Diabetic Black Bean Soup Recipe

1 slice bacon
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 cup celery
2 1/2 cup black beans, cooked, drained
2 1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper, freshly

Fry bacon over medium heat in small heavy in small heavy frying pan;
crumble bacon and set aside. Heat bacon drippings over medium heat; saute
onion and celery until tender, stirring occasionally. Puree beans in
blender or food processor fitted with steel blade stir into vegetables. Mix
in crumbled bacon and remaining ingredients, stirring occasionally until
soup is hot. Soup will thicken as it stands and can be thinned with
additional water. Serve hot. Food Exchanges per serving: 1 STARCH EXCHANGE
+ 1/2 FAT EXCHANGE CHO: 18g; PRO: 6g; FAT: 3g; CAL: 124; Low-sodium diets:
Omit salt.

Source: The Art of Cooking for the Diabetic by Mary Abbott Hess,R.D.,M.S.
and Katharine Middleton. Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her
Meal-Master

By "Christopher E. Eaves" <cea260@airmail.net> on Feb 25, 1998.





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Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 6

Is this Diabetic Black Bean Soup Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Diabetic Black Bean Soup recipe is part of our collection of tasty diabetic Soup recipes. As we don`t know your individual health issues & the advice your health advisors have offered you, we can`t say with certainty that this Diabetic Black Bean Soup recipe is OK for you. Nonetheless, because the original compiler labeled it as `diabetic` it should suggest that it, at the very least, matches the basic requirements, being low in carbohydrates & fat, and should be better for your health than a typical non-diabetic recipe. Even taking that into account, this Diabetic Black Bean Soup recipe should only be used In the event that you understand your own condition and are happy that the ingredients are appropriate for you.

This Diabetic Black Bean Soup Recipe is one from our diabetic Soup recipes collection. Sadly it is hardly possible for us to prepare every single one of the diabetic Soup recipes to warrant that they are all completely OK for diabetes sufferers. There are in excess of two thousand individual recipes in the collection, & to prepare each of them even at a speed of 7 recipes per week would take more than six years. You should analyse the ingredients with due care to ensure that all of them agree with the diabetes nutritional advice your doctor has provided. If you think that this Diabetic Black Bean Soup recipe is incorrect, please contact us and we will modify or remove the recipe concerned from our diabetes friendly recipe collection.