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Reb: I use 5% Malvasia wine diluted. I take 2 cups wine with 1 cup water, as per Rabbi Blumenkratz’s Pesach book. I’m doing this for years.
Here’s a different salad, for a change. Very low carb.
Hearts of Palm Salad
1 can hearts of palm
1 pint grape tomatoes
1 avocado, can be omitted if you want to cut the fat & calories
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
Oil and vinegar (1/4 cup each)
Salt and pepper
sugar or substitute to taste
Toss all together and refrigerate.
This is a staple in my house for Friday afternoon and Erev Yom Tov snacking, not only for diabetics. I just leave it on the counter to cool and it always disappears. From Suzy Fishbein’s cookbook, with minor tweaking.
Cauliflower Popcorn
2 heads cauliflower cut in florets or use 1-2 lbs frozen cauliflower
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar substitute, or to taste
1 T olive oil
Preheat oven to 450. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Combine next 7 ingredients in a bowl. Add cauliflower to bowl and toss. Place in a single layer over cookie sheet. Roast uncovered 30-35 minutes until starts turning a little brown and is tender. If it browns too quickly, lower oven. Toss during baking.
Another Seder chicken recipe. Don’t worry about the alcohol, it evaporates during cooking.
Chicken With Wine
Yield 4 servings
Enjoy!
Here’s a low carb chicken recipe that’s good for the Seder:
Juicy Chicken With Roasted Spaghetti Squash,
10-inch nonstick skillets.
1 medium spaghetti squash
1 large yellow bell pepper
1 large orange bell pepper
5 ripe plum tomatoes, about 12 ounces
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 large skinless, boneless chicken breasts, about 2 pounds
1/2 cup chopped fresh mixed herbs (such as basil, mint and parsley) or 1 tablespoon dried basil, optional
Salt & pepper to taste.
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cut the squash in half, lengthwise, and remove the seeds. Place on a baking sheet, cut side down, and bake for 45 minutes or until soft.
3. Cut the tops off the peppers and then cut them in half. Remove the seeds and cut them into 1/4-inch pieces. You will have about 1 cup of each color. Trim the ends of the tomatoes; coarsely chop to make them the same size as the peppers.
4. Heat 1-1/2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the vegetables and increase the heat to high. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring often, until soft.
5. Cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces. Heat the remaining oil in another large skillet. Add the chicken and cook 3 minutes on each side until it is cooked through. Add the chicken to the vegetables and cook 1 minute, adding salt and pepper to taste.
Yield: Serves 4.
yos11: Here’s a cookie recipe.
Simple Almond Cookies:
CARB GRAMS PER SERVING: 7 with sugar. Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Nonstick cooking spray
2-1/4 cups whole almonds
3/4 cup sugar or sugar substitute blend* equivalent to 3/4 cup sugar
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
32 almond slices (2 tablespoons)
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper or coat with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In a food processor, combine whole almonds and sugar; cover and process until finely ground. Add egg whites and almond extract. Cover and process until well mixed.
2. Using a well-rounded measuring teaspoonful of the almond mixture for each cookie, shape into a crescent shape or ball. Place 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets. Place an almond slice atop each cookie.
3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or just until cookies are starting to brown on the tops. Transfer to wire racks; let cool. If desired, transfer the warm melted chocolate to a resealable plastic bag. Seal bag; cut a small hole in one corner. Drizzle tops of cookies with melted chocolate. Makes 32 cookies.
PER COOKIE WITH SUBSTITUTE: same as above, except 70 cal., 4 g carbo. Carb choices: 0.
Note: Nutrition facts are based on one cookie.
I think if you omit the chocolate dtizzle, you will lower it by 1 carb.
The thinnest matzo in NY is Chareidim. Regular or whole wheat. You get 11 matzos per lb.
Princess: It’s harder for diabetics to lose weight and lower bg. Did you ever think of going vegan? Try googling Dr. Neal Barnard. I’m vegetarian for 2 years & vegan for 6 months. My A1C’s have dropped about 1 whole point. Good luck!
Reb. Maybe you should have a fruit before exercising. It helped me. I stopped dropping too low when I ate a fruit about 1/2 hour before. Exercise is great for lowering bg. You’re on the right track!
rebetzin- Frist of all, i’m a type 2 diabetic, non-insulin dependant. I read a book by Dr. Neal Barnard, Reversing Diabetes without Medication. It is a totally vegan diet. No meat, fish, chicken or anything that comes from them, like milk and eggs. Google the doctor’s name and you’ll get his organization. I had posted it but it was removed. If you want more details about the diet, I’ll be glad to share them with you. It took me quite a while to really try the vegan diet. First I tried a vegetarian diet. No meat, chicken or fish but eggs, cheese and milk. It worked a little, but not really well.
Now, I’m just dreading Pesach as I can’t eat my soy & kitniyos that I live on.
Good Luck!
correction: my A1c, not sugar dropped from 7.0 to 5.7
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There is a raisin bread called Ezekiel’s bread, made by Food for Life. It is made with no flour, only from sprouted wheat. I’m not sure about the gluten level but it is quite tasty & low glycemic. They also sell English muffins. It is in the freezer section of Pomegranate.
Pomogranate also has a soy pasta that is incredible. It is low calorie and almost carb free. I use it for EVERYTHING, icluding lukshen kugel, vegetarian (I eat only vegan)meatballs & spaghetti, etc.
I hope this is helpful.