Tag: Diabetes

Serves: 2 to 4

Ingredients:
2 Russet potatoes
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 slices thick cut bacon
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon basil leaves
1/4 cup shredded Romano cheese

Directions:
Wash, peel, and dice potatoes. Cook bacon to desired crispiness in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Remove bacon from the pan. Add butter to the bacon drippings in the pan. When butter is melted, carefully add potatoes and cook until golden brown on all sides. Crumble bacon and put back in the pan with the potatoes. Stir in spices.  Remove from heat and immediately sprinkle with cheese. Have with a glass of water.

Serves: 6

Ingredients:
1-16 oz. (1 lb.) bag organic frozen shredded potato tots
1-16 oz. (1 lb.) organic 100% grassfed 90% lean 10% fat ground beef
onion powder, to taste
1-10 1/2 oz. can ready-to-serve low sodium cream of mushroom soup
1 cup canned organic whole kernel sweet corn
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, preferably organic

Directions:
Preheat oven according to potato tot package directions. In a large pan, crumble and brown ground beef seasoned with onion powder. When meat is no longer pink, remove from heat. Drain grease, if there is any. Stir in soup and corn. Put meat mixture in a 9 inch pie plate and sprinkle with cheese. Put frozen potato tots on a baking sheet. Put baking sheet and pie plate in the oven at the same time. Bake both according to potato tot package directions or until tots are golden brown and meat mixture is hot and bubbly. Remove baking sheet and pie plate from the oven. Carefully put hot potato tots on top of meat mixture. Have with a glass water.

Serves: 1

Ingredients:
ice cream treat with 10g sugar or less
aerosol whipped cream
1 maraschino cherry

Directions:
Pick an ice cream treat with 10g sugar or less. Top with a small squirt of whipped cream and a maraschino cherry.

Serves: 1

Ingredients:
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon 100% Cacao powder
1 tablespoon organic smooth peanut butter (the brand I buy just has organic peanuts and sea salt in it.)
1 banana, preferably organic
3 ice cubes

Directions:
Put ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and frothy.