Thank you Net Galley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I haven't made any if these recipes yet, but there are several I want to try. I think this is a beautiful cookbook.

Written by a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) who is also a classically trained chef, this wonderful collection of wholesome, plant-based recipes is the perfect solution for healthy eating.

Targeted to aid those struggling with, or keen to prevent, Type 2 Diabetes, each recipe focuses on balancing great taste with appropriate complex carbohydrates (the healthy ones, packed with fibre, vitamins and minerals), delicious blends of vegetables and whole grains, and a modest component of healthy fats (primarily olive and avocado oils).

With each recipe sounding every bit as delectable as the one before it, this book will be a terrific complement to this reader’s cookbook library, and is sure to please any home chef looking for simple, succulent plant-based food options to complement a healthy lifestyle.

The book is conveniently organized into meal sections including Snack, Breakfasts, Lunch and Dinners, with each recipe providing clear instructions and a nutritional breakdown. The author also provides specific sections for Burgers and Wraps, Salads, Bowls (this readers favorite) and Skillet meals, along with a number of tempting, no-guilt Dessert recipes.

With just a few of those recipes earmarked to try first listed below, this reader is eager to put the contents of this wonderful book to use.

A great big thank you to the author, the publisher and #Netgalley for an ARC of this sure to become indispensable book. All thoughts presented are my own.

Snacks :
- Spicy cashew queso dip
- Pan-grilled sesame tofu skewers
- Lemony white bean and rosemary crostini

Breakfast:
- Savory herbed Mediterranean oatmeal

Lunch and Dinner:
- Easy ginger tempeh and Snow pea stir fry
- Farmer’s market mushroom flatbread pizza
- Spicy peanut soba noodles with slaw

Salads:
- Sorghum salad with arugula and pistachios

Dessert:
- Whipped banana sherbet
- Nutty candy bar minis

I was honestly annoyed that this book didn’t have actual color photos of the meals. However- the information provided was informative.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. The Plant-Based Diabetes Cookbook immediately caught my attention because the author is a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified dietitian nutritionist. She does a great job explaining the pros of eating food to fuel your body while also being kind to the environment. There are plenty of options or substitutions for the harder to find items. Overall, I recommend this cookbook to anyone looking for flavorful, healthy recipes!

This was a great book, and exactly what I have been looking for! I have been trying to find good, nutritious meals which meet the dietary needs of my husband while fitting the vegan needs of my family. The recipes are amazing, and the ingredients aren't too hard to find Perfect!

I recieved this book to preview from Netgalley in return for an honest review.

Jackie Newgent does a splendid job presenting information on diabetes and nutrition in an easily understood format. Recipes are easy to follow and ingredients are easily found in all markets. Whether you or living with diabetes or just looking to include more plant based meals into your diet, you will find something to please your palette in The Plant-Based Diabetes Cookbook.

My thanks to NetGalley and HCI Books for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

As someone who eats plant forward and is a diabetic, I found this cookbook very helpful and simple in its approach. It is a great book for those of us who are more experienced in this way of eating as well as those new to plant based eating. Scientific research shows much promise for diabetics eating a plant based diet. I think this book will become a regular staple in that treatment approach.

The Plant-Based Diabetes Cookbook is full of delicious-sounding recipes. Unfortunately, the review copy doesn't have many photos of the recipes so I'm not sure if the final edition will either. Most of the recipes seem easy to prep. The beginning of the book contains some very basic information on diabetes, prediabetes, and the benefits of a plant-based diet on both conditions. I do wish the author would have talked about the scientific evidence that plant-based diets have the power to reverse diabetes, not just make it more manageable. The introductory pages also have some simple meal plans as well as a list of grocery staples to get you started.

The Plant-Based Diabetes Cookbook has terrific recipes for anybody who wants to add plant-based and meals and snacks to their diet. In addition to relevant info about diabetes and carbs (I'm not a dietician, but the author is, so I'm assuming she's well-informed), Newgent offers suggestions for pantry staples along with a 3-2-1 meal and snack-planning guide that makes quick work of meal-prep. The recipes are vegan but are easily adaptable for cooks like me who use non-vegan milk, yogurt, and cheese. Virtually all ingredients are readily accessible and the recipes are quick, easy, and tasty. this cookbook is a keeper! I'm grateful and excited to have received a review copy in exchange for an honest review.

I am not a vegetarian, but I do consciously work to limit meat in my diet. I am also diabetic. The nutritional mathematics of diabetes, at least from my perspective, makes it easy to settle into a largely carnivorous diet. The measure I use for nutritional balance is a ratio: first, I subtract grams of fiber from the grams of cabs in a food to get a total carb estimate; and whatever that carb number is, we'll call it X, I try to eat 1/2 X grams of protein to accompany the carbs. So 15 grams carbs, 3 grams fiber (15-3=12), means I try to eat 6 grams of protein along with the carbs.

The good thing about plant-based foods is that the body digests them more slowly than refined carbs, so they affect blood sugar more slowly. I don't have a mathematical formula for it, but I know that if I eat X grams of unrefined, plant-based carbs, I can get away with something less that the 1/2 X grams of protein. So that's what I aim to do. I use some guesswork, then take my blood sugar two hours after eating and that number tells me whether my guesstimate was on target.

All that is a long introduction to my review of The Plant-Based Diabetes Cookbook, which I have found quite helpful. The recipes aren't overly complex. They focus on unrefined carbs. And they give me excellent ideas for more plant-based meals. Once one gets used to working with this cookbook, it also becomes easier to figure out which substitutions will work well. What happens if I swap kidney beans for lentils? If I swap kale for spinach?

