Diabetic Living Australia – March-April 2019

There is no

sincerer

love than

the love of

food

• George Bernard Shaw,
  playwright

PRODUCT REVIEW

BREKKIE TO GO!

Stacked up

The VS6100 FoodSaver

is an all-in-one machine

that provides both short

and long-term food

preservation, with built-in

features to easily preserve

food in the fridge, freezer

or pantry to keep food

fresh up to five times

longer, compared with

ordinary storage methods.

It includes a built-in,

easy-to-use accessory hose

compatible with fresh

containers and zipper

bags, plus an automatic

marinate program to

marinate in minutes

instead of hours, a moist

foods setting, roll storage

and cutter, and a simple

one-touch operation.

Available from all leading

electrical specialists,

department stores and

mass retailers, $299.

YOGHURT WITH

BERRIES, NUTS & SEEDS

Pack 200g low-fat flavoured

yoghurt in a small container.

Top with 20g slivered almonds,

1 Tbsp pumpkin seeds, 1 tsp

chia seeds and 1 cup berries.

Serves 1.

AVOCADO, SPINACH,

WALNUT & FETA WRAP

Spread 1 Mission Low Carb Wrap with ¼ small

avocado mashed with a little lemon juice and

seasoned with pepper. Top with a

handful of spinach leaves, 15g

broken-up walnut pieces and

20g crumbled reduced-fat feta.

Roll up, folding in ends and

wrap in a reusable wrap

or plastic wrap. Make a skim

latte and pack in a reusable

heatproof travel coffee

mug. Serves 1.

PER SERVE 1570kJ, protein

20g, total fat 24g (sat. fat 6g),

carbs 17g, fibre 10g, sodium

505mg • Carb exchanges 1

• GI estimate low • Lower carb

PER SERVE 512kJ,

protein 5g, total fat 4g

(sat. fat 2g), carbs 15g,

fibre 3g, sodium 119mg

• Carb exchanges 1
  
  
  • GI estimate low
    
    
    • Gluten free
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

DESSERT

Whisk 60g

smooth low-fat

ricotta, 70g

(1⁄3 cup) low-fat

vanilla yoghurt,

pinch ground

cardamom and

10g grated dark

chocolate. Serve

with 250g punnet

strawberries

to dip into the

chocolate ricotta

cream. Serves 2.

60

SECOND

PER SERVE 1810kJ, protein 19g,

total fat 20g (sat. fat 3g), carbs 40g,

fibre 8g, sodium 143mg

• Carb exchanges 2½


• GI estimate low • Gluten free

TROPICAL FRUIT SALAD

Combine 1 chopped orange,

1 chopped kiwifruit, 125g

strawberries, 1 small banana

and the pulp of 2 passionfruit

in a small container. Serves 1. ■

PER SERVE 996kJ, protein 6g,

total fat 1g (sat. fat 0g), carbs

42g, fibre 17g, sodium 18mg

• Carb exchanges 3


• GI estimate low
  W • Gluten free

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