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Diabetes Food Hub can be a great tool for meal prepping! Click here to learn how to use our recipes, meal planner, and grocery list generator to make planning, shopping, and preparing healthy meals a snap! Additionally, we’ll be rolling out a series of meal prepping articles over the next few weeks to show how a little planning can make your meal planning life a lot easier. Rise and Shine! This week we are focusing on “The Most Important Meal of the Day”—breakfast! No matter how many times we hear how important breakfast is, it’s still hard to make it a priority on a busy morning. Prepping

What is Gluten? Let’s start with the basics on gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and oats*. Foods that contain gluten include pasta, bread, crackers, cookies, cereal, but it is also hidden in some foods like some canned soups, soy sauce, licorice, some chocolates, salad dressings and more. Gluten does not include all starchy foods or carbohydrates. Rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and quinoa are naturally gluten-free. Fruits, vegetables, eggs, fish (non-breaded) and fresh meats are also gluten-free. *Oats are naturally gluten-free, but they are often contaminated

Eating breakfast has shown to help boost metabolism, which means your body does a better job managing your weight. This can be a key factor for some people in managing their diabetes too. But whether you’re a student, parent, or working professional, your busy schedule might keep you from eating a balanced breakfast in the mornings. Make Breakfast While You Sleep That sounds impossible, doesn’t it? Not quite! There are many unique “overnight oatmeal” recipes out there, but all you need to remember is the most basic recipe. Try this: simply mix ¼ cup oats and ½ cup low-fat milk (or milk

Herbs de Provence Roasted Chicken This elegant entree requires only 5 minutes of prep time and only 4 ingredients! Herbs de Provence is a blend of herbs popular in Southern France. It typically includes thyme, rosemary, basil, tarragon, marjoram, and sometimes lavender. If you don't have the blend on hand, you could make your own, or use dried rosemary instead. Pair with a simple vegetable side dish like Easy Middle Eastern Green Beans . Chicken & Roasted Pepper Lettuce Cups Single serving meals are supposed to eliminate leftovers, but if you happen to have a little chicken leftover from your

Those numbers are helpful day-to-day guidelines, but the question remains: Are all carbs created equal? We know that you could weigh out the carbs from potato chips to equal those from an apple, but we all know that potato chips and apples are not on the same spectrum when it comes to health. Types of Carbs We can break down carbs a couple of ways. First, there are simple carbs, complex carbs, and fiber. Simple carbs , or sugars, are found naturally in foods like fruits, milk, and honey. Simple carbs can also be added sugars, and they can be found in many sweets including jellies, jams, and

So, where does dessert fall into a healthy diet? Dessert is an indulgence, a part of the pleasure of a day. But the person with diabetes must plan for it, understanding that it’s all about moderation and portion control—and they’re not necessarily the same thing. Moderation includes portion control, but it also means being discriminating in what you eat. In the context of dessert, it could mean looking for sweets that are mostly made with real fruit or dark chocolate. It means seeking out desserts that are airy—made with lots of egg whites, like angel food cake and sponge cake—which cuts down

Hot vs. Cold Cereals Most cold cereals are filled with refined grains and sugars, scarce nutrients, preservatives, and lots of empty calories and carbohydrates (carbs). And you’re no doubt going to want to eat more than the suggested portion amount on the nutrition label. Hot cereal, like oatmeal made with rolled or steel-cut oats or other whole grains, are high in fiber and have a low glycemic index (GI). This means that these carbs are digested and absorbed more slowly, thus they create a smaller incremental rise and fall in blood glucose (blood sugar). For those who are trying to better