For the first time, a chef and a dietitian have worked together to create 100 really, really delicious recipes.

Diabetes is traditionally associated with a restricted diet, where sugar is banned and meals are confined to uninteresting, but nutritious foods. In fact, the truth is that by observing a few simple rules such as incorporating low glycaemic index foods and eating a balanced diet, it is easy to live with diabetes and still enjoy good food.

Healthy Eating for Diabetes offers 100 delicious recipes created by Antony Worrall Thompson, who has been diagnosed with Syndrome X, a condition that can lead to diabetes. And while each dish has been carefully monitored by diabetes dietitian Azmina Govindji, these recipes are so enticing that they could easily be mistaken for standard recipes. And that is the point of this book. Antony Worrall Thompson has used all his culinary skills to create taste and texture using the healthiest ingredients and cooking methods to ensure that you can change your diet without giving up on flavour. There are rich soups, flavoursome vegetables, succulent meat dishes and, of course, divine desserts. Antony and Azmina also explain how to adapt recipes so they use less sugar and fat - for example, using the natural sweetness of fresh or dried fruit instead of sugar - so that you still can enjoy your favourite dishes.

Azmina Govindji explains how to manage your diabetes by improving your lifestyle and discusses the principles behind healthy eating and weight management. She explains the glycaemic index (GI) of food and how to use it to manage your blood glucose (sugar) levels as well as how this means you can enjoy sweet foods. She also gives advice on how to maintain healthy eating habits in the long-term, cooking for a family, shopping for food, eating out and fast food.

Whether you have diabetes or live with someone who does, this is a book for food lovers who know that healthy food should also mean delicious food.

'100 recipes lacking nothing of the vital Worrall Thompson zest and flair... easy, appetising stuff' The Times

'This book breaks diet barriers for those diagnosed with diabetes' Good Book Guide

'It's full of imaginative dishes and appetising photography... fantastic proof that you can eat healthily without compromising on flavour' Diabetes Monitoring News

Contents

Foreword by Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation

What is diabetes?

Food facts

Latest developments

Recipe tips for diabetes

Eating out

Shopping

Weight management

From the chef

Breakfast and Brunches

Soups and Salads

Light Meals and Appetisers

Main Courses

Deserts

Index

Resources

Acknowledgements

• About the authors Antony Worrall Thompson is one of the UK's best-loved chefs and as the co-presenter of BBC's Food and Drink and a chef on BBC2's Ready, Steady, Cook, and Saturday Kitchen, also one of the most recognised.

  Antony Worrall Thompson studied hotel and catering management at Westminster College. Within a month of starting work as a sous chef at Brinkley's Restaurant, he was made head chef. He went on to open his own restaurants, winning many accolades including the Mouton Rothschild Menu Competition and the chef's oscar, the Meilleur Ouvrier de Grande Bretagne. Most recently he revamped his restaurant in Notting Hill, formerly know as Wiz and now called Notting Grill. Passionate about organic farming, he also grows fruit and vegetables at his home on the banks of the Thames.

  Azmina Govindji BSc RD is a consultant nutritionist and registered dietitian and has written nine books. She was Chief Dietitian to Diabetes UK for eight years, where she acted as a National Consultant on diet and diabetes and is currently Chairperson of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Public Relations Committee and acts as a national BDA media spokesperson. She works with the food and pharmaceutical industries as well as the media.

  The Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) is a registered national charity established to raise money for research into diabetes and supports people with diabetes through our Diabetes Wellness Network. Their motto is 'staying well until a cure is found'.