Great-Tasting Food for People with Diabetes and their Families
Revised and updated to reflect the latest recommendations from The American Diabetes Association and The American Dietetic Association, "The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes "remains the most authoritative and comprehensive resource available for people with diabetes and their families.
With more than 370 healthful and flavorful recipes accompanied by complete nutritional analysis, this book makes it easy to prepare satisfying and delicious meals that the whole family will enjoy.
RECIPES INCLUDE:
Whole Wheat Blueberry Rice Pancakes - Baked Orange French Toast
Black Bean and Cilantro Spread - Honey-Mustard Chicken Wings
Curried Chicken Salad - Marinated Skirt Steak with Vegetable Chutney
Lamb Over Minted Couscous - Italian Turkey Sausage with Peppers and Onions
Baked Salmon with Horseradish Mayonnaise - Sugar Snap Peas with Basil and Lemon
Baked Potato Skins - Rum Baked Black Beans - Apple Raspberry Crisp
Port-Poached Pears - New York Cheesecake - Raisin Rice Pudding

Self-manage digestive disorders through dietary choices

Suffering from a gastrointestinal disorder–whether it’s irritable bowel syndrome, gas, constipation, heartburn, or another condition–can be embarrassing and debilitating. While medical treatments and prescriptions can offer relief, one of the most important ways you can help yourself is to choose the right foods to eat.

Backed by the American Dietetic Association, this user-friendly guide shows you how to analyze your eating habits so that you can map out a dietary plan to manage and reduce the uncomfortable symptoms of digestive disorders. You’ll find practical recommendations for implementing changes in your lifestyle and advice on steering clear of common dietary mistakes. Your meals will be pleasurable and nourishing experiences–not painful ones–when you discover how to make the best and most comfortable food choices so you can embark on the road to digestive health.

The definitive guide to eating well and staying healthy with diabetes

"Nutrition is pivotal to diabetes care. This book is a terrific tool for managing diabetes through good nutrition. It’s a guide you can use every day–a treasure chest of advice on how to eat healthfully."
–Richard M. Bergenstal, MD, Executive Director
International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

From the American Dietetic Association comes this authoritative guide to choosing foods to control your blood sugar and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle. It provides the must-know basics of daily diabetes care–from designing a food plan and preventing low blood glucose levels to losing weight and carbohydrate counting–so you can personalize diabetes and food decisions to fit your needs. You’ll see how to manage blood fat levels and blood pressure–an important part of diabetes care–and gain invaluable insight into making healthy food choices and planning tasty meals. You’ll also find tips on reducing sugar and fat in foods; quick and easy meal ideas; and a special section on prevention of type 2 diabetes.

• Detailed menu plans for daily caloric levels of 1,200, 1,500, 1,800, 2,000, and 2,500 calories
• Includes fast-food restaurant and ethnic food guides
• Ratings for high, low, and moderate glycemic index foods

Separate food facts from fiction with this handy guide from America s nutrition experts. Do carbohydrates cause weight gain? Will taking zinc help you recover faster from a cold? Does extra protein make muscles stronger? As long as people want quick and easy solutions to health concerns, food folklore will continue to be a part of our culture. But what are the facts, and what are the tall tales? In this fun and informative book, The American Dietetic Association reveals which commonly-held beliefs about food can be supported by science, and which are just myths. You ll find out about foods that really do have health benefits, and learn which popular practices might actually be harmful. Before you accept the latest health or nutrition advice or spend money on ineffective remedies, consult this unique resource from the experts at the ADA.

Separate food facts from fiction with this handy guide from America’s nutrition experts. Do carbohydrates cause weight gain? Will taking zinc help you recover faster from a cold? Does extra protein make muscles stronger? As long as people want quick and easy solutions to health concerns, food folklore will continue to be a part of our culture. But what are the facts, and what are the tall tales? In this fun and informative book, The American Dietetic Association reveals which commonly-held beliefs about food can be supported by science, and which are just myths. You’ll find out about foods that really do have health benefits, and learn which popular practices might actually be harmful. Before you accept the latest health or nutrition advice or spend money on ineffective remedies, consult this unique resource from the experts at the ADA.

