“The Vegetarian Diet Guru” is a nutrients-based menu planning guidebook that explains and provides strategies to design diets that meet nutritional specifications according to individual requirements. For instance, 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 a pregnant woman can plan a nutritionally well –balanced diet to provide essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals using Food Exchange Groups.
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 meet nutritional specifications and several menu planning Templates and options are outlined in the book to choose from.
Dietary management using a scientific approach will greatly help to control and maintain a normal and healthy lifestyle and promote well-being.