Weekend meal plan for managing diabetes

Preparation

1. Add yogurt to a small bowl. Top with remaining ingredients.
2. Helpful hint: Swap out the banana for your favorite or seasonal fruit. 

Preparation

1. In a small bowl, mash avocado until smooth.
2. Stir in garlic powder, Italian seasoning, tuna, roasted red peppers and red onion.
3. Mix until combined.
4. Spread mixture onto tortilla.
5. Top with arugula.
6. Roll, and transfer to serving plate.

Preparation

Combine ingredients in a small bowl.

Helpful hint: Swap the peanuts and sunflower seeds for any nuts or seeds you have on hand. 

Preparation

1. Heat oil in large skillet set over medium-high heat.
2. Add frozen vegetables and cook for 3 minutes.
3. Add shrimp, frozen brown rice and frozen rice cauliflower.
4. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Stir in soy sauce, sesame oil and green onion.
6. Cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes, or until heated through. 

Preparation

1. In a small bowl, mix softened cream cheese and chopped chives until combined.
2. Spread on toasted rye bread.
3. Top with Nova lox.
4. Serve alongside fresh blackberries.

Preparation

Arrange ingredients on a plate. 

Preparation

1. Arrange apple slices on a large plate.
2. In a small bowl, stir together yogurt and peanut butter until combined.
3. Add water a teaspoon at a time as needed to thin out to a pourable consistency.
4. Drizzle yogurt mixture over apple slices.
5. Top with sliced almonds.
6. Drizzle with honey.
7. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Preparation

1. In a 6-quart or larger electric pressure cooker, add salsa and chicken broth.
2. Place chicken on top of salsa, and sprinkle with taco seasoning. Do not stir.
3. Lock lid into place, and make sure release valve is in the seal position.
4. Manually set cooking pressure to high for 10 minutes. When the cooking time is up, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes.
5. After 5 minutes, carefully switch the release valve to venting position to release the rest of the pressure.
6. You can use an oven mitt or kitchen towel when switching the release valve to protect against steam.
7. Using two forks, shred the chicken. Stir together with salsa. Add chicken evenly to corn tortillas. Top with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
8. Serve with lime wedges. 
9. Helpful hint: No pressure cooker? You can also make these in a slow cooker. Add ingredients to slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours. Follow the remaining instructions for assembly.