Quick Answers for a Healthy Start A healthy pregnancy starts with a well-balanced diet, but there s much more to know. For example: True or False?
* You need to eat an extra 500 calories a day when pregnant.
* Iron needs triple during pregnancy.
* A high-fiber diet is important during pregnancy.
Answers:
* False. Pregnant women require 300 extra calories a day and nursing women need an extra 500 calories a day. You ll find more on calories and weight gain in Chapter 1 and nutrition tips while breast-feeding in Chapter 9.
* False. Your need for iron doubles during pregnancy. Still, it can be difficult to get this much iron from food alone. That s why you should read more about iron in Chapter 3.
* True. Fiber helps prevent constipation, a common occurrence during pregnancy. Learn tips for managing constipation, morning sickness, and other discomforts of pregnancy in Chapter 7.
From the latest information on vitamin and mineral supplements and exercise to advice on losing weight after your baby is born, this handy book covers it all.

The Truth About Carbohydrates Are carbohydrates fattening? Does sugar make kids hyperactive? Are fiber supplements just as good as the real thing? The questions and myths surrounding carbohydrates abound. But with this book, The American Dietetic Association sets the record straight. You will discover:
* How carbohydrates affect your weight, mood, and physical performance
* How fiber helps to reduce the risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems
* Why high-protein diets are based on pseudo-science
* Why high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets are best for weight loss and weight management
* How to get the optimum amount of carbohydrates every day
* And much more
This book not only will help you understand the role of carbohydrates in diet and health, it will guide you in planning a healthful diet for you and your family.

Quick Answers for a Healthy Start A healthy pregnancy starts with a well-balanced diet, but there’s much more to know. For example: True or False?

1. You need to eat an extra 500 calories a day when pregnant.
2. Iron needs triple during pregnancy.
3. A high-fiber diet is important during pregnancy.

Answers:

1. False. Pregnant women require 300 extra calories a day and nursing women need an extra 500 calories a day. You’ll find more on calories and weight gain in Chapter 1 and nutrition tips while breast-feeding in Chapter 9.
2. False. Your need for iron doubles during pregnancy. Still, it can be difficult to get this much iron from food alone. That’s why you should read more about iron in Chapter 3.
3. True. Fiber helps prevent constipation, a common occurrence during pregnancy. Learn tips for managing constipation, morning sickness, and other discomforts of pregnancy in Chapter 7.

From the latest information on vitamin and mineral supplements and exercise to advice on losing weight after your baby is born, this handy book covers it all.

The Truth About Carbohydrates Are carbohydrates fattening? Does sugar make kids hyperactive? Are fiber supplements just as good as the real thing? The questions—and—myths surrounding carbohydrates abound. But with this book, The American Dietetic Association sets the record straight. You will discover:

• How carbohydrates affect your weight, mood, and physical performance
• How fiber helps to reduce the risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems
• Why high-protein diets are based on pseudo-science
• Why high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets are best for weight loss and weight management
• How to get the optimum amount of carbohydrates every day
• And much more!

This book not only will help you understand the role of carbohydrates in diet and health, it will guide you in planning a healthful diet for you and your family.

A practical guide to eating well with food allergies This handy book from the world s foremost authority on nutrition answers all your questions about food allergies. You ll learn how they re diagnosed and how to manage the most common food allergies, with day-to-day strategies for avoiding problem foods and making substitutions that ensure a balanced diet. A special chapter on food allergies and children explains how you may be able to prevent or delay allergies in children, and how to manage their food allergies while ensuring proper growth and development. This helpful book also includes a sample food diary and allergy-free menus and recipes.

A practical guide to eating well with food allergies This handy book from the world’s foremost authority on nutrition answers all your questions about food allergies. You’ll learn how they’re diagnosed and how to manage the most common food allergies, with day-to-day strategies for avoiding problem foods and making substitutions that ensure a balanced diet. A special chapter on food allergies and children explains how you may be able to prevent or delay allergies in children, and how to manage their food allergies while ensuring proper growth and development. This helpful book also includes a sample food diary and allergy-free menus and recipes.

Make snacking a part of a balanced diet—with advice from America’s nutrition experts Snacking can be a habit that nourishes and sustains you—or a source of excess calories and fat. Snacking Habits for Healthy Living shows you how to select a variety of snack foods and make them part of a healthy diet. This helpful guide provides advice for everyone, with specific information on the snacking needs of children, teenagers, athletes, weight-conscious adults, and those with special nutrition needs. It offers practical guidelines and strategies for different snacking situations and settings: at work, at home, and on the go. It also includes nutrition information for a variety of snack foods, all to help you select snacks, develop shopping lists, and create healthy snack food stashes at home, work, or anywhere.

Shop smart with America s foremost nutrition experts The American Dietetic Association takes you aisle-by-aisle through the supermarket, showing you how to make informed decisions about the food you buy for yourself and your family. Not just a guide to low-fat and fat-free items, this book gives you tips on reading labels and choosing foods that best fit your healthy eating plan following the ADA philosophy that all foods can fit. Learn the nutritional differences between fresh, frozen, and canned vegetables; how to compare presweetened, wholegrain, granola, and hot cereals; how to find the freshest seafood; and more This handy guide also provides tips on food safety and stretching your grocery dollars.

Shop smart with America’s foremost nutrition experts The American Dietetic Association takes you aisle-by-aisle through the supermarket, showing you how to make informed decisions about the food you buy for yourself and your family. Not just a guide to low-fat and fat-free items, this book gives you tips on reading labels and choosing foods that best fit your healthy eating plan—following the ADA philosophy that all foods can fit. Learn the nutritional differences between fresh, frozen, and canned vegetables; how to compare presweetened, wholegrain, granola, and hot cereals; how to find the freshest seafood; and more! This handy guide also provides tips on food safety and stretching your grocery dollars.

Create Your Own Plan for Better Health With Help From the World s Foremost Nutrition Experts In one month, you can personalize a step-by-step action plan and get results that will motivate you toward a lifetime of overall fitness. By tracking your food choices and physical activity, this handy record book will help you evaluate habits, set goals, and make positive changes for better health. You ll learn how to get the nutrients you need, determine your healthy weight, analyze and resolve situations that trigger eating, and monitor your progress through weekly and monthly check-ups.

The definitive pocket guide on food safety from the source America turns to for food and nutrition advice. Each year, about one in every 10 Americans develops a food-related illness. You can protect yourself with Safe Food for You and Your Family, an indispensable guide to preventing foodborne illness. This book explains how to detect hidden dangers at home or away, which foods are potentially unsafe, and how they become contaminated. Valuable tips include preventing the spread of bacteria in your kitchen, how to tell if food has gone ""bad,"" storing and serving safe foods, and how to pack bag lunches safely and order at restaurants, markets, and delis.

The definitive pocket guide on food safety—from the source America turns to for food and nutrition advice. Each year, about one in every 10 Americans develops a food-related illness. You can protect yourself with Safe Food for You and Your Family, an indispensable guide to preventing foodborne illness. This book explains how to detect hidden dangers at home or away, which foods are potentially unsafe, and how they become contaminated. Valuable tips include preventing the spread of bacteria in your kitchen, how to tell if food has gone "bad," storing and serving safe foods, and how to pack bag lunches safely and order at restaurants, markets, and delis.

Expert Nutrition and Health Advice that Will Help Keep Your Child in the Game Whether it’s training for a big track meet, rehearsing for tomorrow’s dance recital, or playing a casual backyard game of catch, your child’s athletic performance, development, and growth depend largely on eating the right foods. Now the largest and most prestigious organization of food and nutrition professionals in the world shows you how to help foster your child’s development and maximize athletic performance. The American Dietetic Association’s Play Hard, Eat Right gives insight into your active 6- to 12-year-old’s changing nutrition needs and provides the tools you need to help your child get a head start, including:

• The latest dietary guidelines for child athletes
• Tips on selecting nutritious fast food
• Important information on nutrition and your child’s growth, body weight, and development
• Tips to help you provide adequate nutrients—carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals—for a child athlete
• Advice on meeting the fluid needs of children

Complete with a toll-free hotline number for answers to your nutrition questions, this essential and easy-to-use guide also shows what kids should eat before or after competition, on the road, and during training And tasty, kid-tested menus and snack ideas make the book an essential tool for every active family. "Play Hard, Eat Right is clearly written, practical, and should go far to meet the needs and answer the important questions of parents of young athletes." — Lyle J. Micheli, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School and Director, Division of Sports Medicine, The Children’s Hospital, Boston "Play Hard, Eat Right contains a wealth of information for any family whose children participate in athletics. This book will show parents how to help their young athletes find the winning edge in the critical but often neglected area of nutrition." — Wes Hamilton, NFL Player, Minnesota Vikings, 1976–1985 "Three cheers for Play Hard, Eat Right, an easy-to-read book that highlights what parents need to know about feeding young athletes. Now parents finally have a ‘how-to’ resource that can abate their worries about whether their children are properly fueled for growth, sports, and busy days." — Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D., Director of Nutrition Services, SportsMedicine, Brookline, MA, and author of Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Handbook

"A taste of culinary history that celebrates the delicious melting pot of American cooking while leaving the guilt behind."
-Jill Cordes
host of The Best Of on the Food Network

"This book shows how easy it is to prepare and enjoy the wonderful variety of ingredients and recipes that make American cuisine unique, flavorful, and healthful."
-Roberta L. Duyff, MS, RD, FADA, CFCS
author of American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide

