How to use Jerusalem artichoke with diabetes

Jerusalem artichoke is a source of inulin. The substance that the pear is rich in is recommended for type 2 diabetes. It normalizes the level of sugar in the patient's body. The root crop stimulates the pancreas, helps the body to produce insulin. Jerusalem artichoke is rich in fiber. Coarse dietary fiber accelerates metabolic processes and helps patients fight overweight, which affects the well-being of people with type 2 diabetes.

Good Health Dishes

With a high level of sugar in the blood, the root crop is consumed three times a day in its raw form. Jerusalem artichoke recalls the taste of potatoes, only more sweet and low in starch. An earthen pear is washed under a tap, cleaning it from the ground, and rubbed on a medium grater. The mass is seasoned with linseed or corn oil. The product can be finely chopped and lightly salted. After rooting, take a thirty-minute break, and then have lunch or breakfast.

Light snacks
In diabetes, delicious and healthy salads are prepared from a vitamin supplement. The light summer version includes:

• radish;
• fresh cucumber;
• parsley;
• sprig of dill;
• middle Jerusalem artichoke.

Large or medium sized vegetable cubes are mixed with chopped herbs. Dressed with olive or linseed oil, spices and salt sauce. So that the pear does not darken, add 20 ml of table or apple vinegar to the salad.

The diet of a person with diabetes should be varied. Cucumbers and radishes can be replaced with more exotic daikon and carrots. Root vegetables are passed through a medium grater, greens are added to improve palatability and saturate the dish with vitamins. A piquant aroma will appear thanks to cilantro, parsley and fresh basil. Vegetables seasoned only with vegetable oil. Sauces containing animal fats are excluded from the diet of a person with diabetes.

Instead of harmful desserts, a sweet salad is prepared. A healthy sweet consists of simple ingredients:

• ripe red apples;
• earthen pear;
• carrots;
• freshly squeezed lemon juice;
• olive oil for refueling.

No sugar or honey is added to the dish. Instead of sweeteners, put slices of strawberries, ripe pears or slices of banana. But you can do with carrots and apples, grated on a medium grater. If you want to make the salad more piquant, you should add a bunch of herbs and a pinch of spices. For example, dried basil or black pepper.

In winter, when there is neither radish nor fresh cucumbers, Jerusalem artichoke is mixed with sauerkraut. Products complement sour green apples, raw carrots and feathers of green onions. The second version of the salad includes boiled beets, pickles, ground pear and cold pressed vegetable oil.

Casseroles
Jerusalem artichoke is good because even with heat treatment it does not lose its beneficial properties. Their root vegetables are delicious casseroles that can cope with two tasks at once: they help to fight hunger and lower the concentration of sugar in the blood.
A simple and satisfying dish is prepared from:

• 500 g of earthen pear;
• 4 tbsp. l nonfat milk;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• 100-150 g semolina.

The root crop, washed under the tap, is rubbed. Grind the workpiece much faster with a blender. The mass is slightly squeezed, removing excess juice, and spread on a preheated pan, greased with butter or olive oil. Stew under the lid until half cooked, cool slightly and pour the beaten eggs. Season with milk and thicken with semolina. It is transferred to a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and placed in the oven for half an hour or 35–40 minutes. Bake Jerusalem artichoke at 180 degrees. Remove when golden crust appears.Serve separately or with some kind of porridge. You can pour it with natural unsweetened yogurt, but not sour cream or mayonnaise.

Tasty and tender casserole is also prepared from:

• fresh and salted mushrooms - 200 g each;
• Jerusalem artichoke - 600 g;
• low-fat hard cheese - 50 g;
• onions - 1 pc.;
• eggs - 1 pc.;
• vegetable oil - 30-40 ml;
• breadcrumbs.

You will also need spices and salt, because without spices the dish will turn out to be too fresh.
First, onion cubes or half rings are fried in a pan. Then, salted mushrooms and fresh mushrooms are passaged separately. The components are brought to half-preparedness, then mixed, a little water is added to the container and stewed for 3-4 minutes.

While the onions are languishing in a pan, the washed Jerusalem artichoke is boiled in boiling water. It is better to salt the base, but it is important not to overdo it with spices. The liquid is drained and the root crop is turned into a smoothie, seasoned with a raw egg. Add mushroom mass to the earthen pear, mix.

The paste is transferred to a mold greased with softened butter. The bottom is sprinkled with breadcrumbs. Puree of mushrooms and earthen pears are leveled. The last layer is grated cheese, so that the casserole has a piquant viscous crust. The dish is cooked for 25 minutes, turning on the oven 180 degrees. Serve hot and cold.

Jerusalem artichoke casserole with mushrooms and cheese is eaten no more than 1 time per week. It is quite heavy and high-calorie, so the load on the pancreas increases.

First courses and pasta for sandwiches
Vitamin soup, stimulating the production of insulin, is prepared from young nettles. A bunch of greens is literally dipped in boiling water for 2-3 minutes to remove the bitterness. Then cut together with sorrel into thin strips. Separately, fry the onion, chopped in half rings, and add 1 tbsp to the dressing. l wheat or corn flour. To make the dish easier, you can take ground oatmeal.

