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Where do I find diabetic recipes

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Dragonsword

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Hi I've been having difficulty finding information for diabetic meals that all the family can enjoy .
Are there cookbooks or recipes available that doesn't include 4 star gormet meals.

i need Just day to day meals that we can try that are easy to prepare.
I'm talking chips and burgers meals not lobster in a white sauce type .
Also information about what contains what sugars in an easy to use form as I'm not too sure what's good and what's bad .
Thank you
 
I have a number of books supposedly for diabetics but mostly they are too high carb for me.

I would stick to the internet until you find your feet. If pizza was a family favourite, look up fat head dough.

Anything you fancy Google it but put keto in first.
 
Thanks
 

Hi Dragonsword, I would stop thinking about it in terms of meals for 'diabetics' but normal meals with a few tweaks that make it healthier for diabetics. Diabetics do eat 'normal' food and just about any recipe can be made to be suitable. Your burger and chips for example, serve the burger up but without the roll, leave out the chips or have one or two (dependent on what you are trying to achieve of course). Maybe learn about carbs and the amount there are in each item of food and then you can decide how many carbs you are willing to eat and throw those foods together and hey presto, suitable for diabetics.
 
Dragonsword said:
i need Just day to day meals that we can try that are easy to prepare.
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When I started I didn't want us to be faffing around with separate meals for my husband so I started by just avoiding bread, potatoes, cereals, rice and pasta and sugar of course. So husband would just add potatoes etc. If he wanted them. I would just have above ground veggies or salad.

So we basically carried on with the meals we liked and I just avoided the carby stuff. As he is the main cook he started experimenting with spiralised courgette and often has that instead of rice or pasta. We love stir fries which he does with loads of veggies with a few drops of strong chilli sauce.

I also like cheeses like stilton and coffee with cream, 85% dark chocolate and also full fat Greek yogurt is another favourite of mine. Also love eggs in omelettes or bacon and egg - I could go on and on but this is making me hungry so am now stopping for lunch. a very reasonably priced steak from Aldi, mushrooms and a salad.
 
Lol you have just took away my favs. Bread potatoes cereals and rice and pasta. Which I thought contained good slow released sugars . Thanks for writing back though .
I see I'm going have to re think things further lol
 
@Dragonsword what type of diabetes do you have and how do you treat it?
Many with type 2 (and some with type 1) follow a low carb diet.
However, many with type 1 find they have no need to change their diet; the just need to dose their insulin appropriately.

I agree with the comments above not to think of it as a "diabetic diet".
You can get some stuff called "diabetic chocolate". This is disgusting stuff and contains laxatives. So not really something many people would recommend.
Other food labelled "diabetic" suffers similar characteristics.
 
Thanks for replying seems your way of thinking is best. I was dreading giving up my favs
 
Hi @Dragonsword - there are lots of options which are Diabetes friendly, but don't require cordon blue skills to produce.

Are you the cook in the family? Secondly, do you enjoy cooking? And finally, does your family have adventurous tastes?
 
Dragonsword said:
I'm a type 2. When I say diabetic meals I'm just after a list of things or meals I can have without worrying about it too much
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Hi, Casseroles are good,especially in a slow cooker, omelette,Eggs, Chicken, Pork, Beef, home made burger's, with or without the bun with veg or salad. Fish, curries, bolognese ( without the wheat spaghetti, or use a veg like courgette spirals for 'pasta'. You can tweak many meals to suit your dietary needs, so you can still be able to enjoy them
 
DCUKMod said:
Hi @Dragonsword - there are lots of options which are Diabetes friendly, but don't require cordon blue skills to produce.

Are you the cook in the family? Secondly, do you enjoy cooking? And finally, does your family have adventurous tastes?
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We share the cooking between me and the wife . We kind of enjoy cooking but with 3 kids its normally something quick and easy .
As for adventurous we are open to things once ..but nothing to hot or spicy thats the kids and wife .....me I like the stronger tastes hot and spicy . Though I am allergic to cheese but ok with butter, milk . Yoghurt ect
 
Thank you
 

Have a look at the following websites. There are probably literally hundreds of recipes on there. Some are a bit odd, but many a completely family friendly.

Ditchthecarbs.com
Sugarfreemom.com
Alldayidreamoffood.com


Those are just as a starter for you.

If your family likes anything in particular, then just google "low carb x, y or z". You'll be astonished what comes up!
 
Thank you
 
You're probably best looking for low carb recipes rather than diabetic, but as already suggested diet doctor's a great place to start.
 
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