| One of the most important aspects of diabetes | | | | - Just before serving, stir in banana slices. |
| treatment and management is a healthy diet. | | | | |
| Since diabetes is caused by your body’s | | | | Pasta Pasta is one of the foods that will |
| inability to produce insulin, which helps | | | | need to be limited in the diabetes diet. |
| your body turn sugars into energy, your diet | | | | However, limited does not been completely |
| may have to change. The most important thing | | | | eliminated – so, for special treats, |
| will be to eat a variety of foods and limit | | | | try this Chicken Pasta Salad: |
| your intake of sugars and starchy foods, | | | | |
| which turn to sugar in your body. Pastas, | | | | Ingredients: |
| white bread, and potatoes are starchy foods | | | | |
| that will need to be limited in your diet | | | | - ½ cup fat-free mayonnaise |
| – but there are many recipes for foods, | | | | |
| even desserts, that are diabetic friendly and | | | | - 3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce |
| allow you to enjoy the food you eat. | | | | |
| | | | - 2 tbsp sherry |
| Sweets Desserts and sweets are one of the | | | | |
| things that diabetics miss the most. Here is | | | | - 1/8 tsp ground ginger |
| a recipe for Peanut Butter Squares that is | | | | |
| diabetes friendly: | | | | - ¼ tsp pepper |
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| Ingredients: | | | | - 1 cup cooked spiral pasta, drained |
| | | | |
| - Oil and flour aerosol spray | | | | - 2 cups cooked boneless skinless chicken |
| | | | breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces |
| - 1 large egg | | | | |
| | | | - 2 cups fresh snow peas, strings removed and |
| - ¼ cup “natural” style | | | | blanched |
| peanut butter | | | | |
| | | | - 2 green onions, sliced |
| - 1 cup ripe mashed banana | | | | |
| | | | - ½ cup water chestnuts, sliced |
| - ¼ cup skim milk | | | | |
| | | | - ¼ cup toasted almonds, for garnish |
| - 1 cup flour | | | | Directions: |
| | | | |
| - 1 teaspoon baking soda | | | | - In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, |
| | | | soy sauce, sherry, ground ginger, and pepper. |
| - 1 teaspoon baking powder | | | | Set aside. |
| | | | |
| - ¼ cup chopped dry-roasted peanuts | | | | - In a separate bowl, combine pasta, chicken, |
| | | | snow peas, green onions, and water chestnuts. |
| Directions: | | | | |
| | | | - Add dressing mix (step 1) and toss. |
| - Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an | | | | Refrigerate overnight. Sprinkle with toasted |
| 8-inch square baking pan with aerosol spray. | | | | almonds before serving. |
| | | | |
| - In a bowl, beat together the egg, peanut | | | | Many people with diabetes eliminate spaghetti |
| butter and banana until smooth. | | | | from their diet because the spaghetti noodles |
| | | | are a starch food and because most prepared |
| - Beat in the milk and flour, baking soda and | | | | spaghetti sauces contain sugar. This |
| powder, and stir in the peanuts. | | | | Spaghetti sauce allows you to enjoy spaghetti |
| | | | without the guilt – and if you use |
| - Spread the batter evenly in the pan. Bake | | | | wheat noodles, you can really enjoy a |
| for 30 minutes until browned. Cool and cut | | | | guilt-free meal. |
| into 25 squares. For holidays that fall in | | | | |
| the winter, here is a recipe for a Winter | | | | Ingredients: |
| Fruit Salad: | | | | |
| | | | - 12 oz tomato juice |
| Ingredients: | | | | |
| | | | - 1 large can mushrooms, stems and pieces |
| - 8 red apples – cored and diced | | | | |
| | | | - Salt to taste |
| - 8 green Bartlett or Anjou pears – | | | | |
| cored and diced | | | | - Garlic to taste |
| | | | |
| - 4 cups fresh strawberries – sliced | | | | - Oregano to taste |
| with stems removed | | | | |
| | | | - Dehydrated onion flakes |
| - 2 cups fresh orange juice | | | | |
| | | | - 1 large green pepper, diced |
| - 1 cup fresh lemon juice | | | | |
| | | | - 2 cans bean sprouts |
| - ¼ cup orange-flavored liqueur | | | | |
| (optional) | | | | Directions: |
| | | | |
| - Sugar substitute – optional, add to | | | | - Cook all ingredients in a covered saucepan |
| taste | | | | until sauce thickens. |
| | | | |
| - 4 bananas – sliced | | | | - Add bean sprouts, and then simmer 10 |
| | | | minutes. |
| Directions: | | | | |
| | | | - Serve over cooked pasta noodles. A Healthy |
| - Place all fruit (except bananas), juices | | | | Diet in Diabetes A healthy diet is the most |
| and liqueur (if using) in a large bowl. Add | | | | important part of your diabetes treatment. |
| sugar substitute (if using). Gently mix. | | | | You can find these and other diabetes recipes |
| | | | in books and on the Internet. Be sure that |
| - Cover bowl and refrigerate 4-8 hours | | | | you eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly |
| – but, no longer. | | | | to help in the management of your diabetes |
| | | | and for your overall health. |