Diabetic Diet: Soups/Stews, Beef Vegetable Soup Recipe

Prep time: 25 minutes Servings: 10 Ingredients: -          One beef shank bone complete with one pound of meat -          Two and ½ quarts of water -          2 bay leaves -          1/3rd of a cup of freshly chopped celery leaves -          1/4th of a cup of freshly chopped parsley -          One teaspoon of Morton’s Lite Salt [...]

Diabetic Diet: Soups/Stews, Chicken Gumbo Soup Recipe

Prep time: About an hour Servings: 6 servings Ingredients: -          One pound of boneless chicken breast, both skinless and diced -          3 cups of reduced-fat and reduced-sodium chicken broth -          3 cups of water -          One cup of finely chopped onion -          One clove of finely minced garlic -          One teaspoon of salt -          ½ [...]

Peanut Butter for the Diabetic

I am constantly surprised by the number of diabetics who are unaware that simple peanut butter is a great protein source that is beneficial in a diabetics diet.  And once I mention it they usually look at me like I am crazy and say, “but what about fat and cholesterol?”  Remember to eat everything in a [...]

Christmas Desserts: Make Then With Splenda!

Before we begin “dishing” out some Christmas dessert recipes, let us talk about Splenda. What is Splenda? Splenda is a sugar substitute. It gained popularity in 1998 when the United States Food and Drug Administration approved it for use in commercially prepared baking products. Sixty other countries have followed the initiative of the American FDA. [...]

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