The number of people who are living with Type I and Type II diabetes is growing worldwide. This means that many are working hard to control it as best they can through exercise, diet, and medications. As far as diet goes, an individual with Type I or II diabetes works to control their glucose levels by actively reducing foods that act like sugar. This includes bread as most types raise glucose levels.
While many things in a diabetic diet that need to be altered, there are some ways to make these changes easier. Someone with diabetes does not want to feel awful due to a slip in eating habits but it is not always easy to certain staples and, let’s face it, delicious foods out of a diet, such as bread. Rather than eating processed bread from a grocery store that’s loaded with sugar, you can always healthy bread at home. It is as simple as mixing the ingredients and putting them in a bread maker.
Once you have a bread maker and know how to use it, you are ready to go. Not only will you have warm, great-tasting homemade bread but it will also be made from quality recipes using diabetic-friendly ingredients. Aim to use diabetic bread recipes that incorporate flour that is high in fiber and whole grains that stop the blood glucose from spiking. Plus, they also help with digestive health. As these types of flour and grains become more popular, they are easier to find. You can usually find them in the baking section at your local grocery store or in a bulk food shop or a health food store. Look for recipes with oat, whole wheat, brown rice, bulger, and rye or bran flour. The goal is to stay away from white.
Sourdough Recipe For Bread Makers
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The reason sourdough is good for a diabetic diet is that the body processes sourdough as a complex carbohydrate. It does not affect the blood sugar immediately whereas other types of bread are processed as simple carbohydrates. This sourdough bread takes some prep time but is worth it. The starter is made a week ahead of time, but with good planning, you can have healthy bread that is simple to make on an ongoing basis. The starter can be split and used repeatedly so if you start it and keep it active, you can have sourdough bread any time the urge strikes you.
Starter
Put warm water in a glass bowl and add the yeast. Let yeast dissolve and stand for 5 minutes. Then, add the flour and stir until blended. Make sure all ingredients are mixed well. Store this mixture in a dark, warm place for 4 to 5 days, stirring it once each day. After this time, it can be kept in the fridge for at least 7 days. To keep it going, add up to a 1/2 cup of flour and ½ cup of water if you keep it too long. You can keep repeating this process so you always have starter handy.
Bread
Bread Maker
Gather your ingredients. Add in wet ingredients first, then dry, adding yeast last. Don’t let yeast touch wet ingredients. Put the machine on the French or Sourdough cycle. When ready, carefully remove the bread pan and put the bread on a rack to cool.
Bread Machine Banana Nut Bread Recipe
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Banana nut bread is another good choice when it comes to a diabetic bread recipe. It offers a sweet treat without putting blood sugar out of kilter. Make sure the bread machine being used has a good non-stick coating as many of the sweet-tasting ingredients can stick if the pan is ungreased or only has a regular coating.
Ingredients
Preparing the mix
Combine all ingredients in the order listed before putting it in the bread machine. Then, set it for 350-degrees and bake for 1 hour.
Diabetic Pumpernickel Bread Recipe
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A tasty bread for snacks or toast.
Ingredients
Preparing the dough
Combine all ingredients in the order listed, being careful to add the yeast last and making sure it’s not touching wet ingredients. Put the bread maker on whole wheat, 1 ½ pound loaf. When it's finished, let it cool for 10 minutes and it’s ready to serve.
Multi-Grain Bread Recipe
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This bread has a variety of grains that can be put into this recipe. It doesn’t have a high glycemic index and is filling so it is good for slow eating.
Ingredients
Preparing the Dough
Put all ingredients in the bread pan in the order listed with yeast last and not touching wet ingredients. Choose the whole wheat cycle, 1.5-pound loaf. Let it rest 10 minutes once it is baked.
These three diabetic bread recipes for your bread machine are great options for keeping a diet within the parameters of a diabetic lifestyle. No matter how good the recipe tastes, though, you still have to practice good portion control. These recipes are all fairly low in carbohydrates but will still raise blood sugar if someone with diabetes has too much. These recipes are great in moderation and help beat cravings for high carb, processed bread.
