Healthy Tips for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers

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Healthy Tips for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers

Yes, you can eat hot dogs and hamburgers on your diabetic diet. Just follow a few tips and tricks, and start enjoying these barbecue favorites guilt-free.



Social Staples

During the warmer months, your social calendar is likely to be sprinkled with cookouts, visits to street fairs, or pool parties where the grill is a-sizzle. And the main course, of course, is hot dogs, sausages, or hamburgers......


Where's the Beef?

Hamburger meat, by government standards, is fresh or frozen ground beef without anything else added and can contain no more than 30 percent fat by weight. At the supermarket, hamburger meat is labeled with its percentage of lean meat and percentage of fat, such as 80/20 or 93/7. Not so at a friend's barbecue or a ballpark grill. Here are some good rules of thumb......


6 Ways to Lighten Your Hot Dog or Hamburger

Go Topless

Ditch half the bun to cut carbs. Opt for a whole grain bun when you have the choice. If available, use a lettuce-leaf topper to help keep your fingers clean......



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Healthy Muffin Recipes and Healthy Quick Bread Recipes

Make those Muffins and Quick Breads as healthy as possible! From the EatingWell website its Healthy Muffin Recipes and Healthy Quick Bread Recipes. The link to all is at the end of the post.




Healthy Muffin Recipes and Healthy Quick Bread Recipes

Wake up with these delicious and healthy muffin recipes and quick bread recipes.

Don't let muffins fool you: they may sound healthy, but many muffins from stores and restaurants are packed with calories and fat—some contain well over 500 calories! Make your own healthy muffin recipes or healthy quick bread recipes at home with these delicious options.





Spiced Apple Cider Muffins
Cider doughnuts, a New England harvest treat, inspired these spice-happy muffins. A crumbly streusel topping made with a small amount of butter provides a delicious finish....





Banana-Bran Muffins
By the end of the week, any bananas left in the fruit bowl are past their prime—just right for these moist bran muffins. Add a handful of dark chocolate chips to entice children to enjoy a fiber-rich treat.....





* Click the link below to get all the Healthy Muffin Recipes and Healthy Quick Bread Recipes

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Buitoni All Natural Whole Wheat Four Cheese Ravioli w/ Bella Vita Pasta Sauce,...

Dinner Tonight: Buitoni All Natural Whole Wheat Four Cheese Ravioli w/ Bella Vita Pasta Sauce, Chicken Breast, and Baby Bella Mushrooms.

Went Italian for dinner tonight. I used Buitoni All Natural Whole Wheat Four Cheese Ravioli. It had been a while since I had the Buitoni Ravioli and it was on sale and I had a $1 off coupon to make it an even bigger bargain. The pasta is very easy to fix, just boil 7 - 9 minutes and drain and it's done! Along with the pasta I added a Chicken breast that I had also boiled and seasoned with McCormick Grinder Italian Seasoning. I sliced the breast up into several pieces and tossed it with the pasta and sauteed Baby Bella Mushrooms. I then topped everything with Bella Vita Low Carb Pasta Sauce (Roasted Garlic Flavor). The sauce is only 70 calories and 6 carbs! Plus it's loaded with flavor. The Buitoni Pasta is a tender and delicious pasta but be sure to follow the cooking instructions so you don't over cook it. For dessert later a bowl of Blue Bunny All Natural Frozen Yogurt Chocolate Vanilla Swirl. Another product you have to try if you already haven't!

Buitoni All Natural Whole Wheat Four Cheese Ravioli


Nutritional Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1.25 CUPS
Amount Per Serving
Calories 330 Calories from Fat 110
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12g 18
Saturated Fat 4 g 19
Monounsaturated Fat
Polyunsaturated Fat
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholestrol 60 mg 20
Sodium 630 mg 26
Potassium
Carbohydrates 40 g 13
Dietary Fiber 5 g 19
Sugars 3 g
Protein 15 g

Pita, Pita, Pita!

I've been on a Pita Bread kick lately and been buying Skally's Old World Bakery Whole Wheat Pita bread. Made locally here in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can do almost any filling with Pita Bread including using it as your pizza crust! Anyway I'm going to pass along some Pita Bread creations every now and then, and there is a lot of them. At 100 calories and 20 carbs fits well into your diet plans or if you would have Diabetes2 like myself.


Turkey Jalapeno Pita

Slices of smoked turkey
Jalapeno Peppers
Tomato pesto
Tomato slices
Mozzarella cheese

Cut or pull off the top half of the Pita bread to create the pocket and
fill with the ingredients. The order or amount to your liking. You can
cut the Pita in half to make 2 Pita breads if you prefer. 

Rueben Sandwich Pita

Pita Pocket Bread halves
Deli corned beef
Prepared Sauerkraut
Spicy mustard
Light Thousand Island Dressing
Sliced 2% Swiss cheese

In each Pita Bread half, spread  Mustard on bottom and Thousand Island dressing on top. Layer each half with Corned Beef, Sauerkraut and Sliced 2% Swiss cheese. Microwave on High for 45 seconds to 1 minute*, or until cheese melts and sandwich is heated through.
*Approx. time - microwave ovens vary.
*Amount of Ingredients according to how many you need.