Restricted Diets
 Sharing Sweet Secrets: Gluten & Wheat Free
Pamela Moriarty
Here are gluten-free desserts that look tempting even to those who do not have a gluten problem. Even better, many of these desserts, particularly the fruit-based dishes, do not require hard-to-find ingredients. Other recipes call for commercial gluten-free flour, rice flour. Softcover, 168 pp, $19.95.
 The Complete Book of Diabetic Cooking
Bridget Jones
Featuring expert nutritional information - including the glycemic index, this book gives Type I and Type II diabetics the support they need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The recipes demonstrate how to eat widely while keeping blood sugars at an even level. Spicy chick[ea and aubergine stew, griddled loin of lamb with barley risotto, and mango and lime fool are typical recipes. Colour photos. Hardcover, 256 pp. $36.99.
 Allergy-Free Cookbook
Alice Sherwood
This is for all those suffering with multiple food sensitivies, and especially those cooking for children with allergies. Family friendly, easy, and often quick there are recipes here that are, at a minimum, either egg, dairy, nut, or gluten-free. In fact, most of the recipes don't have any of these common trigger foods with just a suggested substitute or two. Colour photos. Hardcover, 224 pp. $30.00.
 The Gluten-Free Vegetarian Kitchen
Donna Klein
With the number of food allergies on the rise more people are choosing to eliminate common triggers, like gluten, from their diet. Vegetarians are no exception. This is a welcome book given that so many equate vegetarianism with eating lots of wheat in the form of bread and pasta. Full of tasty but never diffcult recipes, many of which will suit vegans, this is a great choice for vegetarians in general looking for some new ideas to try. Nutritional information is available for each dish, but sadly, no photos. Softcover, 212 pp. $23.50.
 The Hepatitis C Cookbook
Heather Jeanne
Using her restaurant background and experience in caring for a Hepatitis C patient, Heather Jeanne provides simple but tasty solutions for people coping with dietary restrictions and a compromised immune system. Built on organic ingredients, the dishes range from turkey chili, no-fry oven chicken, and cream of tomato soup to bread pudding and berry cheesecake. No photos. Softcover, 152 pp. $21.95.
 Complete Gluten-Free Cookbook
Donna Washburn
Gluten-free never tasted so good, with wonderful breads (both for a machine and hand-made), great desserts (Shirley's Old Fashioned Donuts will make your mouth water), and easy mains. A guide to the gluten-free pantry (and also mostly lactose-free too) is helpful for anyone new to this unique and often challenging dietary restriction. Many of the recipes also have egg-free variations as well. Colour plates. Softcover, 317 pp. $27.95.
 Low Salt Favourites
Bobbie Mostyn
If your doctor has sentenced you to a low-salt diet and your starting to panic you can relax - there are plenty of great tasting recipes that cut the sodium but not the flavour. This book has 300 of them, plus plenty of hints, tips, and advice on eliminating salt from your diet and staying satisfied. There is a nutritional breakdown for each recipe, and the salt and fat amounts in each ingredient. Softcover, 288 pp. $26.95.
 The
Eating Well Diabetes Cookbook
Joyce Hendley
Trust Eating Well magazine to put out such a useful diabetic
cookbook. There are plenty of delicious dishes with easy to follow recipes,
the dietary advice is straightforward, and there are even helpful menu
suggestions. Of course, each recipe specifies the diabetic exchanges per
serving along with other nutritional information. A great choice for the
recently diagnosed, families with diabetics, and those just worried about
controlling their blood sugar. Hardcover, 336 pp. $42.00.
 The Gluten-Free Cookbook
Few gluten-free cookbooks have photos, so if you have to have some visual content then you will certainly like this. The recipes are for everyday favourites like fishcakes, pizza, and banana bread. If you just recently eliminated gluten from your diet or occasionally cook for a gluten-free friend of family member this is a good choice, as you won't really notice there is no flour - many of the recipes are for things that don't contain gluten anyway. Colour photos. Hardcover, 124 pp. $14.95.
The Everday Diabetes Cookbook
Stella Bowling
A new diabetic cookbook published in cooperation with the Canadian Diabetes
Association, this a great choice for everyday, family cooking but
it also has a helpful section on holiday cooking. Of course, each
recipe has a complete nutritional breakdown and the food choice
values. Softcover, 176 pp. $24.95.
