Good Wholesome Recepies

Now I have various ailments including Diabetes and I am looking for some tastey recepies that would be beneficial to my health ( I am sick of eating the same crap day in day out), I am not obese but I am over wieght (14st 4lb -was 16st 1lb 3 month ago)and been told I need to lose more as I am having issues with my liver and kidneys, can't exercise much due to the other problems I have, so diet is the only way for me to go realy.
Any good old homemade recepies without alot of suger/salt and fat would be great.

Thanks for any input.

Iain.

 

I recently began cooking for a near-diabetic, so I've got a ton of them. What do you like? I can offer you fish, chicken, pork, vegetarian and salads.

We never did do dessert, so I haven't really got anything there, sorry. But everything else I've got in spades! Typically a meal for us involves less than 25 grams of carbohydrates. If it's over 20g, then almost always there is over 5g of fiber so the math works out.

As for salt...just leave it out, unless you're baking. Seriously. 99.9% of the time it's unnecessary, it's just goofy to get used to not tasting it. If you feel you need some, get yourself a sea salt grinder and add it to your plate. Sea salt is better for you, and tastes more like salt than table salt so you'll use less.

Almost everything I cook is already low-fat, so we should be good there. :-D

In the mean time, I find these sites invaluable:
http://www.diabeticlifestyle.com/recipes
http://diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/recipes/
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/diabetic_diet
http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/diabetic-recipes/

 

Sgt. Tibbs thanks for the links they hold a wealth of information, I am on looking through them now.

As for the food recepies I like all meats/fish/fruit and veg apart from parsnip and I am alllergic to mango's.

I would of thought Tim W would of been able to supply me with a good CAKE selection :-D:-D:-D

Iain.

 

Stevia is a natural sweetener unlike artificial others. It can be used by diabetics too. It usually can be purchased in a health food store. Here's some info on it http://www.stevia.com/index.aspx Some recipes if you have a sweet tooth are also shown.

 

A lot of what I've been making lately comes from the sites I already linked, but I've got some favourites from there as well as another site (some of them are my recipes) to get you started. Remember...you asked. LOL

http://www.food.com/recipe/turkish-chicken-thighs-116150 Turkish Chicken Thighs
http://www.food.com/recipe/pecan-crusted-fish-129748 Pecan Crusted Fish
http://www.food.com/recipe/parmesan-herb-baked-flounder-132291 Parmesan Herb Baked Flounder
http://www.food.com/recipe/un-potato-salad-low-carb-128976 Un-Potato Salad
http://www.food.com/recipe/fantastic-feta-chicken-39840 Fantasic Feta Chicken
http://www.food.com/recipe/soy-balsamic-chicken-thighs-82077 Soy Balsamic Chicken Thighs
http://www.food.com/recipe/pan-seared-cod-with-basil-sauce-112259 Pan-Seared Cod with Basil Sauce
http://www.food.com/recipe/tasty-tilapia-fillets-92650 Tasty Tilapia Fillets
http://www.food.com/recipe/turkey-meatloaf-384080 Turkey Meatloaf
http://www.food.com/recipe/balsamic-peppered-chicken-349346 Balsamic Peppered Chicken
http://www.food.com/recipe/egg-and-bacon-breakfast-bake-321596 Egg and Bacon Breakfast Bake
http://www.food.com/recipe/spiced-balsamic-chicken-breasts-321286 Spiced Balsamic Chicken Breasts
http://www.food.com/recipe/spiced-broiled-chicken-breast-321284 Spiced Broiled Chicken Breast
http://www.food.com/recipe/eggplant-with-shrimp-stuffing-321277 Eggplant with Shrimp Stuffing
http://www.food.com/recipe/parmesan-chicken-for-one-321149 Parmesan Chicken for One
http://www.food.com/recipe/gardeners-chicken-321144 Gardener's Chicken
http://www.food.com/recipe/gingersnap-pork-321142 Gingersnap Pork
http://www.food.com/recipe/one-pan-pork-fu-yung-321140 One Pan Pork Fu Yung
http://www.food.com/recipe/felixs-marinated-chicken-147794 Felix's Marinated Chicken
http://www.food.com/recipe/bacon-wrapped-chicken-rolls-147442 Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Rolls (ok, so maybe not so much on the low fat, but you have to treat yourself occasionally. I use 1/3-less-fat cream cheese)
http://www.food.com/recipe/ralfs-pretty-good-olive-salad-95901 Ralf's Pretty Good Olive Salad
http://www.diabeticlifestyle.com/recipes/entrees/stir-fry-pork-rice Stir Fry Pork with Rice (use brown rice, it's better for you)
http://www.diabeticlifestyle.com/recipes/entrees/stuffed-greek-style-chicken-breasts Stuffed Greek-Style Chicken Breasts
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/recipes/mediterranean-spinach-bake.html Mediterranean Spinach Bake
http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/diabetic-recipes/Grilled-Lime-and-Ginger-Chicken/r4564.html Grilled Lime and Ginger Chicken
http://diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/html/8.shtml Summer Radish Salad
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/recipes/broccoli-floret-salad.html Broccoli Floret Salad
http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/no-cheese-egg-white-frittata/ No Cheese Egg White Frittata
http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/diabetic-recipes/Broccoli-and-Cheddar-Cheese-Pie/r5393.html Broccoli and Cheddar Cheese Pie (this comes out REALLY watery, and the cheese doesn't really melt. Might be better to make a cheese sauce with the milk and cheese and some cornstarch and drain the broccoli)
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/RE00154 Spinach and Mushroom Frittata
http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-recipes/garlic-lime-chicken/ Garlic Lime Chicken (I broil instead of frying, 8 mins per side...grill would also work)
http://www.diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/html/353.shtml Carrot Salad with Dill

