try to remove all the fat from recipes. I test them to see how much I can leave out and still make a dish that friends and family will scarf up. If you look at the DIABETES SNACK, MUNCH, NIBBLE, NOSH BOOK; you will also see that I do use some sugar in recipes. Sugar isn't some black magic food that is automatically bad. It's just another carbohydrate. And most diabetics can have a little, if they compensate by limiting some other carbohydrate. Also, if you do the math, you'll see that one of my recipes might have only 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar per serving. Another problem with sugar is that it's often paired with lots of fat in baked goods. Again, you'll see that any recipe in which I've used sugar, I've also limited the fat. I'm really proud of this collection of recipes. I've come up with what I think are some really wonderful snacks--like egg salad with only half the cholesterol, guacamole with a fraction of the fat, spicy chili con queso, light caramel apples, quick pecan buns, and easy cherry custard tarts with phyllo dough shells. And I'm hoping that readers will find making and eating the recipes as satisfying as I did.
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Summary: Delicious Snacks
Review: I was SO disappointed with this book! It's not the kind of "quick assembly snack type food" the title implies. With the list of wierd ingredients and the "duh" recipe factor--you'd be better off winging it. Reviewing the book was not even interesting as there is only 1 "so called recipe" I would even try. This book would get a NEGATIVE 1 star if I had that option!
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Summary: Don't even bother!
Review: I was SO disappointed with this book! It's not the kind of "quick assembly snack type food" the title implies. With the list of wierd ingredients and the "duh" recipe factor--you'd be better off winging it. Reviewing the book was not even interesting as there is only 1 "so called recipe" I would even try. This book would get a NEGATIVE 1 star if I had that option!
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Summary: Not my idea of a quick snack!
Review: If your idea of snacking, nibbling and noshing is . . . assembling a lengthy list of sometimes-improbable ingredients . . . spending time in the kitchen . . . creating a gourmet dish over which your party-going friends can oooh and aaaah, then buy this book. "Sun-Dried Tomato Pate, for example, requires you to use a small bowl in the midrowave, then the food processor, then another small bowl," all for a 2-tablespoon portion of noshing. Want to make "garlic-parmesan dinner rolls?" Your own homemade pizza crust? (I estimate 40 minutes before you get to making the pizza, let alone eating!) I prefer quick snacking and had high hopes for this book based on the reviews. Chili con queso for 32 people, from scratch? This is a cookbook for particular eating patterns, not a snack book. Save your money -- and, if like me you are diabetic, put your energy (and your money) into easy snacks like fat-free cream cheese or fat-free popcorn.
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Summary: Not worth it
Review: Most of the recipes are redundant. Mistakes occur: Guacamole nutrition states 42 mg Cholesterol. How can 42 mg of Cholesterol exist in a recipe where the only possible animal fat results from 1 tablespoon of reduced-fat mayonnaise? Very disappointing!
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Summary: Approved by diabetes and dietitians experts
Review: Now in an expanded second edition, Ruth Glick's The Diabetes Snack Munch Nibble Nosh Book enables people with diabetes to have nutritious, delicious, "diabetes friendly" snacks between mealtimes and at celebratory occasions. With twenty-five new and flavorful recipes added to those of the ground breaking first edition, The Diabetes Snack Munch Nible Nosh Book features recipes for one or two people (as well as for parties and crowds); snack ideas for hard to please kids and adults; nutritional analyses, prep times, and exchanges for each showcased recipes. As is appropriate for a diabetes diet, all of the recipes are low in both fat and sodium and are kitchen-tested, portion sized to aid blood sugar control and weight loss, and approved by diabetes and dietitians experts. If you or a family member is having to deal with diabetes or seeking to prevent the onset of diabetes, then The Diabetes Snack Munch Nible Nosh Book will prove a welcome addition to your personal and/or family cookbook collection!
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Summary: Approved by diabetes and dietitians experts
Review: Now in an expanded second edition, Ruth Glick's The Diabetes Snack Munch Nibble Nosh Book enables people with diabetes to have nutritious, delicious, "diabetes friendly" snacks between mealtimes and at celebratory occasions. With twenty-five new and flavorful recipes added to those of the ground breaking first edition, The Diabetes Snack Munch Nible Nosh Book features recipes for one or two people (as well as for parties and crowds); snack ideas for hard to please kids and adults; nutritional analyses, prep times, and exchanges for each showcased recipes. As is appropriate for a diabetes diet, all of the recipes are low in both fat and sodium and are kitchen-tested, portion sized to aid blood sugar control and weight loss, and approved by diabetes and dietitians experts. If you or a family member is having to deal with diabetes or seeking to prevent the onset of diabetes, then The Diabetes Snack Munch Nible Nosh Book will prove a welcome addition to your personal and/or family cookbook collection!
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Review: Recipient of the National Health Information (Bronze) Award for content, creativity, and overall excellence. "...the healthful munchies are for everyone." ~ The Baltimore Sun "...features more than 150 low calorie recipes." ~ The Baltimore Sun "Ruth Glick...shows how to do it (snack healthy) and have fun." ~ Tennesean
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Summary: The Diabetes Snack Munch nibble Nosh Book
Review: Subject Index: Appetizers, Baked Goods, Beverages, Desserts, Dips and Spreads, Kids, Mushrooms, Pesto, Pizza, Popcorn, Potatoes, Poultry, Rice, Salads, Sandwiches, Seafood, Soups, Spreads, Stuffing, Tomatoes, and Vegetables. When I ordered this book I thought I was getting a book of snacks only, like little desserts, appetizers and such. I ordered at the same time Mr. Food's Quick & Easy Diabetic Cooking for "other than snack foods." I did not really need to order both books, so I thought I'd give you the index for the Snack book so you are able to judge for yourself what you need.
This Snack book is easy to read.
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Summary: One of My Favorite Cookbooks
Review: The previous edition of this book is one of my favorite cookbooks. Before I got it, I was in a real snack rut. But Ruth certainly widened my appreciation of snacking. One thing I like is the way she gives you options. You can buy a crust for her Barbecued Chicken Pizza or make your own, if you're in the mood. It was fun to find out I could make things at home that I thought I could only get in a restaurant, like Egg Rolls and Pesto. There are even a couple of healthy versions of "Egg 'N Muffins." Some recipes are for things you eat right away. Others make bigger quantities, so you can eat some now and then have something yummy to pull out of the refrigerator-or enjoy snacking with friends. One chapter is devoted to food for kids. And there are all sorts of neat recipes designed to make it fun for them to eat healthy snacks. Two of the recipes are named "Celery Man" and "Aladdin's Pizza." And there are directions for turning canned pear halves into cute little mice. I also like the chapter on appetizers for grownups, like cocktail meatballs and chili con queso. When I bring them to parties, everybody loves them, and I don't have to worry about what I can nosh on, because these dishes are not only delicious but healthy. The new version adds some great recipes to the book. There's a cranberry orange tart that's going to be a standard at our family Thanksgiving dinners. Another new favorite is the sweet potato pie with a really easy low-fat crust. And I love the New York style cheesecake and the teriyaki chicken bites.
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