Diabetes Self-Management

Banish Mealtime Boredom

Ditch those boring salads, smoothies, and bowls and learn to build something more delicious and perhaps a bit more nutritious for your next meal or snack. Try these strategies to overcome meal and snack boredom—make the ordinary extraordinary and keep those taste buds tingling!

My diabetes educator and I discussed incorporating more vegetables into my eating plan. As a result, all I’ve been making for lunch are salads, and I’m getting bored. Do you have any suggestions?

Congratulations on making it a goal to increase your vegetable intake. Higher produce consumption is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, and certain types of cancer and is a great way to increase the vitamins, minerals, and fiber in

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