Send us your favorite diabetic-friendly recipe and we’ll send you a free cookbook!
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In honor of American Diabetes Alert Day on March 26th, we’re giving away diabetic-friendly cookbooks all week courtesy of Blue Care Network, as well as a chance to have your diabetic-friendly recipes featured on A Healthier Michigan!
To receive a cookbook, just email us at [email protected] between now and Friday, 3/29 with your favorite homemade diabetic-friendly recipe and your preferred mailing address. We’ll be giving out cookbooks all week and we’ll be making and featuring your recipes throughout the rest of the year!
In case you need some inspiration (or are just hungry), try out our delicious and healthy berry yogurt parfait recipe below.
Nutritional Information:
- 2 servings = 1 cup per serving
- Calories – 128 g
- Total fat – 0.7 g
- Total carbohydrates – 20.6 g
- Sugars – 13.7 g
- Protein – 11.3 g
- Diabetic-friendly
Ingredients:
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt or nondairy yogurt
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
- 1/4 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
- 4 tablespoons homemade granola separated, or your favorite granola, optional
Directions:
1. In a bowl, combine the yogurt with the vanilla extract.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the sliced strawberries and blueberries.
For Fruit and Yogurt in Jars: Spoon half of the berries into the bottom of two eight ounce mason jars. Spoon half of the yogurt over the top of the berries. Finish each portion with 2 tablespoons of granola, as desired.
For Berry Yogurt Granola Partfaits in Jars: Spoon a couple tablespoons of the berries into the bottom of two eight ounce mason jars. Spoon some of the yogurt over the top of the berries. Add more of the berries over the top of the yogurt, and add another layer of yogurt. Finish each portion with 2 tablespoons of granola, as desired.
Tips:
-If you’re not planning on serving immediately, place lids on the jars and refrigerate. Reserve the granola and store it separately in an airtight container. Add granola before serving.
-To make this recipe gluten-free, use gluten-free vanilla extract, and gluten-free granola made with gluten-free oats.
-If you’re not planning on serving immediately, place lids on the jars and refrigerate. Reserve the granola and store it separately in an airtight container. Add granola before serving.
-To make this recipe gluten-free, use gluten-free vanilla extract, and gluten-free granola made with gluten-free oats.
