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Plum Salad with Goat Cheese and Walnuts
Discover a delicious diabetes-friendly plum salad recipe featuring the perfect blend of sweet plums, creamy goat cheese, and crunchy walnuts. This balanced and nutritious salad is a delightful choice for managing your health while savoring bold flavors. Try our easy recipe today!
Spicy Korean Chicken with Crisp Cucumber Salad
This is a low carb and low fat recipe that features spicy Korean-inspired chicken dish and brings bold heat from gochujang—a fermented red chili paste that’s rich, savory, and slightly sweet—and balances it with a cool, crunchy cucumber salad. Using lean chicken breast and a lightly sweetened marinade keeps the meal flavorful without overloading on sugar or fat. It's a great option for people with diabetes looking to enjoy vibrant flavors while staying mindful of blood glucose (blood sugar).
Low Carb Lunchbox
Pack your lunch the night before to start your morning with little stress! This power lunch is packed with protein, healthy fats, and fiber to power you through your day. Plus it's quick and easy to assemble!
Mixed Pepper Medley
This mixture is know as peperonata in Italy and is a typical garnish for roasted and grilled meats, but you could also pair it with a plant-based protein such as Moroccan Lentils with Stewed Tomatoes for a satisfying vegan meal. Find this recipe and more in the second edition our best-selling cookbook, The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook. To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here.
BBQ Meatballs
These barbeque meatballs can be ready in just 30 minutes. Serve them up with a green salad and a side of corn or roasted sweet potatoes.
Cajun-Style Corn Soup
Letting this soup simmer for an hour creates a thick, rich soup, perfect for a cold day. It's well worth the wait!
Butternut Squash with Italian Sausage
Cutting butternut squash can be very time consuming. Save time by using pre-packaged squash in this mouthwatering dish. Serve this with a large green salad.
Ham and Broccoli Frittata
Serve this tasty egg dish with some seasonal fresh fruit for a hearty breakfast. This frittata also works as a quick and easy dinner with a salad of mixed greens.
How to Cook Diabetes-Friendly Veggies
We all know eating veggies is good for us—their fiber alone can help you manage your weight and heart health. You’ll find two types of vegetables at the store: starchy vegetables (like peas, potatoes, and corn) and non-starchy vegetables (like broccoli, eggplant, and peppers). While all vegetables offer important nutrients for people with diabetes, you should aim to fill half your plate with non-starchy vegetables for a balanced meal that doesn’t spike your blood glucose (blood sugar). With all this in mind, eating the same veggies in the same way every day can often become boring. Keep