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Grilled Scallops with Chunky Salsa Verde
This is a great seafood dish low in fat and sodium, but is packed with protein. Try pairing it with a simple arugula salad topped with a few pieces of strawberries to balance out the spicy kick of the salsa verde.
Super Foods Salad
The salad tastes not only super nourishing, but is also bursting with flavor. Boost the flavor even more by adding 4 Tsp. dried cranberries, 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds or a diced orange. Or choose baby arugula for the greens.
Tuscan Spiedini With Fresh Herbs, Lemon, And Cracked Fennel Seeds
Classic in flavor and simplicity, these chicken sticks are wonderful served over orzo pasta, risotto, or a salad. Chef Steve Petusevsky loves them over an arugula salad sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. Fennel seeds give the chicken a very aromatic quality and sweet flavor.
Easy Chicken Salad Toast
This easy chicken salad is a great way to repurpose leftover cooked chicken. You could also use canned chicken or tuna instead. Add some greens like spinach, lettuce or arugula to your open-face sandwich for extra veggies. For a low carb option, serve as a lettuce wrap instead of on toast.
Gingered Pumpkin Bisque
This sweet and savory soup combines pumpkin, pear, and fresh ginger into a creamy soup that will warm you up on a chilly fall day. You can toss everything in a slow-cooker and let it cook all day, so dinner is ready when you come home from work. Pair this dish with an Arugula, Pear, Walnut, & Pecorino Salad for a fall-themed soup-and-salad combo or Tarragon Herbed Chicken and Mushrooms for something heartier. Find this recipe and more in our cookbook, The Diabetes Fast-Fix Slow Cooker Cookbook
Perfect Meals by the Plate
Cookbooks and websites are great sources for finding recipes, but sometimes you need help putting together a whole meal! The Diabetes Plate Method is a simple way to build healthy, balanced meals with no carb-counting or measuring needed. Here we have 6 simple, balanced meals, featuring recipes from Diabetes Food Hub to help you plan meals this week.
Everything You Need to Know About Radishes
The radish is a powerhouse vegetable that packs a ton of flavor and nutrition into a tiny package. Whether you slice them thin and add them to your favorite salad or use them as a crunchy garnish for your tacos, radishes bring a fun and vibrant pop of color and texture to any dish. They’re also low in carbohydrates and high in fiber and vitamin C.
25 Simple Snack Ideas
Snacks can serve a lot of purposes—tiding you over between meals, preventing hypoglycemia, helping you recover from a workout and more. Whatever the reason for your snack, we’ve got 25 simple ideas to help you make healthy choices.
All About Leafy Greens
Leafy greens are nutritional powerhouses. They are tremendous sources of vitamins A, C, K, and several B vitamins, full of phytonutrients, have lots of fiber, and low in calories. Leafy greens are superfoods.
Miss Drinking Juice? Try These Citrus Hacks
Growing up, many of us may have had parents who were keen for us to drink a glass of orange juice with breakfast. And that habit stayed with us into adulthood. However, for people with diabetes, orange juice—and other juices—were probably among the first items we were counseled to avoid.