Diabetic Christmas Recipes
It can seem that Christmas is all about eating sugar and
carbs !
For those preparing for this annual festive gathering,
Christmas often means:-
roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, holiday, plum
pudding, traditional Christmas cake, cookies, stollen, punch
and too many snowballs !
For us Christmas used to be a disaster and we're determined
to make every year better - we couldn't seem to avoid
sugar-filled puddings and plates piled high of
carbohydrates.
When Christmas was finally over after all the hype and the
crazy food eating that accompanies it we were left wondering
how diabetics are supposed to live through and enjoy this
holiday season.
Easy Cooking for the Holidays
During the holiday period many diabetics experience the
worst levels of the year, mainly because everyone is eating the
wrong types of food and far too much sugar.
Everywhere you go you're offered foods full of
sugar and white flour - the worst enemies of the
diabetic.
Everything in traditional recipe books is full of
sugar, chocolate and fat.
We're already planning for Christmas
2009 and looking for recipes that we can enjoy eating
during the holiday season. Here's a few ideas to get you
going and ensure that you can enjoy the festive season without
missing out:-
If you've got a diabetic coming to visit this festive
season, you can't go too far wrong by cooking them a roast
dinner.
 A traditional Christmas
roast contains plenty of protein and vegetables,
although you might want to take it easy on the roast
potatoes and parsnips!
Easy Rule of Thumb for
Meals:-
Try and stick to the rule of having your plate filled in the
following proportions:- vegetables (50%), protein/meat (25%)
and potatoes/carbohydrates (25%).
For pudding, skip the traditional plum pudding and instead
try a fresh fruit salad served with custard or
icecream.
We've also come up with a dessert idea that will delight
your guests as well as being easy to prepare
beforehand. Try our easy cook cranberry
and pear crumble or plums in toffee sauce.
To start the day well, check out a sample Christmas breakfast
menu for diabetics which includes several menu
suggestions to help you when cooking for a diabetic.
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