Salads

Diabetic Cream Cheese Salad
1 (3 oz.) env. sugar free Jello (lime)
1 c. crushed pineapple in own juice
3 oz. lite cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 c. evaporated skim milk, chilled
Mix Jello per package directions. Drain juice from pineapple and add water to make 1/2 cup liquid. Add juice to Jello mixture and chill until syrupy. Beat […]

Diabetic Carrot Cabbage Slaw
1/2 head cabbage
1 sm. onion
2 celery stalks
2 carrots
1 tbsp. mayonnaise
2 pkg. Artificial sweetener (such as sweet n low)
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 tbsp. vinegar
2 tbsp. lemon juice
Shred cabbage and carrots. Finely chop onion and celery. Mix together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together sweetener, pepper, vinegar, lemon juice, and […]

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Diabetic Orange and Cranberry Salad
1 lb. fresh cranberries
1 med. orange, do not peel
1 med. apple, do not peel
1 lg. celery stalk
Grind the above ingredients together. 1 (3 oz.) box orange sugar free Jello 2 tbsp. Equal sweetener Dissolve Jello in 3/4 cup boiling water; add […]

GLORIFIED RICE - DIABETIC
1/2 c. uncooked rice, not instant
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple in its own juice
1 (3 oz.) pkg. sugar-free fruit flavored gelatin
1 c. boiling water
1 c. (scant) pineapple juice, drained from can
1/4 c. chopped maraschino cherries (if desired for color)
1/2 pt. heavy cream
Cook rice according to package directions. Drain and set aside. […]

DIABETIC APRICOT SALAD
1 box apricot Jello (sugar free)
8 oz. Philly cream cheese (lite)
20 oz. can crushed pineapple (sugar-free)
Cool Whip (lite)
1/4 c. sugar (omit) (Sugar Twin, 3 pkg.)
1 c. ice water
Bring to boil crushed pineapple and sugar remove from heat and stir in Jello; then cream cheese. Add ice water, stir and let chill until getting […]

JELLO COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD
1 (3 1/2 oz.) pkg. lime Jello
1 (3 1/2 oz.) pkg. lemon Jello
3 c. water and pineapple juice, boiling
1 (8 1/2 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 can standard evaporated milk
1 c. mayonnaise
1 c. cottage cheese
Mix all ingredients together and allow to set.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE SALAD
2 c. peeled apples
1/2 c. blueberries, unsweetened
1/2 c. strawberries, unsweetened
1/2 c. grapes
Combine all fruit in bowl. Toss lightly and serve. Yields 7 (1/2 cup) servings. Exchanges: 1 serving = 1 fruit. Calories per serving = 37. Carbohydrate = 10 grams. Protein = trace. Fat = 0
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