Healthy snacks recipes: April 2013

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You must remember that healthy recipes for diabetics are important to include in your management plan. Eating a healthy nutritious well-balanced diet is crucial if you want to take control of your diabetes, you also need to make sure that you include regular exercise in your management plan as this is the other side of the coin when it comes to controlling your disease.

Healthy Recipes For Diabetics - A Review of the Best 2010 Diabetic Cookbooks

When you are looking for healthy recipes for diabetics, make sure that the book is easy to follow and has a variety of different recipes for you to choose from. Another very important part of a good cookbook is that it includes the nutritional analysis of each recipe.

Following is a review of the best 2010 diabetic cookbooks that I would recommend:

Diabetes Cookbook - Alan L. Rubin

This book seems to tick all the boxes, it has 112 recipes that are tasty and healthy, most of the recipes only take half and hour or less to prepare and cook and most importantly it includes the nutritional information that is very beneficial, these include calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, fibre, sodium and exchanges. This book also gives you guidelines for "what, when and how much" to eat.

Betty Crocker's Diabetes Cookbook: Everyday Meals, Easy as 1-2-3

This book is sensational and an indispensable source of information. This is the cookbook to include recipes that feature carbohydrate choices. The simplified approach to meal planning is excellent for people who find diet exchanges too hard. The 140 recipes show you the number of carbohydrate choices per serving, which makes planning the rest of the meal real easy. The food exchanges are very helpful for people who need to count calories.

Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy, 4th Edition - Hope Warshaw

This book shows you how to plan and eat healthier meals. It includes all the latest nutritional information recommended by the American Diabetes Association. It provides you with great information on health and nutritional goals, the type of oil to use in cooking, renovating old recipes, information on supplements, and preparation and shopping tips.

Healthy recipes for Diabetics are a completely essential part of your diabetes management, especially if you want to achieve optimum health.

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Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world today. Research shows that diabetes has affected more than 300 million people all over the world. Every day, more and more people are being diagnosed with this disease and a rise among children being diagnosed with diabetes is definitely very alarming. The most common type of diabetes is Type 2 diabetes which is also seen in kids nowadays because of excess weight. It's very important that diabetic kids follow a strict diet meal plan along with proper medication in order to manage diabetes. If you're a parent of a diabetic child and you're always asking yourself where can you find fun but healthy diabetic-friendly recipes for your kid, then sit back and relax because I'll share with you some of the easiest to prepare diabetic and kid-friendly recipes that your child will surely love. Here are some recipes that you can quickly do in your kitchen today:

1. Applesauce Oatmeal Pancakes

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-Try to prepare this quick breakfast recipe and your child will surely start his day smiling.

Fun and Healthy Recipes for Kids With Type 2 Diabetes

Ingredients:

1 cup quick-cooking oats

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 cup fat-free milk

2 tablespoon sugarless applesauce (recipe also found in Recipe Finder)

4 egg whites

Directions:

Get a bowl and then combine the oats, baking powder and flour together. Second, get another bowl and then combine the milk, egg whites and applesauce and then you must add to dry ingredients and then mix well. Third, pour batter by 1/4 cupful onto a heated griddle which is coated by cooking spray and then cook until all of the bubbles appear on the top of the pancakes and then turn and cook until it looks lightly browned.

2. Zucchini Frittata

-You can prepare this yummy and very healthy recipe for lunch and your kid will surely ask you to make this recipe the next day!

Ingredients:

1 tbs. olive oil (0gC)

1 small onion finely diced (2.5 oz. onion) (7gC)

3 med. zucchini (about 1.5 lbs.) sliced (23gC)

1 tsp. dried or 1 tbs. fresh thyme (0.5gC)

coarse salt and fresh ground pepper

8 eggs (3gC)

1/4 c. milk (3gC)

3/4 c. shredded white cheddar (0gC)

Directions:

First, you need to get a 10-inch oven-proof skillet and warm oil in it and then add the zucchini, thyme and onion. Cook covered and make sure to stir frequently until tender for about 10 minutes. Uncover and cook until the liquid evaporates and then add salt and pepper and then remove the skillet from heat. Second, turn oven on to 425 degrees. Third, whisk together eggs, cheese and milk and then pour over zucchini lifting up zucchini to make sure eggs to coat bottom of pan. Fourth, put the skillet on medium-low heat and then cook until the slides are set and the top is slightly runny for about 15 to 20 minutes. Lastly, place in a heated oven and then cook until the center is cooked through and then remove from the oven and slide silicon spatula around the edges to loosen it. Slide and put it onto a large plate.

3. Oven Fried Drumsticks

-Kids love to eat chicken that's why it's a guarantee that your child will love this yummy and healthy recipe.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 egg

1/4 cup low-fat (1%) milk

1 cup coarsely crushed oven-toasted corn cereal

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

8 chicken drumsticks, skin removed

Nonstick cooking spray

Directions:

First, you need to preheat the oven to 375 degrees and then coat a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Second, you need to place the flour in a shallow dish and in a second shallow dish, you need to beat the egg and the milk and on the third shallow dish, mix the crushed cereal with seasonings. Lastly, dip the chicken in the flour and then into the egg mixture and make sure that you coat them evenly and then arrange the chicken on the baking sheet and coat it with nonstick cooking spray and then bake it for about 25 minutes and then turn the chicken and then bake it for 25 minutes more.

Fun and Healthy Recipes for Kids With Type 2 Diabetes

These are some of the yummy and healthy recipes that your kids will surely love. Diabetes should not stop your kid from eating yummy foods that's why you need to try out these recipes today. Good luck! For more diabetic recipes go to http://aaroncapp.com