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ASweetLife is thrilled to be teaming up with Magimix by Robot-Coupe to promote home cooking during Diabetes Awareness Month.
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It’s still October, yet the big box store where I shop for household essentials is already festooned in twinkling lights and tinsel. All before…
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin. It’s that time of year and pumpkin recipes abound. Thankfully, the big orange gourd is low in carbs and full of great nutrients. Here are 25 amazing low carb pumpkin recipes you need to try.
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, is just around the corner. Traditionally, Rosh Hashana meals include apples and honey which symbolize a sweet new year, and guarantee a fast rise in blood glucose levels. So what's a diabetic to do?
One option is, of course, to have a tiny bite and call it quits....
Sunflower seeds are low carb, nutrient rich, crunchy, nutty-tasting, cute, and versatile. You can sprinkle them on yogurt, cold cereal and granola, salads, and even scrambled eggs. You can also add them to soup, muffins,grind them into flour or into a sunflower seed paste.
People who don’t know much about diabetes (and who like to get all up in other people’s business) might express their concern about the effects of sugary foods on your health. Little do they know that pizza has always been the real enemy. There’s something about that magical combination of grease, protein, carb-y crust, lactose and tomato sauce that can destroy your blood sugar for hours.
I’ve often heard from fellow vegetable gardeners that they are over-run by zucchini come mid-summer and I used to wonder what they were talking about. For several years, I tried to grow zucchini without much success. I now realize that in our zeal for the long green summer squash, we over-crowded our plants. This year, we cut back to 3 well-spaced plants and I finally understand the end-of-summer zucchini glut. So I am now on the lookout for healthful, low carb zucchini recipes...
Convincing the public to drink less soda has already proven effective. Consumption of soda has declined precipitously over the last nine years. It’s no wonder the beverage industry fought the New York City soda ban so vigorously.
Other recipes I am eager to try are Scallion Pancakes with Soy Ginger Sauce, Cake Brownies, Garlic-Cauliflower Breadsticks, and Matzo Ball Soup. The pictures and Kerwien’s commentary entice. For these and all the recipes, she suggests additions (frosting for the brownies!), side dishes, and substitutions.