These "bread" sticks are a nice alternative to regular high carb/high calorie bread sticks and they are also gluten free! Serve them with a soup or as an appetizer. Try adding sesame seeds or poppy seeds as well. They are low carb at only 3g net carbs and 4 Weight [...]
This tasty dessert is a chocolate lovers dream. Easy to prepare, low in carbs, high in protein and 6 Weight Watchers points. Instead of using a tablespoon of whipped cream I opted for a tablespoon of yummy whipped coconut milk. It is lower in calories, fat and only 1 Weight [...]
The first thing I gave up when diagnosed was my morning bowl of Cheerios. My blood sugar was spiking too much with cereal so I looked for an alternative breakfast. I was told that Greek Yogurt was low in sugar and high in protein. I currently have 1 cup of [...]
These rice wraps make a nice light snack at 16.2g of net carbs. You can follow the recipe to the letter or be creative and add your own flare. I prefer to use black kale as I find it a little less bitter than regular green kale. Try pairing this [...]
Date squares are a yummy little treat perfect for family gatherings and parties. I received this recipe from one of my co-workers but modified it to bring down the carbs and pump up the protein and fibre. I replaced all the sugar with stevia, flour for coconut flour and the [...]
This traditional recipe is low carb if you substitute regular spaghetti for Mung Bean Pasta. If you have a hard time finding the pasta use farro pasta instead of regular white pasta. This will still increase the carb count so read your lables. Although it also seems high in calories [...]
This chicken salad is extreamly high in protein low in carbs and only 4 Weight Watchers points. Stuff into a high protein pita or wrap in a fresh leaf of lettuce or kale. It also makes a great cold dip for nachos or whole grain crackers. If you prefer a [...]
Mulligatawny is a curry flavoured soup in Anglo-Indian cuisine. Mulligatawny is a combination of Tamil words milagu (pepper) and thanni (water). It is similar to rasam from South Indian cuisine. There are many variations on the recipe for mulligatawny. In the West, the soup typically has a turmeric like yellow [...]
I have taken the old school classic of "ants on a log" and upgraded it for a more adult snack replacing the sugary raisins with high protein raw almonds. Try using fresh churned raw peanut butter to avoid the extra sugars that are normally found in processed peanut butter. Raw [...]
Everyone loves stuffing but with the amount of bread in most stuffings it can be a carb nightmare. I found this delicious recipe and made it over to be diabetic friendly with all the flavour of regular stuffing. At 15.6g net carbs and 12 g protein per serving it makes [...]
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Snacks are generally very high in carbs. It is easy to grab a sugary granola bar or a carb intensive toasted bagel as you dash out the door. Our favourite little snack right now is the Laughing Cow on Ryvita. Ryvita has many snack breads to choose from and differ [...]
With 31g of protein and only 14 net carbs this tasty lunch makes a great lunch or a post workout recovery meal. You can make this ahead and store it covered in the refrigerator for several days. Be sure to rinse the beans first in a colander under cold running [...]
This salad makes a nice light lunch. Pack it into a low carb high protein pita or scoop it with some crunchy crackers. You could also forgo the carb intensive breads/crackers and wrap it in some kale or romaine lettuce. If you use non-fat greek yogurt you will increase the [...]
When diagnosed with diabetes, one of the hardest part of coping and managing is trying to find out what you can eat and finding suitable substitutes for what you love to eat. Who doesn’t love sweets and treats? Unfortunately delicious things like breads, cookies and cakes, just to name a [...]
These pancakes are a remake of simple banana pancakes. If you have ever had zucchini bread you will know that it has a similar flavour to that of banana bread. Although banana's are good for you they can be very high in sugar (16.6g) which makes a large banana very [...]