Diabetic Low-Fat & No-Fat Meals in Minutes: More Than 250 Delicious, Easy & Healthy Recipes & Menusfor People with Diabetes, Their Families, and Thei

I have quite a few cookbooks for diabetics, not because Hubby Dub or I are diabetics, but because good food is good food. If the recipes measure up, then I want the cookbooks in my ever expanding library. From the The New Family Cookbook for people with Diabetes I've found plenty of mouthwatering recipes, particularly the Italian Turkey Sausage with Peppers and Onions on page 270 and the Onion Cheese Bread on page 51 and the smell that wafts throughout your house when you're cooking is just heavenly. From the Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook I've done the Roast Chicken with Black Raspberry Sauce on page 103 and both Dub and I loved it. Sometimes it's hard to get him to eat healthy. It helps when the meal is delicious. From the American Diabetes Association Diabetes Cookbook I've done the Peppered Beef Fillet with Mashed Potato, Peas & Horseradish and Dub loved it and okay, it's beef, sometimes if you want to keep your man, you've gotta give him red meat. This meal was delicious. Also from this book I've done the Pork & Cilantro Meatballs with Tomato Sauce (I added spaghetti) and we loved it. This cookbook is terrific, Diabetes or not. From the Diabetes Low-Fat and No-Fat Meal in Minutes I've actually cooked quite a few meals. I've had the book a long time and know many of them by heart. Of course, I make changes here and there, but what cook doesn't after she's familiar with a recipe. This book is great for cooking up something fast. Good and easy recipes are what you'll find here. One recipe I really like is the Sauerkraut Confetti Salad on page 184. Dub hates it, but I do it at least once a month anyway. He just pushes it around on his plate, till I give him a glare, then he takes a bite or two. Sauerkraut is good for you and you don't have to always at ham, fatty sausage, and franks to it. Lastly, for this posting, I'd like to talk about three of the meals I've prepared from The Joslin Diabetes Quick and Easy Cookbook. The Bow Ties with Asparagus, Cherry Tomatoes and Mushrooms on page 86 is very good and it's a very good way to use bow tie pasta. I'm a sucker for anything with tomatoes in it, so I was predisposed to like this, but it exceeded my expectations. For Sunday brunch you might want to try the Garden Frittata on page 26. It's a delicious pancake-style omelet. And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention one of my favorite all time recipes, the Turkey Scaloppine Marsala on page 133. There are a lot of good recipes in this book. These five cookbooks all have one thing in common, they are full of good recipes. The fact that they are also diabetic cookbooks shouldn't put you off from getting them and trying out some of the recipes. You will find a lot of fine meals you can enjoy in these books. Review sincerely submitted by Captain Katie Osborne

I have tried two recipes from this book and will be trying more soon. What I really love is that these recipes are not too flashy-they don't have a million ingredients and are pretty quick to put together. For a July 4th party, I made the "Kitchen Quarterback Salsa and Bean Dip" and the "Diet Mountain Dew Salad" simultaneously while my six month old was screaming at me. I think that says a LOT about the simplicity/ease of preparation that these recipes entail. The best part is that some of my guests were the type to gripe about low-fat/diet food and they RAVED about these dishes and asked me for the book info. That says a lot about the taste factor. I would highly recommend this book for people that want quick diet food that actually TASTES good.

I bought this cookbook for my mother to use (father is diabetic and had heart bypass surgery). It has so many great recipes and lets you know what to do in order to make it have less sodium, etc. It has red meat recipes (he can't eat that) but we just substitute fish, chicken, or turkey. It uses ingredients she actually had in the kitchen and would use again (not just for one recipe). I made the "No fat fried chicken" (a baked recipe to taste like fried) and my dad said it was the best chicken he has ever had. These recipes will dress up the same few meats so that one doesn't get tired of the same thing and give up on a new way of life. The recipes are so, so, easy. My mother hates to cook and loves this book.

A great source of everyday recipes for the diabetic. Recipes are easy to follow, simple to prepare, and surprisingly good. Each recipe includes exchange and nutritional information. I've tried three diabetic cookbooks and I find this is the only one I actually use. The rest of my family even enjoys it.