If you're a diabetic who tracks blood sugar and wants to learn how specific dishes affect that number, The Plant-Based Diabetes Cookbook offers a great starting place. I'm not a physician, and I can't guarantee my results will be the same as yours, but I sincerely think this cookbook is a good place to start if you're diabetic and trying to reduce your consumption of animal protein.

I received a free, electronic review copy of this title from the publisher via NetGalley; the opinions are my own.

A Must Have for Healthy Eating

Jackie Newgent provides information that in the United States, diabetes is an epidemic with an estimated 130 million adults living with diabetes or prediabetes. She defines prediabetes as someone who is at risk for developing type 2 diabetes and that in the US, more than one in ten people (11.3 percent) have diabetes, and nearly four in ten adults (38 percent) have prediabetes. Just looking at people sixty-five years or older, close to half (48.8 percent) have prediabetes.

She states that diabetes is fully manageable with proper treatment and a high-quality, plant-based eating plan, while managing a healthy weight, may help curb diabetes. Eating and cooking right play essential roles in managing a healthy weight, which can be a vital strategy for managing type 2 diabetes.

The define what diabetes is and discusses it, the types, and the effects all food groups has on it. Ultimately, stating that following a plant-based eating pattern can have significant benefits for protecting our health. She states that research suggests that when following a plant-based diet, people with type 2 diabetes were able to better manage their condition, including their HbA1c (more commonly known as A1C) levels, total cholesterol, and weight, as well as boost their mood and quality of life. Additionally, she discusses other benefits of plant based eating.

She provides a weekly menu of what to eat from a variety of food one should keep stocked in their pantry.

She includes a large recipe collection, ranging from party appetizers and snacks, main dishes: breakfasts and brunches, main dishes: burgers, sandwiches, and wraps, to desserts and drinks. The author has included over 125 mouth-watering and nutritional recipes to help one in the journey to eat healthier and live a better life.

This is a very informative and great book for anyone with any form of diabetes, or anyone want to have a healthy eating habit. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I highly recommend it.

The Plant-Based Diabetes Cookbook has a plethora of great recipes to pick from and the instructions are easy to follow. However, I am not sure if there was an issue with my copy only or if the book is intended to be that way but there are no pictures in the book. I am a visual person and really love cookbooks that have pictures of the foods I will be making.

I didn't read the description well enough, and this book was not what I expected. Rather than being "Plant-Based," this book is vegan. I feel there is a differentiation between the two terms. Some of the recipes also called for what I would consider to be more exotic/rare veggies, so I don't know that I would recommend this for someone who is just starting out with more plant focused eating. Some of them also used lots of ingredients.
The first part of the book covered basics on diabetes and plant based pantry. The recipes are in chapters on Party Apps and Snacks; Main Dishes: Breakfasts and Brunches; Main Dishes: Lunches and Dinners; Main Dishes: Burgers, Sandwiches, and Wraps; Bowl and Skillet Meals; Salads: Bean, Grain, and Leafy Green; Sides: Bean, Grain, and Vegetable; Soups and Stews; and Desserts and Drinks. I was disappointed that there were extremely few photos in the book. Overall, it is probably a good book but for a very specific audience.

This is a great book for anyone, not just those with Diabetes who are looking to keep plants at the center of their plate. Newgent's beutiful cover is enough to draw a curious mind in, but as you flip through the pages your mind will bloom with possibilites. What makes this cookbook different from most other Diabetes Cookbooks is the education provided. It will help people with all interest in increasing their nutrition potential at meal time.
Given that she is a registered dietitian you can cook and read with confidence that you are getting nutritionally sound advice, tips and recipes. She allows the reader freedom and not constricted to strict calorie rules and amounts, instead she teaches the reader how to eat.
Anyone who is curious (meat eaters are included) about making plants the focus of their diet this is the perfect cookbook to add to your repitoire.
Thank you Netgalley and Jackie Newgent for allowing me the opportunity to review this advance copy of this cookbook. I was not influenced or paid for my honest opinions or review.

This is a very comprehensive book that is worth its weight in gold! There are recipes using ingredients that most people will have on hand. As a relatively new vegan, I come across many translations of ingredients one might use to imitate some food that was a favorite and now ranks as ill advised. These recipes often call for food chemistry that is costly and time consuming, the results falling short. This book is more concise, The recipes rely on flavors and foods in their natural state. That being said, I wasn't receptive to synthetic meat recommendations. The nutritional panels often suggest the products are not any healthier than the meat that they're imitating.
In summary, I do recommend this book for information about Diabetes and for plant based recipes.

I’ll start with the positives.

*Tons of recipes
*Great getting started guide
*Mostly easily accessible ingredients
*Easy to follow recipes

The negatives.

*No pictures. And some of these recipes would definitely benefit from a picture.
*Some recipes may be too out there for some people. (For me the one that gave me pause was figs in guacamole.)

All in all this is a wonderful book and I wish I had it when my mom was alive.

This cookbook is a fantastic resource for individuals with diabetes. My only wish is that it included pictures. The recipes and instructions are excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and plan to try out some of the recipes.

At last a plant based diabetes book with recipes that I actually want to eat and the stuff the family would eat too. I will definately be buying this book for a few of my pals for Christmas.

highly recommend to everyone wanted to start eating plant based meals. These looked all so delicious and cant wait to make a ton of these recipes and I will be getting a physical copy to have on hand also.

I received an ARC of this cookbook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This cookbook contains a lot of helpful information about diabetes, as well as delicious recipes!