A user friendly book written with you in mind. The most commonly eaten foods in SA are listed in an easy-to-use, cross-referenced, colour-coded, alphabetical list. In addition, the glycemic index and glycemic load concepts are explained in clear layman's terms with plenty of examples to help you implement these new nutritional tools into your daily eating. We have now also listed the carbohydrate, protein, fat, fibre and kilojoule content per portion size indicated in the lists.

A neat easy-to-use GI and GL guide for all South Africans, written by two experienced South African dieticians.

A weight management book to complement the recipe books. Based on lower GI, lower fat principles, this book makes weight management a breeze. It teaches lifestyle changes so that good nutrition becomes a way of life, rather than just a temporary “being on diet”. The three questionnaires in the book help the reader to assess his/her own nutritional intake and relationship with food.

In short, a sensible, scientifically based approach to weight management, suitable for all, including those with diabetes.