Sunday, December 28, 2014

3 Tips For More Diabetic-Friendly Cooking

By Jennifer Marie Anderson


When you are preparing food for someone who is diabetic, it's clear that certain procedures must be set in place. Not only will there be certain foods that cannot be used but it's clear that different culinary methods are going to have to be cast aside. Does this necessarily mean that diabetic cooking has to be challenge? Surprisingly enough, there are ways to ensure that this is carried out, as this list of 3 pointers will be able to illustrate to you.

If you are going to use dairy, for most of your efforts in the culinary arts, please make it a point to switch to low-fat products. Keep in mind that most dairy products are loaded with fat content, which does not bode well for diabetic regimens. For example, if you are someone who is inclined to use whole milk, focus on 1% or 2% milk instead, since there isn't nearly as much fat to account for. As you can clearly see, you aren't short on options.

You may find that salt and the like cannot be brought into meals for diabetic consumers. Does this necessarily mean that the idea of flavor has to be tossed out of the proverbial window? Fortunately, you may be able to take advantage of herbs, spices, vinegars, and the like in order to implement flavor without bringing harmful elements into the picture. Many of these additions have their own advantages to consider, so do not overlook them.

If you're going to be focused on the creation of diabetic-friendly meals, sugar should not go unaccounted for. Even though you may find the absence of appropriate sugar levels to be limiting, in its own right, you may be able to alter certain dishes accordingly. Of course, you may find yourself having to add more flour in place of this. Of course, not every dish can be so easily manipulated, which means that you're going to have to look deeper into certain recipes to see if they can be made consumable for diabetics.

To say that diabetic-friendly meals are able to boast tremendous possibilities would be an understatement. You have to keep in mind that certain items cannot be used, for health reasons, which is an entirely valid point to make. However, I would make the argument that these limitations force chefs to be more creative with the meals they make. What this does is allow their skills to expand, resulting in greater knowledge on the part of the chefs in question.




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