Diabetic Recipes
St. Patrick's Day Diabetic Friendly Corned Beef and Cabbage
From Diabetic Gourmet Magazine
Ingredients
2-1/2 to 3-1/2 -pound boneless corned beef brisket
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
1 medium head cabbage (about 2 pounds), cut into 8 wedges
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
Directions
- Heat oven to 350F. Place corned beef brisket and 2 cups water in Dutch oven. Bring just to a simmer; do not boil. Cover tightly and cook in 350F oven 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours or until fork-tender.
- About 20 minutes before brisket is done, steam cabbage 15 to 20 minutes or until tender.
- Remove brisket from water; trim fat. Place on rack in broiler pan so surface of beef is 3 to 4 inches from heat. Combine honey and 1 tablespoon mustard. Brush top of brisket with 1/2 of glaze; broil 3 minutes. Brush with remaining glaze; broil 2 minutes or until glazed.
- Combine butter, 1 tablespoon mustard and dill; spread on hot cabbage. Carve brisket diagonally across the grain. Serve with cabbage.
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Salmon in Parchment Paper (courtesy of www.diabeticlifestyle.com )
Ingredients
- 1 pound skinless salmon fillets (3/4 inch thick), cut into 4 pieces
- ½ cup orange juice (fresh orange juice, if you want)
- 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 4 12" x 16" sheets parchment paper (or aluminum foil)
- 1 cup cooked long-grain rice
- ½ cup sliced shiitake or button mushrooms
- 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips (julienned)
- 2 scallions, white part and 1" of the green part, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh dill
- ¼ cup fat-free low-sodium canned chicken broth
- salt (to taste, and this is optional)
- freshly ground pepper (also optional)
- cooking spray
- 4 sprigs of fresh dill (for garnish)
Directions
- Rinse salmon fillets; pat dry with paper towels. Place salmon In a large self-sealing plastic bag.
- In a measuring cup, combine orange juice, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and crushed red pepper. Pour over salmon fillets and seal the bag. Allow to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes, turning bag over frequently to redistribute the marinade, or refrigerate for up to 30 minutes, turning bag frequently.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Fold each sheet of parchment or foil in half crosswise. Cut into a heart shape with the fold running vertically down the center. Open each heart to lie flat; spray lightly with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine cooked rice, mushrooms, red bell pepper, scallions, and minced dill.
- Add chicken broth and gently stir.
- Arrange an equal portion of the rice mixture in the center of one side of each heart.
- Remove salmon from marinade, discarding marinade. Place salmon fillets over rice.
- Sprinkle the salmon with salt (if using) and pepper.
- Top each fillet with two lemon slices.
- Fold the opposite side of the heart over the salmon and beginning at the top of each heart, make a series of tight, overlapping folds to seal the parchment, folding pointed edges underneath the packet.
- Place closed packets on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes (salmon will flake easily when tested with a fork).
- Cut open packet and top with dill sprigs.
Nutrition Information
| Per serving: | 272 calories (40% calories from fat), 24 g protein, 12 g total fat (3.0 g saturated fat), 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g dietary fiber, 75 mg cholesterol, 96 mg sodium |
| Exchanges: | 3 lean meat, 1 carbohydrate (1 bread/starch) |
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Herb-crusted Halibut (courtesy of www.diabeticlifestyle.com )
Ingredients
- 4 4-ounce halibut steaks
- 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs (seasoned however you want: perhaps herbes de Provence)
- cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 shallot, finely minced
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup 98% fat-free, no-salt-added canned chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon capers, well-rinsed and minced
- 2 tablespoons finely minced flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with 1 tablespoon water
Directions
- Lightly rinse the halibut steaks and pat dry with paper towels. Place each steak between two sheets of plastic wrap and flatten to about 1/2-inch thick.
- Dip each steak into the beaten egg white, then into the breadcrumbs. Set aside.
