Definition A Diabetic diet is for Diabetics to follow. Their goal is to stabilize their blood sugar level.
Why do people follow this diet? Diabetics have unstable blood sugar levels. It is a medical issue which people are born with or can get due to old age.
Foods that can/cannot be eaten Diabetics can eat everything, unless they have other restricted diets as well. Following a diabetic diet limits only in certain food groups that are high on the food pyramid, for example; Sugar. Lots of people think that diabetics can't eat sugar, but they can as long as they control how much sugar they consume per day. Below is a table of best and worst choices for each food group for a diabetic:
Best Choices
Worst Choices
BREAD AND GRAINS
Whole wheat flour
White flour
Brown rice
Processed grains, such as white rice
With whole grain ingredients
Cereals with little whole grain and lots of sugar
Whole grain bread
White bread
Baked potato or baked steak fries
French fries
Whole grain flour/corn tortillas
Fried white-flour tortillas
VEGETABLES
Fresh vegetables, raw/lightly steamed/roasted
Canned/processed vegetables with lots of sodium
Frozen vegetables, lightly steamed
Cooked vegetables with lots of butter/sauce
Fresh cucumbers
Pickles
Fresh shredded cabbages or coleslaw
Sauerkraut
FRUITS
Frozen fruit or canned fruit in fruit juice
Canned fruit in syrup
Fresh fruit
Chewy fruit rolls
Sugar-free/low-sugar jam
Regular jam or jelly
100% fruit juice
Fruit punch, fruit drinks
MEAT AND OTHER PROTEINS
Baked/broiled/grilled meat, fish
Fried meat, fish
Lower-fat cut of meat (eg. Top sirloin)
Higher-fat cut of meat (eg. Ribs)
Turkey bacon
Pork bacon
Low-fat cheese
Regular cheese
Skinless poultry
Poultry with skin
Tofu lightly sauteed/steamed/cooked in soup
Fried tofu
Baked/stewed beans
Beans prepared with lard
DAIRY
1% or skim milk
Whole milk
Low-fat yoghurt, cottage cheese, sour cream
Regular ones, ice-cream
Benefits and constraints Diabetics don't lack any nutrients because they eat everything. Their only main concern is the intake of sugar.
Recipes We looked at 8 recipes which you can find below. However, we chose two final dishes to make, one sweet and one savoury. Our sweet dish was sugar-free brownies, using an artificial sweetener specially for diabetics. We also made spaghetti bolognaise with garlic bread, which was our savoury dish.
This is our brownie recipe: Ingredients 1/2 cup margarine 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 eggs 1/2 cup Splenda granular (sucralose artificial sweetener) we used Tropicana because we couldn't find Splenda 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup skim milk 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional, although it gives it more flavor) (Although it wasn't in the recipe, we added 1/4 teaspoon baking powder)
Method 1. Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. 2. Spray Pam and flour an 8x8-inch pan. (Or line the pan with oiled baking paper) 3. In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt margarine and cocoa together, stirring occasionally until smooth. 4. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. 5. In a large bowl, beat eggs until frothy. 6. Stir in sucrolose sugar. 7. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the egg mixture then mix in the cocoa and margarine. 8. Finally stir in the 1/4 cup of milk and if desired, the walnuts. 9. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven. 10. Stick in a toothpick-when it comes out clean its done. 11. Let cool and then cut into squares. Pasted from <http://www.food.com/recipe/sugar-free-brownies-43427?mode=us&scaleto=16.0&st=null> The brownies came out quite flat so either making more batter or using a smaller baking pan would improve it. These are our brownies:
This is our spaghetti bolognaise sauce recipe: Ingredients 4 Tablespoon Olive oil 1 Carrot Chopped 2 Cans (1kg) peeled tomatoes 1 Teaspoon Black pepper 1/2 kg Ground beef 1 Teaspoon thyme + basil + oregano 10 Fresh mushrooms, diced 1 Onion, chopped 2 Gloves garlic 1 Small can tomato paste
Method 1. Put carrot, garlic, onion in the blender. (then put aside) 2. Put tomatoes (separate from juice) in blender (then mixed back with juice) 3. In a saucepan, heat oil and lightly brown onion, carrot and garlic. 4. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste and pepper. 5. Simmer gently for about 30 minutes. 6. While sauce is simmering, brown ground beef in skillet over medium-high heat, drain off fat. 7. Add meat and thyme to tomato mixture. 8. Cover and simmer ½ hour, stirring occasionally. 9. Add mushrooms and cook another 10 minutes This was Reya's homemade recipe so there isn't a link where you can get this from.
This is the garlic bread recipe which can go with the spaghetti: Ingredients 16 ounce loaf of bread (French or Italian); for bread of different size, vary the other ingredients proportionately. ½ cup of unsalted and softened butter. 2-3 large garlic cloves, minced thoroughly; feel free to ramp up the intensity 2 tablespoons of freshly and finely cut parsley.
