If you can tolerate beans in your diet:


Crockpot Butter or Lima Beans


1 large yellow onion -- chopped
3 cloves garlic -- minced
3 cups butter beans -- or lima; fresh, canned or frozen ( thaw )
28 ounces canned diced tomatoes -- with juices
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
salt and pepper to taste

1. Sauté the onion in some oil in skillet until softened, then add the
garlic and cook until the garlic is softened.

2. Place the sautéed mixture to a 3 1/2 - 4 quart slow cooker and add the
beans, tomatoes with their liquid. Stir well to combine.

3. Cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours. Season to taste . Just before serving stir
in the parsley.
Yield 4 servings

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:36:13 GMT, "Joan and her
butterflydogs" > wrote:

>He can eat beans and such things /fiber foods in reasonable quantities
>without a big sugar surge.

Has he tried that testing advice at his peak yet? Any
feedback?


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
Psyllium, Fibre, Muesli and Nuts

"Joan and her butterflydogs" > wrote in message
news:xjaSi.19$hG2.3@trndny05...
> Note, I wrote if you can tolerate beans in your diet. ( smile )
>
> I am not a diabetic but my BIL is recently diagnosed type 2,( also hi
> cholesterol ) He is on metformin and diet.
>
>
> He can eat beans and such things /fiber foods in reasonable quantities
> without a big sugar surge. He is also a "vegetarian "so perhaps that is
> why
> I am prone to post such recipes.
>
> He eats whole grains and beans in reasonable quantities. ( perhaps 1/2
> cup
> + a serving with other stuff. He eats no red meat. He does eat
> fish/seafood
> and low fat cheese and dairy and plenty of other veges. He avoids white
> flour products /potatoes/white pasta but does eat small amounts of whole
> grain pasta and whole grain bread and sugar free products , desserts and
> beverages.
>
> From my understanding with the glycemic index many bean products don't
> give
> quick burst of sugar to the system.
>
> It seems to work for him. His nutritionist and Md satisfied with his
> readings.
>
> I am discovering perhaps people on this group probably has very brittle
> diabetes.
>
> I only got on this group to get recipes for him. etc. He is a bachelor guy
> without computer.
>
> But I am realistic, so I think I will wait and see and not post anymore
> and
> perhaps see what other kind of recipes people post instead that perhaps
> he
> can use. Maybe there is a diabetic vegetarian group hmm???
>
> Better to find out early what people want on groups than to post unwanted
> info

We don't seem to get a lot of recipes here. I don't do low carb and my
recipes are mainly vegetarian. I also have food allergies so while I might
occasionally post a recipe, most of what I eat wouldn't appeal to most
people. I tend to get a lot of my recipes at various online places,
including allrecipes.com. They are good to give you a breakdown of carbs
and such. I don't generally use "diabetic" recipes because for some odd
reason they are usually really low in fat, high in carbs and some sort of
weird dessert item. Why do they think we diabetics want lots of desserts?
I don't. I want REAL food.

I appreciate the recipes. That one just didn't appeal to me.

"Susan" > wrote in message
...
>
> Joan, are you or a loved one type 1 diabetic on insulin?
>
> I ask because most of your recipes are extremely unfriendly to the
> majority of those with DM.
>
> The one above gets virtually all of its calories from carbohydrates, and
> fast spiking ones at that, particularly the tomatoes, which spike many, if
> not most, DM's beyond all expectations for their carb counts.
>
> It may be a terrific recipe, just not a diabetic friendly one, unless one
> eats a TBS or less, perhaps.
>
> Susan

I'm a Type 1 on insulin and I love beans. I usually handle carbs well,
especially things like beans. I could definitely eat this recipe but I'd
portion it out into more than 4 servings, probably more like 6-8 as a side
dish.


--
Liz
Type 1 dx 4/1987
Minimed Paradigm 715 5/2005

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:36:13 GMT, "Joan and her butterflydogs"
> wrote:

>From my understanding with the glycemic index many bean products don't give
>quick burst of sugar to the system.
>
>It seems to work for him. His nutritionist and Md satisfied with his
>readings.

What about his meter at the one-hour mark?

>I am discovering perhaps people on this group probably has very brittle
>diabetes.

Nope.

Most of us are omnivores, but we do have a couple of vegetarians.

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25