"The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life"--helps you transform classic Southern comfort foods using diabetes-conscious ingredients--learn how to make them with flavorful substitutions

The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life

Enjoy the Southern foods you love with a diabetic cookbook that loves you back.

Head down South with a diabetic cookbook that helps you transform classic Southern comfort foods using diabetes-conscious ingredients. Discover over 100 variations on favorite dishes like fried chicken, mac and cheese, and Hoppin’ John, and learn how to make them with flavorful substitutions like alternative grains and flours, garlic, onion, and chives, instead of so much starch and salt.
With this diabetic cookbook, you’ll prepare hearty, comforting meals that balance the trademark bright acidity and satisfying heat of Southern cooking—but are designed with ADA guidelines in mind. Every recipe includes the nutrition information you need at a glance, and you’ll even find lists of key pantry staples to keep on hand.

Discover a Southern-style diabetic cookbook with:

• Nothing to lose —Healthy ways to braise, barbeque, smother, and air fry all your favorites.
• Condiment creations —Make your own brines, rubs, sauces, and seasonings.
• What’s in a serving size? —Tips for knowing what a serving size looks like for different food groups, and the nutritional value they contain.

You can have it both ways, thanks to a diabetic cookbook that lets you keep your health and keep the flavor.

MY REVIEW: Maya Feller, author of "The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life", is a registered dietician, nutritionist, and the founder of Maya Feller Nutrition. By creating healthy versions of "comfort food", she works to educate the public on how to still enjoy favorite foods while maintaining glycemic stability. Keeping a healthy balance of proteins, fats, and carbs sourced from whole and minimally-processed foods, along with portion control, is a key component for obtaining optimal dietary success. As always, consult with your primary care physician before making major dietary changes. The recipes included here rely on plant-based carbohydrates and combine vegetables, beans, whole grains, fresh fruit, and low-fat dairy foods. Portion control like "The Plate Method" is vital: one half of your plate should be filled with non-starchy vegetables; one fourth should contain starch + grains ; and the other fourth of the plate is for lean proteins. Food charts are included to identify healthy ingredients and explain proper portion size. Salt, sugar, trans fats, and saturated fats are to be used sparingly. You'll also find many tips and hints for the pantry, refrigerator and freezer, and kitchen tools and cooking techniques. Here's a sampler of the delicious recipes: "Breakfast Casserole"; "Veggie Hash"; "Blooming Onion"; "Savory Skillet Cornbread"; "Candied Yams"; "Hoppin' John"; "Brunswick Stew"; "Red Beans"; "Cast Iron Hot Chicken"; "Loaded Cottage Pie"; "Dutch Oven Apple Pork Chops"; "Jumpin' Jambalaya"; "Seafood Gumbo"; "Banana Pudding"; "Fried Apples"; and "Ranch Dressing".

Book Copy Callisto Publishers

Reviews

 

“Maya makes cooking approachable and exciting for people with diabetes! Instead of focusing on what foods to cut out, this book celebrates all of the rich Southern foods that should be enjoyed! You’ll be able to have your biscuits, grits, black eyed peas, and collards in a way that promotes stable blood sugars and optimal health.”―Wendy Lopez, MS, RD, CDE, co-founder of Food Heaven

“The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook is a dream come true! Nutritionist Maya Feller has done the impossible, transforming southern classics into healthy dishes―without sacrificing any of their flavor or soul. While tremendously important for those managing diabetes, these recipes really are for anyone who values good food and good health. This is an instant classic that any lover of soul food must add to their cookbook collection.”―Mara Schiavocampo, Emmy award-winning journalist, author, and podcast host

“The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook is not only the perfect guide for cooking southern comfort food, but also a brilliant roadmap on how to do this while living with diabetes. The dishes are sumptuous, the recipes are easy to follow, and the education provided about living a healthy life with diabetes is spot-on! Brilliant!”―Dr. Jen Caudle, family physician & medical correspondent, DrJenCaudle.com


Maya Feller



Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and founder of Maya Feller Nutrition, a nutrition private practice specialized in nutrition for chronic disease prevention. Maya received her masters of science in clinical nutrition at New York University, where she is adjunct faculty.

When working one on one and with groups, Maya believes in meeting the whole person where they are and using a patient-centered, culturally sensitive approach to effect agency and enable each client to meet their unique nutrition-related goals.

To address the difficult and complex health epidemics of non-communicable chronic disease, Maya is dedicated to promoting nutrition education that helps the public to make informed food choices that support health and longevity. Maya shares her approachable, real food-based solutions to millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing in local and national publications, via her social media account on Instagram, @mayafellerRD and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, Strahan & Sara, Dr. Oz and more.

When she's not hard at work, you may spot Maya out for a run, shopping at the Park Slope Food Coop or enjoying a delicious meal with her family.

https://mayafellernutrition.com/