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Lemon Thyme Shrimp Stir-Fry with Cauliflower Rice
This tasty Lemon Thyme Shrimp Stir-Fry uses diabetes-friendly ingredients like cauliflower rice and fresh herbs to ensure your dinner won’t spike your blood glucose (blood sugar) levels. Enjoy zesty flavors and healthy ingredients that will help you manage your diabetes eating plan without compromising flavor. You can easily customize this stir-fry with your favorite protein like chicken or a plant-based alternative like tofu. If you use shrimp, try to use fresh shrimp instead of frozen to keep sodium levels low. Try this easy recipe today!
Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
This 30-minute meal packs in lean protein from the turkey, lots of vegetables, and healthy carbs from the sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamin A and have a lower glycemic index compared to white potatoes. Add this dish to your Thanksgiving table to get your sweet potato fix without the mini marshmallows, or make it the next day with leftovers! This recipe originally appeared in The Diabetes Cookbook.
14 Healthy Habits to Try in 2021
At the start of a new year, many people are focused on bettering their health. There are many ways to pursue a healthy lifestyle that can keep you feeling good throughout the ups and downs of year. We combed the latest research studies to identify some creative habits that can help you feel better and achieve a healthy weight. These habits may not be best for everyone—work with your health care team to come up with goals and small steps you can start putting into practice now.
How to Make Diabetes-Friendly Japanese Dishes
Japanese cuisine is often renowned for its emphasis on seasonal ingredients, balanced flavors, and meticulous preparation techniques. From delicate sushi rolls to comforting bowls of miso soup, Japanese food offers a wide variety of meals that can be adapted to suit various dietary needs, including diabetes management. By making mindful ingredient choices, you can enjoy flavorful and nutritious meals while supporting your health goals.
6 Best Fresh Summer Herbs to Use
Herbs can take a dish from being plain to having pizzazz. Whether from your garden, window box, farmer’s market, or grocery store, fresh herbs add freshness, flavor, fragrance, and eye appeal to meals.
Budget-Friendly Recipe Roundup
Cooking meals at home is a great way to save money and eat healthy. And using ingredients that cost less in your meal planning will help you save even more. Items like canned or frozen vegetables (get the no salt added options), dried or canned beans, canned tuna, rotisserie chicken, eggs, pasta, grains, and potatoes. Plant-based proteins, like tofu, can also be budget-friendly. Try a more relaxed way meal plan using ingredients that cost less this week because we did the work for you! Check out some of our favorite cost-saving, healthy recipes. Our Recipe Roundup Chilaquiles with Sunny-Side
Moove Over Cow's Milk
On a trip to your grocery store’s dairy section, you’ll find plenty of plant-based “milks” on shelves alongside traditional cow’s milk—from soy, almond, and cashew to hemp, rice, pea, and oat milks. You may be wondering, are there nutritional benefits to these plant-based milks, especially if you are a person with diabetes?
Family Style Chicken Pot Pie
Make mealtime easier with a family style serving of this comfort classic. Add aromatics (celery, onion, carrots, herbs) to the water before boiling the chicken to increase the flavor and create a quick stock. Adding blended veggies into the sauce creates creaminess without adding fat or flour. Watch the Pot Pie Cooking Class Video Powered by Homemade, brought to you by Alignment Health Plans
How to Make Indian Dishes Diabetes-Friendly
Indian cuisine is known for its bold flavors, aromatic spices, and a wide variety of dishes.. As with most recipes, there are steps that you can take to make sure the Indian recipes you love support your health goals. Choosing healthier options and nutrient-rich ingredients like whole grains, legumes, and non-starchy vegetables allows you to enjoy Indian cooking while following your eating plan and managing conditions like diabetes.
Why Cook Dried Beans?
Why Cook Dried Beans? There’s no question that beans provide health benefits. They are a good source of plant-based protein, fiber, potassium, magnesium, folate, iron, and zinc which makes beans a great choice for people with diabetes—not to mention they are heart healthy and delicious! Due to their protein and fiber content, meals with beans have been shown to raise blood glucose (blood sugar) more slowly after a meal and lower total cholesterol levels. While canned beans are a popular choice, dried beans may be a better option for your lifestyle, wallet, and pantry. Why choose dried beans