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How to Identify a Fad Diet
How to Identify a Fad Diet The Diet is Restrictive Most fad diets are restrictive, meaning they completely remove whole food groups or may even recommend skipping meals. Fad diets may also only allow certain foods to be eaten at certain times (ex: only eating carbs on certain days of the week). Many popular fad diets completely remove solid foods and recommend only a liquid diet, such as smoothies or juicing. While this may be necessary after certain medical procedures, this is not recommended as a healthy diet post-surgery. If an eating plan focuses around eating only one food (ex: a green
Japanese Cucumber Salad
Serve this vegetable side dish with grilled fish or chicken and a side of brown rice.
Millet Pancakes with Lentil Puree
Millet is a whole grain that is also gluten-free. Serve this budget-friendly dish with a simple spinach side salad.
What’s in Season: Sweet Potatoes
Nutritional Benefits of Sweet Potatoes One cup of sweet potatoes contains six grams of fiber, and over 700% the daily value of vitamin A. They’re also a great source of vitamin C, manganese, B6, and potassium. Sweet potatoes are also rich in antioxidants, which protect the body from free radicals. Excess free radicals in the body can lead to chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and premature aging. Eating more foods rich in antioxidants, like sweet potatoes, can help reduce the risk of chronic disease and inflammation in the body. The fiber in sweet potatoes can help keep the digestive
Ask the Experts: What is Carb Counting?
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
Chicken Joes
OK, so time for a confession. While we always had home-cooked meals, we also always had a can of Sloppy Joe mix tucked into the corner of the pantry for when we got lazy. Knowing now that processed foods are not healthy, I developed these Chicken Joes that are much more diabetes-friendly with all the same taste of the sloppy Joes of childhood. With extra vegetables, this version makes the grade.
5 Diabetes-Friendly Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day
Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread Calories: 70 | Carbs: 15 Irish soda bread comes together quickly and this whole wheat version makes it healthier and heartier. It goes great with your favorite sugar-free jam for breakfast or as a side with your St. Patrick’s Day dinner! Bangers and Mash Calories: 280 | Carbs: 25 Bangers and mash is a traditional Irish pub food that is usually very high in fat and carbs. This healthier version uses homemade turkey sausage and mashed sweet potatoes to make it more diabetes-friendly and heart healthy. Roasted Cabbage Steaks Calories: 90 | Carbs: 9 Cabbage is a
Beef Fajitas
Use leftover steak from this Coffee-Rubbed Steak recipe for a super easy weeknight dinner! Or start with a 1-1/2 pound strip steak, cooked on the grill or stovetop to your desired doneness.
Apple, Beet, and Carrot Slaw with blood Orange Vinaigrette
I “discovered” this delicious slaw while volunteering at a Washington, D.C., elementary school where the children stated that their favorite food was the “ABC salad,” which they made from ingredients in the school garden! It was so inspiring to see the children devour the vegetables with such pleasure that I became a fan, too! I even began including it in my “Culinary Medicine Made Easy” cooking classes and on as many menus as possible. Find this recipe and more in the second edition our best-selling cookbook, The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook. To order directly from the American Diabetes
Zesty Broccolini and Garlic
Broccolini is similar in taste and texture to broccoli, but with longer, thinner stalks, and small florets. This simple, flavorful recipe is a quick and easy way to prepare broccolini. You can prepare it in the time it takes to cook your main entree. If you can't find broccolini, you can easily use broccoli instead.