Low carbohydrate bread

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For many bread is the staff of life, but for diabetics it is too easy to have another slice, or a sandwich & pile on the carbs with a resultant increase in blood sugar, & weight, with all its consequences.

Its bread, Jim, but not as we know it.

This recipe is as easy as soda bread, but is safe to eat. It has enabled me to enjoy peanut butter on toast again.

What do I call it? I got from a coconut flour bread recipe on the diabetes.co.uk forum, & changed nearly all the ingredients.

80 g [3 oz] ground almonds
30 g [1 oz] soya flour [optional, can use all gr almonds, or add oat bran if you use it for cholesterol reduction (I do), or wheat germ]
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp xanthan gum [optional, helps bind]
sifted together

1 carrot, finely chopped
80 g [3 oz] butter
microwave for 1 min to soften butter
4-5 eggs beaten with a fork
add eggs to carrot & butter mix & beat
add dry ingredients & beat well

Add a little water if necessary for dropping consistency

put into buttered loaf vessel & bake at 175°C/280°F for 50 minutes.

I add sunflower seeds, pine nuts, etc to the mix. Can be sweetened as a cake & dried fruit & spices or cocoa added.

I've used a similar recipe for a young diabetic girl as a chocolate cake party treat.

[katpants]

Thanks! My Mom is diabetic and is always looking for bread recipes. Thanks!

Kat

[benshelpmeet]

Dear one's here with diabetes, you might find this article helpful.

We make fresh ground whole wheat bread for our family often around here. We use a Whisper Mill to grind our wheat and a Bosh Mixer to mix 6 loaves at a time, the bread freezes well too.

Like with anything we eat, we practice moderation. Moderation, and a good variety of good healthy foods, and good eating habits will help make healthy bodies. We try to practice a balanced diet and teach our children good eating habits.

I was told by a diabetic that eating whole grain, pasta, breads, and brown rice that it digest more slowly and is a good source for diabetics.

Raw Apple Cider Vinegar is suppose to be good for diabetics, to lower blood sugar.

Cinnamon is suppose to be helpful too.



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Diabetes in adults is developed by repeated fast increases in blood sugar levels and consequent rapid releases of insulin to unhealthy high levels that, over time, lead to abnormalities in the pancreatic islet cells that make insulin.

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