- Lightly coat a cast iron skillet or a heavy non-stick skillet with cooking spray. Place over high heat and add the halibut steaks. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side, turning once, until golden brown and fish flakes easily when prodded with a fork.
- Remove halibut steaks; keep warm.
- Heat olive oil in a heavy saucepan; add shallot and sauté for 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Stir in the wine and lemon juice and bring to a boil. Cook over medium-high heat until sauce is reduced by half.
- Add the chicken broth, capers, parsley, and cornstarch mixture. Bring sauce to a boil.
- Arrange halibut steaks on plates. Spoon each fish with some of the sauce.
Nutrition Information
| Per serving: | 219 calories (27% calories from fat), 27 g protein, 6 g total fat (0.9 g saturated fat), 10 g carbohydrates, trace dietary fiber, 36 mg cholesterol, 242 mg sodium |
| Diabetic exchanges: | 3 lean protein, 1/2 carbohydrate (bread/starch) |
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Stuffed French Toast - Courtesy of Frederick Piccarello
Ingredients for 1 serving: Cal: 372, Fat 11g, Chol 0, Carbs 48, Protein 29, Fiber 14
75g strawberries
75g blackberries
1 tbls peanut butter
1/2 cup egg whites
1/2 teas cinnamon
2 teas almond milk
2 sliced of Pepperidge Farm Low Carb 7 grain bread
1/4 cup Carey's sugar free syrup
First you make the peanut butter sandwich with the bread, peanut butter and some of the blackberries or strawberries. Mix together the egg white, almond milk and cinnamon. Dip the sandwich in the egg mix turning it over to get both sides.
Cook in a non stick pan spayed with Pam until golden brown. turn it over to cook both sides. If there are any remaining egg white spour it over the sandwich and turn over again. Serve with the remainig berries and syrup
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Comment by Deborah . Hoy on June 2, 2012 at 8:03pm -
the herd crusted Halibet is GREAT!
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Comment by My Diabetic Friends Admin on June 4, 2012 at 8:50am
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Glad you enjoyed it Deborah! Have any recipes you'd like to share with us?
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Comment by Julia Ramirez on June 8, 2012 at 10:36pm -
I need some recipes for a 14 year old girl who does not like anything but pizza and hambergers.
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Comment by Julia Ramirez on July 3, 2012 at 4:07pm
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My little girl is so picky I can't get her to eat anything and now that she is on the Medformin she is sick at her stomach so bad she cant eat anyway now. What do I do?
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Comment by Jason M on July 3, 2012 at 5:16pm
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Julia.... You mentioned previously she likes pizza and burgers.
You can make a home-made pizza with whole wheat crust and low fat cheese. If you don't want to make the crust, most pizza shops now carry whole wheat dough and will sell you some. Burgers are ok, although high in fat and cholesterol. How about a turkey burger without the bun? A regular burger is fine too once in a while, try to do with no bun or a whole wheat but. Skip the fries and go with sweet potato fries- they will have a smaller spike on her glycemic index. Low fat cheese, and unsalted nuts make for decent snacks.
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Comment by Julia Ramirez on July 3, 2012 at 7:23pm
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Thank you Jason but all I can even get her to eat is a Burger and GoGerts and Toast with a small amount of jelly, Sometimes Cerial but she is so sick at her stomach all the time that if it is not something she really likes she cant eat it without throwing up! She is having panic attacks so bad that we cant go anywhere. I cant even get her to the doctor! I think we should just get her off the medicine and let things go back to normal!! I am getting so beside myself I dont know what to do anymore!!
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Julia, I am so sorry for you. I wish I lived closer to help!
I think you need to find a doctor and/or nutritionist that will come to your home and talk to her. Have her sign up for the site; maybe I can chat with her a little.
