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20 New Ideas to Eat More Produce at Every Meal
Are you looking for new ideas on how to add more fruits and veggies to your meals to boost their flavor, nutrients, and blood glucose (blood sugar) management benefits? Here are 20 simple ones you can start trying right away, plus tips for buying produce and a breakdown of the different types! Buying Produce The first step in eating more fruits and veggies is buying more fruits and veggies. Many types of produce can be purchased fresh at the grocery store all year long. However, fresh produce is the tastiest and cheapest when you buy it in season. To save even more money and extend the life of
Easy, Healthy Food Substitutions for People with Diabetes
Cooking with type 2 diabetes doesn’t have to be hard. Here are some easy ingredient swaps for healthier meals.
Garden Harvest Soup
Adjust the veggies in this soup based on what you have in your refrigerator. Get creative with the veggie combination that you use!
Seasonal Baked Whitefish Pouch
Foil or parchment pouches are an easy way to make perfectly cooked and seasoned fish with vegetables. By sealing the edges of the pouches, you’ll seal in all of the moistness. The result—lots of savory sauciness in the pouch after cooking, with no clean up! Serve the steamy fish and vegetables over farro or brown rice, or sop up this flavorful sauce with a whole-grain roll. Complete your meal with a crisp side salad, too.
Low-Carb Meal Plan Tips
Having diabetes or prediabetes does not mean you have to cut out all carbs, but cutting back on some carb foods, or making some smart swaps may help with managing blood glucose. If you are looking to include more low carb meals in your meal plan, we’ve rounded up some breakfast, lunch, and dinner ideas, plus some everyday tips for reducing carbs.
Comforting Soup and Stew Recipes for Winter
Soups and stews are a delicious way to warm up when the weather is cold! Browse our collection of our favorite diabetes-friendly soup and stew recipes for comfort in a bowl.
Your Crash Diet Won't Work: Here are 12 Things that Will
Ringing in the new year often means ringing in a new diet (along with a bunch of other resolutions). But our high hopes and good intentions often fade within a few weeks, leaving us feeling like failures. Research has repeatedly shown that crash diets and fad diets simply do not work when it comes to long term weight loss. In 2019, let’s take a different approach to make this your healthiest year!
Tzatziki and Vegetables
Traditional Mediterranean tzatziki sauce is perfect for dipping low-carb non-starchy vegetables. It can also be used as a topping on salads, sandwiches or wraps.
Your Diabetes-Friendly Holiday Toolkit
Stumped on what to cook for Thanksgiving? We've got you covered! This all-in-one handbook has everything you need to prepare a diabetes-friendly Thanksgiving feast on a budget, including recipes, a grocery list, a game-plan, tips for building a healthier Thanksgiving plate, and ideas for leftovers. Our healthier Thanksgiving has one-third the calories, carbs, and fat of a traditional Thanksgiving meal, and at less than $10 a serving, it's easy on your budget, too.
What’s in Season: Pumpkin
Every fall when the weather cools, pumpkins rise in popularity. Used both for decorative and culinary purposes, pumpkins are not only pretty, they’re also delicious and healthy!