Diabetes Comfort Food

Book excerpt: Managing diabetes can include soul-satisfying comfort foods. Many who are committed to managing diabetes feel deprived of the comfort foods others enjoy regularly. Everyone needs a soul-satisfying dish once in a while. Diabetes Comfort Food offers 250 recipes that bring to mind the warmth of home and family. Each recipe has been reviewed by a Certified Diabetes Educator and features a data-box of complete nutritional analysis per serving as well as an "Exchanges per Serving box." Anyone with diabetes can enjoy such comforting dishes as: Creamy mushroom soup, honey-garlic chicken wings Sunday roast beef with wine gravy, zesty barbecued spareribs Best-ever macaroni and cheese, baked penne with Italian sausage and sweet peppers Classic scalloped potatoes, creamed spinach and mushroom bake Butter tarts, oven French toast, classic chocolate chip cookies. Also included are recipe tips, meal suggestions and make-ahead ideas that will appeal to both novice and experienced home cooks. Managing diabetes can include interesting as well as healthful dishes. This book includes a wonderful variety of comfort foods that follow a sensible meal plan.