| What are the healthy ingredients for diabetic | | | | can generally replace about 25% of the flour in a |
| cooking? The two most important nutritious foods | | | | recipe with bran. Or add a small amount of wheat |
| for diabetes that are highly recommended to include | | | | germ. |
| into your daily diet are soy and fiber. | | | | Use stone-ground flour and cornmeal in most bread |
| Experiment with Soy | | | | recipes. Use whole-wheat flour instead of white. |
| Eating soy products is associated with many health | | | | Some yeast bread recipes do not work well with all |
| benefits, including lower blood pressure and lower | | | | whole-grain flour - try using bread flour and add bran |
| blood cholesterol levels. Below are some soy foods | | | | in these recipes. Or use half whole-grain flour and half |
| you might want to include in your meal plan: | | | | white flour. |
| Tofu is soybean curd. This product is extremely | | | | Experiment with different flours, such as spelt or |
| versatile - it can be blended, marinated, stir-fried, | | | | amaranth. Substitute part of the white flour with one |
| grilled, baked, or used in desserts. It is a great protein | | | | of these flours: |
| source. | | | | Quinoa, Millet, Spelt, Brown rice, Amaranth or |
| Tempeh is a cultured soy food, made from whole | | | | Buckwheat |
| cooked soybeans mixed with other grains. It's a | | | | Use old-fashioned and/or stone-ground varieties of |
| great meat substitute. | | | | cereal and grain items like oatmeal and grits. They |
| TVP (textured vegetable protein) is made from | | | | take a little longer to cook buy a definitely worth the |
| defatted soy flour. It can be used like ground meat. | | | | effort! You can even replace half of the grits in a |
| Miso is fermented soy paste. It's great for flavoring | | | | recipe with wheat bran - this adds great flavor. |
| soup vegetables, stews, and stir-frys. Miso is rich in | | | | Use pureed fruits and vegetables as substitutes for |
| minerals, too. Use it in small amounts (1-2 tsp). | | | | other ingredients. Try celery, yellow or green zucchini |
| Tamari is similar to soy sauce, but has aged longer. It | | | | squash, cauliflower, or carrots in entrees, soups, and |
| is very high in sodium. | | | | salads. Apples, peaches, and berries work well in |
| Add some fabulous fiber | | | | sweet recipes. |
| Overconsumption of refined flours, sugars, and fats | | | | To increase the overall nutritional value in recipes, |
| means you're not getting enough of what your body | | | | always buy fresh produce, and cook it as little as |
| needs to keep you healthy. To increase the fiber in a | | | | possible to avoid destroying nutrients. Serve lots of |
| recipe: | | | | raw vegetables and fruits. |
| Add unprocessed bran to just about any recipe. You | | | | |