Healthy Eating for Diabetics with Salad & Slaw Recipes

Boil potatoes in their skins. While potatoes boil, cube avocados and toss with lime juice. Chop bacon into one inch pieces and fry until crisp in a large skillet. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain. In bacon fat, saute onions until golden. Remove pan from heat and stir in wine, vinegar, mustard, and salt, pepper, and paprika to taste.

When potatoes are tender, drain, peel, and dice. While still warm, pour dressing over potatoes and toss. Allow to cool to room temperature. Fold in avocado, bacon, parsley, and cilantro. Serve at room temperature or chill one hour or longer.

Cut a loaf of stale bread into 1/4-inch cubes. Season with melted butter, thyme, basil, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. Bake until crisp.

In a large bowl, grind anchovies to a paste-like consistency. Stir in all remaining ingredients except Romaine lettuce.

Tear Romaine lettuce into large pieces and place in large bowl. Pour salad dressing over lettuce and toss salad. Serve immediately.

Boil potatoes in their skins. While potatoes boil, cube avocados and toss with lime juice. Chop bacon into one inch pieces and fry until crisp in a large skillet. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain. In bacon fat, saute onions until golden. Remove pan from heat and stir in wine, vinegar, mustard, and salt, pepper, and paprika to taste.

When potatoes are tender, drain, peel, and dice. While still warm, pour dressing over potatoes and toss. Allow to cool to room temperature. Fold in avocado, bacon, parsley, and cilantro. Serve at room temperature or chill one hour or longer.

Wash and core apples and pears, peeling if desired. Cut into one inch chunks. Slice bananas 1/2" thick. Wash grapes and cut in half. Combine fruits and almonds in salad bowl. Mix yogurt with spices and cider. Pour over fruit salad and stir to coat fruits evenly. Chill.

Mix Jello with 1 cup boiling water. Drain juice from pineapple and add water to make 1/2 cup liquid. Add juice to Jello mixture and chill until syrupy. Beat the evaporated skim milk, making sure that the bowl, beaters and milk are well chilled. Set whipped milk aside. Beat the cream cheese into Jello. Fold in the whipped milk and drained pineapple and chill in mold or glass dish. Yields 9 1/2 cup servings. Substitutions: 1 serving equals 1/2 fat substitution and 1/2 fruit substitutes.

Shred cabbage and carrots. Finely chip onion and celery. Mix together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together Sweet 'N Low, pepper, vinegar, lemon juice, and mayonnaise. Pour over shredded vegetables and refrigerate. Yield 10 servings. Exchanges: One serving equals 1 vegetable; calories: one serving equals 23 calories.

Whirl in blender. Mix with slaw. Just before serving, add 2 split and sliced bananas. The slices may be placed in enough pineapple juice to cover to prevent them from turning brown until ready to use. 1 serving = 3/4 cup: 1 veg, 3/4 fat, 1 fruit exch. This diabetic cole slaw recipe is about 105 cal.

Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tablespoons of juice. Mix all ingredients except dill seed. Line salad bowl with crisp salad greens. Add above mixed ingredients. Sprinkle with dill seed.

Healthy eating for diabetics is easy with these easy and delicious salad and slaw recipes.

Shred cabbage and carrots. Finely chip onion and celery. Mix together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together Sweet 'N Low, pepper, vinegar, lemon juice, and mayonnaise. Pour over shredded vegetables and refrigerate. Yield 10 servings. Exchanges: One serving equals 1 vegetable; calories: one serving equals 23 calories.