Diabetic Anyone?
 So, we are now dealing with this new disease. Went to see a nutritonist who gave us some great guidelines. But...I LOVE to cook...Anyone have any great diabetic recipes to share????  |
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| hand raised..........There are oodles of cookbooks.......and all carry the same theme, limit the carbs! No more big plates of pasta, deserts maybe once a week or better just special occassions...unless it's something like fresh fruit, avoid the rich and creamy gloppy......in other words, be reasonable. For example, you can still have baked beans but you down make it with all sorts of sugar or BBQ sauce. I stress...make it yourself, don't buy it. Pizza OK, but make it yourself and avoid so much cheese and meats, use veggies instead with just a touch of cheese....and portion control! Use whole wheat crust. Lasagna OK, but fill with veggies, use low fat or part skim rocotta and cut back on cheese. Let that carb be more sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes. Brown rice not white. In fact.....sorta forget the "carb" part of the meal, add a second veggie. And getting back to those important desserts.......never eat those sugary things alone. If you are going to indulge, work it into the entire meal......Let's say it's a birthday party and you know cake will be dessert.........ok, during the meal forgo all the carbs including bread, no alcohol, etc. And then reasonable size cake size.....and if you can leave a bit of the icing without offending the host, do so. Either cake or ice cream, not both....or be sure to leave some of both behind. Give me a minute to come up with some recipes: |
| I have a friend who is diabetic, she said the nutritionist said red potatoes are better than white. She also asked about alcohol (this is Wisconsin) and was told it wasn't a problem if diet soda was used. Others may have different information but it seems to be working for her. She does eat carbs but does try to avoid breads and regular deserts. She uses spiriva as a sugar sub and likes the way things taste. |
| I have no idea what you like to cook, so here are some thoughts: Breakfast Burritos: mushrooms, green and red peppers, egg substitute, reduced fat cheddar, salsa, s&p, and a dollup of fat free sour cream...mixing in a bit of yogurt if you wish. No meat, no bacon (sniff) Use whole wheat tortillas if available....no larger than 8" . (we get some here I could use as table cloths, designed just for burritos) Turkey Burgers:1 apples finely shredded 1/2 cup cooked brown rice (a binder) a bit of grated onion.....1-2 Tbs 2 cloves garlic minced 1 t. sage 1/2 t. thyme 1/4 t. allspice dash of cayenne 1 t. salt several grinds of pepper 1 lb. ground turkey or chicken 6 buns, whole wheat if possible tomatoes and lettuce 2 Tb. minced fresh parsley Form all into 6 patties and grill about 6 minutes per side, Sprinkle with parsely before serving. I don't like mayo so avoid spreading it, if you must look for a type that doesn't have sugar and is low fat. Veggie Tamale Pie Beans, not meat 1 onion chopped 1 garlic minced 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can pinto......rinsed and drained 4 ouce can green chiles 1 or 2 Jalapeno, seeded and chopped 3/4 t. cumin 1-2 tsp chile powder 1 cup shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese. Saute onion and garlic, dry if possible or with 1 t. oil. Drain tomatoes reserving a bit of the juice.....couple Tbs. Add tomatoes and juice, beans, chiles, spices to onion mix. Mix. Transer to sprayed 8" baking dish Topping: 1/2 cup corn meal 1/2 cup white flour 1/2 t. baking owder 1/4 t. salt 1 egg 1/2 cup yogurt 2 t. butter melted Yeah a corn muffin mix. Top bean mix and bake 375 for 20-25 min. This you can modify to your tastes, even adding the soy burger stuff if "meat" is necessary Do you like quinoa? I'm kinda so-so on it. Good for about 5 grams protein per serving. Good for a light meal....even lunch. Quinoa and Squash 1 cup quinoa, rinsed well! (removes the sapoin which it kinda bitter) 16 oz. veggie broth 3 summer squash of choice: yellow, zukes, pattypan 1 cup chopped leeks, white only 2 garlic olive