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Portobello Mushrooms & Onions with Balsamic Glaze
This sautéed mushroom mixture is great as a Bruschetta topping, a side dish for a grilled protein, or a pasta topping. It can even be served as an appetizer or hors d’oeuvre. This great recipe can be made a day ahead of time and reheated or brought to room temperature before serving.
Chopped Mexican Salad with Lime
This fresh chopped salad is full of color! A citrus marinade drizzled over the vegetables brings them to life. Serve this salad as a lovely side dish or as an entree.
Citrus-Tarragon Chicken Kabobs
Meat is typically the first thing that comes to mind when we think about grilling, but grilled vegetables can taste just as good! When we asked football players Blake and Reid Fergeuson for a recipe that reminded them of mom, they sent us this perfect summer dish. ADA dietitian Shamera Robinson was impressed. "Reid and Blake Ferguson’s kabob recipe already had a great mix of protein and veggies, so we didn't have to make many tweaks. We simply added more of the colorful veggies to each kabob to give a wide variety of nutrients." “I love to grill! I like making chicken, steak, brisket—you name
How to Make Winter Comfort Foods Healthier
It’s no surprise that winter comfort foods tend to be less than healthy. We’re craving warmth and something that gives us feelings of love and nostalgia. They tend to be filled with fat, salt, and carbohydrates—big on calories but not much in nutrition. Indulging in all that nostalgia has its health pitfalls, but there are ways to modify those comfort foods of our past to make them healthier.
Healthy Eating Tips for People Recently Diagnosed with Diabetes
Have you just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and don't know where to start on your healthy eating journey? We are here to help you discover delicious and nutritious choices that will support your diabetes management! How Food Impacts Diabetes Management Choosing quality, healthy foods is one of the strategies for diabetes management because food has a direct impact on your blood glucose (blood sugar). That’s why making informed decisions about your food choices and portion size can make a difference. Keep these suggestions in mind as you make your food choices: Eat a variety of foods
How to Build a Perfect Salad
Putting together a salad is a great way to add more veggies to your meals. Salads can be a side dish or starter for a meal—or with proteins and quality carbohydrates (carbs)—they can be a diabetes-friendly meal on their own. Here’s some ideas on how to build the perfect salad to use with your eating plan! Building Blocks of Perfect Salads Greens: Many salads start with a base of leafy greens and there are lots of options to choose from! Light green lettuces like romaine or iceberg have a mild flavor. Darker greens like spinach and kale are more nutrient dense and have a stronger flavor.
Barley Hoppin’ John with Turkey Kielbasa
It’s a good luck tradition to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. Why stop there? Enjoy this hearty take on Hoppin’ John any day of the year! This dish is typically made with rice, but barley adds more fiber and an interesting texture.
Summer Main Dish Salad
Let this hearty salad, featuring grilled sirloin steak, loads of vegetables, and a garlicky vinaigrette, take center stage at your table this summer! Find this recipe and more in our cookbook, Complete Month of Meals, where you can mix and match recipes to make meal planning easy! To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here.
10 Gluten-Free and Diabetes-Friendly Recipes
Gluten-free sections are common in grocery stores. Typically, they feature more carb-laden foods like bread, pasta, and cookies. That’s because gluten is a protein found in certain grains such as wheat, barley, and rye.
Parsley Lemon Chickpea Salad
With plant-based protein from chickpeas, this recipe fits a vegetarian, vegan or low carb eating pattern. Pair this chickpea salad with a leafy green salad for a delicious meal the whole family will love.