Free Diabetic Recipes for a Healthy Diet

Whether you're newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for some time, there's no need to miss out on good tasting foods and cooking!

If you're cooking for a friend or have someone visiting, cut down on the sugar content and allow them to take smaller portions of foods - this can be easier than trying a whole new recipe or menu!

Check out our favourite healthy recipe ideas for a diabetic diet:-

• Diabetic Breakfast Recipes | Healthy Breakfasts | Smoothies
  From muesli to toast, wholewheat cereals, pancakes and fresh fruit, just what can a diabetic safely enjoy for a healthy breakfast? An important start to your day and essential part of your diet.
  
  
• Diabetic Dessert Recipes | Christmas Desserts
  Delicious diabetic dessert recipes aren't hard to come by. Unfortunately the trend is for high fat and sugar content desserts, but there are plenty of healthy low carb alternatives.
  
  
• Diabetic Cake Recipes
  Simple changes to your baking routine in the kitchen can result in healthier cakes for all the family.
  
  
• Diabetic Christmas Recipes
  Cooking for diabetics at Christmas is something more of a challenge than the rest of the year. We traditionally eat foods high in sugar and carbohydrates - but there are healthier alternatives.
  
  
• Diabetic Cookie Recipes
  A limited number of cookies (like one!) can be OK if eaten as an emergency snack or as part of a meal. Change your regular cookie recipes or try a new one.
  
  
• Diabetic Main Meal Recipes
  From stews and casseroles to quiches, flans and salads - diabetic recipe for lunch, main or evening meals. Download free recipes from the Carter family cookbook.
  
  
• Diabetic Snack Bars
  Whether you buy them or make them at home - diabetic snack bars are just what you need to hide away for a mid morning or afternoon snack, or to eat just before you have exercise. Simple snacks ...
  
  
• Healthy Soup Recipes
  Simple soup recipes using healthy ingredients such as a split pea, blackbean, chicken, french onion & butternut squash offer a way of creating meals for an entire week.
  
  

We'd love to hear your ideas for healthy recipes - please email us with your ideas and we'll add them to our online site for others to share.

Recommended Resources

Weekly Diabetes blog from Jen - mother to Alissa, diagnosed in 1998, shares the ups and downs of the journey from diagnosis, through getting the first insulin pump to Alissa leaving home for University to live by herself.

Healthy Diet for Type 1 diabetes - hints, tips and info on what works and what to avoid.