Oatmeal Diabetic Diet

Consuming a bowl oats for your breakfast is not only a great way to start off the day, but a healthy one as well. Due to the numerous health benefits of oatmeal, it is considered an important ingredient, and is consequently used in various food items. With its high nutrient value, oatmeal makes a perfect breakfast option for diabetic patients. Oatmeal adds extra nutrition to various healthy recipes, as it contains vitamins and is a good source of fiber. Oatmeal is also known to reduce cholesterol levels in the body. The following are some healthy recipes for you to get started.

Basic Oatmeal Recipe
Ingredients:

• Hot cooked oatmeal, 3 cups
• Light brown sugar, 1/4 cup
• Cinnamon, 1 tsp
• 1 medium to large apple, at room temp cut into small pieces
• Raisins, 1/3 cup
• Walnuts or pecans, chopped, 2 tbsp

Method:
Take a bowl and mix brown sugar and cinnamon and add it into the cooked oatmeal. Then add the remaining ingredients like apple pieces, nuts and raisins. Stir well and serve hot. This is a very basic oatmeal recipe that takes just a few minutes to prepare, and is nutritious as well, great for those days when you are in a rush.

Oatmeal Pancake Diabetic Recipe
Ingredients:

• Whole wheat flour, 2 cups
• Brown sugar, ½ cup
• Baking powder, 4 teaspoons
• Salt, ½ teaspoon
• Cooked oatmeal, 1 cup
• Skimmed milk, 2 cups
• Egg whites, 4
• Olive oil or canola, ¼ cup
• Applesauce, ¼ cup

Method:
Take a bowl and combine the whole wheat flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt and set aside. Similarly, mix cooked oatmeal, milk, egg whites, olive oil or canola and applesauce together in a bowl and keep aside. Then take a large bowl and combine the two prepared mixtures together and blend well to a smooth batter. Now, heat a non-stick pan and pour ¼ cup of batter on it. You will notice air holes on the surface of your pancake, indicating that it's time to flip sides of the pancake and cook till the other side turns brown as well. You can also add varied flavor to this recipe by adding nuts and raisins.

Diabetic Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients:

• All-purpose flour, 1 cup
• Egg, 1
• Rolled oats, 1 cup
• Raisins,½ cup
• Margarine, ½ cup
• Milk, ¼ cup
• Sucaryl solution, 1 tsp
• Baking powder, ½ tsp
• Cinnamon, 1 tsp
• Salt, ¼ tsp
• Nutmeg, ½ tsp
• Vanilla extract, 1 tsp

Method:
Add cream margarine, beaten egg, milk and sucaryl solution in a bowl. Mix and stir it well. Mix the remaining dry ingredients together and add it to the above mixture. Finally, add vanilla extract, rolled oats and raisins and blend well. Take a greased cookie sheet and slowly drop a teaspoon of the batter onto it and bake. Instead of using full amount of margarine, you can also use ¼ cup of applesauce or 1 banana with ¼ cup margarine.

Diabetic Breakfast Oatmeal

• Quick cooking oats, 1½ cup
• Medium apple, cut in cubes, 1
• Skim milk, 3 cups
• Raisins, 1/3 cup
• Toasted raw unsalted sunflower seeds, 3 tsp
• Maple extract, ½ tsp
• Equal, 2½ to 3½ tsp
• Salt ground cinnamon, 2 to 3 dashes

Method:
Take a saucepan and combine oats, milk, raisins, apple cubes, maple extract and sunflower seeds. Now cook this mixture over medium heat and constantly keep stirring. Boil it until the mixture thickens. This will take about 2 to 3 minutes. Then stir in the sugar substitute and you are done. Flavor with powdered cinnamon before serving.

The above dishes for the oatmeal diabetic diet are such that one will not get tired or bored of following the diet plan. Diabetics have to be doubly careful while consuming desserts and sugar related products, and to use oatmeal, with all its health benefits, is the perfect choice to get some healthy, diabetic friendly scrumptious recipes. So what are you waiting for, try these easy recipes and I am sure you be licking your lips for more.