I've got more, but that oughtta get you somewhere. :-D

 

An acceptable salt substitute could be potassium chloride, like Morton's salt substitute but this needs your doctor's approval first. I like using dried herbal mixes out of a bottle shaker which don't contain salt. I also like cooking with red wine which seems to intensify the salty flavour without adding any salt.

MSG could also be used as a flavour enhancer, as a powder(like Accent) or foods rich in it, like mushrooms, I love using dried and powdered mushrooms. You might want to consult with your doctor about MSG. I'm not diabetic but fighting HBP even though the odds are against me that reducing salt will reduce blood pressure.

 

Yum Yum !!!:-D:-D

 

David,
Yes i am having my eyes screened yearly, there has been some slight changes but nothing to be concerned about yet!! eye sight is getting worse though got to wear glasses all the time now where as it was just for reading last year!!
Thanks for the link I will contact them and see what advice they can offer me, I am already trying to lead a healthier life style but other conditions are hindering me mostly, I have joined a scheme that is run in my area (Gateshead West) called Gateway, it is based around learning about how to lead a more healthier lifestyle and how to reduce the amount of food I consume, I have been given a personal drawn up dietry plan that I have to work towards, thats how I have lost the wieght already,but I have been stuck at this wieght now for several weeks, I still need to lose another stone!!! :cry !!!
it's not what I eat it's the amount I eat :-D. I just fed up of eating the same stuff all the time , I am already on statins to control cholesterol I am suffering all the classic affects of the disease expecting parts of me to be falling off soon as I walk/hobble along the street :-D:-D a toe here a finger there :-D:-D. Lifes still good though cos there a lot of folk worse off than me.

 

To get used to smaller portions, do it slowly. If you all of a sudden go from eating double portions to single ones you're going to be constantly starving. Your doctor can give you a daily calorie intake goal and some ideas for dieting that'll make it easier. What worked for us was going to 4-5 small meals per day rather than 2-3 bigger ones.

There are also a number of foods that will fill you up, yet won't add a bunch of stuff you don't need. Snacking on non-starchy vegetables (celery, bell peppers, broccoli, etc.), watermelon, cheese (not too much, as it's fatty), nuts (particularly almonds and pecans) and pickles will fill the empty spot without screwing up your diet too badly. Also sugar-free Jell-O is good for filling in the holes without causing too much trouble.

 

Mr. Food has a diabetic cookbook. My mother is diabetic and she enjoys several of the meals in it.

There's even a recipe for a diabetic friendly cheesecake.

 

huh,
you just mentioned about the book while I was curious to get a copy.
Some of the shared links are not working properly in the post. If you have
some link to download, plz share it.