From Publishers Weekly
Diagnosed with diabetes, LaBelle, bestselling cookbook writer (LaBelle Cuisine) and Grammy-winning singer, has had to find ways to control her diet and make it healthier; this newest is the inspiring result. All 100 starters, entrees, sides and desserts are low on fat, sodium and sugar-but definitely high on flavor. Orange Roughy with Roasted Tomato and Olive Relish and Marvelous Minted Snap Peas are stylishly lean and contemporary, but LaBelle also cooks up old-fashioned Southern comfort food like Crunchy Cajun Catfish Nuggets, Down-Home Pork Chops in Guilt-Free Gravy and Chocolate Pecan Pie. All dishes include complete nutritional analyses, with diabetic exchanges and carbohydrate choices developed and approved by the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association; they also come with "Patti's Pointers" (ideas on technique, equipment and ingredients), along with warm reminiscences of meals with family and friends. LaBelle is wonderful company for someone on a diet regime of any kind (as her friendly family photos further illustrate); she is creative, upbeat, knowledgeable and amusing. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
What sets off Patti LaBelle's Lite Cuisine from other celebrity cookbooks is its careful attention to recipes suitable for anyone living with diabetes. Working with coauthor Laura Randolph Lancaster, LaBelle has turned her own struggles with diabetes into a book full of help and inspirational advice for anyone burdened with the same affliction. To accomplish this, the book records dozens of recipes with reduced fats and sugars. Chicken is skinless and ground turkey stands in for ground beef as appropriate. Sugar substitutes make sweet desserts possible. Every recipe has a full nutritional analysis as well as a listing of diet exchanges for diabetics. Mark Knoblauch
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Ebony
More than 100 original recipes for healthy meals that are not only good for you but taste great too.

The New York Times
A diabetic’s diet, with room to cheat.

The Star Ledger, New Jersey
Patti LaBelle’s Lite Cuisine should be on everyone’s kitchen shelf, if for no other reason than the taste value.

Book Description
Legendary singer and New York Times bestselling author Patti LaBelle reveals her mouthwatering culinary secrets for eating your way to a healthier life. In Patti LaBelle’s Lite Cuisine, Patti LaBelle shares more than 100 original recipes for meals that are not only good for you but taste great too. She also shares her personal story of a lifetime of struggling with body image and tells of the heartbreaking loss of her mother to diabetes and learning recently that she, too, has the disease. After she was diagnosed with diabetes, LaBelle had to radically change her dietary habits and food choices. With diabetic exchanges provided by the American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetes Association, in Patti LaBelle’s Lite Cuisine you’ll find a wide array of healthful and heavenly dishes including "Oven (Tastes Like Southern) Fried Chicken," "Savory Shrimp Scampi," "Melt-in-Your-Mouth Roast Tenderloin," and "Killer Chocolate Cake with Guilt-Free Glaze." One of America’s most beloved performers once again creates her special blend of delicious and healing magic with this one-of-a-kind cookbook that is destined to become a staple in kitchens all across America.

About the Author
Patti LaBelle has enjoyed a nearly four-decade-long career and has won multiple Grammy Awards and three Emmy nominations. She is the author of New York Times bestsellers Don’t Block the Blessings and LaBelle Cuisine (over 250,000 copies sold). Laura Randolph Lancaster is a journalist, attorney, and the coauthor of Don’t Block the Blessings and LaBelle Cuisine. Formerly the managing editor of Ebony, she was the magazine’s White House correspondent and creator of its acclaimed "Sisterspeak" column.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Legendary singer and New York Times bestselling author Patti LaBelle revealsher mouthwatering culinary secrets for eating your way to a healthier life. In Patti LaBelle's Lite Cuisine, Patti LaBelle shares more than 100 original recipes for meals that are not only good for you but taste great too. She also shares her personal story of a lifetime of struggling with body image and tells of the heartbreaking loss of her mother to diabetes and learning recently that she, too, has the disease.

After she was diagnosed with diabetes, LaBelle had to radically change her dietary habits and food choices. With diabetic exchanges provided by the American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetes Association, in Patti LaBelle's Lite Cuisine you'll find a wide array of healthful and heavenly dishes including ￯﾿ﾽOven (Tastes Like Southern) Fried Chicken,￯﾿ﾽ ￯﾿ﾽSavory Shrimp Scampi,￯﾿ﾽ ￯﾿ﾽMelt-in-Your-Mouth Roast Tenderloin,￯﾿ﾽ and ￯﾿ﾽKiller Chocolate Cake with Guilt-Free Glaze.￯﾿ﾽ

One of America's most beloved performers once again creates her special blend of delicious and healing magic with this one-of-a-kind cookbook that is destined to become a staple in kitchens all across America.

Author Biography: Patti LaBelle has enjoyed a nearly four-decade-long career and has won multiple Grammy Awards and three Emmy nominations. She is the author of New York Times bestsellers Don't Block the Blessings and LaBelle Cuisine (over 250,000 copies sold).