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.

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 1Part I: Getting Started 7Chapter 1: Introducing GL: Healthy Eating in the Real World 9Chapter 2: Checking Out the Science behind GL 17Chapter 3: Starting Your Low-GL Plan 25Part II: Shopping and Eating Out 41Chapter 4: Cruising with Confidence: Low-GL Shopping and Eating on the Run 43Chapter 5: Table for Two? Eating Out GL-Style 61Part III: Morning to Night Recipes 73Chapter 6: Starting Your Day with a Low-GL Breakfast 75Chapter 7: Doing Lunch: Low-GL Lunches at Home and on the Go 87Chapter 8: Delectable Dinners: Low-GL Suppers and Ideas for Entertaining 109Chapter 9: Just Desserts: Virtuous Low-GL Puddings 145Chapter 10: Smart Snacks: Low-GL Quick Bites and Healthy Nibbles 155Part IV: Optimising GL 165Chapter 11: Replacing Common Ingredients with GL-friendly Alternatives 167Chapter 12: Placing GL in the Healthy Living Jigsaw 175Chapter 13: Medical Benefits of the GL Diet 189Part V: The Part of Tens 199Chapter 14: Ten Reasons for Eating the Low-GL Way 201Chapter 15: Ten Best GL Web Sites 207Chapter 16: Ten GL-Savvy Food Swaps 213Appendix: A-Z List of Low-GL Foods 219Index 221