Sarah Di Lorenzo will be talking about diabetes.

More than 300 Australians develop diabetes every day. That’s one person every five minutes.

According to Diabetes Australia almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes.

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Sarah will talk about the foods that have been scientifically proven to help with diabetes prevention and also talk about what to watch out.

Recipes below:

SPINACH AND RICOTTA PANCAKES

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil

250 grams of frozen spinach, thawed

1 cup of almond flour

½ cup wholemeal flour

1 teaspoon of baking powder

2 eggs

200 grams of ricotta cheese

4 tablespoons of greek yoghurt

Olive oil spray for cooking

1 cup of soy milk

2 red capsicum

1 chopped spring onion

1/4 cup of chopped basil (1 tablespoon per serve)

Pinch of salt

Method

Slice the capsicum in half, remove the seeds and roast in a hot oven for around 15 - 20 minutes.

Drain the spinach and add to a bowl with the flour, salt, eggs, milk, baking powder and the mix. Add the ricotta and blend.

Heat a non stick pan and spray with olive oil. Add 1/3 cup of the batter to the pan and cook for around 2 minutes each side or until they look golden brown.

Serve with capsicum and spring onion. Add the yoghurt to the side of the plate with the basil sprinkled over the yoghurt.

Thai beef salad

Serves 2

Ingredients

200 grams of steak (ideally scotch fillet)

1 red onion sliced, diced

1 cup of cherry tomatoes, sliced in 1/2

1/2 a red cabbage, shredded

1 cucumber diced

1 cup of chopped coriander

1 cup of chopped mint

Dressing

1 teaspoon of sesame oil

Juice of 1 lime

2 cloves of garlic crushed

1 red cayenne chilli chopped finely

1 teaspoon of maple syrup

1 teaspoon of fish sauce

Method

Cook the steak to your liking, once rested slice the steak.

Add all the dressing ingredients to a jar and shake well.

Add all the salad ingredients to a bowl and toss. Add the meat to the bowl and then the dressing.

Serve and enjoy!