Honey-Mustard Fruit Slaw*

*Better Home and Gardens: Diabetic Cooking Made Easy

INGREDIENTS

1-½ Cups of green cabbage (shredded)

1 Cup carrots (shredded)

2/3 Cup apple or pear (coarsely chopped)

4 teaspoons salad oil

4 teaspoons coarse brown mustard

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon honey

2 small cloves garlic (minced)

2 tablespoons peanuts or cashews (chopped)

Step One ”“ in a medium/large bowl toss together the cabbage, carrots, and apple or pear; set aside.

Step Two ”“ For dressing, in a small screw-top jar combine salad oil, mustard, lemon juice, honey, and garlic.  Cover and shake well.  Pour dressing over cabbage mixture; toss gently to coat.  Cover and chill for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.

Step Three ”“ To serve, sprinkle the cabbage mixture with peanuts or cashews.

Nutritional facts per serving: 122 cal., 7 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 0 mg chol., 64 mg sodium, 14 g carbo., 3 g fiber, 2 g pro.

What makes this a recipe tailored for diabetics?

One of the typical aims of a good diabetic sensitive recipe is to cook with liquid fats in place of solids or to omit fat altogether.  The recipes are generally low in dairy, have limited use of sugars and are low in carbohydrates (which convert into sugar/glucose in the blood stream).… Read the rest “Honey-Mustard Fruit Slaw*”

JOIN a Diabetes or Diabetes Prevention Core Group in Mid-August !!!

In collaboration with the City of Minneapolis, residents within the Backyard will be able to join a Diabetes/Diabetes Prevention (DDP) Family, Friends and Neighbors (FFN) group aimed at lifestyle changes for dealing with or preventing diabetes.

There will be 4 Diabetes/Diabetes Prevention Family, Friends, and Neighbors (DDP-FFN) core groups, with each one conducted for:

16 weeks of core classes

8 monthly post core follow-up group classes

Each core group will be hosted by a BYI Resident Recruiter/Host: Mr.… Read the rest “JOIN a Diabetes or Diabetes Prevention Core Group in Mid-August !!!”

Caring for and Preventing Diabetes in the BACKYARD

Mr. Ray Thompson, Anchor Families CHAT leader and Callahan Clark, Phillips Neighborhood Clinic, connecting after a BYI Dinner and Diabetes Dialogue (Triple D) event in April. (see following interview with Mr. Ray Thompson)

Connecting with Neighbors About Diabetes: an interview with Mr. Ray Thompson

What better way to learn about diabetes and how to live with it than to talk to someone who has diabetes and lives a full and active life? Powderhorn Park Neighborhood resident, Mr. Ray Thompson, discovered he had diabetes in 2006.  Mr. Ray, as he is known to his neighbors and to other resident leaders within the Backyard Initiative, is truly an inspiration to not just “learning to live with diabetes” but in taking charge of his own health and helping his neighbors do the same.

How did you discover you had diabetes? R.T: “ When I began to gain weight without necessarily changing my food intake amount and my feet were swelling and I was using the washroom much more frequently, I decided to go and see the doctor.”

What did the doctor do? R.T:  “The doctor told me I had diabetes and I needed to get on medication right away. So I took pills.… Read the rest “Caring for and Preventing Diabetes in the BACKYARD”