This cool and refreshing avocado soup is not only diabetes-friendly, but it's a perfect summer dish after a morning at the farmer's market. Packed with heart healthy fats, it's also a nutrition powerhouse. This recipe from the Budget-Friendly Fresh and Local Diabetes Cookbook, by Charles Mattocks. To order this cookbook click here.
This dessert has layers and layers of guilt-free flavor, creamy texture, and juicy berries. Make this a day ahead to let the flavors melt into one another. Use a clear straight-sided glass bowl for the best visual presentation. Feel free to make a tropical version using layers of papaya, mango, pineapple, and banana. Sprinkle with a bit of coconut as well.
Sicily is known for its beautiful, lush orange groves, which produce some of the world’s most fragrant oranges. First introduced by the Arabs during their rule of the island, orange trees flourished in the ashes along the base of Mt. Etna. Look for the sweetest oranges possible for this recipe. If you can, use Sicilian blood oranges; their red color imparts festive flair to this sumptuous salad.
This quick and easy fish recipe may be the perfect weeknight summer dish. With just a few ingredients, you can have a beautiful, heart healthy, and diabetes-friendly meal on the table in about 15 minutes. This and other recipes designed to be made from just a few ingredients are from The 4-Ingredient Diabetes Cookbook, 2nd edition, by Nancy S. Hughes. To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here.
Get a jumpstart to your morning with a slice of these berry-filled baked oats. Filling and slightly sweet, this mediterranean style recipe will keep you satisfied all morning.
This fresh and simple tartine layers creamy herbed ricotta with juicy balsamic-marinated tomatoes on sprouted whole grain toast. It's a fiber-rich breakfast that’s lower in saturated fat and full of flavor. With its balance of protein, healthy carbs, and fresh veggies, it’s a choice for steady energy and blood glucose (blood sugar) support. This is a DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension), vegetarian, and low-fat recipe.
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