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This diabetes-friendly recipe for grilled strawberries on crème with balsamic glaze is sure to impress! Utilizing natural sweeteners like maple syrup or honey includes extra nutrients. The Greek yogurt adds some extra protein to help keep you feeling satisfied after eating this delicious dessert. This is also a great choice if you are looking for gluten-free or vegetarian sweet treat.

These elegant and delicious baskets would be perfect for a Sunday brunch or holiday. This recipe provides lean protein from the egg beaters and a healthy carbohydrate source from the sweet potatoes.

These spicy, creamy, bacon-wrapped treats are a sure crowd pleaser.

This is a diabetes-friendly version of buffalo wings that skips deep frying and delivers an incredibly tasty golden brown wing with just the right amount of spice. Break out the paper towels, because this is a game-day treat you and other fans will love! Instead of bleu cheese dressing, we suggest using our tasty Cilantro Lime Dip.

Use lower-carb butter lettuce as a substitute for a tortilla wrap. If you don’t like your food spicy, substitute the jalapeno for chopped green bell pepper.

Eggs are naturally diabetes-friendly food that are packed with protein and low-carb. Plus, they make for great ingredients in a number of different recipes, including our Easy Egg Salad. It seems like there are hundreds of recipes for hard-boiled eggs online, but this one from Chef Jennifer Lamplough is our favorite because it's nearly full-proof and gives consisent results. Her secret? Buy and refrigerate the eggs you plan to hard boil 10 days to 2 weeks before you hard boil them. Older eggs hard boil and peel better than fresh eggs. Also, if you overcook them, the yolk will get a greenish

This cracked olive medley is a family favorite that is popular both in Calabria and Sicily. Sicilian Castelvetrano olives are becoming readily available in major supermarkets now, and if you have access to those, they are a great choice for this salad. Many Italian-American delis sell “Sicilian Colossal” olives, which also work well. You can toss a few tablespoons of this mixture into hot pasta in the winter, or chilled rice or quinoa in warner weather. It's also a great way to dress up ordinary vegetables, seafood, and meat. This recipe comes from The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook.

Enjoy this dip with fresh cut vegetables such as baby carrots, celery sticks, sliced cucumbers, or mini bell peppers. It's a simple way to incorporate more vegetables (and therefore, more nutrients) into your next party spread!

These low carb muffins are made with coconut and almond flours instead of wheat flour (which makes them gluten-free, too), and they are sweetened with erythritol, a low-calorie sugar alcohol. The result is scrumptious muffins with only 9 grams of carbohydrate and no added sugar! These are perfect for meal prepping or a grab-and-go breakfast. They are also freeze well for longer storage—just thaw at room temperature or toast them in the oven for a warm treat!

Bulgur is the grain used in traditional tabbouleh, but the bulk of this tasty tabbouleh is made up of vegetables, herbs and protein-packed chickpeas.