Diabetic Recipes

Breakfast Banana Split

Adapted from our latest book: The Joslin Diabetes Quick & Easy Cookbook (Fireside)

(makes 1 serving)

1/2	medium ripe banana, peeled and cut in half lengthwise

1/4	cup nonfat cottage cheese

1	small navel orange, peeled and sectioned

1/4	cup fresh raspberries

Place banana halves in a shallow soup bowl or banana split dish. Top with cottage cheese. Arrange orange sections over and around the cottage cheese.
Puree the raspberries in a food processor or blender until smooth. Drizzle over the fruit and cottage cheese. Serve at once.

Per serving:	140 calories (3% calories from fat), <1 gram total fat (0.1 g saturated fat), 9 g protein, 27 g carbohydrates, 4 g dietary fiber, 5 mg cholesterol, 186 g sodium
Diabetic exchanges:	1 very low-fat protein, 2 carbohydrate (2 fruit)

Diabetes is a serious disease requiring professional medical attention. The information and recipes on this site, although as accurate and timely as feasibly possible, should not be considered as medical advice, nor as a substitute for the same. All recipes and menus are provided with the implied understanding that directions for exchange sizes will be strictly adhered to, and that blood glucose levels can be affected by not following individualized dietary guidelines as directed by your physician and/or health-care-team.