All New Complete Step-by-Step Diabetic Cookbook
Simple, familiar family favourites compiled for diabetics complete with
nutritional information and food exchanges. There are also helpful
tips on eating at restaurants as a diabetic and other menu planning
hints. Binder, 368 pp. $26.95.
501 Delicious Diabetic Recipes
Easy recipes for everyday or entertaining for the family suitable
for diabetics. Each dish includes nutritional info and food exchanges.
Also includes a handy chart on sugar substitutes you can use
to alter existing recipes you might have. Binder, 480 pp. $26.95.
  No Wheat……No Problem!
Dr. Corrie Ann Matrie
Macaroni and cheese, strawberry-rhubarb pie and brownies are among
the celiac-safe comfort foods featured here. Covered spiral nound,
172 pp, $24.95.
 Eureka!
Cookbook
Caroline Harkins, Sunshine Ackerman & Steven Ackerman, photographer
Using mainly rice flours and ground nuts, Caroline Harkins Caroline
Harkins has adapted local and international dishes from butter
tarts to Madrasi dahl for those who must avoid wheat and gluten.
Colour photos. Softcover, 172 pp, $18.95.
 Hypertension
Cookbook
American Medical Association
Though low in fat and salt, these recipes, based on the DASH diet(dietary approaches
to stop hypertension), have no hint of deprivation about them. Pointers on lowering
salt and fat consumption, choosing ingredients, and making lifestyle changes
make this a manual on healthy living as well as a cookbook. Colour photos. Softcover,
143 pp, $26.95.
 Best
of Choice Menus
Marjorie Hollands and Margaret Howard
For the first time in large print, a selection of recipes from Canada’s
most reliable diabetes books. Diabetic or not, dieters will find the menus for
75, 150, and 300 calorie snacks a useful guide. No photos. Paper, 248 pp, $26.99.
 Company's Coming Diabetic Dinners
Jean Pare
Each of these quick family favourites offers both a full nutritional breakdown
and the diabetic "choices." Those diabetics who dislike sugar substitutes
will want to try Pare's low-sugar desserts – perhaps chilled oatmeal
bars or date and orange loaf. Colour photos Paper, 159 pp, $19.99.
 Super
Sweet Treats For Diabetics
Mary Jane Finsand & Karen Cadwell, PhD., RN
You can still indulge if you're diabetic with these sweetly satisfying and
tasty recipes! Softcover, 255 pp. $15.95.
 The
Lactose-Free Family Cookbook
Jan Main
Main has retooled 150 great recipes that rely on dairy products, and the alternatives
are just as simple and delicious as the original recipes, while still providing
calcium that can be lost without butter, milk or cheese. Colour photos. Please
try the Orange Pancakes on page 76. Softcover, 218 pp. $19.95.
 The Gluten-Free
Gourmet Makes Dessert
Bette Hagman
This great book offers gluten-free dessert recipes, many of which call for
food substitutes generally available in health food stores. For those of you
not fortunate to have a specialized store nearby, the author has created simpler
recipes that only utilize common baking ingredients. What to bake: the Gingered
Rhubarb Tart on page 239. Softcover, 348 pp. $25.95.
 The
Diabetes Choice Cookbook For Canadians
Edited by Katherine E. Younker
Take control of your diabetes with this wonderful variety of flavourful, healthful
recipes! This book includes complete nutritional information and diabetes management
advice, as well as the Canadian Diabetes Association Food Choice Values for
meal planning. Colour photos. The recipe to try: Scallops with Basil Tomato
Sauce (page 83). Softcover, 192 pp., $19.95.
 Quick Cooking
For Diabetes
Reader's Digest Canada
Another great resource for those looking to create tasty, healthy meals to
control their diabetes. Softcover, 144 pp. $29.95.
 The
Canadian Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook
M. Sara Rosenthal
This is the only Canadian book on Type 2 Diabetes, and is full of concise information
about the disease and resources in your community. It allows you to make lifestyle
changes that will keep you healthy. 366 pages. $29.99.
Everyday Wheat-Free & Gluten Free Cookbook
Michelle Berriedale-Johnson
There are many baked goods using rice and chickpea flour. Main courses include
a recipe for wheat-free homemade pasta. $22.95.
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