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Budget-Friendly Pastitsio (Greek Lasagna)
This version of Greek Lasagna is a great family meal that pairs well with a green salad topped with a little feta cheese and light Greek salad dressing.
Crab, Kale & Ricotta Lasagna Rolls with Parmesan Pumpkin Sauce
Pumpkin and Italian make a great combo in this delicious meal! Break out this dish when you want to impress friends and family with your culinary skills. We won’t tell them that this is actually a quick and easy meal that comes together in just 30 minutes!
Spinach and Turkey Meatballs
Serve up these tender meatballs for a fun twist on Italian night! Serve over zucchini noodles for a lower carb dish. Find this recipe and more in The Diabetes Superfoods Cookbook and Meal Planner . To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here .
Smart Shopping: Staying Healthy While Staying Home
Related: Tips and Recipes for Staying Healthy While Staying Home While the pandemic isn't directly impacting our food supply, it is affecting our ability to shop for groceries and find what we need. Stay at home measures mean less trips to the grocery store, and more people stocking up on food means some foods may be harder to find on the shelves. Here's out list of pantry staples to keep your kitchen stocked, and what to look for keep meals diabetes-friendly. Frozen Foods Stock up on your favorite frozen vegetables! Good choices are: broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, edamame, green beans, etc
How to Make Plant-Powered and Low-Carb Meals
Plant-based meals are packed with nutrients and minerals that are great for keeping the body powered. Even if you aren’t vegetarian or vegan, swapping a plant-based meal in one or twice a week could be beneficial. But how does that work with the Diabetes Plate ? The Diabetes Plate is a simple way to eat a lower carb, balanced meal. Created by the American Diabetes Association’s nutritional experts, this easy-to-follow method of meal planning and eating requires no measuring, weighing, or calculating. Using a 9-inch plate, fill half with non-starchy veggies. Then split the other half with ¼
Grilled Athenian Burger
When is a burger not just a burger? You’ll soon find out after trying this version. You may substitute 50% lamb for beef in this recipe as well. I sometimes spike this recipe with crushed red chili flakes or a minced Serrano chili because I’m a spicy food freak. Note—The Nutrition Facts information for this recipe is for the burger patty and suggested toppings only.
Finding Recipe Inspirations
Diabetes specific: The Complete Diabetes Cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen: ATK is one of the country’s most revered cooking brands, and this cookbook offers more than 400 recipes that reflect their rigorous testing to improve the nutrition of favorite dishes. Prevention’s Diabetes Diet Cookbook : These fiber-rich recipes—from Almond and Mixed Berry Muffins with Flax Seeds to Autumn Harvest Minestrone—are easy to make and delicious. Here are a wide range of chefs and cookbook writers who produce recipes that you’ll enjoy because they’re so creative with healthy ingredients like fruits
Mini Vegetable Frittata
Frittate , as they are called in Italy, can be downsized into mini portions for the perfect low carb breakfast on-the-go. This version calls for mushrooms, leeks, and zucchini, but you could make these with any seasonal vegetables. Try artichokes and asparagus in the spring, tomatoes and eggplant in the summer, or fennel and roasted peppers in the fall. Find this recipe and more in the second edition our best-selling cookbook, The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook. To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here .
What to Know About Green Beans
Nutritional Benefits of Green Beans One cup of green beans packs a mighty nutritional punch. One cup of green beans has four grams of fiber, most of which is soluble fiber. This type of fiber can help to lower LDL cholesterol (“unhealthy” cholesterol) and blood pressure. Green beans are also a good source of vitamin A and C. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps the immune system function and protects skin. Vitamin A is important for skin health, vision, and our immune system. Green beans are also a good source of manganese, which helps support our metabolism, bone health, and wound healing
Produce Shopping Tips
Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables Let’s look at just some of the health benefits of fruit and vegetables. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables has nutrients like potassium that may reduce risk for stroke, other cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and type 2 diabetes. Fruits and vegetables contain folate, which helps the body form red blood cells, as well as health-promoting phytochemicals, including antioxidants, that maintain optimum health. Both fruits and vegetables have concentrations of vitamins, such as C and A, and minerals. And, of course, they’re full of dietary fiber, which helps