Diabetes cook book

[chefdee]

I don't understand why the 2016 recipe cookbook has recipes in with high carbs, such as cinnamon and oat Granola at 51g carbs per serving, isn't 51 carbs for one dish very high, I am trying to low carb and everything I have learnt on here is to low carb, there are other dishes soups etc at 30g or more carbs and main meals with 50g of carbs in one serving . I know I and others on here can produce the same meals for less, shouldn't this site be encouraging us all to adapt recipes to make them low carb ?

 

[tim2000s]

Because it's a diabetes cookbook, not a low carb cookbook. It therefore contains recipes for diabetics of all persuasions, not just T2s.

 

[chefdee]

Because it's a diabetes cookbook, not a low carb cookbook. It therefore contains recipes for diabetics of all persuasions, not just T2s.

Oh, forgive me, I understood all diabetics had to be cautious with carbs, not just type 2s,

 

[ewelina]

I don't understand why the 2016 recipe cookbook has recipes in with high carbs, such as cinnamon and oat Granola at 51g carbs per serving, isn't 51 carbs for one dish very high, I am trying to low carb and everything I have learnt on here is to low carb, there are other dishes soups etc at 30g or more carbs and main meals with 50g of carbs in one serving . I know I and others on here can produce the same meals for less, shouldn't this site be encouraging us all to adapt recipes to make them low carb ?

Probably written by non diabetic Where did you find this book btw. I'm curious to have a look at baking section

 

[Gaz-M]

it is on the home page @ewelina

 

[tim2000s]

Oh, forgive me, I understood all diabetics had to be cautious with carbs, not just type 2s,

They have to be aware, but not necessarily cautious...

 

[ewelina]

it is on the home page @ewelina

Thanks

 

[ewelina]

To be fair its not that bad.Some of the flour is replaced with almond and there is sweetener used. Not as low carb as it could be, but much lower than regular cakes

 

[4ratbags]

I have all the cookbooks from the site and while there are a lot of recipes I wouldnt eat on LCHF they all seem to be a healthier alternative to regular recipes.

 

[kesun]

Because it's a diabetes cookbook, not a low carb cookbook. It therefore contains recipes for diabetics of all persuasions, not just T2s.

I can see it's for diabetics of all persuasions, but there are T2s who don't do LCHF and T1s (e.g. Dr Bernstein) who do; so the distinction is between diabetics who do low carb and those who follow other diets or rely wholly on meds, not between T1 and T2.

Easy for me to say, I know, since I'm neither
Kate

 

[Pinkorchid]

Oh, forgive me, I understood all diabetics had to be cautious with carbs, not just type 2s,

Yes cautious but different people can tolerate different levels of carbs some do very low others do higher it all depends on what you can eat as an individual.