Ever since I read that Antony was going to publish this book I have been anxiously awaiting its publication.
As my daughter, who is 19 and diabetic, struggles to create a healthy diet with fresh ingredients, we are always looking for new ideas and recipes.
We walked into the bookstore today and happened to see it with all the other new cookbooks.
After some discussion we decided to shell out £9.99 (£3 off cover price) as the pictures and recipes looked very similar to the types of food my daughter, a student, has been creating herself, but of course Antony has even more imagination and experience in the field of cooking!
To be honest, we were sick of the boring, mediocre offerings that are supposed to inspire us to eat healthy, and the photos in this book looked enticing.
The book has been created in association with Diabetes UK and co-written with Azmina Govindji and Jane Suthering.
I love the great recipes you have created, and while they are designed to help type 2 diabetics lose weight, they will also be great for anyone with type 1 (or juvenile) diabetes who is trying to better control their sugar levels.
Since Antony has already written a best-selling book on the GI diet (it sold almost half a million copies, so it can’t be a bad thing), he’s already familiar with creating such foods that are tasty, healthy, and nutritious.
There is a nice long introduction on the types of foods to eat and avoid and why. Antony then launches into the recipes themselves, including some wonderful ideas for creating snacks and desserts. He also strives to include fruits and vegetables as much as possible, to ensure his five a day.
If you’ve perused regular recipe books, you know how difficult it can be to find recipes that are suitable, especially for breakfast and dessert. Antony goes to great lengths to ensure that most recipes can be created with ingredients that are readily available in most major supermarkets, a real bonus as far as I’m concerned.
My favorite recipes so far are:-
Breakfast:- Tropical Fruit Tabbouleh and Spiced Roasted Tomato and Bacon Toast
Snacks:- Mini seed snacks, plum salami, hazelnuts and apricot goblet.
On the Go Meal:- Chunky Potato Soup, Panzanella Salad, Smoked Trout Kedgeree, and Mini Low-Gi Tomato Bread Pizza
Main Courses:- Quick Vegetable Stir Fry, White Bean and Lamb Stew, Herbed Mackerel and Tomato Baked Sardines
Desserts:- Papaya Lime Sorbet, Strawberry Shortcake, Pears in Nightgown and Roasted Peaches with Blueberries.
There is not a recipe that does not look appetizing, healthy and filling. We’re busy planning recipes for the next few weeks to find out how good all of these taste!
While some may think that Antony wrote this as a spin-off of his best-selling GI diet books, in fact, he used his expertise to create relevant and exciting foods for diabetics.
If you’re looking for interesting recipes to create with fresh, readily available ingredients, check out a copy the next time you’re at the bookstore.