Method 1. Preheat oven to 350°F, which is about 176.6°C. 2. Mix the minced garlic, parsley and butter in a container to make garlic bread spread or mixture. 3. Slice the bread into as many slices 4. Spread the garlic bread spread / mixture / paste evenly on all slices 5. Use a tough baking container or pan; bake for about 10 minutes. 6. Carefully remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 2-3 minutes. Pasted from <http://www.all4naturalhealth.com/easy-garlic-bread-recipe.html>
Definition
A Diabetic diet is for Diabetics to follow. Their goal is to stabilize their blood sugar level.
Why do people follow this diet?
Diabetics have unstable blood sugar levels. It is a medical issue which people are born with or can get due to old age.
Foods that can/cannot be eaten
Diabetics can eat everything, unless they have other restricted diets as well. Following a diabetic diet limits only in certain food groups that are high on the food pyramid, for example; Sugar. Lots of people think that diabetics can't eat sugar, but they can as long as they control how much sugar they consume per day.
Below is a table of best and worst choices for each food group for a diabetic:
Benefits and constraints
Diabetics don't lack any nutrients because they eat everything. Their only main concern is the intake of sugar.
Recipes
We looked at 8 recipes which you can find below. However, we chose two final dishes to make, one sweet and one savoury. Our sweet dish was sugar-free brownies, using an artificial sweetener specially for diabetics. We also made spaghetti bolognaise with garlic bread, which was our savoury dish.
This is our brownie recipe:
Ingredients
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup Splenda granular (sucralose artificial sweetener) we used Tropicana because we couldn't find Splenda
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup skim milk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional, although it gives it more flavor)
(Although it wasn't in the recipe, we added 1/4 teaspoon baking powder)
Method
1. Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C.
2. Spray Pam and flour an 8x8-inch pan. (Or line the pan with oiled baking paper)
3. In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt margarine and cocoa together, stirring occasionally until smooth.
4. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
5. In a large bowl, beat eggs until frothy.
6. Stir in sucrolose sugar.
7. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the egg mixture then mix in the cocoa and margarine.
8. Finally stir in the 1/4 cup of milk and if desired, the walnuts.
9. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven.
10. Stick in a toothpick-when it comes out clean its done.
11. Let cool and then cut into squares.
Pasted from <http://www.food.com/recipe/sugar-free-brownies-43427?mode=us&scaleto=16.0&st=null>
The brownies came out quite flat so either making more batter or using a smaller baking pan would improve it.
These are our brownies:
This is our spaghetti bolognaise sauce recipe:
Ingredients
4 Tablespoon Olive oil
1 Carrot Chopped
2 Cans (1kg) peeled tomatoes
1 Teaspoon Black pepper
1/2 kg Ground beef
1 Teaspoon thyme + basil + oregano
10 Fresh mushrooms, diced
1 Onion, chopped
2 Gloves garlic
1 Small can tomato paste
Method
1. Put carrot, garlic, onion in the blender. (then put aside)
2. Put tomatoes (separate from juice) in blender (then mixed back with juice)
3. In a saucepan, heat oil and lightly brown onion, carrot and garlic.
4. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste and pepper.
5. Simmer gently for about 30 minutes.
6. While sauce is simmering, brown ground beef in skillet over medium-high heat, drain off fat.
7. Add meat and thyme to tomato mixture.
8. Cover and simmer ½ hour, stirring occasionally.
9. Add mushrooms and cook another 10 minutes
This was Reya's homemade recipe so there isn't a link where you can get this from.
This is the garlic bread recipe which can go with the spaghetti:
Ingredients
16 ounce loaf of bread (French or Italian); for bread of different size, vary the other ingredients proportionately.
½ cup of unsalted and softened butter.
2-3 large garlic cloves, minced thoroughly; feel free to ramp up the intensity
2 tablespoons of freshly and finely cut parsley.
Method
1. Preheat oven to 350°F, which is about 176.6°C.
2. Mix the minced garlic, parsley and butter in a container to make garlic bread spread or mixture.
3. Slice the bread into as many slices
4. Spread the garlic bread spread / mixture / paste evenly on all slices
5. Use a tough baking container or pan; bake for about 10 minutes.
6. Carefully remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 2-3 minutes.
Pasted from <http://www.all4naturalhealth.com/easy-garlic-bread-recipe.html>
Links to other diabetic recipes:
Ice Cream http://www.pickyourown.org/howtomakeicecreamwiceffsf.htm
Smoothie http://www.food.com/recipe/sugar-free-smoothie-117257
Oatmeal Cookies http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1810,148163-244194,00.html
Fried Rice http://www.freediabeticdiet-lowcarbrecipes.com/healthy-easy-diabetic-main-meal-menu-diabetic-entree-recipes/healthy-fried-rice-recipe-diabetic-main-meal-entree-recipes/
Links to references for more information on diabetes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetic_diet
http://diabetes.webmd.com/diabetic-food-list-best-worst-food