Side Dishes: Recipes for a Diabetic Food Plan

Eating the right food and maintaining a diabetic food plan is important to a diabetic diet. freedommedicalservices.com offers a variety of side dish recipes to help you stay on your diabetic food plan. These diabetic rice, fruit and bread recipes are great for lunch or dinner.
Diabetic Orange Rice
1 c. rice, uncooked
1 c. water
1 c. orange juice
1 tsp. reduced calorie margarine
Dash of salt
1 tbsp. Orange rind, freshly grated
1/2 c. fresh orange sections, seeded

In a 2-quart microwave safe casserole, combine the rice, water, orange juice, margarine and salt. Cover, microwave on High for 5 minutes. Stir in the orange rind. Turn the bowl 1/4 turn. Microwave on High for an additional 10 minutes, turning the bowl after 5 minutes. Do not uncover the bowl. Allow to set, covered for an additional 10 minutes or until all of the liquids have been absorbed. Immediately before serving, fluff with a fork, add orange sections and mix gently. Serve with pride.

Diabetic Banana Nut Bread Recipe
1 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
7 pkts. Sweet and Low 1/4 c. butter, softened
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 egg yolks, beaten
1/4 c. pecans
3 bananas, mashed
2 egg whites, beaten stiff

Mix together: Add: Fold in stiff egg whites last, bake in loaf pan at 350 degrees until done. Apples, raisins or other fruit may be added.

Diabetic Pear, Apple Cobbler
1 qt. pears or apples
12 oz. can thawed unsweetened apple
juice
2 tsp. butter flavoring
1 tbsp. liquid sweetener

Use a deep dish lined with pastry. Pour in fruit that has been sweetened with liquid sweetener. Pour in apple juice mixed with butter flavoring. If desired, sprinkle cinnamon over pie. Cover with pastry and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.

Baked Onions

Cover pie plate in foil (for easy cleaning). Use two to three onions per person, cooking size. Do not peel. Place onions on pie tin and bake one hour at 400 degrees. When done cut root end off, squeeze stem end and it should come out whole. Spread margarine/butter over onions, season with salt and pepper. Not for microwaves. Great with baked potatoes.

Orange Rice
1 c. rice, uncooked
1 c. water
1 c. orange juice
1 tsp. reduced calorie margarine
Dash of salt
1 tbsp. Orange rind, freshly grated

In a 2-quart microwave safe casserole, combine the rice, water, orange juice, margarine and salt. Cover, microwave on High for 5 minutes. Stir in the orange rind. Turn the bowl 1/4 turn. Microwave on High for an additional 10 minutes, turning the bowl after 5 minutes. Do not uncover the bowl. Allow to set, covered for an additional 10 minutes or until all of the liquids have been absorbed. Immediately before serving, fluff with a fork, add orange sections and mix gently. Serve with pride.

No - Sugar Custard
6 egg yolks
1/4 c. Fruit Sweet
1/2 c. flour
2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. Butter

In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks and Fruit Sweet until thick and pale. While continuing to beat, gradually sift in flour. Pour into a saucepan and place over low heat on the stove and gradually add milk and vanilla. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture has thickened to a custard consistency, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Melt butter and pour over custard to prevent a skin from forming while it cools. Makes 3 cups.

These recipes are health, easy to prepare and can fit into your diabetic food plan.



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