If you have diabetes, you must monitor carbohydrates to control your blood sugar. A general goal for dinner is to keep carbohydrates under 40g, and to include some protein and fat with the meal. This does not mean that dinner has to be boring. Eating within your carbohydrate limits can be exciting. You can bring together a variety of delicious foods to create diabetes-friendly menus.
Chicken
The menu is chicken vegetable soup, green salad, and fruit salad. Chicken vegetable soup is a comforting main course. Use a chicken stock, chicken and plenty of your favorite vegetables such as cabbage, celery and onions. The soup goes well with a romaine and tomato salad. A good dessert is fruit salad made of cut melon and grapes, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Diabetes Education Program. The entire dinner only has 40g of carbohydrates.
Tofu stir-fry
This dinner includes a tofu vegetable stir fry followed by gingered mango. The versatile stir fry can include firm tofu and infinite possibilities for vegetables, including broccoli, celery, onion, bell peppers, water chestnuts and bean sprouts. Stir fry with a bit of sesame oil, soy sauce and garlic to taste. For dessert, fresh grated ginger gives a satisfying bite to a half of a sweet fresh mango. In all, this dinner idea has about 35g of carbohydrates.
Salmon
This dinner is made up of salmon with citrus salsa, broccoli and a baked apple. The salmon can be baked with a citrus salsa made of orange and grapefruit slices, lemon or lime juice, cilantro and tomatoes. Jazz up steamed broccoli with pepper and herbs. An easy way to make the "baked" apple is to microwave it, then sprinkle cinnamon and calorie-free sugar substitute (artificial sweetener) on it. This gourmet dinner has 40g of carbohydrates.
Shrimp
Serve spaghetti squash with shrimp and tomato sauce, green salad with roasted red pepper and sugar free gelatin. Almost as if by magic, the flesh of cooked spaghetti squash shreds into spaghetti-like strands and is the perfect carb-controlled substitute for high-carb pasta. A shrimp and tomato sauce is delicious and low in carbohydrates and calories, and the dish goes perfectly with a simple spinach salad. Sugar-free gelatin satisfies the sweet tooth. This satisfying dinner has only about 20g of carbohydrates.
