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Budget-Friendly Slow-Cooker Chicken & Sweet Potatoes
No time to cook? Try this slow-cooker chicken for dinner. The sweet potatoes, Dijon mustard and brown sugar make for a unique and tasty flavor. Adding a side of simple steamed broccoli and cauliflower makes this a complete meal that requires less than 15 minutes of active prep time.
Budget-Friendly Pork Chops with Peach Salsa
Take advantage of seasonal produce and pair this mouth-watering salsa sweet-and-savory salsa with pork chops. It would also be great over chicken or fish. For a more intensely flavored salsa, grill the peaches, bell pepper, and onion along side the pork chop before chopping and mixing them together for the salsa. Watch How to Make Pork Chops with Peach Salsa Powered by Homemade
Budget-Friendly Mediterranean Fish Stew
This Mediterranean fish stew costs a little more than $10 for 4 servings, but it can be a real treat and is great for the chilly winter weather!
Budget-Friendly Deluxe Chicken Nachos
You can make these nachos as spicy as you want by purchasing the salsa at the heat level you prefer. If you like it even hotter, top the yogurt with a couple dashes of hot sauce.
Budget-Friendly Asian Turkey Burgers
Looking for a way to spice up your burgers? Then this recipe is just for you! Sauces used in this recipe like oyster sauce, Thai chili garlic and Sriracha can be found in the ethnic food aisle at the grocery.
Budget-Friendly BBQ Chicken Salad
Who doesn’t like barbecued chicken during the summer? Tossing it in with some lower carb vegetables and turkey bacon makes for a salad that will be popular with the entire family. Serve it with some whole wheat garlic bread, if desired.
Budget-Friendly Roasted Veggie Tacos
Trying to eat a meatless, veggie-packed meal once a week? This recipe gives you all the flavor of tacos, but with so much more fiber and vegetables. Top them with avocado slices for extra flavor if you’d like.
Budget-Friendly Hearty Cabbage Soup
This veggie-loaded, high-fiber soup is more satisfying than traditional cabbage soup because of the addition of beans and turkey sausage. It also freezes well, so freeze half and use it during a busy week when you don’t have much time to cook.
Smart Shopping on a Budget
Grocery shopping when you have diabetes doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. Simplify meal planning with the Diabetes Plate and try these shopping tips to save on produce and protein foods at the grocery store. Fresh Produce Non-starchy vegetables fill half the Diabetes Plate, so always try to have plenty of these on hand. Check sales flyers from your local store and see what fresh produce is on sale, then find recipes that use those vegetables. Remember, in-season fresh produce will be cheaper than those not in season. So try swapping out the fruits or vegetables in a recipe to ones
5 Tips for Cooking Diabetes- and Kidney-Friendly Meals on a Budget
Eating on a budget can be a challenge, especially when you’re also managing health concerns like diabetes and kidney disease. A kidney-friendly eating plan usually monitors potassium, phosphorus, protein, and sodium—and a diabetes-friendly plan focuses on lean protein, healthy fats, quality carbohydrates and monitors sodium. It’s important to know that the nutrients you should have more or less of are based on your health needs. Talk to your registered dietitian or certified diabetes care and education specialist about what will work best for you. With your own needs in mind and with some