Diabetic Diet Recipes – Lime Cheese Cake

Here is one of my favorite diabetic diet recipes, Lime Cheese Cake. Try it out!

Ingredients:
Here are all the ingredients you need to make this diabetic diet recipe
- 1 egg
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2/3 cup EQUAL SPOONFUL or 16 packet Equal Sweetener
- 3 tablespoons stick butter or margarine, melted
- 2 tablespoons EQUAL SPOONFUL* or 3 packets Equal sweetener
- 3 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
- 2 packages (8 ounce each) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened

Preparation Method:
1. Combine graham cracker crumbs, butter and 2 tablespoons Equal Spoonful in bottom of 8-inch cake pan; pat evenly onto bottom and 1/2 inch up side of pan. Bake in preheated 325 degree F oven for 8 minutes.
2. Beat cream cheese and 2/3 cup Equal Spoonful in medium bowl until fluffy. Beat in egg, egg whites, lime peel and juice until well blended. Pour cream cheese mixture into prepare crust.
3. Bake lime cheesecake in 325 degree F oven 30 - 35 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.

Food Exchange:
Food exchanges per serving: 2 fat, 1 milk

Hope you enjoy this diabetic diet recipe! I will add more diabetic diet recipes for you.

Diabetic Diet Dessert

In the past, diabetic diet program were advise to avoid sweet and dessert contain avoid sugar. It is believed that eating sugar and dessert would rapidly increase blood glucose. Recent research has shown that sugar has the same effect on blood glucose levels as other carbohydrates, such as bread or potatoes. Now experts agree that diabetic diet program can eat dessert with sugar as long as you work them into your diabetic meal plan and count it carb.

Diabetic Diet Dessert Ingredient - Sweetener

Sweetener is the main ingredient in any diabetic dessert. Sweetener makes food taste sweet, and has very calories and do not raise blood glucose levels. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of these low-calorie sweeteners. The American Diabetes Association accepts the FDA's conclusion that these sweeteners are safe and can be part of a healthy diet.

Saccharin (Sweet N Low, Sugar Twin)

Saccharin can be used in both hot and cold foods to make them sweeter. You may recall that some studies giving very large quantities of saccharine to rats raised concerns that saccharin could cause cancer, but many studies and years of use have shown saccharin to be safe in the quantities used by consumers.

Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal)

Aspartame is another low-calorie sweetener. Because high temperatures can decrease its sweetness, check the manufacturer's Web site or call their toll-free number for guidelines when using aspartame in recipes.

Sucralose (SPLENDA)

Sucralose is the newest low-calorie sweetener on the market. Sucralose is not affected by heat and retains its sweetness in hot beverages, baked goods, and processed foods. Splenda is the sweetener recommended in this page.

Acesulfame potassium (Sweet One, Swiss Sweet, Sunett)

another low-calorie sweetener on the market is acesulfame potassium, also called acesulfame-K. This sweetener is heat stable and can be used in baking and cooking.

If you like to cook, you know that sugar does more in hot foods, especially baked goods like cookies and cakes, than just add sweetness. It also affects the way the foods cook and the final texture. Substituting a low-calorie sweetener may affect the texture and taste. Some people use a combination of sugar and a low-calorie sweetener to reduce overall calories and sugar while still producing acceptable results.

Healthy Diabetic Diet Dessert Tips

Many sweets and desserts, in addition to having carbs, are also high in fat and calorie and do not provide the important vitamins and mineral found in healthy foods. Here are some healthy diabetic diet dessert tips to help you lose weight while enjoying your favorite diabetic diet dessert:

1. Choose lower-calorie, lower-fat versions of your favorite diabetic desserts
2. Use a low-calorie sweetener instead of sugar for your coffee or tea
3. When you are eating out, split desserts with a friend or family member
4. Cut back on the amounts of sugar and fat in your favorites diabetic dessert recipe
5. Fresh or unsweetened dried fruit serve as excellent diabetic dessert.
6. Eat a small serving of your favorite dessert, instead of something ordinary
7. Try new recipes for lower-calorie sweets

