Are you the host this year and you’re a bit lost? Don’t worry! Here’s a great example of a Thanksgiving menu for diabetes.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and food allergies and intolerances are becoming more and more common. Besides people with diabetes. If you’re cooking this year and you’re lost, don’t worry. I bring you the solution. In this article you will find Thanksgiving menu for diabetes.
You can combine this menu as you like. You can even make some changes or include a healthy recipe you already know. Let’s get to work!
Appetizers
There is no good menu without good appetizers, right? For that we bring you three options in this Thanksgiving menu for diabetes.
Chicken Caesar Salad
Among your menu’s side dishes you can’t miss a salad. It’s a classic at every meal. You can prepare it in a thousand different ways. But without a doubt Caesar salad is one of the tastiest ones thanks to the chicken pieces and the sauce.
You only need some lettuce, chicken breasts and other ingredients that you like such as tomatoes or cucumbers. You mix all this together and dress it with caesar sauce. You can buy it or make it yourself. On the internet you have hundreds of recipes that explain how to do it.
Turkey rolls with cheese
The second starter of this Thanksgiving menu for diabetes is very easy to make. It won’t take you more than 5 minutes.
Prepare cooked turkey breast, low-fat cheese spread, your favorite vegetables and a little oil. Cut the vegetables into very thin sticks. As if they were very thin french fries. Lay out the cooked turkey breast, spread the cheese and put a few sticks of vegetables on it. Roll it up and stick a toothpick in it so that it does not open.
Finally add a drizzle of oil and that’s it!
Mashed potatoes
Ready to make the best mashed potatoes you’ve ever made? And it takes no time at all! Just follow 4 easy steps:.
- Peel and boil the potatoes until they are soft.
- Take them out and mash them.
- Add a little butter, salt and milk until you have the texture you want.
- Serve it!
Main dish: Herb roasted turkey
Turkey is, without a doubt, the star of the Thanksgiving menu for diabetes. Well, if you don’t have diabetes, it steals the show too.
Preparing it will take some patience and time. But it’s not too complicated.
Mix your favorite herbs, salt and pepper with oil. With this mixture you should baste the whole turkey. Remember that it is also important to put it between the skin and the meat.
Inside the turkey put a lemon, a couple of apples and a couple of chopped onions. Don’t forget the dried herbs. Tie the legs so that the stuffing does not come out and bake in the oven.
Important: Cover the bottom of the pan with water so that the turkey does not dry out.
Bake at 245º for 45 minutes. After this time remove the turkey and cover it with foil. This will cook it well on the inside. Now take it to the oven for another 40 minutes at 175º.
Toss it with some lemon wedges and herbs and you’re done!
Chocolate petit suisse to finish off
After all this you still have room for dessert? Then you have to try this chocolate petit suisse recipe suitable for people with diabetes.
Cheer up!
On dates like Thanksgiving or Christmas you have to be more careful and be more aware of your glucose. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them and have a great time with your family. Cori can help you with this task.
Download it to your cell phone and you will be able to know at all times how your glucose levels are and if you are in range.
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