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A Clean & Simple Meal Plan for the New Year
Do you have a resolution to eat healthier this new year? Cooking more meals at home is a great way to start, but it can be challenging to plan, shop, and prepare meals every week. To help, we’ve come up with a clean and simple meal plan of recipes featuring natural, healthy, whole foods. This meal plan is low in sodium, has no added sugar, and provides balanced meals loaded with vegetables, lean protein, and whole grains.
Apple and Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is often thought of as a food people on dialysis should avoid. However, it can be a great source of protein. Fruit and nut butter is also a popular snack for people with diabetes because of the balance in protein and carbohydrate. Portion size is always important, so be sure to follow follow the serving recommendation in this Apple and Peanut Butter snack.
Easy Leftover Chicken Recipes
Chicken is one of the most versatile ingredients to build a meal around. Having cooked chicken on hand, whether it's homemade or from a store-bought rotisserie chicken, is a great shortcut to getting dinner on the table in a flash. Here are 17 recipes using cooked chicken that are perfect for quick weeknight dinners, lunches, or meal prepping.
Watermelon Rosemary Water
Liven up water by infusing it with fruit and herbs! Adding cubed watermelon and rosemary sprigs adds a subtle flavor to plain water without adding any sugar or calories. Try other combinations like cucumber and lemon, pineapple and mint, or anything else you can come up with!
Power Snack Mix
Dried fruit is high in carbs so using a little bit, like in this recipe, can be a good way to add a sweet and fruity taste without too many carbs. This snack mix can appeal to both kids and adults!
Kid-Friendly Raspberry Smoothie Pops
Try these tasty and easy smoothie pops that go perfect on a hot summer day. With a lower carb and sugar content than store-bought popsicles, both kids and adults will love this diabetes-friendly treat.
Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp
Don’t be surprised when these appetizers are devoured at your next party. This classic take on shrimp proves that sometimes the simplest recipes are crowd pleasers! This recipe comes from The Diabetes Cookbook.
Pineapple Peach Sorbet
Fruit sorbet is a satisfying dessert that gets it's sweetness from natural sugars in fruit, plus all the nutrients and fiber found in fresh fruit. When fresh produce is in season, cut up and freeze the fruit yourself. Otherwise, you can find an abundance of frozen fruit in the grocer’s freezer. Play around with other fruit combinations like mango-strawberry, peach-raspberry or pineapple-banana. You could pour the mixture into popsicle molds, too, for a perfectly portioned treat.
Creamy Gravy
Creamy, pepper-seasoned gravy is a staple in southern comfort foods like biscuits and gravy and chicken fried steak. This diabetes-friendly version uses a vegetable oil-based margarine to reduce the saturated fat that's usually found in traditional gravy. Serve this with Air Fryer Buttermilk Chicken and Southern Collard Greens for the ultimate southern comfort meal!
Triple Citrus Vinaigrette
This zesty citrus vinaigrette is perfect for summer salads, marinated vegetables, or any protein. Serve with Grilled Chicken Salad with Candied Pecans.