Betty Crocker Diabetes Cookbook: Great-tasting, Easy Recipes for Every Day (Betty Crocker Cooking) Paperback – August 28, 2012

The recipes are easy and taste good. Having to eat healthy can sometimes be very bland, but the recipes in this cookbook are far from bland. Refreshing change!

Have always trusted Berry Crocker because have always had good luck with the recipes. When my son was diagnosed with diabetes (1), I didn't know what to cook for him, but Betty Crocker came through again! This cookbook has delicious recipes along with all the nutritional information needed; plus, most ingredients are easy to find in any grocery store.

Good recipes, great visuals and photos, and straight forward nutrition info for each recipe. None of this net carb mumbo jumbo.However, as a type 2 diabetic, the nutrition education I have received advocates a low carb diet. My nutrition experts, one of which has a Ph.D in diabetic nutrition say to keep the carb intake close to 25 to 30 grams of carbs per meal. Many of the recipes in this book exceed this guideline considerably.With that being said, the American Diabetes Association is more liberal when it comes to daily carb intake. For people with diabetes, the typical American diet provides around 2,200 calories per day, with 50% coming from carbohydrates, equivalent to about 275 grams of carbs per day. However, research indicates that a low carbohydrate diet (120 to 225 grams of carbs) or very low carbohydrate diet (20 to 60 grams of carbs) per day may produce the most dramatic results in managing blood glucose levels and weight. Everyone is different but for me, most of the recipes in this cookbook are too high in carbs for me. There are some recipes in the book that I can have however so I'll keep this cook book as it's very well done.

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I bought this cookbook in an attempt to get my diabetic boyfriend to eat a little better but actually have yet to even try a single recipe. They all seem pretty bland & boring. However, I do love all the information in the front of the book - on diabetes and explaining how carbs affect & how to maintain a healthy diet.All in all I feel there are probably better cookbooks out there for diabetics.

Lots of great recipe ideas. A great gift for those you love who suffer with diabetes.

I saw this book in a store and looked through it. Ultimately Amazon was cheaper so I ordered it. This book has recipes I can see myself making daily. Very easy to understand and recommend to others.

I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2 this week and the information in this book is so helpful! The recipes are great, with beautiful pictures, and easy to make. But the Diabetes crash course in the first section is very informative and I learned a lot from it. I highly recommend it!!!