The crock pot for your low-Glycemic diet - health, Hearty meals recipes

On the second week into a low-Glycemic diet, you will find you are looking for something other than low fat cheese, a handful of nuts and celery sticks, steamed broccoli and grilled chicken breasts. You may start missing your slow cooker and all those wonderful, hearty meal you loved to come home to; not to mention the savory flavors of a slow cooked meal which has been simmering throughout the day.

But this dilemma has a solution. You can still take advantage of many delicious meals cooked in your crock pot, even if you're on a low Glycemic diet. No need to break this resolution. Here are a few simple recipes that I have tried on my family with excellent results!

Asian Cuisine Inspired Beef and Snow Peas

You will need:  2 1/2 pounds round steak, 1 cup soy sauce; 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger; 2 cloves of garlic, grated or chopped; 2 tablespoons cooking oil; 2 cups snowpeas.

Cut a round steak into 4 equal pieces. Place steak into your crock pot. In another bowl, beat the next 4 ingredients and pour this mixture on the over the meat. Cover the pot and cook on low for approximately 6 hours or until meat is tender. In the last 15 minutes of cooking, mix in the snow peas and serve on cooked rice.

Split Pea Soup with Ham

You'll need: 1 pound bag split peas; 2 pounds cooked ham, diced; 3 cloves of garlic chopped or grated; 1 medium onion, cut in cubes; 3 celery ribs diced; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 7 cups cold water; 5 chicken stock cubes

Put all ingredients in your crock pot. Select your crock pot on low and cook for 6 to 7 hours. Lift the lid briefly through the cooking time several times and give a quick stir for the peas not to stay on the bottom of the pot.

Triple Bean and Beef Chili

You will need: 2 pounds lean ground beef; 2 medium yellow onion, diced; 1 green bell pepper, diced; 2 ribs celery, diced;  3 cloves of garlic chopped; 2 (16 oz.) cans of diced tomatoes; 2 (16 oz.) cans garbanzo beans; 1 (16 oz.) can butter beans; 1 (16 oz.) can black beans; 1 (15 oz.) can chicken broth; 3 teaspoons chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon of black pepper; 1 teaspoon salt.

Brown the ground beef and drain any excess fat. Put all ingredients in your crock pot and stir to combine. Cover the crock pot and let cook on low for approximately 6 hours. Can serve in large bowls with a dollop of low-fat yogurt and a sprinkle chives. You can garnish with whatever your diet allows!

When you are cooking dinner in your crock pot, you are probably cooking for the whole family, right? Will all of the family like these is "diet" crock pot meals? The fact is that my family does not even know these meals are part of a diet! No-one is disappointed and my diet remains on track.

Try to understand what you can do in your slow cooker that follows the rules of your diet can be a little difficult. These crockpot recipes can be just the start you need to get on the diet and stick to it. I know that if I have just a few go-to recipes for my crockpot that I can put together quickly and easily, I am more likely to stick to my diet. I hope you enjoy these dishes and good luck with your diet!