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Roasted Potatoes, Carrots and Parsnips
Roasting vegetables is the best way to bring out their natural sweet flavor. It’s easy to do and these three fall veggies make a tasty medley.
Bountiful Harvest Vegetable Salad
This is a wonderful way to use fresh produce from first harvest to last. The contrast of the warm dressing, tender cooked veggies, and crunchy radish and walnuts over the salad greens is a treat for your taste buds. And this salad is full of nutrients for your body!
Crock Pot Veggie Soup
This soup makes a great vegetable side dish. Serve it alongside roasted chicken or fish. It freezes well, so you can save part of it for a later date if you’d like.
Roasted Winter Vegetables
Roasting winter root vegetables caramelizes their natural sugars, producing a complex, toasty, and lightly sweet flavor. This recipe calls for a variety of winter vegetables, but you could use any combination, as long as you end up with about 12 cups total of bite-size pieces. This recipe can easily be cut in half if you're not cooking for a crowd. For added acidity, you could drizzle lightly with balsamic vinegar just before serving.
Root Vegetable Cakes
These cakes make a great side dish or snack and are excellent when paired with our Beef and Sweet Potato Stew .
Roasted Root Vegetable Soup
Roasting the vegetables in this recipe helps to maximize the flavor of the soup. What’s more - all of these veggies are abundant and available during the winter months. Find this recipe and more in The Diabetes Cookbook . To order dierctly from the American Diabetes Association, click here .
Family Style Chicken Pot Pie
Make mealtime easier with a family style serving of this comfort classic. Add aromatics (celery, onion, carrots, herbs) to the water before boiling the chicken to increase the flavor and create a quick stock. Adding blended veggies into the sauce creates creaminess without adding fat or flour. Watch the Pot Pie Cooking Class Video Powered by Homemade, brought to you by Alignment Health Plans
How to Make Winter Comfort Foods Healthier
It’s no surprise that winter comfort foods tend to be less than healthy. We’re craving warmth and something that gives us feelings of love and nostalgia. They tend to be filled with fat, salt, and carbohydrates—big on calories but not much in nutrition. Indulging in all that nostalgia has its health pitfalls, but there are ways to modify those comfort foods of our past to make them healthier.
How to Cook Diabetes-Friendly Veggies
We all know eating veggies is good for us—their fiber alone can help you manage your weight and heart health. You’ll find two types of vegetables at the store: starchy vegetables (like peas, potatoes, and corn) and non-starchy vegetables (like broccoli, eggplant, and peppers). While all vegetables offer important nutrients for people with diabetes, you should aim to fill half your plate with non-starchy vegetables for a balanced meal that doesn’t spike your blood glucose (blood sugar). With all this in mind, eating the same veggies in the same way every day can often become boring. Keep
Herb-Roasted Turkey
Looking for the perfect turkey recipe to use on Thanksgiving Day? Look no further!