The Stevia Cookbook: Cooking with Nature's Calorie-Free Sweetener by Ray Sehelian and Donna Gates
Discover nature's healthy sugar alternative that can help prevent obesity, diabetes and hypertension
Book Description
Enjoy sugar-free versions of your favorite dishes without the guilt, the calories, or the health risks.
Derived from a South American plant and widely available in the United States, stevia is an all-natural, calorie-free sweetener that is three hundred times sweeter than sugar, suitable for diabetics, safe for children, and does not cause cavities. The Stevia Cookbook includes documented studies and testimonials, as well as more than one hundred recipes for satisfying entrées, hearty side dishes, and sinfully sweet desserts.
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From Publishers Weekly
What is stevia? It's an "all-natural sweetener" that's "200 to 300 times sweeter than regular sugar" and "suitable for diabetics." The FDA banned its import as a sweetener in 1991, and to this day allows it into the country only as a "dietary supplement." Sahelian (Natural Sex Boosters) here teams up with longtime stevia advocate Gates (The Body Ecology Diet) to advocate for the South American plant's sweetening properties. Among the short chapters that begin the book are detailed descriptions of stevia's chemical composition and probable effects on the metabolism and of Gates's dealings with the FDA in trying to get stevia recognized as a safe sweetener. The heart of the book comprises more than 100 sugar-free, stevia-sweetened recipes, for everything from Autumn Apple Crepes to Sweet Spaghetti Squash. A resource list and bibliography round out this introduction to a below-the-radar alternative, which Sahelian and Gates say can play a role in dealing with diabetes, weight issues, hypertension and even cavities.
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New Living , June 2001
The Stevia Cookbook [will] provide your children with tasty goodies that will satisfy their sweet cravings but not cause cavities.
About the Author
Ray Sahelian, M.D., is a respected physician and medical writer. He is a regular contributor to Healthsmart Today , New Living , Yoga Times , and Whole Life Times , and is the author of Natural Sex Boosters , Mind Boosters , and Creatine .
Donna Gates is a widely acclaimed nutritional consultant, lecturer, and author. She is the author of The Body Ecology Diet and The Stevia Story.
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