Ingredients for Diabetic Pepperoni Ziti

Series Summary

Diabetes is a syndrome distinguished by the body's inability to regulate blood sugar levels due to low levels of the hormone insulin or the body's resistance to the effect of insulin. Symptoms can include excessive thirst, increased urine production, and blurred vision. But if treated properly, which means blood pressure control, lifestyle choices, and proper nutrition and diet, the most adverse symptoms and resultant chronic conditions of diabetes can usually be avoided. Since the first step to controlling a syndrome like diabetes is to eat properly and control your intake of sugar, cooking and food recipes, like this series, are essential to the proper management of diabetes.

In this free video series, our expert Ben hardy will teach you how to make a diabetic pepperoni ziti. He will show you all the necessary ingredients, how to boil the pasta, grate the cheese, chop the garlic, onions, peppers, spinach, mushrooms, and tomatoes, and how & when to add those vegetables, spices, and seasonings to the ziti. He will also teach you how to mix and combine ingredients, drain and dry the pasta, and coat the dish before showing you how to bake the ziti itself.

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Josiah Owens with Expert Village and today we are going to be talking about how to cook pepperoni ziti for those on a diabetic diet. Now we are going to go over our ingredients we are going to need for our pepperoni ziti. We are going to need 1 package ziti, 1 tablespoon fresh Parmesan, 1 1/2 cups fresh Mozzarella, 2 cloves garlic, 1/4 cup onions, we are going to need 3/4 cups green pepper chopped, 5 ounces of spinach, 8 ounces of mushrooms. We are going to need 1 large tomato, 2 1/2 cups tomato sauce and with that we are going to need 1 cup container and 1 1/2 cup in another. We are going to need olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 a teaspoon of garlic salt, 1/2 teaspoon of crush red peppers, and 2 tablespoons of oregano, 1 1/2 ounces pepperoni, a 1/2 cup of water and a 1/2 a cup of ricotta cheese."