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Comment by Julia Ramirez on July 3, 2012 at 10:14pm
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I am calling the doctor on Thursday to get a psychologist to come to my home because she has gotten to where she cant even get out of the house! My medical doctor won't do anything! I am getting to where I just cry every day and just don't know what to do anymore! She also cries every day because she feels like she will never get better and she feels like she is going crazy because she cant get out of the house because she is so panicky!! I feel so bad for her and I cant do anything because I cant get her anywhere!!
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I'm happy the doctor is coming. Know that you are not alone. Diabetes is scary and 26,000,000 Americans have it, most can live a normal life with some life style changes. My prayers include you and your daughter.
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Comment by Julia Ramirez on July 4, 2012 at 3:17pm
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Thank you so much Jason for your prayers!! We really need them because we had even a worst night last night and I have decided to not give her the Medforman at all today because it just makes her to sick!! Last night we cried for hours because all she could do is lay in the couch and cry because she felt so bad! Daddy and Brother and I just dont know what to do anymore at this point and called Mary today and she is helping me and telling me what to do, so that has helped me so much and your support also helps me so much! I am so happy I do have someone who listens to what I say and to what she is going through. She is so scarred to go to the doctor or anythng because she is so panicky she looses it and does not know where she is or anything and we are just at our wits end. Thank you again for Caring!
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I really do care! Diabetes is scary! She needs to realize something...... She is a person that is living with Diabetes. Not a "Diabetic". She's a person first. Diabetes will have to be a part of her life, but she should not let it control her life. Metformin can have some side effects. Usually they subside after a couple of weeks. I don't suggest going off the meds until she/you speak to the doctor first.
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Comment by Julia Ramirez on July 5, 2012 at 2:55pm
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Jason I took her off the Metfomin yesterday and she did better with her blood sugar then when she was on the metfomin and even today she is doing even better and I found a new doctor I will get her to at 9am in the morning that specializes in Diabetes and Anxiety Treatment along with Depression and Hypertension and I am really beginning to wonder if they did not miss diagnose her. I will keep you posted on how we do at the doctor and what they say. also I had a friend tell me about a new medication called Victoza have you ever heard of it?
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I have not tried it or even heard of it, but will look into it. Keep me posted as how to the doctor appointment goes. Know that I care.
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Comment by Julia Ramirez on July 5, 2012 at 4:26pm
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Thank you so much Jason I have been talking to Mary- the diabetes lady and she has also been helping me so much! I am so grateful to her and you for being there for me and helping me. Ashlyn is feeling just great today!!
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Thank You Mary for being so helpful! It takes this type of support to manage a terrible disease. It can be managed, but it's very scary at first. Happy to hear Ashlyn is doing better..... Did she get some ideas on what foods to eat that she will enjoy?
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Comment by Julia Ramirez on July 5, 2012 at 5:28pm
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Yes Meats and Cheeses! That is how I have been managing her blood sugar levels over the last 24 hours!
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Comment by Joyce Wall on July 18, 2012 at 3:42pm -
Help!!!. I am having problems with my sugar levels at nighttime. I am okay all day until I take my sugar at 7:00 and then again a 9:00 before bed. My doctor has suggested I try getting more protein in my nighttime snack. Does anyone have any good protein snacks or suggestions. I would appreciate the help. Thanks, Joyce Wall
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Hi Joyce, Sorry to hear about your nighttime levels. It is not unsusual for people with Diabetes to go through this. Many do, including myself. Some snacks that I personally would reccommend would be low fat cheese, (1 oz) , a handful of non salted almonds, or a half cup of high fiber, low sugar, low carb cereal. I hope this helps. Your doctor should be able to give you a few suugestions as well. Remember, high fiber, low fat, low sugar and carbs. Talk to you soon! :))
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Comment by Arlesha Aaron on May 8, 2013 at 1:08pm -
hello friends in need of help why when i stick my finger i get one number do the other hand get another number and with my arms im so confused . so scared my sugar this am was 216 i had a bowl of oat meal took my metformin an hour later it says 282 so scared and feel alone
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