| Having the diabetics in our family can give us lots of | | | | can try to avoid adding salt to taste, just a little salt will |
| stress when trying to cook a healthy food for them, | | | | do. You can make it up by adding other spices to |
| and the diabetics need to eat healthy food in order not | | | | taste like, dried crayfish, garlic, onions, etc. But do not |
| to increase the sugar level in the urine.Its not good to | | | | add so much salt. |
| leave home hungry when you are diabetic, as this will | | | | Stocks: Most of the stocks in the market, groceries |
| increase your chance of eating foods that are not | | | | and supermarkets today contains starch, and as I |
| healthy for you. Try cooking your own food or eat | | | | have stated earlier, starchy foods are not good for the |
| food cooked by a family member to reduce the risk of | | | | diabetic. Most of these stocks; like fish stock, chicken |
| you eating the wrongly cooked food. | | | | stock, beef stocks and the rest of them contains lots |
| These are the 10 cooking healthy tips: | | | | of starch. |
| Overcooking: When cooking for the diabetic, make | | | | Oil: Oil is not too good for the diabetics, especially the |
| sure you do not over cook the food. When the food is | | | | palm oil, groundnut oil, corn oil. If you must use oil for |
| over cooked it looses most of its nutritional value. | | | | cooking, then use Vegetable oil only. As this will |
| Roasting: Make sure to roast their food, it helps in | | | | minimize the risk of developing heart problem. |
| promoting the reduction of the sugar content in the | | | | Meat: Red meat in general is not too good for the |
| urine. Plantain can be roasted either with your grill or | | | | diabetics, try using lean meat, white meat; like chicken. |
| your local roaster, the local roaster is preferable as its | | | | But don ot fry or over cook them. Meats can also be |
| close to be natural. | | | | dried with little salt for preservatives. Its good to |
| Starchy food: Do not!! I mean never you try cooking | | | | always have something handy to eat which is either |
| some starchy food for the diabetic as this is one | | | | prepared by you or from a very good source. |
| source of food that the sugar content is very high. | | | | Low fat: The diabetics do not need the so called |
| Always cook food that are low or have no sugar | | | | 'hidden fat' or fats that are invisible. Its best when |
| content in it. Like plantain, beans, eggs etc. | | | | cooking for the diabetic that you reduce fat diary |
| Steaming: Steaming is another way of cooking healthy | | | | foods among the items. Its best when we use |
| for the diabetics, especially when cooking vegetables, | | | | unrefined dietary fat like avocado, seeds, fish, soy, |
| try as much as possible to steam your vegetable so | | | | olives etc. Many canned foods in the grocery stores |
| that it will still retain its value. You can allow to steam | | | | are refined so always stick to your unrefined foods. |
| for about 3 minutes. | | | | Cooking healthy food for the diabetic does not require |
| Deep frying: The diabetic food do not need too much | | | | much, just watch what you cook, when you eat and |
| of frying, so when cooking for the diabetics, do not | | | | how you eat them.Its Important too that you avoid |
| deep fry the food. You can just stir fry it for about 3 | | | | sodas, both the sweetened ones as most of these |
| minutes so that it do not fry deeply. | | | | sodas contains lots of sugar.And you will be grateful |
| Salt: Salty foods are not good for the diabetics, you | | | | you did. |