World Diabetes Day: 11 Best Diabetic-Friendly Recipes | Best Recipes For Diabetics

World Diabetes Day- Decadent chocolate puddings, scrumptious parfaits, luscious cheesecakes topped off with fruit. If you've been diagnosed with diabetes, you have to bid farewell to all things sweet, right? Wrong. "If people are too restrictive and don't allow themselves to indulge every now and then, they can get frustrated and go on binges,'' says Dr. A. K. Jhingan, a diabetologist from Primus Hospital and Chairman of Delhi Diabetes Research Center. World Diabetes Day is celebrated on 14th Novemeber every year to raise awareness around the condition. A healthy diabetic diet is all about balance. So yes, diabetics should try to cut down on foods and drinks high on sugar as a general rule, but you shouldn't embark on a sad new diet, dull and devoid of pleasures. He adds, “follow the routine of eating small and frequent meals to keep your blood sugar levels in control”. So all you have to do is limit your portions and choose wisely.Who says you can't have chocolate when you're watching what you eat? You can still get cozy with hot chocolate and a sprinkle of cinnamon on top or a parfait with whipped cream as long as you skip the sugar. You would assume even a heavenly phirni is too sinful to appear on a diabetes-friendly menu, but things aren't always as they seem. And if you're a fruit lover, you're in luck - it's the easiest and healthiest way to dress up a dessert due to its natural sweetness and fiber content. When adding fruit to your meal plan, choose fruits lower in natural sugars, such as berries, melon, and apples. 

For times when your taste buds scream for something a little more fun and flavourful than a basic banana or apple, we've got you our top dietitian-approved ideas. For a power-packed diabetes snack, you can always opt for a mix of nuts and dried fruits such as almonds with raisins or goji berries since almonds limit the blood sugar spike and also help you keep full. You can snack on whole-grain crackers as well with grapes and cottage cheese as it adds protein to stabilize blood sugar and curbs hunger pangs. Fresh veggies rich in minerals and vitamins such as carrots, celery or broccoli pair perfectly with a fresh yoghurt dip, or else you can opt for hummus with cucumber, peppers, broccoli and carrots. Hummus may be calorie-dense, but it also offers fiber and nutrients. 
 

Simple and speedy, this butter chicken recipe is brimming with flavours and shockingly sans the butter. Relish the popular butter chicken without even consuming butter! Cook this for a dinner party paired with a parantha, naan or rice and keep your guests guessing. Take a spoonful and you or your guests won't even be able to tell the difference!