Recipes to Celebrate World Diabetes Day
Diabetes impacts more than 37 million Americans. Fortunately, the disease doesn’t have to dictate your day-to-day routine, especially with proper care. A huge component of diabetes is managing your blood sugar and keeping it within a healthy target range. Food plays a huge component in blood sugar levels, so we are excited to share three diabetes approved recipes from our nutrition team to help celebrate World Diabetes Day!
The following three recipes will help you create a delicious, healthy meal your entire family is sure to enjoy. All recipes are courtesy of www.bariatriceating.com.
Cauliflower Fried Rice
Recipe courtesy of www.bariatriceating.com
Ingredients:
- Peanut oil
- ½ cup diced maple ham or raw shrimp, diced
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ cup diced mushrooms
- 5 cups of grated cauliflower
- 3 TBSP soy sauce
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- ½ cup chopped baby bok choy or spinach
- 4 scallions, sliced
- 2 eggs, well beaten
Instructions:
- Coat a wok or skillet with a thin layer of peanut oil, heat over high heat. Toss around the ham or shrimp, ginger, garlic, and mushrooms for 1 to 2 minutes, until fragrant.
- Add the cauliflower and toss while stir frying for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, bok choy and scallions. Continue to toss and cook until
cauliflower is tender. - Move mixture to the side of the wok. Add another teaspoon of peanut oil and add the eggs. Cook until scrambled, chop using your spatula and mix all ingredients together.
- Season with additional soy sauce if needed.
Skinny Orange Chicken
Recipe courtesy of www.bariatriceating.com
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ lbs chicken breast cut into 1” pieces
- 1 TBSP peanut oil Orange Sauce
- ½ cup Smucker’s sugar free orange preserves
- Zest and juice of 1 large orange (about 1/3 cup)
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 TBSP Truvia
- ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp Sriracha or ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp freshly grated ginger
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 TBSP cornstarch
Instructions:
- Wisk together the preserves, orange zest & juice, broth, Truvia, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, Sriracha, ginger, pepper and cornstarch in a small bowl and set aside.
- Heat peanut oil in a skillet or wok. Season the chicken with salt and black pepper & sauté, stirring occasionally until the chicken is browned and nearly cooked though.
- Add the orange sauce and stir to combine scraping up the browned bits from pan bottom.
- Let the sauce come to a boil and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened.
No Sugar Lemon Bars
Recipe courtesy of www.bariatriceating.com
Ingredients:
- 1 cup almond flour
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup Truvia Blend natural sugar replacer
- 6 TBSP butter
- 3 large egg yolks plus 3 large eggs
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 2/3 cup lemon juice, about 3-4 lemons
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350˚. Spray 9x9 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pulse the almond flour, flour, ¼ cup Truvia and 1 TBSP butter in a food processor until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 20-30 seconds. Transfer crumb to a prepared pan and press firmly with flat bottom of measuring cup into an even layer over pan bottom.
- Bake until light golden brown 15-18 minutes.
- While crust is baking, whisk the eggs with the remaining ½ cup Truvia in a medium sauce pan. Add the lemon zest and lemon juice, beat for an additional 1 minute. Add remaining 4 TBSP butter and cook over medium heat stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens to a sauce like consistency about 4-6 minutes.
- Pour over hot crust and bake for 10-12 minutes.
Cool completely and serve.
