Complete Idiot's Guide Glycemic Index Cookbook

Keep hunger cravings at bay and your waistline slim with this low-glycemic cookbook! With over 325 delicious and healthy recipes, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Glycemic Index Cookbook is an invaluable reference for choosing foods according to their Glycemic Index--a system of classifying carbohydrate-based foods by how much they raise blood sugar. Every recipe includes a value of it's glycemic load, along with a full nutritional profile. It takes all of the guesswork out of healthy eating! With breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a full range of snacks, appetizers, and desserts, you will never run out of ideas for what to eat. Practical and easy to use, this is the one cookbook anyone concerned with their blood sugar will want to have in the kitchen. You'll be amazed at how satisfying a low-glycemic diet really is. By keeping your blood sugar steady and low, you won't experience the hunger pangs that come with an insulin-spiking diet. You'll stay full, and you'll have no problem shedding or maintaining weight. Avoid diesease like diabetes, insulin resistance, heart disease, and obesity by following the glycemic index. Enjoy coconut oatmeal cinnamon granola, lemon chicken quiche, sesame crackers and cheese, peppered beef jerky, ham and olive pita sandwiches, pepper steak with madeira cream sauce, slow-cooked creamy basil chicken, and flourless cherry chip cookies, just to name a few!

Lucy Beale is creator of the bestselling CD and speaking series Be Thin in Body, Mind & Spirit. She's the author of several books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low Carb Meals, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Terrific Diabetic Meals, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Glycemic Index WeightLoss.