The GL Diet For Dummies
If you’re sick of no-carb diets, or just looking for a healthy eating plan, then the GL Diet is for you. No more calculations, no calorie-counting and no more cravings for carbs – as long as you stick to foods that are low in GL, you can stay healthy and lose weight without having to go without. The GL Diet For Dummies explains the science behind the plan, helps you to incorporate GL into your everyday life and gives readers 80 recipes to try.
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The GL Diet For Dummies
If you’re sick of no-carb diets, or just looking for a healthy eating plan, then the GL Diet is for you. No more calculations, no calorie-counting and no more cravings for carbs – as long as you stick to foods that are low in GL, you can stay healthy and lose weight without having to go without. The GL Diet For Dummies explains the science behind the plan, helps you to incorporate GL into your everyday life and gives readers 80 recipes to try.
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The GL Diet For Dummies

The GL Diet For Dummies

by Nigel Denby, Sue Baic
The GL Diet For Dummies

The GL Diet For Dummies

by Nigel Denby, Sue Baic

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Overview

If you’re sick of no-carb diets, or just looking for a healthy eating plan, then the GL Diet is for you. No more calculations, no calorie-counting and no more cravings for carbs – as long as you stick to foods that are low in GL, you can stay healthy and lose weight without having to go without. The GL Diet For Dummies explains the science behind the plan, helps you to incorporate GL into your everyday life and gives readers 80 recipes to try.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780470027530
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 05/19/2006
Series: For Dummies Books
Edition description: 1ST
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Nigel Denby and Sue Baic are registered dietitians, GL diet pioneers, and the co-authors of Nutrition For Dummies.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started 7

Chapter 1: Introducing GL: Healthy Eating in the Real World 9

Chapter 2: Checking Out the Science behind GL 17

Chapter 3: Starting Your Low-GL Plan 25

Part II: Shopping and Eating Out 41

Chapter 4: Cruising with Confidence: Low-GL Shopping and Eating on the Run 43

Chapter 5: Table for Two? Eating Out GL-Style 61

Part III: Morning to Night Recipes 73

Chapter 6: Starting Your Day with a Low-GL Breakfast 75

Chapter 7: Doing Lunch: Low-GL Lunches at Home and on the Go 87

Chapter 8: Delectable Dinners: Low-GL Suppers and Ideas for Entertaining 109

Chapter 9: Just Desserts: Virtuous Low-GL Puddings 145

Chapter 10: Smart Snacks: Low-GL Quick Bites and Healthy Nibbles 155

Part IV: Optimising GL 165

Chapter 11: Replacing Common Ingredients with GL-friendly Alternatives 167

Chapter 12: Placing GL in the Healthy Living Jigsaw 175

Chapter 13: Medical Benefits of the GL Diet 189

Part V: The Part of Tens 199

Chapter 14: Ten Reasons for Eating the Low-GL Way 201

Chapter 15: Ten Best GL Web Sites 207

Chapter 16: Ten GL-Savvy Food Swaps 213

Appendix: A–Z List of Low-GL Foods 219

Index 221

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