If you have diabetes
Some of the suggestions in this booklet can potentially affect your blood sugar levels. Please discuss any concerns with your dietitian, diabetes specialist nurse or GP.
Patients who have swallowing or chewing difficulties
Some of the recipes in this booklet may not be suitable for those with swallowing or chewing difficulties. For further information, please discuss with your dietitian, speech and language therapist or GP.
Tips
- Avoid ‘low-fat/sugar/diet” products and go for “original/normal/full-fat” versions
- Mix all dried ingredients together before adding milk
- Drinks can be prepared in advance and stored with a cover in the fridge for 3 days but beware of separation of drinks
- If prepared in advance and stored in the fridge, shake well before serving
- Blend ingredients using a hand blender or liquidiser to mix until smooth consistency
- Eat little but often – aim to eat and drink every 2-3 hours
Fortified fruit juice (1 portion, 220mL)
Ingredients
- 40ml undiluted high juice squash or cordial
- 180ml fruit juice (flavour ideas below)
- 10g (2 x 5g sachets) egg white powder
Instructions
- Mix undiluted cordial or squash into egg white powder (do not whisk)
- Gradually mix in fruit juice
- Best served cold
Nutritional value (per portion)
| Flavour | Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbohydrate (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| High juice blackcurrant squash and cranberry juice | 137 | 8.2 | 23 |
| High juice orange squash and pineapple juice | 176 | 8.2 | 31.2 |
| Elderflower cordial (for example Belvoir/Bottlegreen) and apple juice | 184.8/206 | 8.6 | 33.4/42 |
| High juice cranberry squash and orange juice | 149.6 | 9.3 | 23.2 |
Notes: High in vitamin C
Coconut date shake (1 portion, 300mL)
Ingredients
- 30g smooth peanut butter
- 3 medjool dates (25 g per date)
- 200ml coconut milk – carton
- 10 ice cubes
Optional: Sugar/honey – this will add an extra 20 kcal
Instructions
- Cut the dates into pieces
- Blend all the ingredients using a hand blender or liquidiser
- Best served cold
Optional: Add sugar or honey for a sweeter taste!
Nutritional value (per portion)
| Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbohydrate (g) | Fat (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 433 | 9.2 | 51.7 | 17 |
Frozen coconut limeade (1 portion, 300mL)
Ingredients
- 150ml coconut milk – carton
- 50ml coconut milk – tinned
- 50ml soya cream
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 10 ice cubes
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients together using a hand blender or liquidiser
- Best served cold
Nutritional value (per portion)
| Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbohydrate (g) |
|---|---|---|
| 215.5 | 1.65 | 15.2 |
Iced peanut butter coffee (1 portion, 300mL)
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon coffee granules
- 25ml boiling water
- 275ml coconut milk – carton
- 50g smooth peanut butter
- 6 ice cubes
Instructions
- Dissolve coffee granules in hot water
- Blend the remaining ingredients together with the coffee using a hand blender or liquidiser
- Best served cold
Tips
- Can be topped with whipped cream for an extra 110 kcal
- Swap normal coffee granules for decaf to reduce caffeine intake
Nutritional value (per portion)
| Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbohydrate (g) |
|---|---|---|
| 366 | 12.9 | 14 |
Notes: contains caffeine
Virgin piña colada shake (1 portion, 250mL)
Ingredients
- 100ml tinned coconut milk
- 100ml pineapple juice
- 2 ½ tablespoons apricot jam
- 2 ½ tablespoons icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients
- Serve with ice for authentic Caribbean flavours
- Best served cold
Nutritional value (per portion)
| Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbohydrate (g) |
|---|---|---|
| 487.4 | 0.9 | 77.2 |
Tips
- Can be topped with whipped cream which will add an extra 110 kcal
Lemon and lime sublime shake (1 portion, 250mL)
Ingredients
- 100ml lemonade
- 100ml lime cordial
- 2 ½ tablespoons of lemon curd
- 2 ½ tablespoons of icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon of golden syrup
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together
- Pour through a strainer
- Best served cold
Nutritional value (per portion)
| Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbohydrate (g) |
|---|---|---|
| 376.5 | 0.4 | 87 |
Eton mess shake (1 portion, 250mL)
Ingredients
- 2 meringue nests (approx. 30g)
- 150ml soya milk
- 2 ½ tablespoons strawberry milkshake powder
- 2 ½ tablespoons strawberry jam
- 1 ½ tablespoons icing sugar
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients together with a hand blender or liquidiser
- Best served cold
Nutritional value (per portion)
| Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbohydrate (g) |
|---|---|---|
| 371.4 | 6.6 | 79.5 |
Fortified lemon cream (1 portion, 100mL)
This recipe is suitable for those with very small appetites who can’t manage two supplement drinks per day but would benefit from an extra boost of energy.
Ingredients (makes 3 portions)
- 300ml soya cream alternative
- 70g caster sugar
- Juice of 1-1 ½ lemons
- 30g soya milk powder e.g. Ecomil
Instructions
- Put soya cream and milk powder in a small saucepan
- Gently heat until milk powder has dissolved and then add the sugar
- Bring the mixture to boil and boil for 3 minutes
- Add the lemon juice and mix thoroughly to taste
- Pour the mixture into 3 small dessert bowls and chill
- Will keep (covered) in fridge for 3 days
Nutritional value (per portion)
| Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbohydrate (g) |
|---|---|---|
| 261.7 | 3.8 | 36 |
Featuring recipes from
- South Essex Partnership University NHS trust: Super shakes
- South Essex Partnership University NHS trust: Savoury shakes
- Aylesbury Vale Clinical Commissioning group and Chiltern Clinical Commissioning group: Homemade sip feeds
Dietplan (2014) is used to calculate nutritional content of the recipes in this booklet.