If you are living with diabetes then you must be very careful about your diet. Sometimes you need to take help from expert to choose best foods and drinks that are suitable for your health. If you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes then you must select food which do not boost blood sugar level of the body. Blood sugar level increases when you eat carbohydrates, sugars and fats in large quantity. If you are diabetic then insulin is required to your body. Insulin is an hormone produced by the beta cells of liver.
You can follow these diabetic recipes
- Oven roasted quails
- Irish meat stew
- Baked veal with horseradish
- Chicken terrine
- Pumpkin Korean style
- Chicken roll with cheese and potatoes
- Grilled eggplants
- Champignons fried in wine
- Stewed cabbage with potato
- Zucchini fried in eggs
- Eggplant and egg salad
- Beans with onions
- Thai kabab on skewers
- Vegetable pate
- Baked bell pepper in soy sauce
Oven roasted quails
Oven roasted quails are best option for the occasional dinner. The diabetic friendly recipe is very tasty and very juicy. It is small in size and easily baked in oven.
Ingredients:
Quails (6)
Butter (1/2 cup)
Garlic minced
Parsley chopped
Olive oil (4 tbsp)
Honey (2tbsp)
Salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix everything well rinse the quails and dry them. Fill the quails with ingredients you mixed, brush with olive oil and place in an oven for 40 minutes at 365 F. juicy quails are ready to serve now.
Egg plant and egg salad
Egg plant and egg salad is very quick and easy recipe. It is healthy for diabetic patients.
Egg plant and egg salad along with tomatoes and it is delicious mix of flavors gives your meal pleasant taste.
Ingredients
Eggplant
Onion
Egg
Cherry tomatoes
Garlic
Dill, finely chopped
Sour cream
Vegetable oil
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Boil the eggs, cool them and then peel off after it chop them coarsely. Boil the eggplant add garlic into it for a minute then remove from heat and discard garlic and add chopped dill.
Place eggplant in a plate and add eggs in it, then add tomatoes, cut the each tomato into 4 slices.
In the end add sour cream and your diabetic friendly salad is ready to serve.
McDonald’s for diabetics:
Fast food is not suitable for you if you have diabetics because it contain carbohydrates and fats, but sometimes fast food is compulsory like when you stuck at airport or on a road trip. When you are out with friends you can enjoy McDonald’s if you have diabetes because McDonald’s have diabetic friendly menu for you.
If you are diabetic you need to opt such option at McDonald’s which do not boost your blood sugar level that is only possible when you choose food which is low in carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Keeping in view these requirements and after asking health experts McDonalds for diabetics have following meals and drinks for you
For example Egg McMuffin is available in breakfast which is diabetic friendly. (30 gram carbohydrates and 310 calories) another option in breakfast is sausage McMuffin which contain 400 calories but you can cut down calories by discarding cheese from it.
In lunch and dinner you have following options
- Hamburger
- Chicken and meatless salads
- Bacon and grilled chicken salad
- Filet-O-fish
You need to avoid most foods at McDonald’s if you are diabetic and deserts are not good option as they are rich in carbohydrates and fats. You can choose serving of apple slices which only has 4 gram of carbohydrates and 15 cal
