The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar Free Baking ($30, 224 pp.), by Peter Reinhart and Denene Wallace, is a cookbook that engulfs readers into the world of healthful gluten-free, sugar-free breads, pastries, cookies, and cakes. The book is a food lifestyle guide for the millions of Americans who are sensitive to gluten, are diabetic, or simply need to reduce their carb intake. Reinhart and Wallace teach readers how to bake with seed and nut flours instead of starches, which produce the same yummy result without the health hazard. Some author information: Peter Reinhart is the author of eight books and is a baking instructor and faculty member at Johnson and Wales University. Denene Wallace, after being diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes, developed the Proseed Flour blend.

Ten Speed Press, www.tenspeed.com

Published by WholeFoods Magazine Online (online 6/27/12)