Myth Versus Reality
It is a very commonly held opinion that all diabetic foods including diabetic cookies taste bland and if one is on a ‘diet’ one ought to eat very foul tasting food and all ‘healthy’ food taste bad. Reality is a far cry from this statement and one can indeed prepare real gourmet from ingredients that are healthy and those which do not contribute to increase in one’s sugar, salt or fat levels. These are three major diseases that humanity suffers from – diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol and one is very aware of what he or she consumes as one approaches his fortieth birthday. In order to ward off the onset of diabetes, one begins to consume sugars in very less amounts and even goes so far as to avoid all his favourite foods including diabetic cookies.
A Few Recipes Of Diabetic Cookies
There are many interesting diabetic cookies recipes in the internet and the first among them is called Parmesan crackers owing to this Parmesan cheese being used in its preparation. It contains all ingredients for diabetic cookies and makes great cooking. The ingredients are ¾ cup whole wheat flour, sifted and put into a bowl, ¼ cup oatmeal, ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons of dehydrated and grated vegetables, one teaspoon of baking powder, 4 table spoons of fat reduced margarine, ¼ cup fat free skimmed milk and a dash of pepper to spice up the dish.
Another Diabetic Dish
Raspberry Thumbprints is another very tasty variety of diabetic cookies and they are filled completely with fruity goodness so that a diabetic patient can take advantage of natural sugars. ¼ cup of softened margarine is used instead of softened butter as this tends to increase cholesterol levels in one’s body. 3 tablespoons of sugar substitutes like honey or stevia, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence, 1 ½ cups of all – purpose flour substitute, cooking oil spray and 3 tablespoons of sugarless raspberry spread in order to fill diabetic cookies with goodness of fruit. This makes great serving as it appeals to a healthy person’s palate too and a diabetic can enjoy it just like another person will.
Pita Bread
Crusaders who went into the holy land during the 10th century AD introduced pita bread into Europe. They became fascinated with this bread owing to its wholesome goodness of this bread and one very obvious reason was this bread’s ability to remain fresh for long periods of time. Crusaders would bake these in large quantities and carry it with them everywhere. Made from simple quick rising yeast, warm water a little salt, a teaspoon of granulated sugar and 3 cups of all purpose flour, this bread accompanies most Middle Eastern dishes and they dip into any sauce or gravy in order to make it tastier. Though this is called pita bread, they can be made into smaller circles and stuffed with green vegetables and fruits in order to make them very delicious and healthy diabetic cookies.