Diabetic Living Australia – May-June 2019

TURKEY

AND

AVOCADO

TOAST

see recipe,

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TURKEY AND
AVOCADO TOAST
PREP TIME: 10 MINS
COOK TIME: 5 MINS
SERVES 4 (AS A SNACK)

Scrape the flesh of ½ an avocado
into a bowl. Squeeze in juice of ½
a lime, season with pepper, then
mash roughly with a fork. Toast
two 25g small slices sourdough
bread. Cut in half and spread with
mashed avocado. Top each piece
with 20g turkey slices and finish
with freshly ground black pepper.

NUTRITION INFO
PER SERVE 459kJ, protein 5g, total
fat 6g (sat. fat 2g), carbs 7g, fibre 1g,
sodium 235mg • Carb exchanges ½

• GI estimate low

EASY HUMMUS WITH

PITA AND DIPPERS

PREP TIME: 10 MINS

COOK TIME: 5 MINS

SERVES 8 (AS A SNACK)

Drain a 400g can no-added-salt

chickpeas and tip into a small

food processor with 2 crushed

cloves garlic, 50g tahini paste,

1 tsp ground cumin, 6 Tbsp water,

juice 1 lemon and some freshly

ground black pepper. Process

until smooth. Serve with 4 small

(28g each) wholemeal toasted

pita bread, cut into strips, and

350g vegetable sticks (such as

carrot, celery and cucumber). ■

NUTRITION INFO

PER SERVE 534kJ, protein 5g, total

fat 5g (sat. fat 1g), carbs 13g, fibre 5g,

sodium 103mg • Carb exchanges 1

• GI estimate medium

TUNA, CHERRY

TOMATO AND

BEAN SALAD

PREP TIME: 10 MINS

SERVES 2 (AS A SNACK)

Drain and rinse a 400g can

cannellini beans. Mix half the

can (save the remainder for

another use) with 10 halved

cherry tomatoes, 95g can tuna

(in springwater), drained and

flaked, and a good pinch dried

oregano. Finish with a drizzle

extra virgin olive oil, 2 tsp red

wine vinegar and some freshly

ground black pepper.

NUTRITION INFO

PER SERVE 698kJ, protein 15g, total

fat 6g (sat. fat 1g), carbs 9g, fibre 5g,

sodium 380mg • Carb exchanges ½

• GI estimate low • Gluten free


• Lower carb

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