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25 Simple Snack Ideas
Snacks can serve a lot of purposes—tiding you over between meals, preventing hypoglycemia, helping you recover from a workout and more. Whatever the reason for your snack, we’ve got 25 simple ideas to help you make healthy choices.
Easy Tips to Prepare Healthy Meals at Home
COVID-19 is causing closures, quarantine, and “social distancing” protocols across the nation. For many, this means cooking more meals at home, and possibly limited access to grocery stores. The good news is that homemade meals are often healthier than eating out—you can control exactly how much butter, salt, etc. goes into your meal. Read on for more tips making healthy meals at home.
To Snack, or Not to Snack?
With social distancing and mandates to stay at home, many people are having to get creative with eating and cooking more meals at home. When you're cooped up inside with easy access to the kitchen, it's easy to start grazing all day and lose the structure of planned meals. How can you enjoy snacks and still keep it healthy?
6 Tasty Ways to Stay Hydrated
Dehydration isn’t good for anyone, but if you have diabetes, it can become dangerous. High blood glucose (blood sugar) levels can lead to increased dehydration as your kidneys work harder to filter the glucose. It’s important to stay hydrated during the day, especially if it’s particularly hot or you’ve been losing fluids during exercise.
Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Meal Planning
It’s one thing to know the types of foods you should focus on: lean protein, lots of fiber, lots of vegetables, and fruit. With a little research, you can find endless ideas and recipes for meals for a week that will appeal to you and your family’s preferences. But there’s an art to taking all that food you’ve purchased and extending it beyond a specific meal that makes you and your family happy eaters and avoids wasting food.
Meal Prep: Meals for Any Eating Pattern
Everybody likes getting more for less! How about getting more meals from less recipes? With some strategic meal planning and prepping, you can create several days’ worth of meals with just a few recipes and one trip to the grocery store. You can even prepare all of the recipes at once and store meals in single serve containers in the fridge for grab-and-go meals all week.
5 Sneaky Ways to Eat More Veggies
Part of a healthy eating plan for anyone means adding lots of fruits and veggies to your meals—but this is especially important for people with diabetes. There are a lot of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber packed into these foods.
Baby Artichokes with Herb Dressing
This popular Mediterranean side dish is enjoyed in late spring when baby artichokes are at their peak. In addition to their mellow, buttery flavor, fresh baby artichokes have a tender texture and elegant presentation. If you've never worked with fresh artichokes before, don't be intimidated. The steps to preparing them are simple, and after cooking them once, you'll be a pro. If baby artichokes are not in season, substitute reduced-sodium canned artichoke hearts or frozen ones. Find this recipe and more in the second edition our best-selling cookbook, The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook. To
Everything You Need to Know About Parsley
Parsley is one of the most common herbs and is used in a wide variety of cuisines. It has a clean and peppery taste, with a slight earthiness. Parsley is used to brighten flavors and add a pop of color in dishes such as soups, salads, and pastas. In addition to its multitude of culinary uses, parsley is also very nutritious and contains many important vitamins and minerals and boasts many health benefits.
All About the Benefits of Basil
Basil is one of the most popular herbs, bringing flavor and vibrancy to everyday meals. With its enticing aroma, distinctive taste, and numerous culinary applications, basil has become an essential ingredient in cuisines from around the globe. From Italian classics to Asian delights, this versatile herb adds a fresh and aromatic touch to a variety of dishes.