The Vegetarian Diet Planner. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.The Vegetarian Diet Planner

“The Vegetarian Diet Planner” is a nutrients-based Menu planning guidebook that explains and provides strategies to design diets that meet nutritional specifications according to individual requirements. Guidelines for planning nutritionally well-balanced diets based on various Normal Caloric and Reduced Caloric values, Macronutrients (Carbohydrate, Protein and Fats) or Food Exchange Groups are described in detail with examples. Using these principles, a Weight-loss diet can be planned using reduced calories, or a Diabetic diet can be devised with exact carbohydrate amounts distributed through the day. An individual on an exercise regimen can monitor the diet proteins to increase muscle mass, or plan a nutritionally well – balanced diet to provide essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals using Food Exchange Groups. The book also provides some rationale for planning dietary patterns and nutrients in health and disease conditions based on scientific evidence, personal experiences as well as traditional and well-established regimens. The information provided can cater to the tastes of a wide cross-section of individuals with varied dietary preferences. Plant-based vegetarian diets have been shown to confer many benefits to individual health including improved metabolic balance, vitamin, mineral and phytonutrient-rich substances that offer co-factor, antioxidant, acid-alkaline and osmotic balance and they can be used exclusively or combined with other types of diets. There are 150+ recipes in this book which are planned with healthy and nutritious ingredients, and their nutrient values have been calculated to provide vital information like the amount and percent of major nutrients, the number of various Food Exchange Group servings they provide and the number of Carbohydrate Counts they provide. This information can be used to plan a daily diet to match specific nutrient recommendations and preferences. Several Menu Planning Templates and options are outlined in the book, which can be a basis for individuals to design their own menus based on personal choices.Dietary management using a scientific and precise approach will greatly help to control disease conditions and complications of overweight and diabetes and promote a normal, healthy lifestyle and maintenance of homeostatic balance.

The author for "The Vegetarian Diet Planner" is Dr. Shantha Kumar, who has written several books on diet and nutrition that provide recipes and information to maintain a healthy nutritional status in individuals. Dr. Kumar has worked as a dietitian and also has a deep understanding of cellular, physiological and biochemical processes in human nutrition. Being diagnosed with diabetes led her to devise optimal diets and dietary practices that help in weight loss and prevent complications from diabetes, which can even be reversed with carefully monitored diets. She believes that flavorful, balanced menus can be planned, as illustrated in the vegetarian diet plans described in this book. Knowing your calories and making the right food choices will be a safe and sure way to ensure that the body's homeostasis is maintained and abnormal or pathologic profiles are minimized or removed. Other books by this author, available through Amazon.com: 1. Variety, Spice and Balance - A Practical Plan for Vegetarian Menus 2. 3-in-1 Diet Cookbook - A Holistic Guide to Vegetarian Diet Planning