LillyDiabetes.com presents the Virtual Kitchen

The Happy Diabetic and Eli Lilly have teamed up to create an interactive Virtual Kitchen! Watch Chef Robert prepare diabetic-friendly recipes, get cooking tips, and more.
Many of my delicious dessert recipes start with premium baked goods from the Hill and Valley Bakery. You can find these tasty no sugar added and sugar free products in the bakery section of your local supermarket.

A message from Robert:

Growing up in Los Angeles offered to me a culinary experience I will always cherish. Family cooks and guests in my home were experts in preparing Jewish, Mexican, Middle and Far Eastern, and traditional dishes, which gave me a love for food and the creative outlet it provided. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 1976, I began my journey as a professional chef.

In 1998 I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Much of what I heard in those early day was about the foods that were prohibited. I suspected that my days of good eating were over, yet as I worked through my ups and downs, I came to realize that the selection of foods I could and should eat was vast and included many of my favorite. This motivated me to attempt to create delicious, diabetic-friendly dishes that were also easy to prepare.

My recipes celebrate great-tasting food that both diabetics and non-diabetics can enjoy. My cookbooks are filled with tips, tidbits, and humorous anecdotes that I hope will make cooking fun!

So good luck, and happy cooking!

Chef Robert Lewis,
The Happy Diabetic