Although there is no specific diet for diabetes, there are guidelines to follow which are helpful for most diabetic diets. Diabetes friendly recipes follow these guidelines, allowing you to enjoy the foods you love, while keeping your carbohydrate and fat levels low to ensure your overall health. The American Diabetes Association and the National Institutes of Health both recommended eating foods with a low glycemic index and avoiding trans fat and saturated fats as much as possible. The following diabetes recipes not only follow these guidelines, but are designed to provide you with foods that are high in nutritional values as well.
Diabetes Friendly Recipes to Try
Aloha Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless/skinless chicken
- 6 cup romaine lettuce, torn
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 1 fresh mango
- ½ cup canned pineapple, bite-sized drained
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 8 oz plain yogurt
- ¼ red onion
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
