Diabetic Cooking -- Honey Recipes

Diabetic Friendly Honey Recipes

Sundown on Sunday, September 17th marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The Jewish New Year is traditionally a time of self-reflection and of taking stock.

Traditionally celebrated in late September or early October (determined by the Hebrew calendar), it is the first of the Days of Awe, or Ten Days of Penitence which culminates at sundown on September 26th, with the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.

The celebration centers around many traditions, one of which is cooking and baking with honey. From honey-dipped apples enjoyed at the start of the meal, to much-loved honey cake often served for dessert, this versatile natural ingredient is truly the flavor of a Jewish New Year celebration.

And, If you're not celebrating the Jewish High Holy days, you can still help to celebrate National Honey Month by trying some of these terrific new recipes, courtesy of the National Honey Board, unless otherwise noted.

Enjoy!

Marilyn

IMPORTANT NOTE!!!

We DO use small amounts of refined sugar per serving in our recipes, which is in keeping with the revised guidelines for people with diabetes, issued by the American Diabetes Association Committee On Nutrition in 1994. We strongly urge that you check with your physician, health care team, primary diabetes health care provider, or registered dietitian or nutritionist on how to incorporate our recipes, or any recipes from our cookbook reviews, into your daily meal plan.

Please Note: Recipes with refined sugar may not be suitable for ALL diabetics. Your blood sugars should be under control and your daily meal plan MUST include the carbohydrate allowances per serving for each recipe containing refined sugar.

Marilyn Helton is a regular contributor to Fabulous Foods as well as the Diabetic Gourmet. She firmly believe that a diabetes diagnosis does not have to mean a culinary death sentence. Click here to visit Marilyn's website Cinnamon Hearts for more diabetic recipes and information.