"A wonderful edible survey of American regional classics that blends authenticity with good nutrition. This is an important book."
-Graham Kerr
author of Charting a Course to Wellness and My Personal Path to Wellness

Set the table for good nutrition-and savor the regional flavors of delicious American food

American Dietetic Association Cooking Healthy across America presents over 300 healthful, mouthwatering recipes that draw on the flavors and traditions of various cuisines around the country, from New England to Pacific Northwestern dishes, from Tex-Mex to the fusion cooking of California and Hawaii. You'll find stories from the kitchens of ADA's culinary professionals-their special family recipes, cooking secrets, and innovative food prep tips and insights-showing you just how easy it is to prepare healthy versions of these American favorites:

Philly Cheesesteak - Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce - Maryland - Crab Cakes - Tropical Breeze Smoothie - Italian Wedding Soup - West Texas Chipotle Chicken Salad - Hearty Maine Fish Chowder - Smoky Holler Fried Chicken - Southwest Black Bean Dip - Baked Halibut - Bristol Bay - Blackberry Cobbler - Cajun Jambalaya - Stovetop Glazed Ham - Pacific Northwest TunaSalad - Lemon Ice Box Pie - Mom's Baked Beans - Tomatillo-Chipotle Salsa - Fresh Strawberry Glace Pie - And much more

Daily hands-on help for healthier eating from the ADA, the definitive authority on nutrition

While health-minded consumers may know the basics about healthy eating and exercise, it's putting those facts to good use that poses the real challenge. The American Dietetic Association shows the way with this collection of practical hints, tips, and strategies–one for each day of the year–for keeping healthy eating and regular exercise at the top of the agenda, including:

• Easy ways to blend nutrition with great taste
• Quick tips for smart shopping, menu choices, and food preparation
• More than 60 simple, flavorful recipes for meals and snacks from breakfast treats and savory salads to delectable dips and desserts

With nearly 70,000 members, the American Dietetic Association is the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals in the world. Roberta Larson Duyff, MS, RD, FADA, CFCS (St. Louis, MO), is a registered dietitian and Fellow of the American Dietetic Association. She is the author of the American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide (0471441449) and more than 20 other books on healthy eating and living.

This handbook deals principally with current nutritional intervention in various diseases. It tries to unify diet composition by providing definitions and goals of different diets; the effects, physiology, indications for use, possible adverse reactions, and contraindications of the diets; nutritional assessments of the patients; and quality assurance priorities. It also offers sample menus for each diet and techniques for implementation. The book covers normal diets and modified diets, including modifications in consistency and texture, protein content, carbohydrate content, fat content, kilocalorie content, and mineral content, and various special and test diets. This thoroughly documented, practical book-which represents a complete rewriting and updating of the information in the earlier edition-will serve as an invaluable reference for dietitians, dietetic technicians, nutritionists, physicians, physician's assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses, as well as a comprehensive text for nutrition students.

Delicious and nutritious lean beef recipes for every occasion

"This must-have cookbook for the health-conscious cook is a mouthwatering collection of nutritious and easy-to-use recipes featuring lean cuts of meat. The book also contains a wealth of information to guide consumers who are monitoring fats, sodium, and calories."
--Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, nutrition consultant and former American Dietetic Association spokesperson

"The steaks are on and Chef Richard Chamberlain, along with his team of nutrition experts, has done it again with The Healthy Beef Cookbook! Packed with nutrition information and easy-to-follow recipes, now everyone can experience the culinary pleasures of cooking delicious, healthy beef dishes."
--Chuck Norris, actor and fitness expert

Brought to you by the American Dietetic Association and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, supported by the Cattlemen's Beef Board, The Healthy Beef Cookbook shows health-conscious cooks exciting new ways to use lean beef in everything from quick and easy suppers to special occasion entrees. From great grilling recipes and sensational salads to hearty sandwiches, soups, stews, and one-dish meals, this full-color cookbook shows you special preparation and cooking techniques to create tender, moist, flavorful dishes every time. Spicy Five-Pepper T-Bone Steaks Southwest Burgers with Corn Relish Thai Beef Noodle Salad Tenderloin Sandwich with Balsamic Caramelized Onions Barbecue Beef Stir-Fry with Couscous Chipotle Pot Roast with Cheddar Mashed Potatoes Beef, Arugula, and Spinach Lasagna Cowboy Beef and Black Bean Chili Tomato-Basil Meatball Soup Triple-Ginger Beef Dumplings Garlic and Wine Tenderloin withCremini Mushroom Risotto and much more