Crock Pot Fruited Pork

It seems that the purpose of the apple juice, dried fruit and seasoning is to tenderize and flavor the meat, not to be eaten with the pork roast. It says "discarding fruit and liquid", so your blood sugar should not spike by eating a sensible portion of the pork roast. I like brown rice myself and would have that along with a green vegetable on the side! Sounds yummy!

Gonna try this immediately!

Gonna try this immediately!

So d-connect? Do you plan to respond to the comments? This site needs to maintain responsible health information, its no wonder there are so many type 2's because of the SAD (standard American diet). This recipe could be revised to be more healthy. It is hard enough to maintain a diet as it is so healthy recipes that are low-carb, low-fat are essential. I still cannot believe this was the winner!

I agree with wildekat. My nutritionist says never to drink fruit juice…only eat the whole fruit. And I never eat white rice.

Are you serious? Rice, apple juice and dried fruit?? My blood sugar rises just from reading the recipe. No wonder the author didn't dare reveal the carb and sugar count. They both would be sky-high! I agree that this dish is death-on-a-plate for diabetics.

I wouldn't eat the rice unless it was the brown kind and being diabetic and on Weight Watchers new program I would eat this by using protion control and keeping track of it in my Tracker. I have been a disbetic sice 1982.

Although I wouldn't eat the rice in this recipe, I would be interested to know how many carbs are actually left in the meat and how much blood sugar would be affected since the fruit and juice is thrown away and not eaten. I have made my pork with pears and apples in the pan just for the flavor and I've not had a problem with it spiking my sugar but I've never used a fruit juice for the broth.

This sounds awfully good. My only problem is that I don't have a crockpot. Can I prepare this dish in a regular pot, the heavy kind? Actually, I have some pots so heavy I have a hard time lifting them.

Emilia Klapp, R.D., B.S.
www.TheDiabetesClub.com

What criteria do you use in choosing a winner? Do you take recipies out of a hat? This recipe as delicious as it sounds is not for diabetics.

dubyadd …I was thinking the same thing as I started to read the ingredient list. What in the world are they thinking ???

Are you kidding with this recipe. Even with NO nutritional list, I would not touch this. How can this be a winning recipe for diabetics, when its liable to kill you. White rice- never, no sugar added apple juice is still very high in sugars, and dried mixed fruit -come on now how about using some sugar cubes instead. I am truly disappointed with the judges on this. Are they diabetic? If not they should be replaced with some that have a little more common sense.

Seriously? A winning recipe on a diabetes site with no carb count provided? Probably not provided because it would be sky-high. My husband is diabetic and I eat low-carb with him to be supportive. There's no way a grain of white rice gets into my kitchen, let alone dried fruit or the sugar water known as apple juice. I don't mean to be unkind to Louise, but this is death on a plate for diabetics.

I can't believe this recipe won. Where are the nutritional counts, like carbs? I am a controlled type 2 diabetic and I would never even consider eating white rice. Products called "no sugar added" is not a good idea either. It doesn't seem like much care was taken in the winning recipe!

just read the winning receipe and i am trying to learn how to control what i eat, especially carbs. I understand that white rice is a nono and i would use brown rice, and as for the apple juice,i would dilute the apple juice at least the surgar content would be down. i liked the idea of replacing the rice with a salad and vegetables

I certainly have lost faith in this site. Sweet, rice (bad choice, I have given it up its not really a good choice at all) and heavy on the fat.
I can't believe this is the winner. I have usually had issues with diabetic cookbooks and websites, I create my own, much healthier and nutritious. What are you thinking???

oh, and i forgot, it's not just all about counting carbs. you also have to look at the "glycemic index" charts too. the glycemic index is a relative measure of how much impact a food item has on your blood sugar levels. so the food item might be low in carbs (splenda), but your body reacts just like it's plain sugar, triggering leptin and insulin and then your cells become insulin resistant, which means, glucose can't get into your cells to nourish them, the glucose stays in your blood and is stored as fat and then voila, you're fat but your cells are starved.

a classic diabetic condition.

Okay, let's get real. No white rice, no brown rice and no grains! Apple juice, mixed fruit to eat? Nope. Skip it. I have no idea what is wrong with low carb veggies and plenty of spices and perhaps a bit of red or white dry wine with pork, but this is only a diabetic recipe because you throw away all those carbs and sugars with the fruit and apple juice. The white rice is a definite no-no.

This is a recipe brought to you by those that want you to purchase mega pharma drugs for your diabetes. turns out that recent studies green tea works as well or better than oral meds for type 2 diabetes. but don't stop any drugs first without talking to your doctor.

i'm also at this time staring at an ad for gout. this website publishes an "article" on gout that mentions nothing about how gout is primarily a disease of people who don't eat fresh veggies. celery and celery seed in particular is a safe first bet for gout.

again, if you look at the recipes on this website, visit a carb counting chart first and check food package labels. (the ADA has one). keep carbs as low as possible. this means no grains, a small amount of low sugar berries such as raspberries, blueberries and tart cherries. dr. mercola even goes so far as to say eat the peels and throw the rest of the fruit away! the peels have all the nutrition, flavinoids and none of the sugars.

sugars, other than glucose, are toxins to humans. they are a root cause of type 2 diabetes or blood sugar fluctuations and insulin resistance. the american diabetes association has great articles on insulin, sugars and insulin resistance. they explain why a no-grain, no high fructose fruit diet is a healthy diet for human beings, and in particular diabetics.

good luck. the recipe sounds great, but white dry wine, spices, herbs are just as good as throwing out fruits and juice because they're full of carbs.

get your carb counting charts, your glycemic index charts and start getting healthy! this means no grains, very limited low carb fruits and plenty of protein.

Why discard the fruit after it is cooked? why not serve it with the rice it would keep the rice nive and moist!

What about substituting Quinoa? Much better for diabetics then any rice.