The Kitchen Diva's Diabetic Cookbook: 150 Healthy, Delicious Recipes for Diabetics and Those Who Dine with Them
Angela Shelf Medearis

The Kitchen Diva's Diabetic Cookbook is an inspirational collection of more than 150 simple, flavorful, budget-friendly recipes that address the dietary needs of prediabetics, juvenile diabetics, type 1 and type 2 diabetics, women with gestational diabetes, people with diabetic-related complications, and anyone seeking to embrace a healthier diet and lifestyle.

Angela Shelf Medearis is THE KITCHEN DIVA! She's a regular guest chef and segment creator on the DR. OZ and the TODAY show. Medearis is the author of seven cookbooks and 100 award-winning books for children. THE KITCHEN DIVA! culinary history/recipe/lifestyle column appears in Hearst King-Features newspapers and is distributed to 1300 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada with 6 million readers. Her KITCHEN DIVA blog about life, family, health and food; her easy and delicious recipes, and whole foods at discount prices can be found on the Vitacost.com website at: http://www.vitacost.com/kitchendiva?csrc+AFFCT-kitchendiva.

Medearis is the President of Diva Productions, Inc., a multimedia company in Austin, Texas and one of the few multimedia companies in the United States solely owned by an African-American woman. Medearis, along with her family, created BOOK BOOSTERS, INC., a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that provides support for community literacy and health projects.

THE KITCHEN DIVA'S FOOD PHILOSOPHY:
Cook well, eat well, live well… for me, that is not about avoiding certain foods, it’s actually about adding new foods and products and creating recipes using familiar ingredients that are healthy, unique and incredibly delicious. There is so much I want to do in life and I need good health to accomplish my goals.

Being in the kitchen has taught me many life lessons. I’ve learned to communicate love to my family and friends with great food. And, since I have never had hours and hours to spend cooking, I’ve learned how to prepare good food fast.

Did I say that I also like to have fun? I never want to feel like doing something so rewarding as creating a delicious meal for me and my family is a chore – I make it a fun, appealing, stirring and even ELECTRIFYING experience. I can show you how to be a Kitchen Diva, too by preparing healthy recipes with sass and soul! The Diva is never dull! Let’s cook.

The Kitchen Diva! Show Concept

Book Boosters, Inc. has as part of its mission to educate a diverse population on healthy living. Through a 30-minute weekly television program featuring Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! , Book Boosters, Inc. will introduce the concept of organic, all-natural eating habits to viewers nationwide.

The Kitchen Diva! television show was created to teach viewers how to prepare healthy alternatives with a “Diva-style” twist to traditional ethnic recipes, comfort foods, and familiar recipes; to support farmer's markets; to promote the use of organic, locally grown produce and seasonal cooking; to teach viewers how to prepare tasty vegetarian meals using non-meat alternatives; and to encourage them to consider vegetarian recipes for one or two meals per week.

The show will encourage viewers to get back into the kitchen, around the table, and to eat seasonally. Angela Shelf Medearis is indeed a fresh face and a new and diverse voice in the culinary and health field. Her warm, engaging, and zany personality will attract a new audience to organic, whole foods, vegetarian and ethnic recipes.