Easy Diabetic Recipe – Glazed Fruit Snacks
Because you are pre-diabetic or have been diagnosed with Diabetes 2 you carefully monitor what you eat, being especially careful about your calories, carbohydrates, sugars, and fats. At the same time this does not mean that you can no long enjoy some of your favorite foods. It only means that you will need to become more creative in how these foods are prepared.
Following is a recipe for “Glazed Fruit Snacks” and I’ve also listed the nutritional information and Dietary Exchange. Enjoy!
Glazed Fruit Snacks
Ingredients:
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh sliced strawberries
1 cup peeled and sliced peaches
1 1/4 cup preserves, blackberry, light, seedless, sugar free
1 1/4 cup low sugar, orange marmalade
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp fresh lemon peel, grated
Preparation:
- Arrange the fruit in a large glass serving dish or bowl, keep fruit separated
- Use two small pots and warm the jams each with half lemon juice and half lemon peel and let boil
- Spoon each warm jam over half of the fruit and serve warm
Nutritional Information:
Calories: 57.4
Protein: 0.6 g
Carbohydrates: 15.9 g
Total Fat: 0.2 g
Sugars: 9.3 g
Cholesterol: 8.4 mg
Sodium: 0.6 mg
Fiber: 1.6 g
Dietary Exchanges
½ Fruit ¼ Other Carbohydrates
25 July 2011,