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Healthy eating is important year-round, and the holidays are a great opportunity to practice all sorts of recipes in the kitchen. Plus, your little helpers will love getting the chance to cook with you while getting into the holiday spirit. This is a great opportunity to get your kids involved in learning how to cook healthy meals they’ll be excited to eat. By bringing kids into the kitchen, you’re teaching them the keys to healthy eating at an early age that will become lifelong habits.

The Mediterranean “diet” is known as one of the healthiest in the world because it is not truly a diet, but rather a lifestyle that is based on a variety of healthy foods, allows for occasional indulgences, and includes shared physical and social activities. Because of the wide variety of food choices included and the flexibility, a growing number of people have been able to adapt this lifestyle and are seeing positive results.

Putting together a salad is a great way to add more veggies to your meals. Salads can be a side dish or starter for a meal—or with proteins and quality carbohydrates (carbs)—they can be a diabetes-friendly meal on their own. Here’s some ideas on how to build the perfect salad to use with your eating plan! Building Blocks of Perfect Salads Greens: Many salads start with a base of leafy greens and there are lots of options to choose from! Light green lettuces like romaine or iceberg have a mild flavor. Darker greens like spinach and kale are more nutrient dense and have a stronger flavor.

Is time one of your biggest challenges? Set yourself up for success with strategies and stress-free meal ideas to get dinner on the table quickly with these three tips.

Potatoes are one of the most commonly consumed foods in the world—nearly every country has its own unique way of growing, preparing, and consuming potatoes. They have been grown for thousands of years, originating from South America and spreading to every continent. Botanically a vegetable, potatoes are tubers that fall under the root vegetable umbrella. Potatoes are in season from late summer to early winter but can usually be found in grocery stores year-round.

For those of us who grew up on and still enjoy red meat, there’s often a craving that comes over us for a big, satisfying bite into a flavor-packed burger or a juicy, perfectly grilled rib-eye.

Having diabetes doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy all the flavors and fun of a Thanksgiving feast. Diabetes Food Hub has plenty of healthy recipes you can use for your Thanksgiving (or Friendsgiving) meal. We’ve put together a list of recipes to pick and choose from to help you monitor your carbs and calorie intake.

Eating balanced meals with plenty of vegetables is one of the best things you can do to help manage diabetes. However, this can be hard to do when a healthy choice is more expensive than the not-so-healthy one. The good news? There are options out there to help you with food costs. Simple Budget-Friendly Ways to Eat More Vegetables Vegetables are packed with nutrients and fiber that can help keep your blood glucose levels steady. The Diabetes Plate is a an easy visual tool that can help you create healthy meals to manage blood glucose (blood sugar) and vegetables have a star role on the plate

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

Did you know that having diabetes puts you at a higher risk for developing heart disease? The good news is, managing diabetes—which includes healthy eating, being physically active, monitoring blood glucose, reducing stress, and taking medications as prescribed by your doctor—may help protect your heart and lower your risk of heart disease. To get you started, we've rounded up some of our favorite heart-healthy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even dessert! These recipes are packed with: Fiber from vegetables and whole grains, which can help lower cholesterol and blood glucose (blood