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Contributed by: NAPSA A Diabetes-Friendly Meal Everyone Can Enjoy by the National Diabetes Education Program (NAPSA) - Knowing what to serve and eat for dinner can sometimes be a challenge-especially for people with diabetes. While eating healthy foods is important for everyone, it's essential for people with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that results in high glucose, or sugar levels in the blood, which can lead to serious complications. For the 21 million people with diabetes in this country, making healthy food choices and being physically active is crucial to managing their diabetes. What's For Dinner? When planning a meal, start with a salad appetizer. Baby spinach leaves with seasonal fresh vegetables or fruits like sugar snap peas or sliced pears go nicely with a low-fat vinaigrette dressing. For the main course, stick with lean meats or fish. Below you'll find a recipe for baked salmon. Designed to serve six people, it takes about half an hour to prepare. Nutrition information, including carbohydrate grams, is provided. Ingredients:
Directions: Preheat oven to 400 F. Whisk sour cream, dill, scallions, mustard and lemon juice in small bowl to blend. Lightly oil baking sheet with cooking spray. Place salmon, skin side down, on prepared sheet. Sprinkle with garlic powder and pepper, then spread with the sauce. Bake salmon until just opaque in center, about 20 minutes. Recipe taken from "Keep the Beat: Heart Healthy Recipes" from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). A great side dish to serve with salmon is brown rice. Cook the rice with garlic, ginger, or green onions to give it more flavor. For dessert, serve a selection of fresh fruits of the season or a small scoop of fat-free or low-fat frozen yogurt or sorbet instead of regular ice cream. On special occasions, try a twist on traditional fruit pie by adding oats and almonds to the crust. It makes for a crunchy treat! Eating healthy foods doesn't mean sacrificing taste. One of the best ways to tell if a meal is both healthy and something you'll like is by knowing its ingredients. When you do the preparation and cooking, you know exactly what's going into it, and more importantly, what's not! You can find more examples of healthy recipes by searching online for NHLBI's "Heart-Healthy Recipes," "A Healthier You" recipes, or Fruits & Veggies Matter's "Recipe Finder." For more information about making healthy food choices for people with diabetes and free resources to help manage diabetes, contact the National Diabetes Education Program at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org or 1-888-693-NDEP (6337). Bon appetit! The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Diabetes Education Program is jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the support of more than 200 partner organizations. Nutritional Information: Per Serving: Calories 196, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 76 mg, Sodium 229 mg, Fiber less than 1 g, Protein 27 g, Carbohydrates 5 g |
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