South African Cookbook for Diabetes. Hilda Lategan
cereals
All-Bran flakes
Bokomo Fibre Plus
Kellogg’s Hi-Fibre Bran
ProNutro Wholewheat
Weet-Bix
Cooked porridges
Maize meal – unsifted
Maltabella – unsifted
Oat bran
Oats – rolled
Grain/starchy dishes
Baking powder
Baking soda
Cocoa powder
Cream of tartar
Crushed wheat
Custard powder
Flour – cake, Sasko bran-rich self-raising, soya, wholewheat
Instant yeast, dry
Maizena (cornflour)
Pasta/noodles – durum flour
Pearl barley
Rice – basmati, brown, maize, white
Bread, crackers
Bakers Digestive Wholewheat Biscuits
Bread – brown, rye, seed, wholewheat
Crackermates Lites
Provitas
Rice cakes
Ryvitas
Dairy group
Buttermilk
Cheese – hard, low-fat (mozzarella, edam, parmesan, In Shape,
Lichten Blanc)
Cheese spread – low-fat
Cheese wedges – low-fat
Cottage cheese – low-fat, fat-free
Evaporated milk – low-fat
Milk – fat-free, low-fat, fresh/carton
Milk powder – fat-free
Ricotta
Yoghurt – low-fat, fat-free,
plain or flavoured
Seasoning
Salt
Pepper – white, black, finely ground, whole peppercorns
Herbs
Capers
Marjoram
Mint/peppermint
Nutmeg
Origanum
Paprika
Parsley
Peppermint/mint
Rosemary
Spices
Aniseed
Cinnamon, ground
Cloves – whole, ground
Cumin
Curry powder – mild, hot
Garam masala
Ginger, ground
Mixed spice
Mustard – seed, powder
Turmeric
Other
Gelatine
Diabetic chocolate
Dark chocolate
Vanilla essence
Almond essence
INGREDIENTS
Protein
Eggs
Red meat
Bacon, lean or reduced fat products
Cold meat (ham, corned beef)
Lamb, lean
Mince, lean
Picnic ham (Enterprise)
Pork
Venison
Poultry
Chicken
Ostrich
Turkey
Fish – fresh/frozen/smoked
Cape whiting
Hake
Kingklip
Mackerel
Salmon
Shrimps
Sole
Trout
Tuna
Canned fish
Mackerel
Pilchards
Salmon
Sardines
Tuna
Beans in tomato sauce
Butterbeans, canned
Chickpeas
Dry beans – small white, butter, sugar
Lentils – brown, red, split
Textured soya protein –
soya mince, soya cubes
Fats
Coconut, dried
Low-oil/lite salad dressing
Margarine – soft, lite
Nuts – almonds, peanuts, cashews, pecans
Oil – olive, canola, sunflower
Olives
Peanut butter
Seeds – linseed, poppy,
sesame, sunflower
Sauces and spreads
Bovril
Chutney
Honey – raw, pure
Jam
Marmite
Soup powder
Soya sauce
Stock cubes or powder – beef, chicken, vegetable
Tomato sauce
Vinegar
Worcestershire sauce
Drinks
Coffee
Ensure powder
Red wine
Tea – green, rooibos, Ceylon
Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners
Fructose
Sugalite
Sugar – brown, white
Xylitol
INGREDIENTS
Vegetables and fruit
Fresh vegetables
Aubergine/eggplant
Avocado
Baby marrows
Beetroot
Broccoli
Butternut
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower