Eating With Diabetes

By Laurie Esposito Harley

The Internet is filled with many places to find recipes suitable for people with diabetes. In addition you can find meal planners, tips, online journals, and so much more.

Visit LifeClinic.com for great recipes for diabetes patients... you don't have to give up what you love! Recipes include Pineapple Zucchini Bread (i know that you're trying to get rid of all of those zucchinis from your garden!), Down Home Barbecued Beef, Rich Chocolate Cheesecake, and Sweet and Sour Stir-Fry. Plus lots more!

Kraft® has a great meal planner on their site that is offered for free. There are numerous diabetic recipes as well as helpful logs - all for free. The Diabetic Log tracks your blood glucose, medication, and other items necessary for tracking the disease. Other logs include the weekly weigh-in, the nutrition log, the cardio log, the strength training log, and the daily journal - to record your feelings and track the relationship between your emotions and the amount and types of food that you eat.

Diabetic children have a particularly hard time finding foods that fit within their diet constraints as well as tasting yummy. Below is a recipe from Diabetic-Recipes.com for Gooey Tuna Dogs, perfect for the little one in your life who needs to monitor his food intake. Take a moment to visit Diabetic-Recipes.com for more great recipes and an endless list of articles for parents of children with diabetes.

Gooey Tuna Dogs
(makes 2 servings)

1 2-ounce (60 g) can water-packed tuna, drained
1 tablespoon (15 ml) dill pickle relish
2 scallions, white part only, chopped
2 tablespoons (30 g) shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon (15 ml) reduced-fat mayonnaise
2 hot dog buns

In a small bowl, flake tuna with a fork. Stir in dill pickle relish, scallion, cheese, and mayonnaise.
Partially open hot dog buns and fill each with half of the tuna mixture.
Wrap each filled bun with microwave-safe plastic wrap or waxed paper.
Microwave on MEDIUM (50% power for 90 seconds or until cheese melts.
Carefully unwrap the buns and cut in half or leave whole. Serve warm.

Per serving: 187 calories (29% calories from fat), 11 g protein, 6 g total fat (1.9 g saturated fat), 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g dietary fiber, 14 mg cholesterol, 500 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges: 1 lean meat, 1 1/2 carbohydrate (1 1/2 starch)

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