GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH FRUIT SALSA [Diabetic]

GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH FRUIT SALSA

FOR THE FRUIT SALSA:
2 cans (8 oz each) crushed pineapple, packed in juice, drained
1 mango, peeled and cubed
1/2 papaya, peeled and cubed
2 Tbsp rice vinegar
1 Tbsp finely minced cilantro
1 Tbsp minced red pepper

FOR THE CHICKEN:
2 whole chicken breasts, boned, skinned, halved (10 oz meat each)
1 tsp olive oil
Garnish: kiwi slices

In a medium bowl, combine salsa ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Preheat an oven broiler or outdoor grill. Brush the chicken breasts with the olive oil. Grill or broil the chicken about 7 minutes per side or until no pink remains.

TO SERVE:
Place fruit salsa on a plate using a few spoonfuls per person. Top with a cooked chicken breast. Garnish with kiwi slice.

Serving Size: about 4 ounces, Total Servings: 4

Exchanges: 4 Very Lean Meat; 2 Fruit; 1 Fat

Calories 305, Calories from Fat 54, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Sodium 79 mg, Carbohydrate 30 g, Dietary Fiber 3 g, Sugars 25 g, Protein 32 g

Source: The Diabetes Food and Nutrition Bible: A Complete Guide to Planning, Shopping, Cooking, and Eating by Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE, and Robyn Webb, MS

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SLICED BEET SALAD [Diabetic]

SLICED BEET SALAD

Categories: Diabetic, Vegetables, Salads, Vegetarian, Side dish
Yield: 2 servings

1 1/2 c Sliced canned / cooked beets
1 Bay leaf
4 Whole cloves
4 Whole allspice
1 sm Grapefruit
1 pk Equal sweetener (2 tsp)

Drain the liquid from the canned beets, reserving 1/2
cup. (Use water with fresh beets.) Combine the 1/2
cup beet liquid, bay leaf, cloves and allspice in a
small saucepan. Heat to boiling. Lower the heat and
simmer for 5 minutes.

Section the grapefruit. Remove the spices from the
liquid and pour over the beet slices and grapefruit
sections. Add the sweetener. Marinate for at least 1
hour before serving. Drain off the liquid before
serving.

1/2 recipe - 86 calories, 1/2 fruit exchange, 2 vegetable exchanges 21 grams carbohydrate, 2 grams protein, 0 fat 302 mg sodium, 380 mg potassium, 0 cholesterol

Source: Am. Diabetes Assoc. Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986

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Barbecue Sauce for Diabetics/Low Carb Diets

Barbecue Sauce for Diabetics/Low Carb Diets

1 cup Tomato sauce
3 tb. worchestershire sauce
2 tb. brown sugar { I use Sugar Twin Brown sugar]
4 tb. Vinegar
1 tea. Liquid Smoke { Take it easy with this}
5 pks. Splenda

Mix together and cook 10 minutes over low heat. Add to anything you like or use as a dip.

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