Tubers cut into thin bars are mixed with greens. Pour in the broth in which the nettle blanched. Put on a slow fire and languish for 15-20 minutes. Slices of river or sea fish, 2-3 peas of allspice and half a bay leaf are also added to the vitamin soup. Pour the onion into the dish 5 minutes before removing from the stove so that the dressing is not digested and softened.

If a person with diabetes needs to lose weight, dietary soup from Jerusalem artichoke and celery will help. First cook the chicken broth. So that it is not too concentrated and greasy, the skin must be removed from the meat. The first portion of the liquid in which the breast or thigh was cooked is drained. The second broth is separated from the chicken and put in the oven.

While preparing the base for the soup, in a separate frying pan you need to fry and bring to a soft state a mixture of earthen pear and celery root. Root crops are taken in equal proportions and cut into large bars. In a similar way, chop onions. The vegetable mass is poured into a pan with chicken broth, seasoned with a mixture of bay leaves and black or red pepper, salted and set to a temperature of 180 degrees. Take out after 15 minutes, interrupt with a blender until smooth. Finely chopped crackers are added to the plate with cream soup.

Not all patients with diabetes will want to take a thermos with their first meal. For such people came up with nutritious and vitamin paste from earthen pear. It includes:

• slightly salted red fish - 100 g;
• unsweetened yogurt - 3 tbsp. l .;
• Jerusalem artichoke - 100 g;
• garlic - 1 head;
• low-fat cheese - 100 g.

You can replace salmon or salmon with a budget mackerel or hake, but then it is better to steam the component. Ground pear, cheese and salted fillet are cut into small cubes. Cheese and garlic are rubbed. It is much faster to combine all the products in the blender bowl, season with yogurt and grind into a homogeneous mass. For a beautiful color and a pleasant smell, any greens is added to the paste.Parsley, cilantro, and basil will do. The mass is smeared with a thin layer on black or rye bread. Sandwiches with Jerusalem artichoke satisfy hunger and stimulate the production of insulin.

Therapeutic drinks

With diabetes, it is useful to drink freshly squeezed juice from earthen pear. 150-300 ml daily before breakfast or lunch. The drink can be diluted with distilled water, mixed with carrot or apple juice, but only natural. Refuel with sugar or honey is prohibited.

To protect themselves from complications caused by diabetes, juice is taken in spring and autumn. The duration of treatment to improve the pancreas is 7-10 days.

In the summer, when the body suffers from dehydration, they make tea from Jerusalem artichoke. In the evening, 100 g of crushed raw root crops are poured into a thermos. Brewed with two cups of boiling water. Insist all night, and filter in the morning and divide into several portions.

In autumn, it is recommended to make a blank for medicinal tea. An earthen pear is cut into thin slices and dried in the oven or under a canopy. The main thing is that it should be protected from sunlight, due to which all useful components evaporate. Finished materials are ground and poured into a glass or plastic jar. A drink to reduce blood sugar is prepared from 1 tsp. tea leaves and cups of boiling water. Insist about 20 minutes. Drink three times a day before eating.

In diabetes, the stems and leaves of Jerusalem artichoke are also used. Green shoots are cut, dried and stored in a fabric bag. Measure out 1 tbsp. l blanks and brew in a thermos 500 ml of boiling water. Drink after 2-3 hours. Honey, sugar and other sweeteners should not be added to the Jerusalem artichoke infusion.

Earthen pear is replaced not only tea, but also instant coffee. Tubers are thoroughly washed under the tap, finely chopped and pour boiling water for 4 minutes. The liquid is drained, the preform is dried on a paper towel, and then fried in a pan. It is better to take dishes with non-stick coating, because you can not use vegetable or butter. Pieces are constantly stirring and making sure that they do not overcook and burn. When the raw material becomes dry and decreases in volume, it is poured into a coffee grinder. The powder is stored in a can and brewed exactly like instant coffee.

Other uses

Jerusalem artichoke is replaced by potatoes. The root crop is added to soups, baked in foil and sautéed in vegetable oil. Earthen pear is mixed with broccoli, green beans, young peas and bell pepper. Stew by adding water or tomato juice. It turns out satisfying and healthy stew.

In diabetes, sugar is not recommended. Honey is allowed, but only small portions, not more than 50 g per day. Jerusalem artichoke syrup is added to tea, coffee and other drinks as a sweetener. It’s not difficult to cook it:

1. Grind 1.5–2 kg of washed root crops. Squeeze the juice.
2. Pour the drink into a pan with a thick bottom, put on minimal heat.
3. Preheat to 45-50 degrees. It is impossible above to prevent vitamins and minerals from evaporating from the workpiece.
4. Stew future syrup for 10 minutes. Remove and cool, and then put on the stove again.

Freshly squeezed juice from an earthen pear is heated several times. Part of the workpiece should evaporate. The drink will become thick and viscous, similar to honey. Lemon juice is sometimes added to the syrup to give it a sour taste. Jerusalem artichoke sweetener is stored in a glass jar with a tight lid.

Even an earthen pear is recommended by doctors. The product, of course, does not cure diabetes, but will improve the condition of the pancreas and the well-being of the patient. The main thing is to cook soups, salads and casseroles of Jerusalem artichoke at least 3-4 days a week, and then the sugar level in a patient with type 2 diabetes will always remain normal.

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