Diabetic Recipes

Tuna Melt A Good Choice for Diabetics and Others

If you’re looking for a change of pace when it comes to fish, you want to try a “Tuna Melt” recipe which has received rave reviews from diabetes educators.

Maria D. Gonzales, RN, BSN, CDE, a nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator with the Diabetes Education Center at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen, took home the tuna melt recipe after finding it in the Diabetic Cooking magazine that she gives her patients.

“This tuna melt is surprisingly tasty,” Maria said. “And best of all it makes a healthy choice for a diabetic patient or anyone who wants to be health-conscious when it comes to their meals.”

From a distance, the tuna melt may resemble some kind of open-faced cheeseburger – but of course without the beef and with just a small portion of reduced-fat cheddar cheese. Here’s the recipe:

Tuna Melt
Makes 4 servings (2 melts per serving)

1 can (12 ounces) chunk white tuna packed in water, drained
1 ˝ cups coleslaw mix
3 tablespoons sliced green onions
3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
4 English muffins, split and lightly toasted
1/3 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese

Preheat broiler. Combine tuna, coleslaw mix and green onions in a medium bowl. Combine mayonnaise, mustard and dill weed in a small bowl. Stir mayonnaise mixture into tuna mixture. Spread tuna mixture onto muffin halves. Place on broiler pan.

Broil 4 inches from heat 3 to 4 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil 1 to 2 minutes more or until cheese melts.

Nutrition Facts (2 melts per serving):
2 starch
3 lean meat

Calories 313
Calories from Fat 23%
Total Fat 3 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Carbohydrates 30 g
Protein 30 g
Cholesterol 43 mg
Sodium 882 mg
Fiber 2 g

For more information on diabetes -- including information on diabetes self-management, nutrition education, medication management, free blood sugar and blood pressure screenings, and free support groups -- call the Diabetes Education Center at Valley Baptist-Harlingen, (956) 389-1119 or Valley Baptist-Brownsville (956) 698-5512.

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