Knowing how to roast a whole chicken is a great skill to learn! Whole chicken is a budget-friendly protein food that can feed a crowd or be used as the protein source for other meals during the week. When you cook a whole chicken, it is recommended to leave the skin on to keep the chicken moist. The downside is that leaving the skin on adds more fat to our meal.
While protein and fiber often steal the spotlight when it comes to what is healthy for people with diabetes, water is an essential nutrient that often doesn’t get enough attention. Water makes up 55–65% of the human body, so it’s no wonder that losing too much water, known as dehydration, harms people and their health.1