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Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread is a great quick bread to make and this whole wheat version makes it healthier and heartier. It goes great with your favorite sugar free jam or with your St. Patrick’s Day meal!
Maple-Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies
Enjoy all the flavors of fall with these hearty maple-pumpkin spice oatmeal cookies. Diabetes-friendly and made using natural sugars, these cookies will satisfy your pumpkin spice sweet tooth without derailing your diabetes management plan.
Pumpkin Quiche with Quinoa Crust
This hearty breakfast is a perfect fall treat. The quinoa "crust" is delicious and crunchy, but cuts the carbs substantially. Ensure you are using canned pumpkin and not pumpkin pie filling, which has a lot of added sugars.
Whole Wheat Fresh Gingerbread
This fresh gingerbread loaf is a wholesome twist on a classic favorite, offering the warm, spicy notes of ginger and molasses, but with the goodness of whole wheat flour. It's a delightful addition to your holiday spread that the whole family is sure to enjoy! This diabetes-friendly is a great option to bring to a holiday cookie swap or to serve at your holiday meal to celebrate the season.
How to Cook Diabetes-Friendly Veggies
We all know eating veggies is good for us—their fiber alone can help you manage your weight and heart health. You’ll find two types of vegetables at the store: starchy vegetables (like peas, potatoes, and corn) and non-starchy vegetables (like broccoli, eggplant, and peppers). While all vegetables offer important nutrients for people with diabetes, you should aim to fill half your plate with non-starchy vegetables for a balanced meal that doesn’t spike your blood glucose (blood sugar). With all this in mind, eating the same veggies in the same way every day can often become boring. Keep
Indian Vegetable Curry
This flavorful curry is packed with nutritious veggies! Serve this dish over brown rice or in lettuce cups.
Cranberry Almond Muffins
Try these Cranberry Almond Muffins this V-Day. They can be made ahead of time and frozen once they are completely cooled. Save them for a day when you are on-the-run!
Instant Pot Chicken Curry Salad
Steaming chicken breast in an Instant Pot creates moist, tender chicken that you can use in any dish. In this recipe, the chicken tops a vibrant salad of greens, edamame, and asparagus (which are also steamed in the Instant Pot) mixed with a curry-yogurt dressing. This recipe is perfect for meal prepping—you can prepare everything over the weekend and pack it up in individual containers for grab-and-go lunches all week. Find more diabetes-friendly Instant Pot recipes here.
Thai Beef And Mango Salad
This is a sweet and tangy meal to liven up your evening! If your kids don’t eat salad, serve them the steak, mango, and carrots separately. Serve with whole-wheat dinner rolls.
High-Fiber Zucchini Muffins
The pureed black beans boost the fiber in this recipe without affecting flavor. You’ll be surprised how moist these gluten-free muffins turn out, and no one would guess that they are made with beans.