Nicole Johnson's Diabetes Recipe Makeovers

Book excerpt: Nicole Johnson's Diabetes Recipe Makeovers offers healthy ways to transform delicious recipes to fit the dietary restrictions of diabetics. Ms. Johnson, Miss America 1999, has been living with the disease since 1993 and is a consultant and spokesperson for diabetes issues. By presenting simple and healthy substitutions for recipes, Ms. Johnson aims to improve the nutritional value of recipes as well as enhance the taste of each dish. This helpful—and healthful—collection includes a wide variety of recipes for breakfast items, main dishes, appetizers, and side dishes, as well as suggestions for versatile lunch or dinner plates, ethnic entrees, and desserts. Here are some of the 125 recipe makeovers you will find in the cookbook: • Nutmeg Pancakes with Lemon-Spiked Berries • Quick Chicken Sausage Jambalaya • Fresh Vegetable Lasagna • Southern Crabcakes with Remoulade Dipping Sauce • Open-Faced Egg Salad Sandwiches • Pink Peppermint Meringues Nutritional information, including the carbohydrate count and dietary exchanges, accompanies each recipe, and full-color photos make each dish even more enticing to try. Nicole Johnson's Diabetes Recipe Makeovers is spiral-bound and lies flat when open for easy use. It features a recipe index for at-a-glance convenience and a handy metric conversion chart.