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Herbs de Provence Roasted Chicken This elegant entree requires only 5 minutes of prep time and only 4 ingredients! Herbs de Provence is a blend of herbs popular in Southern France. It typically includes thyme, rosemary, basil, tarragon, marjoram, and sometimes lavender. If you don't have the blend on hand, you could make your own, or use dried rosemary instead. Pair with a simple vegetable side dish like Easy Middle Eastern Green Beans . Chicken & Roasted Pepper Lettuce Cups Single serving meals are supposed to eliminate leftovers, but if you happen to have a little chicken leftover from your

Here are five tricks for enjoying more of what you buy and grow. Make the most of the whole vegetable (and fresh herbs). Root vegetables, like beets, carrots, turnips, and radishes have delicious leafy tops. While many markets remove them, if you use those that have those tops you can make pesto with them. Have leftover fresh vegetables, like zucchini, mushrooms, or carrots? They can be shredded and turned into pancakes with an egg, grated onion, garlic, herbs, and some breadcrumbs. When a recipe calls for chopped or minced fresh herbs, use both the leaves and stems—if the stems are still

What is Carb Counting? As you may guess from the name, carb counting involves adding up all the carbohydrate in the foods you eat. Counting carbs in the food you eat can help you predict how much glucose will be entering your bloodstream after you eat. To do this, of course, you need to know how much carbohydrate is in different foods. There can be a wide range in the amount of carbs in different foods, even within the same food group. As you can see in Table 1.1, a medium banana has 27 grams of carbohydrate, while 1 cup of strawberries has 11 grams of carbohydrate. Both are fruits, but the

Diabetes Food Hub can be a great tool for meal prepping! Click here to learn how to use our recipes, meal planner, and grocery list generator to make planning, shopping, and preparing healthy meals a snap! Additionally, we’ll be rolling out a series of meal prepping articles over the next few weeks to show how a little planning can make your meal planning life a lot easier . BEEF, it's what's for dinner...and lunch! This week, we'll start with a lean top sirloin or top round roast to make a delectable roast beef, better than anything you can find at the deli counter. A whole roast is typically

Eating 1. Time Your Portions: Follow a structured meal pattern while being mindful of serving sizes. Starting the day with a big breakfast may be beneficial—a study published in the journal Obesity found that people who ate a big breakfast, average lunch, and small dinner lost more weight and had lower blood glucose levels than those who ate a small breakfast, average lunch, and large dinner. Whatever eating pattern you choose, consistency is key for managing diabetes. Sticking to the same eating schedule and portions can make it easier to predict and manage blood glucose. 2. Maintain Order

All tea varieties can offer noteworthy benefits when consumed regularly. Other than herbal varieties, tea is traditionally made by steeping the dry leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. There are four main categories of tea: green, black, white, and herbal. About the Types of Teas Each tea type boasts different flavors and potential benefits. Explore the differences between them to see which tea you might want to incorporate into your routine: Green tea is an antioxidant powerhouse thanks to catechins that fight oxidative stress and may promote a healthy heart. When brewed, it’s often