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Julia Parent originally started food blogging to help people lower their A1C level. However, she quickly realized many of the people who liked her recipes were not struggling with pre-diabetes or type-2 diabetes. They were simply looking for great tasting meals and snacks they could realistically purchase the ingredients for and make. To find recipes you and the people you share food with will love, click on the “Recipes” tab and start scrolling. Or, try searching for specific foods by entering an ingredient in the “Search” field below.

Tips

Candy and Chips:If I really want something sweet, I will eat a piece of candy with less than 10g of sugar. If I find that I cannot stop eating the entire bag or package of candy, I do not buy that kind again. For Halloween, I buy candy I don’t like to hand out to… Continue reading Tips

Strawberry Treat

Serves: 1 Ingredients:1 graham cracker square that is not made with an enriched flour3 large strawberries, hulled and quarteredaerosol whipped cream Directions:Break graham cracker into small pieces. Top with strawberries and a small squirt of whipped cream.

Bacon Chicken

Serves: 4 Ingredients:2 boneless skinless chicken breasts1/4 teaspoon garlic powder1 teaspoon paprika1/4 teaspoon pepper2 slices thick-cut bacon Directions:Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put chicken breasts in a baking dish lined with aluminum foil. Sprinkle spices on chicken breasts. Top each chicken breast with a slice of bacon, overlapping the bacon as little as possible. Bake… Continue reading Bacon Chicken

What’s for dinner?

Meatloaf Meatballs Meal Serves: 6 Ingredients:Everything you need to make a double batch of my Potato Wedges recipeEverything you need to make my Meatloaf Meatballs recipeYour favorite bagged salad kit Directions: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Follow the directions to make my Potato Wedges recipe and put them in the oven. Except for the… Continue reading What’s for dinner?

Spice Blend

Serves: Many Ingredients:1 teaspoon garlic powder1 teaspoon onion powder1 teaspoon paprika1 teaspoon salt Directions:Mix together and sprinkle on hamburger patties and steaks before broiling.

Turkey Gravy

Serves: 1 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter1 tablespoon all-purpose flour1 cup organic free range chicken brothcooked shredded rotisserie turkey breast, to taste1 serving mashed potatoes* Directions:Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in flour. Add broth. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally so the gravy isn’t lumpy. When thick, turn heat down… Continue reading Turkey Gravy

More Info

How often do you eat? When I eat, I look at the clock and try not to eat again for a minimum of two hours. I eat three meals a day and at least three snacks a day. I feel it is better to have multiple healthy snacks than get to the point where I… Continue reading More Info