Thursday, December 16, 2010

How You Can Adjust Recipes For Diabetes

Soups – using more vegetables will increase fiber content. Fat content can be reduced by adding low-fat yogurt rather than cream.

Cheese-based appetizers – try using goat cheese or feta cheese, which have a lower fat content than cow’s milk cheese.

Savory nibbles – Lightly brush oil onto spring rolls, filo pastry snacks, or cheese in breadcrumbs, and bake rather than deep-fry them.

Mince dishes – pre-cook ground beef or lamb to drain off some of the fat. Meat substitutes or soy both contain less fat.

Pies – use a very thin layer of pastry or make a potato topping instead of pastry; try adding herbs or chopped scallions to a mashed potato topping as an alternative to butter.

Casseroles – replace a proportion of the meat in a recipe with vegetables.

Pasta dishes – tomato-based sauces are healthier than cream-based sauces.

Mayonnaise – try a combination of natural yogurt and low-fat crème fraiche instated of mayonnaise, which is high in fat.

Tiramisu – try making this with virtually fat-free fromage frais and reduced fat cream cheese in equal quantities instead of eggs and mascarpone cheese. You can still add a small amount of sugar.

Cheesecake – opt for low-fat soft cheese, add fresh fruit, and decorate with grated orange or lemon rind rather than cream.

Crumble – use oats or whole wheat flour for the crumble, and use more fruit filling and less crumble topping.

Custard – use skim rather than whole milk and instead of using sugar, add an artificial sweetener after cooking.

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