Diabetic meal ideas

[Anonymous]

Any staples to share? I'm particularly at a loss for breakfast, as I've always done cereal. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Breakfast:
-oatmeal made with milk and a tbsp or two of peanut butter stirred in (see how you do with this; it can spike some people's blood sugar)
-2 or 3 egg omelet with cheese plus a Wasa cracker with about a tsp of orange marmalade (wasa crackers are low carb and give you an approximation of eating toast, esp with the marmalade) - the fat and protein in the egg yolk and cheese help you have stable blood sugar (many diabetics are sensitive to carbs in the morning)
-tofu scramble with zucchini and onion (diced) and wasa cracker


Lunch: lentil wraps with low carb corn tortillas (small). Sautee cooked lentil with onion, tomatoes and garlic. The lentil may be too high in carb for some. it can help to add some cheese because it adds protein and fat to slow absorption of the carbs
-pasta - you can still have this if you use a ton of veggies and kidney beans in place of half the pasta portion.
-quinoa - a nice substitute for rice and can cook it tons of ways
- open faced burgers - you may have to skip the bun or just use the bottom half. Do the same thing with sandwiches -- I assume you eat fish/poultry, so make that the main part of your sandwich with some condiments. ketchup can be high in sugar so watch out.

I am vegetarian but if you eat meat you may like eating Paleo style (tons of recipes online)

If you really crave one of your old favorites (eg cake or doughnuts), try eating a small portion of it.

Good luck!
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[Anonymous]

Regarding the breakfast conundrum, my solution after I ran out of new and innovative variations of eggs (!!!) was to broaden my conception of what breakfast food is. Turns out nice meat and low starch veggies left over from last night's dinner are both fast and just like pizza taste really nice the next day. Pot roast for breakfast ... Yay! But I draw the line at salad for breakfast ...

But back to eggs ... Eggs florentine are nice. Sautéed a small amount of onion and a clove of garlic in olive oil, the add 1/4 package thawed and drained frozen spinach and two or three scrambled eggs and scramble to your liking. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Yum.

Sausage cooked with just a half of a large bell pepper (or one fourth of two peppers of different color) with a bit of chopped green onions makes a nice filling dish ... You can add scrambled eggs but it is good without too ... Just be sure to drain the sausage well of course.

Salmon lox with cream cheese eaten on cucumber slices instead of crackers and sprinkled with a few capers.

Cooked crumbled bacon added to mushrooms sautéed in butter, then stir in 2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream and warm through ... Pour over a couple poached eggs. Sprinkle just a few chopped green onions on top if you wish.

High fat Brie wedge (3 oz) served with a thin slice of cantelope and one fourth cup of blueberries. This one doesn't fill me up nearly as well as the others, but it is a nice fresh alternative.

Deviled eggs are a nice quick grab and go ... 4 to 6 halves with the filling made from canola mayo, a bit of Dijon mustard, and topped with a pretty sprinkle of paprika and a half green olive. Yum.

Hope this helps. I found that once I solved my breakfast problem, lunch and dinner variety were not so hard to solve. The "good news" with diabetes is that you now have all the motivation in the world to eat as healthy as you can. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

tomato slices and goat cheese

strawberries and yogurt

whole wheat toast with butter and a banana

cottage cheese

deviled eggs

[Anonymous]

can't you eat sugarless cereal? glucerna makes one

[Anonymous]

Plain, unsweetened 2% or full fat Greek yogurt, with a handful of berries or homemade low-carb granola (check out the recipes on the fab All Day I Dream About Food blog) or flaxseeds or hemp hearts. I usually mix in cinnamon or vanilla and sometimes Splenda.

One of the almond flour muffins or breads from the aforementioned blog (the double chocolate protein muffin is my favorite).

Chia breakfast "pudding" (Google Dana Carpender's recipe).

A breakfast shake made of silken tofu and berries, plus almond butter/milk (unsweetened!) and whey protein powder.