oil.....Tb. 1 large chopped fresh tomato salt & p 1/2 t.: oregano, cumin,chile powder 1/4 t. crushed red pepper 2 cups fresh spinach Spray pan and toast quinoa over med heat until lightly brown. In sauce pan boil quinoa in veggie stock 15 minutes or until all liquid absorbed. (I may do 10 min boil and 10+ min covered rest) In large nonstick killed saute the squahes and leeks until tender, add garlic cook 1 minute, stir in tomato and seasoning plus quinoa. Heat through, add spinach and cook until wilted. Recipe also calls for cilantro in the herb mix but I can't stand the stuff....if you like it, add 1 Tb. with the other spices. ****************************** Otherwise I just modify recipes, cutting back on fats, salts, sugars. Baking is tricky you exchange some sugar for fruits like applesauce. Here's something I haven't done for awhile: Fast Oatmeal Raisin cookies...each cookie is 1 1/2 starch and 1/2 fat.......so be careful, they are addictive and they must be justified in other meals. 1 yellow cake mix 1 cup quick oats 6 Tb. applesauce unsweetened 1/4 cup egg substitute 2 Tb. butter melted 1/2 t. apple pie spice 1/2 cup raisins Drop by Tb. onto greased baking sheet (cooking spray...does anyone still grease??) 375/10 min. |
| Thank you for the recipes! I will try a few of them but I have to be honest, my husband is a meat and potato and dessert type of guy! Which is probably why he landed in this situation! But he is coming around and trying more stuff so I'll give the burritoes a try and go from there! Poor me...I am a pasta girl. I can eat it and have no problem...but how can I make pasta for myself and eat it in front of him? No way...soooo, my past is now off limits too! Tonight we had seared Tuna steaks, peppers, mushrooms in a salsa type sauce I made from scratch, asparagus and 1/3 cup of brown rice on the side...good, but I'd prefer linguine with clam sauce and garlic bread!!! |
| Cut back his meat portion also the potato portion.....1/2 white potato not the whole thing and double up on salad and veggies. Lots of fruit based desserts: low cal trifle, fresh berries and low sugar topping; sugar free gelatin/sugar free pudding, angelfood cake, etc. Play up the veggies, down play the meat. With that nice stove, play up grilling fresh fish and shell fish, grilled veggies. Personally I detest brown rice so just forgo it entirely. Try to instigate bean meal once a week.....and if it flies you can add another. Remember beans and the necessary grain to make the complete protein is a big carb hit........so really no more than 1/2 cup beans is necessary. Baby steps, maybe cutting out or way back on breads and sugary sweets is the first step. |
Tonight was seared tuna, with a salsa dressing on the side...fresh spinach and a small cup of rice...boring but okay...We see a nutritionist and she has him on a very strict diet until we meet her again, which is tomorrow...I have lots of questions for her about cooking things but my biggest and most urgent is...when can we have Pizza?????  |
| If you make it yourself...or can limit yourself to one slice with reasonable toppings. I make my own whenever possible, make my own dough, roll THIN and top with veggies galore and a bit of feta. Veggies are precooked to pull out moisture......especially the mushrooms. Or I use pitas, tortillas.....but I really prefer the whole wheat bread dough crust. If ordering in pizza we get halfies......he gets his meats and I go for the veggie stuff. We are both happy.....but the cal content with all the cheese is way up there, plus the fats. It's not the end of the world, just a new world to explore. I love fresh tuna.....yum. Lunch today I had summer squash enchiladas.....saute summer squash, layer between two corn tortillas pre warmed (not in oil), top with red or green chile sauce (this is New Mexico), spot of cheese (I skipped that)............yum. Only problem is the tummy was burning later......am I developing a gringo tummy? ARGH!!!! |
ICH wrote: ...She uses spiriva as a sugar sub and likes the way things taste. Possibly Truvia? My dad uses a Spiriva inhaler for his COPD.  |
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