1 1/2 lb Lean ground beef

    1/2 lb Bulk Italian sausage

    1/2 c  Minced onion

      1 ts Italian seasoning

      1 ts Salt

      2 ts Worcestershire sauce

    1/2 ts Dried sage

      1 c  Unsweetened applesauce

    1/2 c  Whole wheat bread crumbs

    1/2 c  Unprocessed bran

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  Mix all ingredients together well.
  Place 1/3 cup (2 oz.) mixture in each of 16 muffin cups.
  Bake at 350F. until done, about 1 hour.  Remove from muffin tins.
  Serve hot or cold. Note: Nice for a picnic.
  Yield: 16 meat cakes Nutrient analysis of
  1 meat cake: 1/2 starch/bread exchange; 2 lean meat exchanges;

  150 Calories; 12 g protein; 8 g fat; 8 g carbohydrate; 360 mg sodium;

  41 mg cholesterol.

  Source: The Complete Diabetic Cookbook by PJ Palumbo,MD and Joyce Daly
  Margie, MS
  Posted by Dar Rains Reposted by John Davis