Diabetics are screwed in a weird way when it comes to losing weight: Some of the best ingredients that help dieters lose weight suck for diabetes. As usual, tracking what you eat is paramount and watch out for ingredients that may hide sugar.
Molasses is an obvious example. It adds flavor and sweetness to baked goods, bit also makes them sweet. Keep that in mind when you looking at how much to add to recipes.
Sugar substitutes may sound ideal, but they bring along their own health risks. Keep in mind that some may give you a spike as they mimic sugar a little too closely so that your body reacts the same as if you had eaten sugar.
If you need to use peanut butter in a recipe, try to use organic peanut butter. Regular peanut butter includes sweeteners, both to make it sweeter as well as smoother. However, this makes it a double danger, as both nuts and sugar can create spikes. Organic peanut butter lacks those additional ingredients, making it harder to deal with it but nonetheless healthier.
Avoid candied fruit chunks. It should go without saying, but too many cooks somehow assume that fruit is effectively sugarless, and may even cancel out other sugars. Avoid using if possible, or limit its use as much as possible. Fresh fruit will always be a better substitution.
Molasses is an obvious example. It adds flavor and sweetness to baked goods, bit also makes them sweet. Keep that in mind when you looking at how much to add to recipes.
Sugar substitutes may sound ideal, but they bring along their own health risks. Keep in mind that some may give you a spike as they mimic sugar a little too closely so that your body reacts the same as if you had eaten sugar.
If you need to use peanut butter in a recipe, try to use organic peanut butter. Regular peanut butter includes sweeteners, both to make it sweeter as well as smoother. However, this makes it a double danger, as both nuts and sugar can create spikes. Organic peanut butter lacks those additional ingredients, making it harder to deal with it but nonetheless healthier.
Avoid candied fruit chunks. It should go without saying, but too many cooks somehow assume that fruit is effectively sugarless, and may even cancel out other sugars. Avoid using if possible, or limit its use as much as possible. Fresh fruit will always be a better substitution.
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