Conference turris::cooks

    
    
    Check the keywords.  Though there isn't one specifically for DIABETIC,
    there are tons listed for COOKBOOKS, LOW-CALORIE, LOW_CALORIE,
    LOW_SODIUM, LOW-SODIUM and LOW_CHOLESTEROL.  These will give you
    a good place to start.
    
       SHOW KEYWORD/FULL to see all the keywords, you might find others
           that will be helpful too.
    
       SHOW KEYWORD/FULL LOW_CHOLESTEROL to see the notes on that subject.
                                    
    
    Conni
    

    Bob,  I recently purchased 3 cookbooks that are Diabetic oriented.
    They are:
    
    	The Complete Diabetic Cookbook 
    		
	Diabetic Candy, Cookie, and Dessert Cookbook 
    
    	Diabetic Snack and Appetizer Cookbook
    
    While I was entering these in here, I discovered they are are done
    by the same author and publishing company.
    
    	Mary Jane Finsand 	Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., New York
    
    Since we just got these I have only tried one recipe which was for
    Meat Loaf.  Usually I make it with catsup, but catsup is loaded
    with sugar...found this out reading labels The recipe follows:
    
    	Meat Loaf
    	---------
    
    	2 lb 	lean ground beef  	1 kg
    	1/4 c	onion, grated		60 mL
    	1 c 	soft bread crumbs	250 mL
    	1 	egg			1
    	1/4 c	parsley, finely snipped 60 mL
    	1-1/4 t salt			6 mL
    	dash ea pepper, thyme, marjoram   dash each
    	1 t 	evaporated milk		5 mL
    
    	Combine all ingrediants.  Add just enough water
    	to form firm ball.  Press into baking dish.  
    	Bake at 350 F (175 C) for 1-1/2 hours.
    
    	Microwave:  Cook on high for 15 minutes.  Turn
    	dish halfway thru cooking time.  Allow to rest
    	for 5 minutes before serving.
    
    	Yield:     12 servings
    	Calories:  237
    
    I cut the milk in half and just used regular milk and
    no salt.  It tasted good cold for sandwiches.  
    
    We just recently found out my husband Bob, has low blood
    sugar.  So as I try more recipes out and if they turn out
    at all good, I'll stick them in the Notesfile.
    
    Judy 	
      	
    			

I got the following from the Jessica's Biscuit Catalog.

American Diabetes Assn. Family Cookbook Vol.I
Hardcover $16.95  SD-387       391 pgs.

American Diabetes Assn. Family Cookbook Vol.II
Hardcover $16.95  SD-359       448 pgs.

American Diabetes Assn. Family Cookbook Vol.III
Hardcover $16.95  SD-410       416 pgs.

American Diabetes Assn. Holiday Cookbook 
Hardcover $14.95  SD-338        192 pgs.

** The Mary Jane Finsand books from .2 reply, and more

Diabetic Candy, Cookie, & Dessert Cookbook
Paperback $7.95  SD-334P          160 pgs

The Diabetic Chocolate Cookbook
Paperback $7.95  SD-361P          160 pgs.

The Complete Diabetic Cookbook
Paperback $7.95  SD-328P          192 pgs.

Diabetic Breakfast & Brunch Cookbook
Paperback $7.95  SD-396P          160 pgs.

Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook
Paperback $7.95  SD-417P           ? pgs.

Diabetic High-Fiber Cookbook
Paperback $7.95  SD-390P           ? pgs.

Diabetic Snack & Appetizer Cookbook
Paperback $8.95  SD-409P          160 pgs.

Jessica's Biscuit
Box 301
Newtonville Ma 02160

Call Jessica's Biscuit Toll-free @ 1-800-225-4264
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Bon Apetit !

John Potucek

    Suellen,
    
    You can do a search for a Jessica's Biscuit Catalog by do this at
    the note prompt:
    
    	DIR/TITLE=CATALOG
    
    I came up with note 408.0 .
    
    Judy

    Does anyone know of any recipes for making ice cream for a diabetic?
    I'm going to look at some of the cookbooks recommended here, but
    thought I'd see if anyone had any favorites. We have a friend who is
    diabetic and loves ice cream. We want to get him an ice cream maker
    plus a bunch of recipes to go with it. He lives in France so some of
    the store-bought types we get here in the States aren't available to him 
    there. Does anyone know if you can just replace the sugar in a normal
    ice cream recipe with Nutrasweet, et al? Or does the sugar have to be
    there to create some sort of chemical reaction?
    
    Thanks!
    Debbie
    

    Sugar is not required to make ice cream.
    
    I haven't made ice cream myself (due to lack of an ice cream maker) but
    I've had homemade ice cream.  Banana ice cream is great because no
    sugar or sweetener of any kind is required: just very ripe bananas.
    In fact, you could make variations such as: banana-strawberry,
    banana-carob (carob has the advantage over chocolate of being naturally
    sweet rather than bitter), banana-walnut or whatever.
    
    I've never had unsweeted other fruit ice cream, but I'd be willing to
    try with very ripe peaches, blueberries, mangos or other particularly
    sweet fruit.
    
    Also, be sure to add vanilla, which adds a sort of sweet flavor without
    adding actual sweetness/sugar.
    
    If you must sweeten it (which you better if you are trying to make
    chocolate or something) Nutrasweet works fine.  IN theory, 1 packet of
    equal is equivalent to 2 tsp of sugar...which translates to 16 packets
    per cup.  Start with less, though, because you may not need as much.
    
    The Ben and Jerry's ice cream book, BTW, provides recommended ratios of
    sweetener to other ingredients.
    
    D!

Ripe fruit contains plenty of sugar. Is the sugar in ripe fruit
(usually fructose) less of a danger to diabetics than refined white
table sugar (sucrose)?

    ALthough sugar in fruit has to be taken into account by many diabetics,
    this form of sugar is metabolized more slowly and does not upset
    insulin balances the way refined sugar does.  This is, of course, true
    for people who are not diabetic also.