Recipe News: A Diabetes-Friendly Meal Everyone Can Enjoy

Knowing what to serve and eat for dinner can sometimes be a challenge-especially for people with diabetes. While eating healthy foods is important for everyone, it's essential for people with diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that results in high glucose, or sugar levels in the blood, which can lead to serious complications. For the 21 million people with diabetes in this country, making healthy food choices and being physically active is crucial to managing their diabetes.
Whether you are a person with diabetes or a family member or friend, you can prepare a meal that is healthy and tastes great. Look for recipes that are low in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugars. Experiment with recipes that include fruits and vegetables, fish, lean meats, chicken or turkey without the skin, dry peas or beans, and low-fat or nonfat milk and cheese. Other healthy ingredients are foods high in fiber, such as whole grain cereals, breads, crackers, rice, and pasta. To give an example of what to serve as a healthy meal, the National Diabetes Education Program suggests a recipe, along with other foods to complete the meal, that everyone can enjoy-whether you have diabetes or not.

Includes recipe for:

Baked Salmon Dijon

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December 26, 2007

Recipe News: A Diabetes-Friendly Meal Everyone Can Enjoy