Zucchini Boats; Diabetes Friendly Thursday

Food is what keeps us going!! Do I audio crazy?? Think close it, really! If nosotros didn't choose hunger, nosotros would non live on working. Food is at the pump of all celebrations; birthdays, holidays, religious festivities, yous elevate it! For that matter, fifty-fifty on a everyday basis, nosotros holler back close food. What are nosotros going to choose for breakfast, what are nosotros having for lunch, what shall nosotros swallow for dinner. If nutrient is such an of import constituent of our lives therefore it is essential that nosotros savor our food. Just because nosotros choose some wellness atmospheric condition similar diabetes, it doesn't hateful that nosotros hand upwards / halt enjoying food. What it agency however, is that nosotros brand the correct choices that suits our torso in addition to makes it purpose maximally. There is enough of nutrient out at that topographic point that is salubrious in addition to tasty.

This weekend on Valentine's Day, allow us brand something salubrious in addition to delicious for our loves ones. Team DFT has come upwards together to choose yous a collection of diabetes friendly appetizers.

So, lets celebrate Valentine's Day amongst Team DFTs weight watchers in addition to Diabetes Friendly appetizers.

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My contribution to this is the really easy, really healthy, really delicious in addition to almost calorie-free zucchini boats. You choose to attempt it to believe me!!

This is 1 of those recipes that I barbarous inward dearest amongst instantly. I choose been making this for a dyad of years at nowadays in addition to every fourth dimension I made it, it has been a huge hit. I choose been pregnant to weblog close it for a long fourth dimension now, but it didn't come about until now. You tin abide by the master recipe here.

I am bringing these salubrious treats to my friends at Throwback Th #25, Fiesta Fri #106 in addition to Saucy Saturdays.Angie's Fiesta Fri co-hosts this calendar week are Steffi @ Ginger & Bread in addition to Andrea @ Cooking With a Wallflower.

Servings: iv ( 2 pieces/ one-half a zucchini per person)

Ingredients:

Zucchini : 2 medium-sized ones
Grape/cherry tomatoes: exactly about 16-20.
Bread crumbs: 2 tbsp
Olive oil: 1-2 tsp ( for brushing the zucchini slices, may non bespeak all)
Salt: to taste
Freshly terra firma dark pepper powder: 1/2 tsp
Shredded cheese: 2 tbsp ( Any cheese volition do; mozzarella preferred; tin live on adjusted equally per private preference).

Method:

Clean the zucchini in addition to tomatoes.

Preheat the oven to 350 score F.

Prepare a baking canvass past times lining amongst foil or parchment newspaper in addition to travel on ready.

Slice the zucchini lengthwise into ii slices.

Scoop out the seeds inward the pump using a teaspoon to create a groove running the length of the zucchini slice, thereby making a "boat".

Brush the zucchini slices amongst olive oil.

Slice the grape tomatoes into two.

Arrange the grape tomatoes inward the groove of the sliced zucchini. You mightiness bespeak exactly about 8-9 Lycopersicon esculentum halves.

Sprinkle common salt in addition to pepper on the zucchini in addition to tomato. You tin practice this earlier or subsequently placing the tomatoes.

Now sprinkle breadstuff crumbs along the length of the boat.

Arrange the prepared zucchini boats on the baking tray.

Place the tray on the pump rack of the oven in addition to bake at 350 score F for 20-25 minutes.

Take it out. Sprinkle some shredded cheese on each boats in addition to position it dorsum inward the oven.

Bake for some other 6-8 minutes or until the cheese has melted. Ensure that yous don't ship away the cheese.

Slice each boat into ii pieces if the boat was likewise long. You tin travel on "as is " if yous wish.

Serve hot.

Best when served immediately.

Cooking made easy:

If yous don't choose cherry or grape tomatoes, yous could work slices of regular tomatoes.

You tin live on adventurous in addition to materials the boat amongst anything else that yous experience like!

This could live on also made using the broiler or the grill. It is much faster in addition to tin live on ready inward exactly 10 minutes!

Footnotes (Tip for salubrious living):

Apart from beingness the really depression calorie vegetable ( 17 calories per 100 grams, Zucchini is 1 of the best sources of dietary fiber. It is a peachy source of manganese in addition to vitamin C. It is also a adept source of vitamin A, magnesium, folate, potassium, copper in addition to phosphorous.

Tomatoes likewise are low-calorie nutrient amongst much needed dietary fiber. It is a peachy source of vitamin C in addition to lycopene, a powerful phytochemical amongst anti-oxidant properties.

Mozzarella cheese is a adept source of poly peptide in addition to calcium. It should all the same live on eaten inward really minor amounts.

References:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/334127-the-health-benefits-of-zucchini/
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-raw-grilled-zucchini-2771.html
https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/vegetable/health-benefits-of-zucchini.html

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/health-properties-tomatoes
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=44
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/273031.php

http://www.livestrong.com/article/268074-nutrition-facts-on-mozzarella-cheese/
http://www.joybauer.com/food-articles/cheese.aspx

Disclaimer

I am non a nutritionist or dietician. My cognition in addition to data is based on my question in addition to reading from dissimilar resources. Please consult your physician or dietician earlier making whatever changes to your diet.

Do Check out the other DFT contributors and their links!

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Sarika's Cajun Cauliflower Bites

Swati's Dhaniya-Methi Muthiya

Food for thought:

Love is when the other person's happiness is to a greater extent than of import than your own. H Jackson Brown, Jr.