How Parents with Diabetes Can Make Their Wellness a Family Priority
For many of us, diabetes is a family affair. Especially when a parent has diabetes, managing the disease with physical activity and healthy food choices can impact every member of the family. This World Diabetes Day, we’re thinking about this as an opportunity to explore the ways diabetes can actually help the entire family get healthy. What do you do when your kids want pizza but you know your blood sugar has been high today? Or when you need to burn some energy but you can’t get your kids to get off the couch and go to the park with you? As a parent managing diabetes, you have an opportunity to model...
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Chicken Piccata
Ingredients (4 servings): 3 Chicken breasts (approx.1 lb or 450g) ¼ cup (59 mL) capers 1¼ cup (309 mL) stock or broth 2 tbsp. (30 mL) olive oil ¼ cup (59 mL) lemon juice 1 tbsp. (15 mL) lemon zest Salt and pepper to taste 3 Cloves Garlic 1 shallot or (½ sweet onion) Spinach and blistered tomatoes 2 tbsp. (30 mL) olive oil 3 cups (700 mL) cherry...
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Homemade Hummus
Ingredients (12 servings): 1 15 oz. (425 g) can of chickpeas 1 clove of garlic 1 tsp (5 mL) of ground cumin ¾ tsp (3.6 mL) salt ½ cup (125 mL) tahini 2 tbsp. (30 mL) extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) ½ tsp (2.5 mL) ground pepper 1 large lemon juiced How to make it: 1. Rinse chickpeas in cold water and let strain. 2. Combine tahini, fresh lemon juice and garlic in a food...
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Qamar El Din- Apricot Juice (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 200g dried apricots 1 liter of water 1/2 cup sugar Juice of 1 lemon A pinch of rose water Modified Ingredients (Lighter option with swaps): 200g fresh apricots 1 liter of water 1/2 cup of erythritol, stevia, or monk fruit sweetener Juice of 1 lemon...
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Tamarind Cooler (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 1 cup tamarind pulp (soaked in water) 4 boiling water 1/2 cup honey 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Mint leaves (for garnish) Sliced lemon (for garnish) Ice cubes Modified Ingredients (Lighter option with swaps): 1 cup tamarind pulp (soaked in water) 4 cups cold...
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Hibiscus Coconut Fizz (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 2 Hibiscus tea bags 2-3 sprigs Fresh Rosemary 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1.5 oz Hibiscus Rosemary syrup 2-3 dashes Orange bitters 1 can Coconut flavored sparkling water Fresh lime wedges Modified Ingredients (Lighter option with swaps): 2 Hibiscus tea...
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Kunafa (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 500g Kunafa dough (shredded phyllo dough), thawed 2 Cups of whole milk ricotta cheese 1 Cup of mozzarella cheese, shredded 1 Cup water 2 Cups sugar 1 Teaspoon lemon juice 1 Teaspoon rose water or orange blossom water 1/2 Cup unsalted butter, melted Crushed pistachios Ground cinnamon Modified Ingredients (...
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Mahalabiya- Muhallebi (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 4 Cups (1 liter) whole milk 1/2 Cup (100g) sugar 1/4 Cup (30g) cornstarch 2 Tablespoons rose water or orange blossom water Pistachios, for garnish Ground cinnamon, for garnish Modified Ingredients (Lighter option with swaps): 4 Cups (1 liter) unsweetened almond milk or low-fat milk 1/...
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Strawberry Parfait (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 4 cups sliced strawberries, divided ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese ½ cup (4 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened ¼ cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup amaretti cookie crumbs (about 8 cookies) ½ cup frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted...
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Chicken Piccata
Ingredients (4 servings): 3 Chicken breasts (approx.1 lb or 450g) ¼ cup (59 mL) capers 1¼ cup (309 mL) stock or broth 2 tbsp. (30 mL) olive oil ¼ cup (59 mL) lemon juice 1 tbsp. (15 mL) lemon zest Salt and pepper to taste 3 Cloves Garlic 1 shallot or (½ sweet onion) Spinach and blistered tomatoes 2 tbsp. (30 mL) olive oil 3 cups (700 mL) cherry...
Read More Homemade Hummus
Ingredients (12 servings): 1 15 oz. (425 g) can of chickpeas 1 clove of garlic 1 tsp (5 mL) of ground cumin ¾ tsp (3.6 mL) salt ½ cup (125 mL) tahini 2 tbsp. (30 mL) extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) ½ tsp (2.5 mL) ground pepper 1 large lemon juiced How to make it: 1. Rinse chickpeas in cold water and let strain. 2. Combine tahini, fresh lemon juice and garlic in a food...
Read More Qamar El Din- Apricot Juice (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 200g dried apricots 1 liter of water 1/2 cup sugar Juice of 1 lemon A pinch of rose water Modified Ingredients (Lighter option with swaps): 200g fresh apricots 1 liter of water 1/2 cup of erythritol, stevia, or monk fruit sweetener Juice of 1 lemon...
Read More Tamarind Cooler (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 1 cup tamarind pulp (soaked in water) 4 boiling water 1/2 cup honey 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Mint leaves (for garnish) Sliced lemon (for garnish) Ice cubes Modified Ingredients (Lighter option with swaps): 1 cup tamarind pulp (soaked in water) 4 cups cold...
Read More Hibiscus Coconut Fizz (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 2 Hibiscus tea bags 2-3 sprigs Fresh Rosemary 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1.5 oz Hibiscus Rosemary syrup 2-3 dashes Orange bitters 1 can Coconut flavored sparkling water Fresh lime wedges Modified Ingredients (Lighter option with swaps): 2 Hibiscus tea...
Read More Kunafa (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 500g Kunafa dough (shredded phyllo dough), thawed 2 Cups of whole milk ricotta cheese 1 Cup of mozzarella cheese, shredded 1 Cup water 2 Cups sugar 1 Teaspoon lemon juice 1 Teaspoon rose water or orange blossom water 1/2 Cup unsalted butter, melted Crushed pistachios Ground cinnamon Modified Ingredients (...
Read More Mahalabiya- Muhallebi (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 4 Cups (1 liter) whole milk 1/2 Cup (100g) sugar 1/4 Cup (30g) cornstarch 2 Tablespoons rose water or orange blossom water Pistachios, for garnish Ground cinnamon, for garnish Modified Ingredients (Lighter option with swaps): 4 Cups (1 liter) unsweetened almond milk or low-fat milk 1/...
Read More Strawberry Parfait (Modified and Swapped Ingredients)
Traditional Ingredients: 4 cups sliced strawberries, divided ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese ½ cup (4 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened ¼ cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup amaretti cookie crumbs (about 8 cookies) ½ cup frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted...
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