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How to Stretch Your Food Instead of coming up with and shopping for different recipes for every single meal over the course of a week, try planning two or three main ones , which will lead to other options throughout the week. For instance, you could roast a chicken (or, if it helps, buy one already cooked) for a meal. Serve it with cooked farro, roasted butternut squash, and a green salad. Make enough to have leftovers for day two and use whole wheat tortillas and make chicken tacos. Add some of the salad and your favorite salsa you have in the fridge. To make a salad, use the leftover salad

How to Portion Control Viola Holmes, associate director of nutrition of the American Diabetes Association® (ADA), notes that the easiest way to manage meals is the ADA’s Diabetes Plate Method and “good old-fashioned” measuring cups. “It’s really up to the individual, though, to use a method that works for their lifestyle,” she says. Let’s explore different options that may work for you and your lifestyle. Using the Diabetes Plate Method The Diabetes Plate Method allows you to easily create perfectly portioned meals by balancing vegetables, proteins, and carbohydrates with just a nine-inch

1. Easy Weeknight Chicken Dinner Pecan-Crusted Chicken Breast 300 calories, 3 grams carbohydrate Mixed greens salad with light vinaigrette 40 calories, 4 grams carbohydrate Try this recipe: Simple Side Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Homemade sweet potato fries 140 calories, 31 grams carbohydrate Try this recipe: Sweet Potato Fries THE WHOLE PLATE: 480 calories, 38 grams carbohydrate Choices: 2 starch, 1 nonstarchy vegetable, 5 lean protein, 2 fat 2. Taco Night Turkey Tacos 260 calories, 19 grams carbohydrate 1/2 cup coleslaw 130 calories, 16 grams carbohydrate Try this recipe: Kale Apple Slaw