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Fast and Simple Diabetic Menus
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Keeping a diet that meets the strict nutritional requirements of diabetes can be difficult and time-consuming, but it is a critical part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. You need meals that you can prepare quickly with little fuss and even less guesswork. A 7 day meal plan with recipes is provided for you. (Diabetic Meal Planning and Diabetes Menu)
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The Skinny on Sugar Substitutes
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If you are like most Americans, you love the sweet taste of sugar. With an average consumption of over 20 teaspoons per person per day, we are a nation with an enormous sweet tooth. And chances are, even though you are working at slashing the sugar, you haven't lost your sweet tooth. Luckily, there are more choices than ever when it comes to sugar-free foods and sugar substitutes. Learn more about the sugar substitutes sucralose, aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame K and sugar alcohols. (Diabetic Cooking and Sugar Substitutes)
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Diabetes: Dealing With Holidays
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Diabetic nutrition can be a real challenge during holiday festivities. Diabetes food choices are reviewed with practical tips on how to maintain a normal blood sugar level. Sticking to a low carbohydrate diet does not mean missing all the fun!
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10 Tips For A Healthful Holiday
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Follow these 10 suggestions to celebrate the season and enjoy your favorite foods while staying on top of your diabetes. (Diabetic Meal Planning, Exercise)
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Sugar Substitutes
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This chart lists equivalents for sugar and brand name sugar substitutes. (Diabetic Recipes, Diabetic Cooking, Diabetic Menu, Diabetic Dessert Recipes)
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Diabetic Recipes - Dips and Spreads
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Dips and spreads for the diabetic diet include Salmon Dip, Black Bean Dip, Ambrosia Fruit Dip, Guacamole, and Creamy Spinach Dip. All recipes are low-carb with diabetic exchange information. (Diabetes Menu, Free Diabetic Recipes)
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Tweak Your Favorite Recipes for a Healthier Holiday Meal
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While turkey is a lean, healthful food, traditional sides can expand our own sides if we're not careful. So here are some slimmer versions of your favorites: green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, scalloped potatoes, and Waldorf salad. (Holiday Recipes and Diabetic Meal Planning)
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Diabetic Recipes - Low Carb
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Low carbohydrate recipes for diabetic meal planning includes Chicken Pecan Salad, Classic Egg Salad, Sloppy Jose, and Cauliflower Kugel. (Diabetes Food and Diabetes Recipe)
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Diabetic Recipes - Cookies
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Looking for a small dessert that's big on taste? Try a few delicious cookies like Apple Raisin Oatmeal Cookies and Cream Cheese and Jelly Cookies. (Diabetic Meal Planning)
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Diabetic Recipes - Main Dish
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Main dish recipes include Chicken with Garlic Galore, Creamy Mushroom Chicken, Salmon with Mango Salsa, Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce. Recipes have dietary exchange information. (Free Recipes)
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Diabetic Recipes - Cookies
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Cookie recipes to satisfy your sweet tooth and stick to your diabetic diet including Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lemon Oatmeal Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cherry Cookies and Cutout Cookies and Sugar Free Icing. (Diabetic Cookie and Diabetic Dessert Recipes, Free Recipes)
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Diabetic Recipes - Main Dish
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Enjoy these delicious simple to prepare recipes that turn ho-hum meals into something extraordinary. These recipes use ingredients you love that are easily found on supermarket shelves-no scouring specialty markets for expensive items! Try Lemon Pepper Steaks, Chicken Medallions with Mustard Sauce, Spicy Orange-Glaze Pork Chops and Teriyaki Beef Spirals. (Diabetic Meal Planning, Diabetic Recipes)
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Diabetic Recipes - Vegetable Side Dishes
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Looking for the perfect side dish? Try one of these delicious vegetable creations to spruce up your dinner and watch your carbs. Recipes include Asparagus and Fresh Mozzarella, Oven-Roasted Broccoli, Garlicky Green Beans and Curried Cauliflower. (Diabetic Meal Planning and Diabetic Recipes, Free Recipes)
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Diabetic Recipes - Main Dish
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Main dish recipes for planning diabetic meals that everyone can enjoy. Barbecued Chicken, Brunswick Stew, Spinach Lasagna, Beef Stroganoff . Most recipes have exchange information for diabetes diet planning. (Diabetes Recipe & Diabetic Cooking, Free Recipes)
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Diabetic Recipes - Holiday Dessert Ideas
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Delicious sweets to please the whole family during the holidays and maintain your diabetic meal planning including Carrot Cake, Pumpkin Pecan Pudding, Cinnamon Oranges, Baked Spiced Pears, Almond Sugar Cookies, Applesauce-Raisin Cookies. (Diabetic Cookie, Diabetic Cake Recipe, Diabetic Dessert Recipe)
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