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.

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