Healthy Diabetic Recipes

From Eating Well Magazine
Yield: 4 servings, 1 cup each
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ease of preparation: Easy

Picadillo, which means "small bits and pieces," is a sweet-and-savory
spiced ground- meat mixture from Latin America. Serve with warm corn
or whole-wheat flour tortillas.

2 eggs (optional)
1 lb lean ground beef or ground turkey breast
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped scallions, divided
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From Eating Well Magazine
Yield: 18 servings
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours
Ease of preparation: Easy

Sheet cakes are a potluck dream: the baking pan holds the cake and
makes it wonderfully portable. This one is accompanied by an almond
"cream" made from heavy cream and reduced-fat sour cream. Together,
the cake and cream replicate the taste of Mexican chocolate with
its undertones of almond and cinnamon. Or make cream cheese frosting
and add 1/4 teaspoon almond extract.

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From Eating Well Magazine
Yield: 6 servings
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 5 1/2 hours (including 4 hours chilling time)
Ease of preparation: Easy

Poaching the peach halves in their skins gives the syrup a
rosy blush. It’s perfect for dunking crunchy Polenta Biscotti.

1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
3 strips lemon zest (1-by-2-inch strips; see Tip)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 3-inch piece cinnamon stick
3 ripe but firm medium peaches, halved lengthwise and pitted
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From Eating Well Magazine
Cinnamon to thwart diabetes and heart disease

On the Spice Trail

Once traded like gold, cinnamon is proving its worth all over again
in the world of medicine and prevention. A new study has linked the
spice to health benefits for people with type 2 diabetes and anyone
vulnerable to heart disease.

Researchers at the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center in
Maryland found that when people with type 2 diabetes consumed
between 1/2 teaspoon and 3 teaspoons of cinnamon a day, they
experienced significant improvements in blood glucose (sugar),
triglycerides (fats) and cholesterol after only 40 days.
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Recipe : Selected Recipe from about.com

Savory Slaw with Ginger Pineapple Dressing
For the dressing:
1 can (about 20 ounces) crushed pineapple in it’s own juices, undrained
1/4 tsp. Powdered ginger
salt, to taste
6 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
To make the dressing, purée all of the ingredients in a blender
or food processor until smooth.

For the salad:
1 pound savoy cabbage, quartered, damaged leaves and core removed
3/4 pound red cabbage, quartered, damaged leaves and core removed
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
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Recipe : Selected Recipe about.com

Tuna Caesar Salad
For the dressing:
1 can (about 6 ounces) light tuna in water, drained
1 large clove garlic, halved
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon freshly grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup skim milk

For the salad:
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from : about.com

Sweet Cabbage Stir Fry ( Vegan )

Pineapple makes a great addition to just about any stir fry and needs very
little cooking time. This stir fry is sweet, crunchy and a breeze to make. It
doesn’t have a hearty sauce, so I like to eat it as is, rather than over rice.

INGREDIENTS:
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed
* 1 red onion, chopped
* 2 tbsp balsamic or red wine vinegar
* 3 tbsp olive oil
* 1/3 head green cabbage
* 1 can pineapple chunks~ ( In it’s own juices )~ Drained
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From WebMD
This trail mix has staying power. The dried fruit gives you some
energy right away, and the walnuts and Grape-Nuts cereal give you
some fat and fiber that will help satisfy your hunger and make sure
your body gets some additional energy a little later on. Walnuts
were chosen because they have the most omega-3s and one of the
lowest amounts of omega-6s of all the nuts.

1 cup dried fruit medley (i.e. Fruit Bits or Harvest Medley,
includes dried cranberries, apples, and tart cherries)
1/2 cup English walnut halves (unsalted or lightly salted)
1 cup Grape-Nuts (or similar)
1/2 cup raisins or cinnamon raisins (if the dried fruit medley
doesn’t include raisins)

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From WebMD
This snack is like Chex Party mix without all the hype. There’s a
little of everything in this mixture: that irrepressible pretzel
flavor, a taste of cheese, a boost of bran, and the crunchy savory
surprise of a roasted soybean every now and then. Although dry
roasted soybeans contain seven times the omega-6s compared with
omega-3s, it still has a better omega profile than many other
types of nuts (for example, pistachio nuts have 100 times more
omega-6s than omega-3s, and peanuts have 6,000 times more
omega-6s than omega-3s).

1 cup pretzel sticks
1 cup reduced fat Cheez-Its
1 cup Multi-Bran Chex cereal (or similar)
1/2 cup roasted soybeans (original or any other flavor)
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From WebMD & Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD/LD

16 cups air-popped popcorn
Chopped almonds, pecans, or walnuts (optional)
2 cups shredded sharp jalapeño cheese
1/4 cup butter (optional; can replace with trans fat-free margarine)
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
3 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp paprika

1. In a large bowl, combine the popcorn, nuts (if using), and
shredded cheese.

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