by Sandy Kapoor (Author)
How to prepare and enjoy delightful desserts when you have diabetes
People with diabetes often believe that they cannot enjoy rich, delicious-tasting cooking--such as desserts. Professor, chef, and dietitian Sandy Kapoor proves them wrong, showing those who suffer from diabetes how they can fit desserts into a healthy plan of eating. Presenting over 200 mouth-watering recipes that anyone will enjoy, Kapoor teaches the reader to use healthy dessert cooking techniques and ingredients to transform high-fat, high-cholesterol, and high-sugar desserts into scrumptious healthy versions.
Sandy Kapoor, PhD, RD, FADA (San Marino, CA), is a trained chef from the Culinary Institute of America, a registered dietitian, and a Fellow of the American Dietetic Association. She is the author of Professional Healthy Cooking (Wiley: 0-471-53839-6) and Healthy and Delicious:400 Professional Recipes (Wiley: 0-471-31877-9).
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Enjoy a wide variety of healthy, yummy desserts
If you have diabetes-or know someone who does-tasty desserts may seem to be a thing of the past. Now, in this remarkable book, professor, chef, and dietitian Sandy Kapoor shows you how to prepare rich and delicious delights that anyone will enjoy! Featuring more than 150 recipes that use readily available ingredients, this easy-to-follow guide teaches you healthy dessert cooking techniques so you can create mouth-watering desserts that are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber, and low in fat, cholesterol, and sugar. You'll discover many traditional favorites-from chocolate cake to Grandma's apple pie-and an assortment of innovative desserts, such as five-spice sugar-free cornmeal muffins and blended watermelon cooler flavored with mint. Complete with nutritional analyses for each recipe, Delicious Desserts When You Have Diabetes makes eating dessert an enjoyable, healthful experience for anyone.
Featuring such scrumptious recipes as:
Blueberry Muffins Loaded with Blueberries - Fresh Pear Torte Laced with Dried Cranberries - Nutty Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies - Homestyle Banana Walnut Bread - Raspberry-Filled Crumble Coffee Cake - Lemon-Flavored Cheesecake in Graham Cracker Crumb Crust - Red Cherry Pie Splashed with Amaretto - Frozen Pumpkin Ice Cream Dessert with Gingersnap Crumb Crust - Mango and Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie
Author Biography
SANDY KAPOOR, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.D.A, is a trained chef from the Culinary Institute of America, a registered dietitian, and a Fellow of the American Dietetic Association. She is a professor at the Collins School of Hospitality Management at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, as well as the author of Professional Healthy Cooking and Healthy and Delicious: 400 Professional Recipes, both from Wiley.