Diabetic Dessert Recipe

Include here a small list collection of diabetic diet dessert recipe:
1.Lime Cheesecake
2.Baked Custard
3.Vanilla Cheese Cake
4.Peanut Butter Cookies
5.Peach Yogurt
6.Frozen Banana
7.Chocolate Chip Cookies
8.Cherry Pie
9.Carrot Snack Cake
10.Apple Crunch

Enjoy your dessert and have great diabetic diet!

Diabetic Diet Recipes – Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here is one of my favorite diabetic diet recipes, Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Ingredients:
Here are all the ingredients you need to make this diabetic diet recipe
- 1 cup margarine, diet, (2 sticks) at room temperature
- 3 egg whites, large, at room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup water, warm, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups unbleached flour, white
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup Brown SugarTwin

Preparation Method:
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
2. Cream margarine, sugar, and Brown SugarTwin at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg whites and vanilla to creamed mixture and beat at medium speed for 1 minute.
3. Stir together flour, soda, and salt to blend well. Add water to creamed mixture along with the flour mixture and mix at medium speed for 1 minute or until smooth.
4. Add chocolate chips to dough and mix lightly. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets that have been lined with aluminum foil or are nonstick. Press down lightly with fingers dipped in cold water to form a circle about 2 inches across. Bake about 12-15 minutes or until browned. (The cookies won't be crisp unless they are browned.)

Food Exchange:
Food exchanges per 2-cookie serving: 1½ fat, 1 bread

Hope you enjoy this diabetic diet recipe! I will add more diabetic diet recipes for you.

Diabetic Diet Recipes – Vanilla Cheese Cake

While you are on a Diabetic diets it doesn’t meant you are not getting delicious food. Here is one of my favorite diabetic diet recipes, Vanilla Cheese Cake.

Ingredients:
Here are all the ingredients you need to make this diabetic diet recipe
- 1 1/2 envelopes gelatin, unflavored
- 1/2 cup water, cold
- 1 cup evaporated milk, skim
- 12 packets artificial sweetener (Equal)
- 1/4 cup margarine, diet, melted
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 1/2 cups vanilla low fat yogurt
- 2 cups cottage cheese, low-fat
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation Method:
1. Dissolve gelatin in ½ cup cold water and the evaporated milk in a small saucepan. Heat the mixture until tiny bubbles form around edge of pan then stir to dissolve gelatin completely. Let it cool to room temperature.
2. Using a blender or food processor, combine yogurt and cottage cheese until smooth. (If using a blender, add yogurt first.)
3. Combine yogurt mixture with cooled milk. Add vanilla extract and sweetener.
4. Refrigerate filling, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
5. Combine margarine and graham cracker crumbs. Mix well. Press mixture evenly on the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan. Bake 8 minutes at 375ºF. Cool on a wire rack.
6. Pour filling into crust, cover, and refrigerate at least 4 hours or until firm.

Food Exchange:
Food exchanges per serving: ½ bread, 2 fat, 1 milk

Hope you enjoy this diabetic diet recipe! I will add more diabetic diet recipes for you.

Recommended Food List for Your Diabetic Diets

Here is diabetic food list for person with diabetes to control blood sugar level and maintain desirable weight and it is very important for your diabetic diets. Given below are lists of food diabetic can eat. The list is breakdown in to three basic food groups mainly carbohydrate, fats and protein.

Carbohydrate

During the digestive process carbohydrates are broken down into the simplest forms of sugar and glycaemic index measures how quickly the breakdown process will take place and so how fast the levels of sugar in blood rise. A high glycaemic index will cause blood sugar level to raise quickly thus making it more likely to develop insulin resistant, high blood pressure and diabetes. Diabetic diets should avoid high glycaemic index food.

