1 Week Diabetic Dinner Ideas - Diabetic Dinner Ideas

Are you looking for diabetic dinner ideas? Here is the list:
1. Swordfish Steak and Spicy Corn Salad
4-ounce Cuban-Style Swordfish Steak
6 g carb (0.5 carb choice)
190 calories

1/2 cup Spicy Corn Salad
15 g carb (1 carb choice)
89 calories

1/2 cup Apple Crisp
24 g carb (1.5 carb choices)
142 calories

Sparkling (Tonic) Water with a Lime Wedge
0 g carb
10 calories

Total Carbs: 45 g carb (3 carb choices)
Total Calories: 431

2. Salmon and Pesto Mashed Potatoes

4 ounces Salmon Fillet, Broiled
0 g carb
155 calories for wild Atlantic salmon

1/2 cup Pesto Mashed Potatoes
27 g carb (2 carb choices)
199 calories

1 Vanilla Bean Biscotti
9 g carb (0.5 carb choice)
63 calories

1 cup Homemade Espresso or Brewed Coffee
0 g carb
9 calories (0 calories for coffee)

Total Carbs: 36 g carb (2.5 carb choices)
Total Calories: 426 (or 417 with coffee)

3. Balsamic Chicken and Green Beans

1 Balsamic Chicken Breast
3 g carb (0 carb choices)
181 calories

1/2 cup Green Beans with Toasted Almonds
5 g carb (0 carb choices)
68 calories

1 Whole Grain Dinner Roll
18 g carb (1.5 carb choices) (for a medium round roll)
74 calories

1 cup Home-Brewed Iced tea
0 g carb
3 calories

Total Carbs: 26 g carb (1.5 carb choices)
Total Calories: 326

4. Pork Chop and Corn and Bean Pilaf

1 Adobo Pork Chop
3 g carb (0 carb choices)
189 calories

1/2 cup Corn and Bean Quinoa Pilaf
23 g carb (1.5 carb choices)
128 calories

1 Brownie Cookie
12 g carb (1 carb choice)
73 calories

1 cup Water
0 g carb
0 calories

Total Carbs: 38 g carb (2.5 carb choices)
Total Calories: 390

5. Chicken with Brown Rice Salad

1 serving Chicken with Brown Rice Salad
30 g carb (2 carb choices)
280 calories

1 cup Pear Wedges
15 g carb (1 carb choice)
81 calories

1 cup Hot Tea or Brewed Coffee
0 g carb
0 calories

Total Carbs: 45 g carb (3 carb choices)
Total Calories: 361

6. Ginger-Marinated Chicken and Couscous

1 Spicy Ginger Marinated Chicken Breast
7 g carb (0.5 carb choice)
191 calories

1/2 cup Hot Cooked Couscous with Chopped Zucchini and Carrot
37 g carb (2.5 carb choices)
110 calories

1 cup Spiced Fruit Tea
14 g carb (0.5 carb choice)
56 calories

Total Carbs: 58 g carb (3.5 carb choices)
Total Calories: 357

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7. Cheddar Soup and a Side Salad

3/4 cup Cheddar Soup
13 g carb (1 carb choice)
147 calories

Mixed Greens with Low-Fat Dressing
1 cup lettuce and 2 tablespoons fat-free ranch dressing
8 g carb (0.5 carb choice)
120 calories

1 Peanut Butter Cookie
7 g carb (0.5 carb choice)
66 calories

Home-Brewed Iced Tea
0 g carb
3 calories

Total Carbs: 28 g carb (2 carb choices)
Total Calories: 336