Tasty Sugar-Free Food for Diabetics

If you have Diabetes, you don’t want to stop enjoying food and having a good time. Special occasions, such as birthday parties, wedding parties and Fourth of July celebrations, still happen each year with their tasty treats and snacks. To ensure you don’t feel left out from the others, you need to focus on sugar-free food items, which can be just as tasty as the carbohydrates and sugar-laden things others eat. So, if you want to take good care of your figure and health, these are few of the treats you want to go for.

Cucumbers

Cucumbers are an amazing addition to a great deal of dishes. They hardly have any calories or sugar and cucumbers are a fantastic source of potassium, fiber and magnesium.

Admittedly cucumber on its own might not sound like such a treat, but there are different tasty ways to eat it. You can:

1. Create a refreshing drink by adding slices of cucumber and fresh mint to icy water.
2. Chop sticks from the cucumber and dip these into a vegetable dip.
3. Create a cucumber salad by combining tuna, egg, cucumber and a splash of mayo.
4. Puree cucumber with herbs, spices and yoghurt to create a dip or a soup.

Cranberries

If you are looking for something a bit sweeter, then cranberries are the magical berries to add to your shopping list. Studies have shown cranberries to lower cholesterol levels and they’ve also been shown to help reduce bacteria in the mouth, leading to fewer dentist visits.

You can treat yourself with the following simple cranberry treats:

1. Freeze cranberries and eat them frozen as a snack.
2. Blend cranberries with yoghurt for a smoothie, adding ice cubes for a less tangy consistency.
3. Mix cranberries, mustard and sweetener for a holiday-style sandwich spread.
4. Mix cranberries, melted dark chocolate, hazelnuts, and butter together and spread on top of a tray. Freeze the mixture. Break into pieces and enjoy!

Cabbage

Another great sugar-free source of vitamins is cabbage. It has plenty of vitamins K and C, with an anti-inflammatory quality adding to the benefit list. Cabbage is also extremely fun to eat because of its crunchiness.

You can enjoy cabbage in a number of cool ways:

1. Add pickled cabbage on top of your hot dog.
2. Use large cabbage leaves as a tortilla substitute to enjoy tacos or sandwiches.
3. Add braised cabbage in balsamic vinegar to create a sweeter aftertaste. Eat on its own or with chicken.

Parmesan cheese

Another great savory treat to keep in mind is Parmesan cheese. The aged cheese is the perfect addition to most meals, but it can also add the needed flavor to your healthier snacks.

You should use Parmesan cheese:

1. Top up slices of zucchini, eggplant or even potatoes with Parmesan and olive oil and bake in the oven.
2. Fry tortilla topped up with the cheese on a low heat and let it cool. Break into smaller pieces once cooled down and enjoy!
3. Cut slices of apple and top with freshly grated Parmesan.

Avocado

You can add a lot of healthy fats to your diet with the help of avocado. Even better news for diabetics is how avocado can help keep your blood sugar from spiking after you’ve had a meal. Good fats have even proven to help reverse insulin resistance, so you definitely want to add avocados to your diet.

There are different ways you can enjoy avocados. We suggest you:

1. Mash avocado and use on top of bread instead of butter.
2. Squeeze lemon juice on top of mashed avocados, add chopped tomatoes and red onion, and you have a healthy guacamole.
3. Cut slices of the avocado and fry lightly with olive oil as an alternative to fries.
4. Bake delicious sugar-free avocado brownies!

Peanut butter

It’s rather hard to find a person who wouldn’t love a serving of creamy peanut butter. Although we tend to associate this tasty treat with fat and weight gain, it can be good for you if you just know the right serving size. The high-fiber food has plenty of ways to keep your sugar levels in check and like avocado, it can actually help you reverse your insulin resistance.

But instead of snacking on PB&J sandwiches, you should consider adding peanut butter to your diet by:

1. Fry two spoonful servings of peanut butter with your chicken for a healthy meal.
2. Create a peanut butter dip for vegetables by boiling water, adding peanut butter, garlic, shallots, soy sauce and chili powder. Stir and let it simmer and start dipping!
3. Mix peanut butter with sugar-free whipping cream and let it cool in a container for a smooth gelato-type dessert.

Don’t forget to add these food items in your Augason Farms shopping cart if you have Diabetes. The food ideas will provide you with snack options to use during big events or when you are just in need of a bit of something tasty.