List of Carbohydrate Food for Your Diabetic Diets

Bran, oats porridge, Barley.
Fruits - apple, citrus, berries, peaches, pears, plum, and rubard.
Vegetables - avocados, beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, cucumber, onions, lettuce, mushrooms, olives, peas, pepper spinach and tomatoes

List of Carbohydrate Food You Should Avoid Under Diabetic Diets

Breakfast cereals - Cornflakes, and sugar coated cereals,
White bread, cakes, biscuits, bagels, bun muffins, pancakes, doughnuts, white and brown rice.
Fruit - Dates, prunes, watermelon.
Vegetables - broad beans, potatoes, parsnip, Swede

Fat

Provided here is a list of fat for your diabetic diets. Type of fat diabetic eat are important to control cholesterol level. Diabetic should consumed food that is high in unsaturated fat, which typically are liquid at room temperature. These fats are found mainly in vegetables oil, oily fish (in form of omega-3 fatty acids), nuts and seeds.

Diabetic should use sparingly food with saturated fat found in meat poultry, lard and whole milk daily product.

Diabetic should also avoid food which is high in trans fat. Trans fat is man made and is a by product of heating vegetables oil in the presence of hydrogen (which are often refer to as hydrogenated vegetable oils on product labels).

List of Fat Food for Your Diabetic Diets

Vegetables oils - pure olive, sesame, soybean, sunflower, Avocados,
Oily Fish - Salmon, mackerel, tuna, herrings.
Nuts and seeds.
Spread able Unsaturated Margarine

List of Fat Food You Should Use Sparingly Under Diabetic Diets

Whole fat milk (skimmed milk is preferable)
Butter, cream, cheese, full fat yoghurt, and ice cream.
Meat - beef lamb and pork.
Poultry - battery-framed chicken, goose, duck and turkey.
Eggs - especially from battery farmed chickens.
Coconut oil.

List of Fat Food You Should Avoid Under Diabetic Diets

Ready made commercial foods - cakes, biscuits and snack foods.
Processed foods - Sausage pies, scotch eggs and so on.
Commercial prepared fried foods - crisps, battered fish and chips
Hard Margarine

Protein

Provided below are list of protein food for your diabetic diets. Protein are make up of chemicals called amino acids, it make up the building blocks of all body tissue except stored fat. You should eat one gram of protein for every gram of body weight to prevent body from starting to breakdown tissue. Protein is also important for healthy muscles and robust bones.

It is for diabetic to get their protein source from a variety of sources. For vegetarian diabetic this does not mean that you must eat steaks, as you can obtain a full range of protein from vegetable and fruit sources.

List of Protein Food for Your Diabetic Diets

Vegetables - beans, lentils, millet, soybeans
Nuts - Brazil, peanuts and pine nuts
Free range chicken and turkey (skin to be removed)
Lean cut of meats that are non-intensively reared - beef lamb, pork and veal.
Free-ranged chicken eggs (but not duck and goose eggs)

Fiber

Besides the above list diabetic should also increase their intake of foods rich in fibers. Our bodies cannot digest some of the food we eat in the absent of dietary fiber. Fiber is good for bowel function and protect against disorders of intestines such as cancer of colon. Soluble fiber which is found in oats, oat bran, oatmeal, peas, beans barley and fruit are also know to lower blood cholesterol level and should be included in the list of food for diabetic. It is generally recommended to have 5 portions of fiber-rich fruits and vegetables a day.

These list of food diabetic can eat is by no means exhaustive. They are here to help you to decide what and how much you can eat to eat to manage your diabetes condition. Diabetic are advise to contact a registered dietitian who will assesses nutritional needs of a person with diabetes and calculates the amounts of carbohydrate, fat, protein, and total calories needed per day. Dietitian will then convert this information into recommending the list of food a diabetic can eat to help control the diabetes condition.

Have great Diabetic Diets!