The treatment of diabetes involves adhering to a standardized diet, engaging in regular exercise, and taking medication as prescribed. Adhering to a standardized diet means consuming high amounts of carbohydrates, reducing the proportion of fats, and controlling protein intake. Below are 5 low-sugar diet recipes.
1. Mushroom Winter Melon
Ingredients:
- 100g winter melon
- 20g mushrooms
- Some minced scallions, ginger, salt, and MSG
- 5g cooking oil
Benefits:
Winter melon is a natural diuretic and has a good anti-inflammatory effect on people with diabetes.
Directions:
1. Peel and cut the winter melon into 3cm square slices. Slice the mushrooms.
2. Heat the oil in a pan, stir-fry the scallions and ginger, add a little clear broth and salt, then add the winter melon and mushrooms and stir-fry until cooked. Add MSG and serve.
2. Lettuce with Pine Nut Fish Rice
Ingredients:
- 150g lettuce
- 25g corn
- 10g pine nuts
- 5g salad oil
- 150g green fish
- 5g bean paste, salt, and other seasonings
Benefits:
Lettuce is rich in vitamins, pine nuts contain unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E, and fish rice contains high-quality protein.
Directions:
1. Cut the green fish into small pieces and marinate. Heat the oil in a pan, stir-fry the pine nuts and corn, then add the fish and stir-fry. Add salt and MSG before removing from heat.
2. Wash the lettuce and use the leaves to wrap the stir-fried pine nut fish rice and bean paste.
3. Pueraria Root Powder Porridge
Ingredients:
- 100g glutinous rice
- 30g pueraria root powder
Benefits:
It has the effects of reducing fever, lowering blood lipids, and lowering blood sugar.
Directions:
1. Wash the pueraria root and cut it into slices. Grind it with water, then collect the starch and let it settle. Dry it for later use. Rinse the glutinous rice.
2. Put the glutinous rice in a pot, add enough water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the rice is half-cooked. Add the pueraria root powder and continue to cook until the rice becomes porridge.
4. Preserved Vegetable Tofu
Ingredients:
- 100g tofu
- 20g preserved vegetables
- 5g cooking oil
- Some salt, MSG, and minced scallions and ginger
Benefits:
Preserved vegetables have diuretic and laxative properties, and can relieve swelling and pain. Tofu can moisturize and clear heat.
Directions:
1. Cut the tofu into 2cm square pieces and blanch in boiling water for 3 minutes. Set aside.
2. Cut the preserved vegetables into small pieces.
3. Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry the scallions and ginger, then add the preserved vegetables and stir-fry. Add the tofu, a small amount of clear broth, and cook on high heat until the sauce thickens. Add MSG and serve.
5. Chinese Yam and Anemarrhena Juice
Ingredients:
- 30g Chinese yam powder
- 15g pollen
- 15g anemarrhena
- 10g chicken inner gold powder
- 10g schisandra
- 10g kudzu powder
Benefits:
Used for frequent urination, lower limb edema, clearing heat and reducing fire, etc.
Directions:
Boil 500ml of water with anemarrhena and schisandra, simmer for 300ml, remove the residue, and let it cool. Mix the Chinese yam powder, kudzu powder, pollen, and chicken inner gold powder with cold water. Pour the mixture into the boiling herbal soup and stir until thickened.
