Recipes for diabetics at Christmas

Recipes for diabetics at Christmas

We discuss some menus, recipes and Christmas cooking dishes suitable for maintaining a diabetic's diet.Being diabetic does not mean that you cannot enjoy a good dinner in the company of your family.You can eat well and take care of your health.To do this, we propose some general tips and some dishes designed for diabetic people (whether insulin dependent or not).

Tips:Alcoholic drinks contain a lot of sugar, especially liqueurs, be careful with that, you can drink a glass of cider or cava, but it is better that you abstain from liqueurs.There are some non-alcoholic and sugar-free apple, peach, etc. liqueurs, you can have a glass of these.

During dinner, drink sugar-free or light soft drinks, and if you drink beer, it is better without alcohol since it contains less sugar.
Don't skip any meals!Sometimes we are tempted to skip the snack or lunch thinking that dinner is going to be heavy, this is counterproductive for diabetics, since it affects the glycemic curve, that is, the balance that the body must maintain in glucose levels, therefore, you can make the meals before and the day after lighter, but not skip them.

Take the same dose as your treatment.If you take pills (oral antidiabetics) do not increase the dose, this could unbalance your blood sugar level in a negative way.If you inject insulin and have a device to measure sugar (glucometer), perhaps you can consult with your doctor about the possibility of increasing a unit of rapid or mixed insulin (always under medical prescription!).

Starters and appetizers:You can make a series of snacks that have few calories and do not contain sugar.
Cockles and mussels steamed, grilled or canned naturally (70cal.per100gr.).
Deviled eggs, remove the yolk (the white of 1 egg has 16cal.) and add a teaspoon of natural tuna (20cal.) or crushed tomato (8cal.)
Canapés with 1 whole wheat toast or 1 rice pancake with turkey breast and natural tomato (45cal. in total).
Canapés with 1 whole wheat toast or 1 rice pancake spread with light cheese and pickle slices (45cal. in total)

Salads and vegetables:Salad with all kinds of vegetables, you can make a yogurt sauce and put nuts on top.
Salad with cherry tomatoes on a base of lamb's lettuce, a splash of olive oil and season with salt and fresh basil.

Grilled vegetables:eggplant, onion, potatoes, pepper, tomato, pumpkin, zucchini, etc.

Fish and shellfish:Cooked prawns.
Grilled prawns.
Garlic prawns, passing the prawns through the pan with a little oil and garlic.
Salmon stuffed with baked vegetables with a splash of olive oil.

Meat:Baked turkey is the star dish because turkey meat has very little fat, is tasty and nutritious.
Beef with pepper or Roquefort sauce, make the roast beef first and then add the sauce.

Dessert:Fruit salad with a scoop of sugar-free yogurt ice cream, sprinkled with vanilla or cinnamon and with a wafer to decorate.
Baked apples, sprinkled with cinnamon and a splash of cognac.

A smoothie:chopped fruit (30-40 cal.100gr.) Skimmed milk or yogurt (30cal.100gr.) sweetener (0cal.), crushed ice, beaten egg white (16cal.).Mix everything in the blender and that's it!Garnish the edge of the glass, placing sugar and cinnamon on a small plate, wet the edge of the glass with water and turn it upside down so that the sugar and cinnamon stick to the edge.

My festive recipe:
- Varied Iberian hors d'oeuvres.
- Fish to choose with grilled vegetables.
- Brownie.(double ration with extra chocolate)

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DiabetesForo said:
@DiabetesForo said:

[[ERROR-TRANS]]Mi receta festiva:
[[ERROR-TRANS]]- entremeses ibéricos variados.
- fish of your choice with grilled vegetables.
- Brownie.(double portion with extra chocolate)

:)) :D :P

Or do you put in significantly more units to keep your glucose in range?Of course, for himBrownies.

Ah, I see that bread, nothing at all, not whole wheat bread, not the protein one.

@Jordi It's been many years since that post, I think it's ironic hahaha in the end it means that you eat what you like and quickly adjust what you can.It's three days a year...and we have fast

Thanks for sharing this — really helpful! It’s a great reminder that being diabetic doesn’t mean missing out on Christmas meals. The tips and recipe ideas are very practical and reassuring. 😊

fer said:
@fer dijo:

Recipes for diabetics at Christmas

We discuss some menus, recipes and Christmas cooking dishes suitable for maintaining a diabetic's diet.Being diabetic does not mean that you cannot enjoy a good dinner in the company of your family.You can eat well and take care of your health.To do this, we propose some general tips and some dishes designed for diabetic people (whether insulin dependent or not).

Tips:Alcoholic drinks contain a lot of sugar, especially liqueurs, be careful with that, you can drink a glass of cider or cava, but it is better that you abstain from liqueurs.There are some non-alcoholic and sugar-free apple, peach, etc. liqueurs, you can have a glass of these.

During dinner, drink sugar-free or light soft drinks, and if you drink beer, it is better without alcohol since it contains less sugar.
Don't skip any meals!Sometimes we are tempted to skip the snack or lunch thinking that dinner is going to be heavy, this is counterproductive for diabetics, since it affects the glycemic curve, that is, the balance that the body must maintain in glucose levels, therefore, you can make the meals before and the day after lighter, but not skip them.

Take the same dose as your treatment.If you take pills (oral antidiabetics) do not increase the dose, this could unbalance your blood sugar level in a negative way.If you inject insulin and have a device to measure sugar (glucometer), perhaps you can consult with your doctor about the possibility of increasing a unit of rapid or mixed insulin (always under medical prescription!).

Starters and appetizers:You can make a series of snacks that have few calories and do not contain sugar.
Cockles and mussels steamed, grilled or canned naturally (70cal.per100gr.).
Deviled eggs, remove the yolk (the white of 1 egg has 16cal.) and add a teaspoon of natural tuna (20cal.) or crushed tomato (8cal.)
Canapés with 1 whole wheat toast or 1 rice pancake with turkey breast and natural tomato (45cal. in total).
Canapés with 1 whole wheat toast or 1 rice pancake spread with light cheese and pickle slices (45cal. in total)

Salads and vegetables:Salad with all kinds of vegetables, you can make a yogurt sauce and put nuts on top.
Salad with cherry tomatoes on a base of lamb's lettuce, a splash of olive oil and season with salt and fresh basil.

Grilled vegetables:eggplant, onion, potatoes, pepper, tomato, pumpkin, zucchini, etc.

Fish and shellfish:Cooked prawns.
Grilled prawns.
Garlic prawns, passing the prawns through the pan with a little oil and garlic.
Salmon stuffed with baked vegetables with a splash of olive oil.

Meat:Baked turkey is the star dish because turkey meat has very little fat, is tasty and nutritious.
Beef with pepper or Roquefort sauce, make the roast beef first and then add the sauce.

Dessert:Fruit salad with a scoop of sugar-free yogurt ice cream, sprinkled with vanilla or cinnamon and with a wafer to decorate.
Baked apples, sprinkled with cinnamon and a splash of cognac.

A smoothie:chopped fruit (30-40 cal.100gr.) Skimmed milk or yogurt (30cal.100gr.) sweetener (0cal.), crushed ice, beaten egg white (16cal.).Mix everything in the blender and that's it!Garnish the edge of the glass, placing sugar and cinnamon on a small plate, wet the edge of the glass with water and turn it upside down so that the sugar and cinnamon stick to the edge.