Creative Cooking for Renal Diabetic Diets [Large Print]

by Pat Ellis

Special diets are often difficult to follow because they soon become boring and monotonous. This cookbook was written to add variety and imagination to readers' diets. Favorite everyday and special... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941511014
• ISBN13: 9780941511018
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Senay Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Creative Cooking for Renal Diabetic Diets

This cookbook has been a great help to me. I have realized that I can relax a little bit and enjoy fixing tasty meals for my husband. I hope that there will be more and newer books published dealing with this health problem.

Provides both depth and breadth to meal preparation for the renal diabetic diet

Although published in 1985, the recipes in this book present a wide range of main dishes, snacks, side dishes and desserts for a renal diabetic diet in which protein, potassium sodium, phosphorous and sugar intake are restricted. While the recipes address renal diet restrictions, diabetics are forewarned as sugar itself, not substitutes, is employed. However, the authors note that recipes with sugar content should not be consumed outside of an entire meal. Nutritional content is presented for each recipe, and the authors suggest that no ingredients substitutions be made (except for exchanging butter or margarine for their salt-free versions) as changes would alter the calculated nutritional values. The recipes are relatively simple to prepare, serve from 2 - 10 (though generally provide 6-8 servings), and require ingredients easily procurable at any supermarket. The number of ingredients ranges considerably from 4 for "Spiced Tea" to 19 for "Coquilles St. Jacques". Spices are used extensively to provide flavor variety in lieu of salt, and include, for example, chili powder, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Herbs (sage, marjoram, thyme, parsley, basil, oregano, etc.) are presented in measures for dried herbs, but of course, fresh herbs could be substituted without altering nutritional content. The most exotic equipment used is the skewers required for "Shish Kabobs". While many of the recipes contain items that are considered disallowed for renal or diabetic conditions, the authors generally stipulate in a recipe where a restricted item is present that the ingredient "has been calculated into the recipe." Small amounts of restricted foods on an occasional basis are tolerable, and the authors account for key nutritional aspects (number of servings, calories per serving, protein, fat, and carbohydrate content and sodium and potassium content) of each recipe in Section I of the book. In terms of dairy products (phosphorous and potassium sources), sour cream is used ("Veal Goulash", for example) as is yogurt ("Lamb Curry"). Milk and cream are employed in some main dishes, and cheese (sodium source), including cream cheese and cottage cheese, functions as a key ingredient in recipes. The name brand dairy product substitute Coffee Rich is used, occasionally, in place of a dairy product. Several potato (potassium source) recipes are given, and included in the directions is the soaking process required for use of potatoes in renal diets. Canned, low sodium tomatoes (potassium and sodium source) make an appearance in the recipe for "Spaghetti Sauce", among others, and tomato sauce and paste are used (separately and together) in various recipes as well. Nuts (potassium source) are found in both breads ("Zucchini Bread") and desserts (Cranberry Nut Pudding"). Sodium is present wherever margarine is used and, of course, where low-sodium ingredients are required. Dessert recipes include sugar, not the sugar substitutes most diabetics

Awesome Book

I bought this for my partner and she carries it around and cooks out of it like it is her Bible.

cleveland clinic creative cooking for renal diabetics

Excellent with all nutritional info needed for renal diabetics to use per recipe. Nice large print and easy recipes.

Thank God for this book

Without this book my father in law would probably not be with us. The hospital sent him home with a boiled chicken and vegetable diet. This book has given our family several different recipes for variety that are tasty. A diabetic diet is hard enough to follow, but when you throw in kidney failure on top of that, a diet can be almost impossible to follow. Without this book, I am sure he would of given up and ate whatever he wanted and took his chances. My family and I thank you Cleveland Clinic for putting this book out, it's the only one of this kind that I was able to find. Thank you so much.