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Diabetic Black Bean Soup Recipe

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Diabetic Black Bean Soup
1 slice bacon
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 cup celery
2 1/2 cups black beans, cooked, drained
2 1/2 cups water
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper, freshly


Fry bacon over medium heat in small heavy in small heavy frying pan;
crumble bacon and set aside. Heat bacon drippings over medium heat; saute
onion and celery until tender, stirring occasionally. Puree beans in
blender or food processor fitted with steel blade stir into vegetables.
Mix in crumbled bacon and remaining ingredients, stirring occasionally
until soup is hot. Soup will thicken as it stands and can be thinned with
additional water.

Serve hot.

Food Exchanges per serving: 1 STARCH EXCHANGE + 1/2 FAT EXCHANGE

CHO: 18g; PRO: 6g; FAT: 3g; CAL: 124; Low-sodium diets: Omit salt.

Source: The Art of Cooking for the Diabetic by Mary Abbott Hess,R.D.,M.S.
and Katharine Middleton. Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and
her Meal-Master
 


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If your aim is to become thinner and improve your all round healthfulness, then, as most people know, you really should follow a carefully designed well-balanced daily routine. Theoretically, this should include five helpings of fruit & veg each day and also require a sensible proportion of carbohydrate, fat, and proteins.

In planning a meal plan, it is essential to also endeavour to moderate your intake of refined carbohydrate, fats and salt.

Dieters usually focus on chain store and well known products claiming to be 'low-fat'. To do this is usually incorrect, for a food item might just be very low in fat content, but also high in carbohydrates and calories.

Keep yourself hydrated. Sometimes when going through a normal morning, you assume that you are hungry when in truth you might just need a cooling glass of water or fruit juice. The feelings of hunger and needing a drink are nearly the same, albeit one of the two can result in a broken diet and the other one does not.

Instead of concentrating on which food types that you should remove from your dietary regime, look at the recommended foods which you should add to your dietary regime. If one can bring in a few nourishing grains and vegetables into your meal plan, you will be amazed to find that you feel more full and have a much decreased likelihood of giving in to those detrimental mid-morning nibbles.


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