- Cucumber smoothie
- Cucumber yogurt bowl
- Chicken pitas
- Pickled cucumber
Those are four more dishes you can use those leftover cucumbers for after that big salad you made last night.
Mushrooms
Sometimes mushrooms get a bad rap because of their umami taste, but they add a great crunch to your dish. There are also numerous medicinal benefits that mushrooms have that can help you with anxiety, heart conditions, and, of course, diabetes.
Admittedly, mushrooms aren’t known for what they bring to a food dish, but there are numerous meals whose flavors go up a notch with the addition of mushrooms like shitake, portabello, and porcini.
Although most people find mushrooms on their pizza, here are some other delicious courses that feature mushrooms:
- Mushroom soup
- Curry Ramen
- Vegetable pot pies
- Mushroom mac and cheese
The curry ramen option is my favorite, especially when they add the boiled eggs and all the other garnishments.
Broccoli
Broccoli was everyone’s worst enemy at some point in life, but it turns out it’s a diabetic’s best friend. The list of benefits that broccoli can impart on an individual is vast, but for people with diabetes, it plays a key role in limiting their body’s glucose production.
There aren’t too many dishes that are not made much better by adding sauteed broccoli. Additionally, it is difficult to cook out broccoli’s many vitamins and minerals because they can’t stand up to high heat.
Some delectable broccoli dishes are:
- Broccoli stir fry
- Spaghetti bolognese
- Chicken and broccoli
- Cheddar and broccoli soup
There are too many broccoli dishes to name, but these are personal favorites.
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Spinach
Popeye the Sailor Man is not the only one who will become “strong to the finish” after eating spinach because people with diabetes can benefit significantly from spinach’s low effect on blood sugar.
Spinach might seem like a lot of food once you look at it through the package, but it is relatively light after you cook it down. However, something that all vegetables share is high-volume but low caloric impact.
Some great spinach dishes are:
- Spinach-stuffed chicken breasts
- Cream spinach
- Crustless quiche
- Strawberry spinach salad
These dishes (and many others) allow you to enjoy spinach’s nutritional powerhouse.