When cooking, I like to try to avoid using too much sodium; this book is fantastic for that. The recipes are simple, and it's great to see such a nutritionally specific diet have so much versatility. I picked this book up on a whim in a drug store, because I was looking for a copy of Bon Appetit and they didn't sell it. I flipped opened to an appetizer page and the recipes for "Curried Shrimp" and for "Scallops with Essences of Orange and Rosemary" got me interested enough to try it out. Great buy, even if you're just watching your diet and not diabetic.