Why a blog on GD?

I thought of writing something on diet for Gestational Diabetes (GD) when my daughter-in-law had GD last year. Being a vegetarian, she had very little choice when it came to American hospital diet. She was admitted in the hospital on the 26th week of gestation with high GD and for about 3 weeks, I had to manage her diet with proper calculation of carbohydrate, protein and fibre.With proper guidance and wonderful cooperation from her dietitian, we could keep her glucose level under control. She delivered a girl baby on her 29th week, and both mother and daughter are doing great today.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Mushroom and diabetes.

 Mushrooms -- A wonderful food for GD patients

Mushrooms are very healthy with lots of protein and less of carbohydrates.There are nearly 33,000 varieties of mushrooms in the world.They differ in size, shape and properties also.Mushrooms are white in colour because they do not have chlorophyll in them.Table mushrooms are very tasty and of high nutritious value whereas toadmushrooms called otherwise toadstools are very poisonous.
    Vegetarians can take plenty of mushrooms for full supply of proteins.They have very little calorific value and full of Selenium,Riboflavin,follate,vitamin B6 and Niacin. They have high potassium which reduces blood pressure in people.
    There are certain chemicals in mushroom which prevent certain virus from entering into the body.Mushroom retains more nutrition when cooked rather than taken raw.
    So mushroom is a very well balanced food item esp.for diabetic patients.In 100 gms of meat there is 18% protein,in 100 gms fish, there is 23% protein, but in 100 gms of mushroom 33% protein is present. Both fat and carb are less in mushroom ideally suited for Gestational diabetic ladies.White button mushrooms and Oyster mushrooms are ideal for cooking and eating.

Mushroom Sabji for Chappathis:

Mushroom    100gms
Tomato           3
Onion              2
Green chilli      3
Turmeric powder    1 tsp
Oil                 2 tsp
Garam masala powder( optional)    1 tsp
Salt to taste.
  1.  Wash the mushroom thoroughly, cut them into 1 cm squares and pressure cook with just a handful of water
  2. Cut the tomato and onion into small bits and grind them raw in the mixie with chilli,salt and turmeric powder.
  3. Keep a nonstick kadai on stove and pour oil in it and season one tsp of cumin seeds in it.
  4. Pour the ground mixture in it and allow it to boil well till the raw smell goes.
  5. Add the cooked musroom to it and allow it to boil together for about 5 minutes.
  6. If needed add garam masala powder.
  7. Garnish with cut coriander leaves and serve.
Usually in hotels mushroom sabji will have plenty of oil in it. But you can make it at home with very little oil. This can be used as a side dish to Naan, Chappathis as well as rice.












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