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Product Description Cooking at home is one of the best ways to eat healthier and manage your diabetes or prediabetes, but it can be difficult to know where to start. The Clean & Simple Diabetes Cookbook will walk you through the basics of simple, home-cooking, using fresh, whole ingredients to kickstart your healthy, clean-eating lifestyle. More than just a collection of recipes, this cookbook also provides: Tips on cooking and eating to prevent or manage diabetes or prediabetes Essential cooking how-to’s to build your confidence in the kitchen Grocery shopping guide for clean eating Step-by-step guides for meal planning and prep Menu ideas and meal plans for fuss-free healthy eating The Clean & Simple Diabetes Cookbook contains over 100 simple, clean-eating recipes, each complete with nutrition information that makes meal planning for diabetes easy. These recipes are designed for simplicity: they contain minimal ingredients, use common cooking equipment, require 15 minutes or less of prep time, and provide detailed, easy-to-understand instructions. Plus, the recipes feature fresh, flavorful ingredients—absolutely nothing is artificial—to help give you the energy you need to rock your day! Some of the recipes you’ll find in this book include: Mason Jar Sesame Chicken Salad, Sheet Pan Chili Lime Shrimp and Peppers, Super Green Guacamole, Tuna and Avocado Power Bowl, Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies, and much, much more! Looking for something even simpler? You’ll also find ideas for easiest ever recipes made with just three ingredients for when you need a fast fix. Eating healthier to prevent or manage diabetes or prediabetes doesn’t have to be complicated! The Clean & Simple Diabetes Cookbook gives you all the tools you need to eat clean, gain confidence in the kitchen, and plan healthy meals like a pro. About the Author Jackie Newgent, RDN, CDN, is a classically trained chef, registered dietitian nutritionist, media personality, professional recipe developer, and culinary instructor. She's the author of the Big Green Cookbook, 1,000 Low-Calorie Recipes, and the American Diabetes Association’s award-winning books The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook and The With or Without Meat Cookbook. Jackie has appeared on dozens of shows, including The Dr. Oz Show, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Dateline, and much more. She can be seen hosting lively cooking videos. And Jackie’s food articles and recipes are regularly featured in national publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Sample Recipe: Tuna & Avocado Power Bowl When I hear the word tuna, I think of tuna salad. But tuna doesn’t have to be laden with mayo and slapped between two pieces of bread. It can be paired with avocado for creaminess--no mayo needed! It can be served attractively in a bowl for a nourishing lunch with worldly appeal. And your bowl can provide a vehicle for which to get vegetables. Plan ahead so you have leftover grilled, roasted, or steamed veggies to use in the recipe. Otherwise, go ahead and quickly prepare a favorite frozen vegetable for it. Enjoy your power bowl warm or cool. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 2 minutes (plus standing time) Serves: 2 Serving Size: 1 bowl (2 1/2 cups) Ingredients 1/3 cup dry whole-wheat couscous 2 cups pre-cooked non-starchy vegetables of choice, such as steamed brussels sprouts 2 (3-ounce) pouches no-salt-added tuna 1 Hass avocado, peeled and sliced 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium tamari (soy sauce) 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes Directions In a small saucepan, bring 1/3 cup water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the couscous, cover, and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes to complete the cooking process. Or prepare per package directions. Evenly divide the couscous among two bowls. In each bowl, arrange 1 cup of vegetables, 1 pouch of tuna, and half of the avocado slices. Sprinkle each with 1½ teaspoons ta