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Best Beverages for People with Diabetes
Coffee, tea, soda, milk, juice, sports drinks, energy drinks, and sparkling water—there are so many choices when it comes to picking your drink! So, what’s the best choice for a person with diabetes? The same as what we recommend for everyone else, water! Hydration is an important part of staying healthy. More than half of our body weight comes from water. It’s found in all our cells, organs, and tissues, and our bodies can’t function without it. We lose water throughout the day through digestion, sweating, and even breathing. It’s important to replace water that is lost by drinking plenty of
Strawberry Kiwi Spritzer
A thirst-quenching recipe perfect for game day! Try this no-sugar Strawberry Kiwi Spritzer that can be made as a delicious mocktail and cuts out all the added sugar! Keep your friends and family hydrated over the weekend and enjoy this refreshing beverage that is diabetes-friendly, has zero added sugar, and is low in calories!
Cucumber Basil Mocktail
This light and refreshing drink is perfect for any occasion! Enjoy the perfect beverage combination of crisp cucumber slices, fragrant basil leaves, fresh lime juice, and a gentle fizz of club soda. It’s sweetened with a squeeze of Splenda® Stevia Liquid Sweetener – it tastes like sugar without the calories! Recipe note: Blending carbonated water can cause the gas bubbles to expand and burst, and can cause overflow from the blender. To reduce this, blend on slower speeds and only adding half of the club soda to the blender and the other half after blending.
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
These decadent Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are bursting with fresh, cool mint flavor and rich, melty chocolate chips. Best of all, there is 0 grams of added sugar in this amazing recipe! Enjoy the best tasting Stevia for sweetening beverages and baking. Cook, bake, and sprinkle Splenda® Stevia anywhere you would use sugar!
Sparkling Strawberry Mint Water
Quench your thirst with fizzy, flavored water, not just plain ol’ water. At just 5 calories, it’s refreshing and tasty.
Creamy Iced Vanilla Latte
Get your morning energy boost and breakfast all in one with this smooth and creamy iced vanilla latte. With just three ingredients, it’s incredibly easy to make! This recipe uses a Splenda ® French Vanilla Diabetes Care Shake in place of milk, which provides a delicious flavor, high-quality protein, fiber, healthy fats, and additional vitamins and minerals.
Grape Tomato Succotash
Succotash is usually associated with summertime cuisine, when corn is in season. But this recipe is designed to be enjoyed anytime you’re able to pick up a pint of grape tomatoes. Since you can use frozen lima beans and corn here, you can savor this veggie dish often. It’s as colorful as it is flavorful.
Moroccan Avocado Smoothie
This refreshing smoothie is packed with healthy fats and fiber from avocado and banana. It's excellent as filling breakfast to-go, or as a pre- or post-workout snack. You can use almond milk or any other nondairy milk for a lower carb, vegan beverage. Or, for something sweeter and fruiter, you could use orange juice. Avocado is great in smoothies because it provides a rich, creamy texture. Find this recipe and more in the second edition our best-selling cookbook, The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook. To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here.
Indian Vegetable Curry
This flavorful curry is packed with nutritious veggies! Serve this dish over brown rice or in lettuce cups.
Hydration: The Unsung Hero in Diabetes Health
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 For people with diabetes, dehydration can be especially risky as it can lead to higher blood glucose levels (blood sugar) and can further affect nerve and kidney related complications. Getting into the habit of drinking plenty of zero-calorie fluids can help you better manage