Meal ideas for us banded diabetics

Ginger_ · 02-18-2008, 10:36 AM

Sometimes given our "double jeopardy" it is hard to come up with meal ideas. Especially quick ones, as cooking sometimes is not possible with time constraints.

I would love other diabetics to post their favourite meals and best ideas here, as we can all benefit from refreshing our cupboards now and then.

Here's some quickies I enjoy:

-banana with almond butter
-sugar free, low fat yoghurt with ground flaxseed or protein mixed in
-skinned, sliced apples / cucumbers / baby carrots with humus
-thin crust frozen pizza, no more then one a week - I love the McCain "Sicilian" one, and can never eat more then a quarter of it. Seems to be fine with my BG.

Other ideas or recipes?

**Jack** · 02-18-2008, 09:02 PM

I was on insulin injections 15 years post op, and haven't had a shot now in nearly 2 years!!!

I used a LOT of pureed hard protein with various forms of low fat yogurts, dressings, non fat mayo, etc, as the protein have always been harder for me to obtain in sufficient amounts.

It took a long time to get to being able/brave enough to try salads, but now I love them...

I MUST have a bowl of 'the Holy Shredded Wheat' daily for bowel motility...

Lots of water helps.

Home canned green beans and pickled beets are wonderful too.

Once in a while I use a protein shake.

Low-glycemic index helps manage BG for me. ANY amount of 'high fructose corn syrup' is like poison and it takes days to recover from increased craving.

Once in a while I can eat pizza.....maybe 2 pieces, thin crust, small size. Used to be at least 1/2 of GIANT all for myself....yuck!!!!

peabody · 02-19-2008, 07:20 PM

hey guys,

i have a hard time getting in protein in the am absolutely hate eggs....so i made cheesecake.....cottage cheese, ricotta cheese (low fat) in the food processor with 3 eggs, and 3/4 cup splenda and 2 tsp vanilla...i bake it and eat 1/2 cup..it holds me for a long time...amanda

seajules · 02-21-2008, 12:42 PM

look up ratatuille recipe....we found it after the movie came out. We love it. It goes with everything. I use protein shakes as well to keep the amount of daily protein up to 70gms. I love several of the recipes from South beach..